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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1916
Page
9
NEW BEDFORD April 21 The barkentine Savoia long reported lost in the packet run between New Bedford and the Cape Verde Islands is safe at St Nicholas Cape Verde Islands Advices say she reached after 45 days at sea while bound in ballast from Fogo to San Thiago Blown to sea in a cyclone and driven far off course the voyage covered about 60 miles
New England police departments are asked to trace a five passenger car stolen from Mrs Henry L Sigourney of 845 Boylston Street Back Bay. The auto belonged to Mrs Sigourney and was taken April 19 while she visited friends on Huntington Avenue near Bryant Street.
In the first week of the Bible class drive linked to Billy Sunday revival, over 1000 men pledged to work. Rev. George G. Dewey led organizers across South Boston and surrounding towns, with plans for 500 classes of 100 men each and detailed canvassing efforts to recruit nonmembers and lapsed participants.
Two hospital orderlies Matt and Rice volunteered for a scarlet fever experiment led by Dr. Mallory at City Hospital. They were isolated for a week, inoculated in the tonsillar membranes, and observed for at least 48 hours for signs of disease, risking death from a new germ.
A dense OCR style directory listing addresses and offerings across Boston firms. Includes printing, adhesives, metal castings, engines, furniture, groceries, signs, tows, lighting, and more with street addresses and occasional contact hints.
Charles A. Estey a longtime East Boston Ferry department cashier died suddenly at his home 96 Falcon street East Boston after cerebal hemorrhage in the ferry office. He was prominent in Freemasonry serving as past master of Mt. Tabor Lodge past eminent commander of William Parkman Commandery Knights Templars of East Boston 33rd degree Mason and member of Scottish Rite Aleppo Temple Mystic Shrine.
Noonday Easter week sermons at the Cathedral Church of St Paul feature Rev. Frederick J Walton Rev Artley B Parson and other clergy. A London recital by John Duxbury is set for First Congregational Hyde Park. The Chelsea district Sunday School convention meets at First Baptist Revere with speakers W W Bowers Howard C Whitcomb and John H Quint. Margaret Slattery speaks on the Conquest of Facts. Samuel H Wilson of Worcester leaves 1000 to Church of Christ Wilson and 100 to Rev C H Griffin of Wilson for prohibition work.
Salem police patrol chauffeur Frank Pelletier, famed for his size, is suspended after an assault on Miss Marie Morin of Lynn. Caron, a Lynn carpenter, is under arrest. Pelletier denies guilt and will face a hearing before Mayor Benson next week.
The Massachusetts Prohibition party plans its first primary to elect delegates to the national convention. To boost turnout, thousands of stickers with the eight delegates-at-large and district delegates are sent to voters for use at the polls. William Shaw leads the delegates-at-large list.
The New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children receives the residue of Mary N. Martin’s estate of 60 Fenway, estimated at no less than 20000. The will filed in Suffolk county probate cites Hale Hospital and Old Ladies' Home Association of Haverhill each receive 1000.
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