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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1916
Page
5
After a heated debate the House passed to engrossment the bill to federalize the Massachusetts militia. Speaker Cox delivered a stirring patriotic appeal as the measure moved forward.
Representative Sherburne of Brookline led vigorous opposition while Speaker Cox defended the suspension of rules. The bill, backed by the special commission on military preparedness, passed the House in a rush after Senate approval. Protests over the suspension drew sharp remarks from Morrill and others, as Sherburne called the move an unexamined steam roller. The session also saw the House engrossment of the bill abolishing the Efficiency and Economy Commission.
Fred M. Knight, president of the Joint Shoe Council and Central Labor Union of Haverhill, named to the general executive board of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union. He will replace Warren F. Goldthwaite who resigned, announced by John F. Tobin in Boston.
An old advertisement urges taking Laxa Tive Bromine Quinine to prevent colds and grip. It claims to remove the cause of colds and grip and features E W Groves signature on the box. The price is 25 cents.
A reflective essay on how women neglect personal care after marriage. It argues appearance matters for social regard and romance, citing a bride’s busy life and a mother’s advice that maintaining charm sustains lifelong love and prevents marriage from becoming dull.
Mary Pickford will appear usually five days a week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post.
In Portland on April 14 the Progressive State headquarters announced James A. Pulsifer of Auburn as a candidate for Representative in Congress. It was also announced that William W. Sewall of Island Falls, formerly Theodore Roosevelt's hunting guide in Montana, would run for sheriff of Aroostook County.
Boston Senate passes tabernacle measure to be engrossed after stormy debate ends without comment. The bill now goes to the House for enactment before returning to the Senate and then to the Governor for signature.
The bill to legalize practicing medicine with herbal drugs passed to be engrossed. Senator Clark claimed it would wipe out laws against giving away poisonous drugs and open the field for narcotics. He called it a disgraceful assault on the state’s honor. The Boston street appropriation bill faced postponement, and a fight over it was anticipated. The Senate also moved to engrossment a bill requiring two exits to second story stables, with applicability limited to towns above 20 900 inhabitants.
The Governor John A. Andrew Chapter of the Daughters of the Union will meet Tuesday afternoon April 18 at the Hotel Lenox. Regent Miss Elizabeth C. Wood reports rapid growth and prominent members including Mrs. Frank D. Pilison and Mrs. George O. Jenkins. The program will feature a paper titled Our Country's Grandmother by Mrs. Francis Henry Wade, with tea in the rose garden and guest invitations.
The Commission for Relief in Belgium denies confiscating supplies sent for Belgian relief. The claim by Roger I Sherman that milk for Belgian babies was diverted to make acids for explosives is rejected. H von Mach's committee received the written denial from the Belgium Relief Commission in a letter signed by Geo Barr Baker.
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