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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
4
A donation of $1000 from William Lindsay of 225 Bay State Road, a noted author and ammunition maker, increases the Soldiers' Camp Library Fund which stood at $8828.22 at nightfall. The campaign aims to raise Boston's share of a national million-dollar goal with various booths, events, and town sources noted across the city.
The camp library campaign will intensify as 800 sailors plan to solicit funds during the campaign's balance at North and South stations from 5 to 6 o'clock to handle outgoing crowds. Many sailors will collect daily on the Common and downtown streets. The company commander at the speaking stand on the Common offers a 48-hour leave of absence to the sailor who secures the largest amount. Quartermaster W. R. Thegg, the popular bugler, has attracted crowds.
The Uphams Corner Improvement Association joins the war library fund campaign and calls Uphams Corner residents to a mass meeting at the municipal building on Columbia Road tonight. The association supports the local committee with emphasis on supplying soldiers and sailors with good reading matter. Committee members include Er. N. Rolland, Michael Norton, Frank Bradford and Silas Parsons.
Charlestown navy yard workers contribute to the war library fund with a $500 share. Two tents were set up at the yard for collections, one inside the main gate and another near Bunker Hill street gate. Miss Catherine Rogan, Charlestown branch librarian, directs with two assistants.
Percy H. Clarke, a Boston & Albany freight conductor of 330 Shirley Street Winthrop, vanished Sept 18 after collecting his pay at South Station yards. His wife and friends fear an accident as he left home cheerful and had plans for the next few days. He left clothes to be pressed and shoes at a cobbler before departure.
Fish was plentiful in yesterday's markets and meats and dry groceries held steady or rose minimally. Green vegetables were generally high and dairy prices increased slightly.
The report lists per peck or quart prices for pickling cucumbers onions crab apples and tomatoes, with Irish and sweet potatoes, lettuce, bananas, corn, and a wide range of fish and shellfish. It notes tub butter eggs frozen turkey and poultry prices, plus various fruits and vegetables with current market rates.
Supreme Court Justice Goff stayed certification of Mitchel as Republican candidate after Bennett led by 383 in unofficial recounts. Official canvass had Mitchel ahead by 335. Proceedings resume Monday as districts await inspection.
The British Recruiting Mission drew heavy interest with applicants filling 44 Bromfield Street offices. Thirty-four were accepted, eight rejected, and a 65-strong waiting list formed by 5 PM. The Fifth Royal Highlanders departed from North station at 4 PM, split to Lawrence and Lowell, then Portland planned for the morning.
The text notes plans to visit Lewiston and Augusta on Saturday evening and then depart Boston for Philadelphia on Sunday.
A reader from New York writes to the editor in 1917 accusing Washington card sellers of patriotic views of overcharging. He claims three cents per patriotic card and two cents for views amounts to robbery and urges public exposure.
George C. Wiswell has been discharged from the army to enter the aviation service path. He will study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pursue the required course for his new position.
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