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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
7
More than 1100 draftees departed by a 14 car special train bound for Fort Williams Maine as guards roped off track 22 and 100 patrolmen kept watchers at bay. Red Cross workers handed chocolates and gum while postcards of Boston were shared to send farewells.
Margaret Anglin headlines billeted at the Hollis Street theatre in Boston in a light farce about a separated wife entertaining two British officers. The plot unfolds with telegram tricks, mistaken loyalties, and a lively, well received performance praised for clever lines and original situations.
An unnamed man around 50 was fatally hurt yesterday afternoon crossing Dock Square after being struck by a vehicle owned by Rhodes Brothers of Harvard Square Brookline and driven by J J Moynihan. He weighed about 160 pounds and had a dark complexion and died at Haymarket Relief Station.
More than 44 million dollars was oversubscribed in the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan across six New England states, exceeding the minimum target by about ten percent. Banks have three days to submit final returns to the Federal Reserve Bank, with the total not yet known and 156 banks still outstanding in New England.
The final day brought 85,181,000 into the U S treasury with Boston alone at 20,381,000. All six states surpassed their quotas as towns and cities contributed heavily, led by Maine New Hampshire Vermont Rhode Island Connecticut and Massachusetts with substantial totals and higher than required targets.
Tremont Theatre debuts the musical comedy She Took a Chance, adapting Fred Jackson's A Full House. May Vokes leads as Susie, with Ben Linn as the burglar, Ray Raymond as George Howell, Alfred Gerrard as Ned Pembroke, and Mary Milburn as Bubbles. Ensemble numbers feature Policeology by Sullivan, Dowling, Renard, Dietrich, and Balliet.
The play Seventeen based on Booth Tarkington Billy Baxter stories impressed Boston audiences at the Plymouth Theatre. Gregory Kelly as Willie displays talent and spontaneity while Judith Lowry as the mother earns praise for quiet restraint. Jane, the tattling sister, is portrayed as precocious.
Robert Mantell presented Cardinal Richelieu in Bulwer Lytton at the Boston Opera House before a large audience. He impresses with restrained depth, while Fritz Lieber as Adrian and Genevieve Hamper as Julie supported by a competent company. Hamlet follows tonight and Friday.
The Chinese Puzzle play at the Copley Theatre was postponed last evening as Mr. Jewett chose more rehearsal time. The initial performance is now rescheduled for tomorrow evening.
A fragment notes Lola, described as sweet and fluffy, charming audiences in a portrayal by Ruth Gordon. The reference to Lillian Ross and the Boston born actress anchors the piece in show business gossip and performance praise.
State health officials say influenza will be widespread through winter with Massachusetts mostly clear within a week. The Public Health Committee led by Henry Endicott plans to hand over duties to health authorities in two weeks. For the last two days 96 towns reported 2810 new cases and 189 deaths, a marked decline from last week.
An advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm clears nasal passages instantly, easing congestion, headaches, and night breathing. It touts antiseptic healing and rapid relief by applying a small amount in the nostrils to soothe swollen mucous membranes.
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