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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1919
Page
2
At Coblenz on September 6 the Associated Press reports a series of explosions ripped through German ammunition dumps near Nieuweid, destroying property valued at about 10,000,000 marks set by Americans.
Ammunition worth 3,000,000 marks sold Friday to a German company for commercial use. Fire after the initial blast destroyed about 50 buildings on a 40 acre tract. The area, long used by Germans then by Americans to store shells, housed thousands of large shells and millions of rounds of small arms ammunition.
Six German girls employed at a dump were knocked unconscious by the first explosion. American soldiers rescued them as workers, supervised by Germans under American oversight, while the cause remains unknown.
Glasgow reports the Trades Union Congress as the largest ever with 850 delegates and five and a quarter million workers. Direct action and mine nationalization dominate discussion as figures like Smillie and Williams clash with Henderson Wilson and others while MPs fill the hall for debates on banks, pensions, tax, housing, and output.
Maine voters prepare for a special election with five proposed amendments from the last Legislature. Key points include raising highway bond authority from 7 million to 10 million dollars, widening interest limits, authorizing bridges, plus state credit for piers, National Guard officer appointments, debt limit rise, and residency voting rules. Localities include Portland.
Mrs. Helen L. Benson of Quincy sponsored the U. S. Baldhill as it launched yesterday at Fore River, the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corpora tion yard. The 13,500 ton tanker carries 3,500,000 gallons of oil, is a type with two sister ships Watertown and Baldbutte, and is built to United States Shipping Board specifications.
Police in Haverhill arrested a Boston man on a swindling charge after Richard Harmody of Broadway lost 1250 dollars to the handkerchief game. The suspect’s name was withheld pending further inquiry.
Harmody reports a sequence of encounters with two strangers in Boston and Lawrence who lured him into a banking scam. He handed over 1250 dollars to the first man and later found only worthless paper in a handkerchief. Worcester police may question the suspect. Harmody identified him, with others corroborating sightings.
Readers to the editor defend Tanner for fulfilling his lifelong vow by sacrificing his life to protect his wife and children. They argue marriage binds spouses through joys and sorrows and that his act spared the children future sorrow and ensured guardianship by neighbors.
A reader urges that a husband do the best for his family after a wife’s death or separation. He argues remarriage often brings hardship, noting children suffer most and a new spouse may be mercenary. The writer warns of lasting parental loss and harsh outcomes.
Mrs. Ella C. Gay of Dorchester writes of a Boston Post Reader's praise for a husband who died to save his wife, sacrificing himself to protect their three children. She argues the father's unselfish act offers a noble heritage inspiring the children and restoring faith in humanity after wartime cruelties. The letter extols the hero as a model for moral improvement and historical memory.
A Berlin New Hampshire reader argues that no man should take his own life to comfort a spouse for a few seconds and leaves three children behind. The writer cites an East Boston Post reader who defends the opposite view but asserts Tanner would not have acted similarly if given time to consider the situation.
Mrs Lhw Pelkey of Lyndonville Vermont defends a man who died with his wife, saying his act was driven by love and pity for his wife and children. She urges readers to view his actions as noble and kind hearted rather than criticise.
Eugene Bertram Chelsea Wellard writes that William Fitch Tanner saved his wife at a Chicago railroad crossing, choosing impulse over self preservation. He died with his wife as an express train approached, leaving three children a legacy richer than if he survived to work for them.
New Bedford inspectors Fugitive Leonara F. Azevedo, a court interpreter, is to arrive with officers from Oaklawa, Cal. to face charges of defrauding Portuguese neighbors of about 800 dollars and a desertion claim by his wife. He fled with Mary Coderio, an 18 year old mill worker, leaving his wife and three children. No trace of Coderio found. nationwide search had been launched.
The A submarine, one of the largest in the U S navy, reached Provincetown on its official trial trip. Recently launched at Fore River works the 270 foot submarine is accompanied by the submarine chaser 408 on the voyage.
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