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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1918
Page
2
The Greater Boston streets and state roads showed more traffic than on prior Sundays since the gasoline ban. Vehicles carried Red Cross and official flags while many people questioned who had the right idea, Governor McCall or Garfield.
A patriotic prompt urges readers to celebrate the Fourth by purchasing bonds, highlighting civic duty and financial security through government savings programs.
Miss Mary Freedman, 65, at Relief Hospital after gas poisoning. Philip J. Dalton dies at Haymarket Relief Hospital from pneumonia after semi conscious episode on Ferrin Street. Five-year-old Earl F. McLane hospitalized after being struck by a funeral procession auto on Cross Street. Boston underwear business to rise as temperatures drop 17 degrees. forecast fair but cooler days ahead. Search for Timothy J. Hanley of Rush Fish Co. whose disappearance from work worries relatives. Winthrop Selectmen to hear appeals for auto ambulance patrol funding by prominent locals. Chelsea health cases involve influenza transports by police auto. Liberty bonds sales begin in Mayor’s office with listed officials. An empty car in Scollay Square backed into Brattle Street gates, causing damage. Thomas J. Collins elected to represent local at international convention. Retired Sergeant Orrin B. White dies at 62 after long Cambridge police service.
Martin Nolan a 26 year old resident of East Boston was dragged from the harbor yesterday after falling from a vessel at Pier 3. He suffered broken ankles and was taken by harbor police to the Relief Station for treatment.
The message urges continued public support for the war by buying bonds until victory is secured, stressing that Germany remains defiant and will use every means to prevail. It appeals to citizens to invest as a demonstration of resolve and to strengthen the war effort.
William G. McAdoo, not the Treasury Secretary, canvassed Washington neighborhoods selling Liberty bonds. He collected pledge cards from residents including President Wilson, a Negro maid, an Armenian grocer, women war workers, a janitor, and several millionaires, highlighting strong local support.
Secretary McAdoo and partners tallied pledges totaling just under two million dollars in a war bond drive. Major contributors included Bernard Baruch and Woodrow Wilson, with many small subscriptions from households. Mortgage-like instalment terms were set, and even the President signed for twenty thousand dollars.
Fragmentary OCR notes imply a protest or rhetorical statement about Kaiser and consumer culture. No clear individuals, organizations, dates, or locations are identifiable in readable text.
Daniel C. Quinn of Stoneham was found dead in his bed at 48 Lawrence Street early this morning by fellow lodgers who detected the smell of gas. The jet in his room was turned on. Medical Examiner Dow declared death accidental.
A wartime appeal urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds to support soldiers in khaki. It emphasizes shared sacrifice from home fronts to Soissons and Château Thierry and asks readers to stand with the "valiant line" by funding the war effort and ensuring a future dawn of peace.
In Morgan New Jersey Army officers say further blasts at the T Gillespie Company shell loading facility pose risk of more devastation. After hours of explosions and fires, recovery and identification began. Washington raised the kit from 50 to 94. Injuries are now estimated under 150.
Recovery teams and Marines surveyed the scorched plant where a blast destroyed most buildings. Soldiers moved records to Sandy Hook as investigators from the Ordnance Department and Justice sought the blast cause. Major Armstrong and Captain Watson were credited with triggering a water flood to flood the magazines.
In a letter to the Massachusetts Suffrage Association Thomas W. Lawson abandons a million reasons against suffrage. He asserts that every man knows women are better than men and that in America women are not slaves. He cites familiarity with suffrage and the crusaders devoted to the cause.
Private Loui Secle of the Headquarters Company 155th Depot Brigade received word from Italy that 18 of his cousins were killed in action along the Piave River. The Italians fought bravely while U.S. bonds and aid supported the war effort.
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