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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
16
British naval aircraft conducted bombing raids in Belgium targeting Bruges docks Warsenaere airdrome and Ghistelles air drome. The attacks, including a noon strike on Sept 4, caused large fires with direct hits on sheds along the quay and other targets. All aircraft returned safely.
Scarborough on the English coast was shelled by a German submarine at 7 PM in thick mist. About half the shells in three salvoes landed, three people were killed and five were injured, with little inland damage. British mine sweepers fought the sub before it submerged.
A definite plan for floating the second Liberty Loan of 1917 was discussed at the first Liberty Loan committee meeting in New York. A distributing committee with publicity and selling departments and subsidiary trade committees will be formed, with several hundred committees across New York State northern New Jersey and Fairfield County Connecticut in the Federal Reserve district.
Beekman Tourist Co offers a short inexpensive six day trip from Boston including Old Point Comfort Washington Montreal Quebec St Anne New York and Hudson River. Parties depart Mondays and a booklet is available.
Miss Julia Appleton of Ipswich and Boston daughter of R. M. Appleton and Mrs. Appleton announces engagement to Captain Charles S. Bird Jr stationed at Ayer Harvard class of 06. No wedding date yet set.
The George P. Lawley and Son Corporation accepts striker demands at its Neponset shipyard. Thirty men from one department have been on strike and are expected to return to work today with pay rated equal to other naval yard workers.
Alexander Heindl once an original Boston Symphony member died after a Glendale Long Island crematory lawn discovery with two bullet wounds. Heindl aged 84 died in a hospital as a magistrate prepared to sign a warrant for attempted self harm.
J H Hustis president and temporary receiver of the Boston and Maine railroad proposed submitting the wage dispute with striking mechanics to arbitration. Arbitrators would be named by the Council of National Defence, with the award retroactive to yesterday and workers to return to duty meanwhile. Judge Morton and the strike committee discussed the proposal after a conference.
The maintenance of way workers on the Boston and Albany railroad near Boston had their strike averted after mediation by the Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety. An agreement with the railroad grants the men about five percent of their demands, per Executive Manager Henry B. Endicott.
Lynn shoe workers union officers declare continued refusal to return under old conditions after an overflow meeting at Walcott Hall. Manufacturers report many applicants but not enough to restart plants. unions urge firmness on wage and conditions and call for orderly behavior during recruitment from union ranks.
Secretary Baker ordered a special inquiry into the defective ammunition received at the Frankford arsenal. The panel includes Dr. H. T. Talbot of MIT and Dr. Parsons of the Bureau of Mines, with Major-General Scott to appoint the army member. A broadened House resolution seeks a full inquiry into manufacture and purchase of all ordnance including heavy artillery.
A temperance beverage described as most delicious is promoted as being produced under perfect sanitary conditions, highlighting quality and safety assurances.
The American Bar Association denounced Germany's war methods as illegal and supported shorter judicial opinions. It authorized further study on moving the presidential inauguration date, opposed repealing the bankruptcy law, and backed the technical error bill before the Senate. Tomorrow a decision on new admission rules was deferred.
The will of William T. Currier bequeaths a $300 sun dial with base for Newburyport to be placed in the east end of Bartlett Hall. Probate filing occurred in Suffolk County yesterday. Construction is barred during Effie C. Currier’s lifetime.
Three Swedish freight steamers held at an Atlantic port for weeks loaded with cargoes for Gothenberg began unloading grain after interventions to fruitlessly secure release. Mariners reported delays tied to port restrictions and cargo handling issues.
Vessels loaded mainly with grain were expected to be unloaded today and redirected to South American trade, per a line representative. The embargo dictated the partial shift in cargo handling and sailing plans.
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