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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
4
Secretary Daniels said soldiers and sailors returning to civilian life would control America for the next generation. They would seek world-wide commerce, favoring government ownership if it proved best but willing to drop it for private ownership when it yields better results.
The 13 665 gross ton steamer William L Steed built for Pan American Petroleum and Transportation Company was launched yesterday at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Fore River yards. Mrs Paul H Harwood christened the ship, named for William L Steed superintendent of Mexican Petroleum Company of California.
The parade showcased bold floats from union workers at the navy yard including a battleship with active wireless gear and searchlights. Boilermakers 585 led the line with bands and sailors from Commonwealth Pier, while officers and crowds admired Uncle Sam satire and Kaiser imagery amid a military display atmosphere.
Joseph DuPont of 648 Washington street Quincy was wounded in the left arm by a revolver fired by lodger Brandies Maimrern of Fore River Guards. Police say the shot was accidental and Maimrern faces arraignment next week for assault with a dangerous weapon. DuPont was taken to Quincy City Hospital.
Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, arrived at Central Hall to a warm reception as the Trades Union Congress opened in Derby England. More than 800 delegates attended the gathering where President J W Ogden urged workers to work for a war ending peace while rejecting any price paid for dishonor. He urged international labor cooperation and passports for an international labor conference.
Report outlines efforts to obtain permits for jitneys to operate against the Middlesex and Boston Street Railway amid car strike actions. Strikes press for Federal Labor War Board intervention while company officials strive to maintain a basic schedule.
Corporal Frank Miller of Delavan Wisconsin, back from France as an instructor in automatic guns and grenade work, says the German forces fail to grasp American fighting style and complain about open formation and the short gun.
The article notes American Army troops in France during the battle at Chateau Thierry uplifting allied soldiers. It describes how the U S presence on French soil spurs morale and the welcome given to the American soldiers wherever they go.
Roxbury man Thomas Gaffey died September 2 and is survived by Mary E. Mulllin Gaffey. Funeral from 12 Marshfield Street Thursday at 9 a.m. Requiem high mass at St Patrick’s Church. Relatives and friends invited.
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