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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1918
Page
7
Governor McCall will present a state diploma certificate to every man who served on the legal and medical advisory boards for the selective draft act in Massachusetts. The diploma serves as the sole record of their service, since initial plans expected direct federal certificates. Governors nominated the appointees and Washington approved them.
A prepared draft treaty from Italy is ready for ratification. Officials indicate solid language and clear terms. The agreement concerns ongoing regional diplomacy and may impact future EU alignment and bilateral relations.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce awards honor flags for September War Savings Stamps. United States Leather Company wins for 1–25 members with 71.35 per capita. Rousmaniere Williams & Co. takes 26–60 members at 17.79. Vacuum Oil Company wins 51–200 members at 12.66. Old Colony Trust Company wins the >200 members flag.
Receiver Wallace B. Denham of the Bay State Street Railway seeks PSC approval to raise the initial zone fare to 10 cents from six with scaled increases across the schedule. It would take effect November 10 and follows a prior six month earlier raise that took effect June 24.
Pro vost Marshal General Crowder issued the first naval service call since the draft law change. About 1000 men from 25 states and the District of Columbia are to entrain Oct 18 to 24 for Charleston South Carolina and Norfolk Virginia.
Militants from the National Woman's Party attempted a Capitol entry to reach the Senate chamber and burn anti suffrage speeches on the Senate floor. Police intercepted the group and detained the demonstrators Saturday after the announced “surprise.”
An exhortation to persevere in wartime prompts citizens to buy bonds and double their purchases. The message frames financial support as a patriotic duty and a quick path to victory.
The Paris and London Shopping Bureau urges sending Christmas boxes to the front via London or Paris. Orders must be placed by November 1 with no set limit and will be fulfilled abroad as supplies allow.
In two hours 50 dozen Red Cross aprons were delivered after a urgent call for 600 white surgical dressings aprons. Nurses require clean garments daily, and the State House delivery followed a telephoned order. Filene value aprons cost $1.25 and the supplier ships in bulk, overseeing manufacture.
French blouses continue to arrive at Filene's in plentiful supply chosen by two American women in Paris. They are handmade in practical, inexpensive styles and are generally scarce.
A terse street phrasing recalls American heroes Hay Enright and Gresham, noting they gave their lives and that one is asked but to loan. The message questions hesitation in honoring sacrifices and duty.
The Military Training Corps Association launched a program at Room 330 84 State Street offering application blanks and full information. Entrance into the coast artillery school requires algebra quadratic equations plane geometry trigonometry and logarithms. For the field artillery school algebra and geometry are needed, trig is not essential but desirable.
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