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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
4
Funeral services for Louis Mucken Sturm known as Louis, a Boston restaurateur, were held yesterday at the Church of the Notre Dame des Victoires on Isabella street. Mass was said by Rev. E. J. Bertram. Louis, aged 42, born in Alsace, is survived by his wife, his mother, and brothers Paul, Mathew, and Charles.
The quarter ending June 30, 1918, saw 142 strikes in Massachusetts, up from 51 in the prior period, per the 42d quarterly employment report issued by the Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics yesterday. The strikes involved a larger number of employees as well.
The report notes higher activity and labor demand in nearly all sectors compared with March, driven by war work. Non essential to essential transfers, with boot and shoe normal and textile centers full, metal trades flooded with orders. Shipyards Fore River and Squantum seek skilled workers as freight movement improves.
An adequate coal supply for manufacturing exists while railroads face a growing labor shortage. Electric railways are affected by workers leaving for military service or higher paying jobs, reducing available staff.
New York City Mayor Hylan today ordered a comprehensive investigation of all street railway franchises in the city. The corporation counsel will conduct the inquiry with assistance from an assistant prosecutor and possible cooperation from the State Public Service Commission. The mayor criticized holding companies for watered stock and dividend schemes benefiting a few families at the expense of the public.
Lieutenants L. C. Schroeder and H L. Murchie flew from Mitchell Field to Springfield to select a landing place for a squadron of machines to visit next Friday as a Liberty Loan campaign feature. The flight was routine but delayed in New Haven for gasoline due to head wind.
A. G. Tedford of Lynnfield Centre raised a Wolf River apple weighing one pound three ounces with a circumference of 1512 inches. He sent a hide apple to the Post editorial rooms where Paul, an office boy, won the bite, though he has his work cut out.
A World War I era plea urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds with a bold call to action. The message emphasizes urgency with the line Send them to day and appeals to patriotic duty to fund military efforts.
New York—The C Kenyon Company and six employees faced Federal Court trial on charges of conspiring to defraud the government after thousands of military raincoats rejected by inspectors were remarked and shipped. Government case asserts coats shipped without inspection.
City theatres plan openings next Monday evening October 7 featuring Hollis Laurette Taylor in Happiness and Shubert Maytime plus Wilbur Oh Lady Lady Plymouth Friendly Enemies Majestic Experience Tremont Lou Tellegen in Blind Youth Park Square Parlor Bed room and Bath Copley Officer 666 Keith's Howard Gayety Orpheum and other picture houses resume Crashing Through to Berlin at Tremont Temple Ziegfelds Follies will not resume at the Colonial.
A wartime appeal urges support for soldiers overseas urging every reader to buy bonds and back the fighting across the seas. The message highlights communal duty and national effort during the conflict.
An ad lists discounted silk undergarments including Crepe de Chine chemises envelopes camisoles pettipants bloomers and jersey silk vests with prices ranging from about $1.00 to $6.95 and multiple sale lines highlighting flesh and white options and trims like lace.
Synopsis from Ralph D Paine 1918 tale where a German submarine hidden under an English harbor taps a Morse message about a depth charge. A trawler skipper and a navy diver clash over wit as the depth charge blasts the observer’s eye. To be continued in tomorrow’s Post.
A German U-boat surfaces near a British armed trawler after a depth charge threat. A diver relays Morse to the ship, enabling the crew to intercept and capture the submarine. The diver recalls patching a drifter wreck and hints at prize recognition.
Former President Roosevelt called for universal obligatory service for men and women, conscription of conscientious objectors, aggressive action against the central powers while they are weak, and postwar preparedness. He spoke at the Fourth Liberty Loan drive opening in Columbus, dedicating a memorial arch to local fallen soldiers. He warned unpreparedness had cost America and urged lasting readiness.
Central Court heard 52 couples from varied backgrounds plead guilty after hotel raids on Saturday night. A middle aged woman remarked on human nature as the scene unfolded, reflecting on the case's social implications.
Yesterday’s Second Session raid exposed a crowded vice scene with dope sellers and panderers to young women. Most women were placed on probation and many men paid fines while the crackdown drew little public notice and chaotic scenes in police rooms and hotel parlors.
Philadelphia dated report from the federal fuel administration reveals an increased anthracite supply for Massachusetts for the 1918 19 year. Boston is allotted 1 554 527 tons up 645 791 from last year with Worcester Springfield Lynn New Bedford and other cities receiving sizable shares.
A wartime appeal invites citizens to purchase Fighting Fourth Liberty Bonds to support troops in France. Officials frame bonds as a direct means to fund military operations and aid soldiers in battle.
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