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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1918
Page
3
Governor McCall proclaims November 2 as Fire Prevention Day after Liberty Loan drive shifted Oct 9. He notes national fire losses around 250 million dollars and urges daily care to reduce fires, with schools to hold exercises the preceding Friday to teach youth fire safety.
The Post prints the second and third amendments to inform voters for the State election on Tuesday Nov 5. The second amendment concerns public interest in natural resources and is explained briefly.
The article discusses amendments expanding state power to takings via eminent domain for conservation and development of natural resources including water and minerals. It notes opposition from those fearing public light and competition loss, and covers a third amendment regulating advertising in public places to curb billboard blight and protect landscapes.
A government training boat was sent to Malden Island to locate the vessel that sailed in late July under Captain Chuggs to secure aid for the crews of the Annie Larsen and John Murray marooned there. The Malden Island crew have since been rescued.
Washington reports that all army officer recruitment is centralized in the personnel branch of the general staff. District headquarters in 13 cities will handle applications. civilians apply locally and are examined before final recommendation. A district office will open in Boston at 84 State Street Room 330.
Three merchant vessels are quarantined in the River Plate after sanitary officers detect cases of Spanish influenza and bubonic plague on board. In Rio de Janeiro the government declares every day a holiday for business and official purposes until the influenza epidemic ends.
Vincent Gaffney, the manslaughter convict who escaped from the Tombs months ago, was seized at a North Bergen resort and forced to surrender after a failed gunshot. He fought two officers on the Hudson ferry before being subdued with a night stick and reinforcements.
Bishop Charles Gore of Oxford preached four sermons yesterday. He spoke at Sanders Theatre for Radio School boys at 9 am, then Harvard services at Appleton Chapel at 10 30 am, preached on Liberty at Trinity Church in the afternoon, and closed with Prayer at St Pauls Cathedral at 7 30 pm.
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