Five Car Train Carries Primed Sheep on Track Scene
Five cars departed the track with one car carrying 75 sheep. No injuries or harm reported among the animals or people.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1917
Page
5
Five cars departed the track with one car carrying 75 sheep. No injuries or harm reported among the animals or people.
The Provincetown Fund nears twenty thousand dollars with donations totaling 19 500 plus from a lawn party and Sunday night benefit at the Colonial Theatre. Contributions come from Oak Bluffs Lawrence and Hull with funds tabulated by treasurer John J. Martin at Exchange Trust Company.
Subscriptions to the fund for the families of Provincetown fishermen reach 17 512.04 behind a Boston driven appeal. Contributions came from Oak Bluffs Malden Bennington New York Brooklyn Washington and many others with donors including Henry Eyring Mrs J. Frank Wheeler Captain Henry P. Weese and U S Coast Guard Station Provincetown.
Delegates from across the United States and Canada gather for the 16th annual convention of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers' International Union of America in Paine Memorial Hall. Of 140 delegates, only one is a woman, Miss Eva Ostino, from the Cracker Packers local of San Francisco.
In St Albans Vermont on September 10 Edson J Chamberlin of Montreal resigned as chairman of the board of directors of the Central Vermont railroad. Howard G Kelley newly elected president of the Grand Trunk railroad system in Canada was chosen to succeed him.
Washington news notes the soldiers and sailors insurance bill advancing under a special rule with minimal amendments. Traffic on Washington street remains barred from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until January 15, 1918, after City Council vote and a public hearing.
The 3300 workers in the Boston and Maine railroad car shops and round houses voted to accept terms from their general committee and return to work. Chairman Robert Fechner said the return-to-work vote was decisive everywhere, though exact figures were not provided.
Your Soldier Mothers Sisters and Sweethearts your Soldier s Comfort should be foremost in your minds. Tired Swollen Blistering Burning and Aching Feet which are brought on by Marching and Drilling can be prevented by rubbing Fastep Foot Powder well into the feet. Fastep heals cuts and broken blisters. It s cooling soothing and antiseptic. As an effective deodorant for all parts of the body Fastep will prove indispensable in the trenches when time is pressing and facilities are lacking. Send your Soldier a can today. All druggists 25c or E FOU GERA Co Inc 90 92 Beekman St New York.
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