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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1915
Page
3
Mayor Haines of Medford demanded explanation from Overseers Chairman Bragdon after a poor house bill listed strawberries and mushrooms out of season. The inquiry targets high living claims at the alms house and seeks accountability from city officials.
Judge Dodge in the United States District Court confirmed the sale of Walpole Tire and Rubber Company to the New York creditors committee. The committee bid 780000 for the property at public auction on March 10. Stockholders who bid 775000 sought to set aside the sale and order a new one at 800000, claimed to satisfy all creditor claims in full.
In Honolulu on March 22 1915 Lieutenant Alfred Ede commander of the submarine F-4 wrote to his brother Allison Ede that the boat was leaky and that if the Whale boat vanished in smoke he would not be surprised. He described hydrogen explosions in the battery and ongoing mechanical troubles during a ten day stay at Pearl Harbor.
Secretary Daniels said the latest Navy Department reports dated March 1 indicated the ill fated submarine I-4 was in good condition. The dispatch confirms continued positive assessments amid the search and rescue efforts under way in Washington.
April 9 reports of Germany presenting terms to the United States were denied by Secretary Bryan and German ambassador Count von Bernstorff. Bryan said there is nothing definite or indefinite and no new developments on the subject. German embassy officials would not comment beyond stating nothing authentic had been received.
A dynamite explosion during blasting in Cliftondale square sent giant stone fragments into the air. Wires were torn down and the A J Hammerton mobile light factory front damaged as debris scattered 50 yards away. Miss Elizabeth Ward narrowly escaped injury.
A dynamite blast at a land parcel in Cliftondale Square exploded just before discharge, delaying the event minutes earlier and preventing loss of life. A. M. Stocker, a contractor, was blasting a ledge for a future garage site when the blast occurred, causing heavy property damage.
Billa J. Harding and Herbert L. Harding of New Bedford were fined $200 each by Judge Aldrich in the U S District Court for conspiracy to violate the Mann white slave act. Adeline Munroe of New Bedford was sentenced to Sherborn for six months, sentence suspended for the Munroe girl.
Dr. Ernest P. Magruder of Washington, a physician leading an American Red Cross unit in Serbia, has died of typhus fever. The death was reported from Belgrade to Red Cross headquarters in Washington.
An advertisement promotes Dys-peplets for digestion and sour stomach. It claims quick use by dissolving one or two tablets, featuring ingredients like pepsin and bismuth and praising the taste and effectiveness. Sold by C. I. Hood Co. Lowell Mass. priced 10c 25c and 1.00.
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