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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1917
Page
2
Prisoners at the Massachusetts Reformatory at Concord Junction will be granted a holiday. They will enjoy yard sports in the morning, a special holiday dinner at noon, and an afternoon in their cells. All work for the day will be suspended.
An advertisement promotes Tetrasal as a mild laxative drink. It claims it stimulates the liver and intestines and warns against harsh purgatives and mercury salts. It credits the New York International Chemical Co. chemists with a blend of alkaline and lime phosphate and suggests a teaspoonful daily.
At Revere Beach yesterday the steamers Martha and Patchogue of the Revere Nahant line ran aground in mud. Passengers were ferried to shore by small boats after the crew used whistles to signal for help. Hundreds were aboard for a Sunday outing as the incident stirred a half hour of excitement for thousands of visitors.
Captain Parker aboard the Martha misjudged the tide and grounded on a sand bar off Ocean Pier. The Patchogue followed, getting stuck in mud. Passengers were rescued by small boats with no injuries, and both steamers returned to the pier once high tide lifted them.
A large crowd gathered at the Hebrew School in Tel Aviv Roxbury to pledge allegiance to the flag. Speakers urged enlistment and patriotism while EH Stone presided over the exercises.
The Railroad War Board prohibits shipping cotton in quantities under 65 bales per car and requires loading as many more as car size allows. Buyers are told to place orders in multiples of 65 bales. Fairfax Harrison, board chairman, cites railway pressure from upcoming harvest and combined government and business forces.
Neal Crowley of Chelsea raised a seven headed cabbage in his war garden at 220 Webster Avenue. The remarkable vegetable highlights domestic efforts in wartime Chelsea.
Neal Crowley of 220 Webster Avenue Chelsea sent in a seven headed cabbage and other fine cabbage specimens. He grew them in his back yard garden and reports an extra number of heads.
The Boston Post reports a wave of relief efforts for Provincetown fishermen families after Georges Bank losses. The Ramsdell Brothers donate use of their Orpheum Theatre for a fund event at Hull, with Dolly Sisters and Hogan in Mexico acts. Community groups, unions, and local bands contribute after collecting significant local donations and plans to mobilize tickets. A separate meeting features addresses on wartime causes and democracy framed by Woodrow Wilson’s ideals.
The Cambridge Portuguese Liberty Band performed a concert on a boat raising funds for Band Aids. In Provincetown the event netted 59.89 dollars as part of a Greater Boston organizations effort.
State official Frank H. Pope spoke to a large Town Hall audience on the subject Why We Are at War. The talk was arranged by the Cape town Board of Trade to support aid losses from the August 10 gale. The Portuguese Liberty Band of Cambridge provided music for the event.
After an earnest appeal by Professor Joseph E. Bartlett, the First Spiritual Church in Cambridge collected a sum to aid families bereaved by the Provincetown hurricane that claimed 19 lives. The small congregation contributed generously during the service.
Boston labor leaders report George Lawley & Son in Neponset will resume work on submarine chasers and other small naval craft under a federal contract. Mechanics who recently returned to work will strike again tomorrow morning after Lawley reportedly repudiated a navy wage settlement that aligned pay with the naval yard standard.
Portland workers in the Metal Trades Council set a Sept. 7 strike for higher wages affecting 4000 men in the shipbuilding yards. The order followed a council meeting detailing pending wage demands.
In Petrograd on September 2, Vice-Premier Nekrasoff denied reports of any move to replace General Korniloff. He stated the provisional government backs Korniloff, some of his stipulations already applied, others under review, and praised his neutrality. Acting War Minister Boris Savinkoff will meet Korniloff to discuss urgent measures to avert further disaster.
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