29 May 1917
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
1
May 28 dispatch notes Russia faces severe industrial crisis with finance minister M. Shingaroff warning only a miracle can avert ruin. Workers demands loom large while Socialist ministers acknowledge only ending the war might ease the dispute and cabinet efforts stall.
In New York Benny Leonard defeated Fred Welsh to claim the world lightweight championship by knockout in the ninth round of a ten round bout. Welsh endured a battering early, with Leonard pressing relentlessly to drive him across the ring before the decisive blow.
Leonard arrives with fanfare as the bright display lights Braves Field on Memorial Day night. The ad section notes fireworks and a best show yet, with a continued story on page four.
The Brazilian Chamber passed the first reading of a government measure revoking Brazil's neutrality in the Germany United States war. The vote stood 136 to 3 in Rio de Janeiro on May 28.
Local ad announces F Gray Company will sell every $15 suit for 9.90 with no reservations. Black and blue serges included. Store at Wash and Hanover avenues opens every evening at 9 p m.
Drawbridge No 7 of the Boston and Maine railroad fell into the Mystic River channel in Somerville when a suspension cable snapped as it was closing. The accident halted shipping and delayed thousands of commuters for over three hours, stopping traffic to Lynn Gloucester Marblehead and other points east of Salem.
Aside from the Austro Italian theater, Italians press toward Trieste in the southeast sector while few large actions occur. Artillery duels continue between French and Germans in the Cham.
Washington May 28 The administration food survey bill passed the House without a record vote. It provides 14 770 000 dollars for an immediate study of food resources and steps to boost production. A Senate counterpart is under debate and may pass soon.
The Agricultural Department plans to present a fairly accurate estimate within three weeks. The notice indicates continuation on Page 14 Fifth Column with further details to follow.
Plattsburg N Y May 28 Four teen members of the New England regiment and seven members of the New York regiment of the military training camp here today were commissioned as officers in the Reserve Corps most of them going to the infantry section as second lieutenants.
Regulations for exemptions under the selective draft are being drafted by Provost Marshal General Crowder and prominent lawyers. The jury wheel method is likely to determine who serves in the first army of 500000, with exemptions only after names are drawn and district quotas are set.
Dr. De Waltoff and his son Mortimer announce at the American Medico-Pharmaceutical League meeting in New York that a five grain tablet of their new explosive could wreck the tallest building. The experiment used a three foot wide Wedgewood mortar. He claims the substance is ten thousand times more powerful than dynamite.
Bad weather forces price cut on $15 suits to $9.90 at F Gray Co. store in Wash and Hanover streets. All sizes offered including regulars and stouts with evenings open until 9 p m. Also selling handsome worsteds and fancy Scotches.
In 1914 the steamship Empress of Ireland was sunk after a collision with a collier in the St Lawrence River, leading to heavy loss of life. A separate 1915 warning from Germany urged neutral ships to avoid travel in the war zone around Great Britain.
Forecast shows showers in southern New England Tuesday with fair and warmer weather by Wednesday. Northern New England also sees showers Tuesday with fair conditions Wednesday and winds diminishing later.
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