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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
10
An Ottawa advertisement promotes Fruitatives Liver Tablets with a testimonial from Walter J. Marriott claiming relief from fatigue and digestive issues. Available as a box set or trial size, sold by Fruitatives Limited in Ogdensburg New York and at local dealers.
Maurice P. Shaw, secretary of the New England Fish Exchange, testifies on the growth of T Wharf opening in 1800 and South Boston improvements. He cites over 50 million dollars in 10 years through the exchange and argues margins widened before the Boston Fish Pier Company merger.
Counts of auditors show firms boosting by about 20 percent in the prewar period while increases after organization average 18 percent. The speaker notes normal conditions before and wartime conditions after, highlighting differing economic environments.
Julius Latkowitch a notary public was yesterday found guilty by a federal district court jury of aiding and abetting in falsifying a questionnaire The government charged that Latkowitch signed an affidavit claiming that the mother and sister of Joseph Solomon appeared and swore they depended on his earnings though they did not appear
Exports to Cuba from this port are increasing rapidly as New England shippers send direct departures instead of routing via New York. In the past month more than 10,000 tons of merchandise have gone to Havana aboard United Fruit Company steamers nowe.
A wartime appeal argues the victory cannot be achieved by futures and stresses laying the foundations now. Citizens are urged to buy government bonds to support the war effort and secure its outcome.
Testimony in a Supreme Court case over an ante nuptial agreement reveals a troubled marriage between Ella F Bartlett Eaton and Charles S Eaton. Witnesses describe disputes over money children and personal independence as the couple drifted apart amid talk of spousal punishment and a contemplated departure.
HH Blewett & Son Bakery on Winchester street in Brookline was destroyed early this morning causing about $30,000 in losses. About 20 workers were employed, a gasolene tank exploded spreading fuel, and two other bakers remain missing or unaccounted for while a third, Charles Grutman, reportedly returned inside for clothing. The Blewett residence nearby was saved as firemen battled the blaze. At Atlantic Port the steamship St Paul capsized and sank at her pier during docking, with three men believed dead. The ship was being towed from a dry dock for loading for a European voyage and stood on its side with most of the hull submerged.
Paris April 25 Major Raoul Lufbery of Wallingford Conn destroyed his eighteenth German airplane on Tuesday and Lieutenant Paul Frank Baer of Mobile Ala brought down his fifth German machine the same day becoming the latest American ace. Baer is believed to have downed two more German planes and his seven victories have come in six weeks. The semi official tally puts American aviators at forty victories in France over the last two months.
The company said three men on board were missing and feared lost. It was unclear if they were trapped below decks as the ship sank or drowned after jumping overboard. A general alarm sounded as the vessel risked foundering.
Early reports state many crew escaped to the exposed deck or leaped into the water as the St Paul capsized in the dry dock area. Investigators from navy, federal authorities, and the company will determine causes after a full inquiry. Some theories cite water entering coal ports as the hull listed, or open sea-cocks. Government tugs and soldiers secured the scene, with several injuries and some men trapped requiring cutting holes to free them. The ship, now overturned in about 40 feet of water, shows damaged masts, funnels, and interior fittings, with salvage costs paramount.
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