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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
10
Bert Hall recounts combat in France and Russia with American pilots and ground troops. He describes trenches and aerial missions over Romania and Bulgaria, detailing solidarity with fellow servicemen and his wartime experiences.
May 30 Washington Director General McAdoo reminded railroad employees they serve the United States in war time and that a strike harms government operations and the transport needed to support American troops in Europe.
A government telegram to labor unions urges railroad workers to stay at duty and accept wage board rulings amid a first ever government strike claim. Cambridge raises the first municipal service flag with blue stars for service and lives, honoring soldiers, sailors, missing and captured, amid remarks by Governor McCall and local officials.
Ruth Madeline Mc Shane leads her 100 pupils from ages 4 to 14 in a second annual recital at the Municipal building hall in South Boston. The program includes Faster Eye, Snowball reverie, The Butterfly and the Rose romance, and Waterfall fantasy with the hostess appearing amid lighthearted dance.
A 650 star flag with six gold stars was unfurled at Woburn City Hall after a brief parade led by the 301st Artillery Band. Sen Weeks spoke, presented bouquet to Miss Margaret Flynn on behalf of the post office employees, with remarks by Sgt Edward B. Creed and Major Wilford D. Gray.
St Ambrose baseball team beat Bumkin Island 7 to 6 in 12 innings at Town Field Dorchester yesterday. St Ambrose pushed across the game winning run in the late extras with strong pitching and timely hitting.
Advertisement touts Dr True's Elixir as the best remedy for worms in children and adults. It lists symptoms including deranged stomach griping and pale complexions and promotes purchasing bottles at dealers with prices 40c 60c and 1 90, plus writing for information from Dr J F True & Co Auburn Maine.
An alarmed public notice promotes the Neal Institute's "Neal Way" as a scientific home treatment for alcohol use. It claims fifty nine institutes and offers a free book about the "Short Time" method, inviting readers to call write or wire for addresses and guarantees.
Geneva dispatch reports eighteen women and children were trampled to death and several others injured when a panic followed an aerial raid alarm in Mannheim at midday yesterday.
Henry Corliss Shaw Harvard graduate and State Street attorney died in France from a motor accident reported from Paris. Born Cambridge November 2 1877 he was the son of Charles Russell and Ella H Shaw of Cambridge. He studied at Browne and Nichols and New Church School. He earned an AB in 1901 and an LLD in 194. He practiced with Myers Brooks then opened offices at 60 and later 70 State Street.
Women take on home repair tasks from doorstep fixes to screen installation as skilled tradesmen are scarce. Clothing Facts notes a demand for suitable garments and presents bench coats, English models, and uniform garments suited to these laborious tasks performed by women.
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