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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
11
W. F. Arnold chief special agent of New Haven railroad urged cement coated nails and metal wiring for shoe cases to prevent thefts in transit. Speaking to the New England Shoe Wholesalers Association at Young's Hotel he said most stolen goods were taken before reaching the railroads.
An old advertisement touts a homemade cough syrup made by mixing 2% ounces of Pinex with plain sugar syrup to yield a pint. It promises rapid relief for coughs bronchitis croup whooping cough and asthma and offers a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Indiana.
Bumkin Island and Fort Standish are listed in the Boston district. Letters from soldiers, sailors, and Marines serving abroad will pay two cents for drop letters and one cent per ounce for first class mail after November 1. To qualify for free mail, the letter must show the writer’s name and unit in the upper left corner, such as John Doe, Co. C, Fifth U. S. Regiment.
Attorney-General's office hears protest against sending John Johnson back to Charleston West Virginia where he is charged with criminal assault. Johnson fears lynching if taken there West Virginia officers ready to depart with prisoner Johnson picked up in the South End by Inspectors Smith and Concannon as a fugitive. The crime was committed last year when Johnson was driver of a police wagon in Charleston. Central court yesterday raised his bail from 5000 to 10000.
Mayor Curley announced that the federal government will build a Neponset River bridge to link Neponset with Squantum aiding a Fore River Ship Building plant to produce 46 destroyers. The plan includes car tracks from Neponset Avenue through Mill, Preston and South streets to near Pleasant Street where the bridge will connect.
An Austro Hungarian foreign minister speech from Budapest argues no peace while Alsace Lorraine is at stake. He says Germany will not concede on Alsace Lorraine and Britain backs France to regain the territories. The note contends enemy aims reveal a maximum program after central powers' defeat.
In a plenary Reichstag session Dr George Michaelis declares peace impossible while enemies demand German soil or try to drive a wedge between the people and the Emperor. He vows unity and perseverance to secure Germany and its allies’ existence and ensure the empire’s position globally.
Mayor Curley asks Secretary Baker to let Boston share in dispatching sea borne war cargoes. He argues Boston is a key ocean terminal and would coordinate the trunk railroad system for local and export shipments under war regulation.
The Mayor argues Boston should receive recognition in national commerce. He notes the port could relieve congestion at Philadelphia, Baltimore, and New York under federal traffic supervision and help prevent food riots. He cites private pier control and the potential for lower cargo handling costs and faster operations under government administration.
Washington report says pension increases for widows of Civil War Spanish American War and Philippine Insurrection veterans take effect with Nov 4 disbursements. Pensions rise to 25 dollars monthly with increases from 5 to 13 dollars.
The piece explains aging slows bowels and urges regular activity and mild laxative herbs with pepsin. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is recommended as a suitable remedy for elders, women and children costing fifty cents a bottle. A free trial bottle is offered by Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello Illinois.
Rev. Francis G. Peabody proposed a pension plan for Unitarian ministers at the Hotel Somerset. The plan would pension ministers who have 20 years of service and are at least 65, addressing low retirement income for clergymen.
Army station sent 28 recruits to East training posts with 25 of 26 applicants declared fit. A chiropodist is needed for marines in France, with a sergeant-major rating to accompany the post. Navy recruiting accepted five men from over a dozen applicants. Two American soldiers hunting ducks near Fabens Texas were captured by armed Mexicans and later escaped back to the U S line. Reinforcements been ordered from Ysleta to Fabens. General Pershing reported two AEf deaths in France Sergeant Cassidy and Private Sanders from falls and natural causes.
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