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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1915
Page
2
State Forester F. W. Rane warns in a public message that citizens must desist from outdoor fires until at least a half day of rain arrives. He cites an unprecedented dry spell endangering forests and notes about 1000 fires last week, some burning thousands of acres including 2000 acres at Walpole.
Charles Fleming was sentenced to one year in the house of correction after a Saturday arrest for breaking and entering the home of Mrs. Winifred Brown in Worcester square. Forrest Brooks faces grand jury action on charges of breaking into Mrs. Ruth Walker's apartment at 393 Massachusetts Avenue. Minnie Ponton is held on $1000 for receiving stolen property.
United States District Attorney George W. Anderson, acting as special counsel for the Public Service Commission, criticized the merging of the Boston & Maine and Hampden roads in the B&.M reorganization bill now before the Senate in a letter to Senator Hobbs, committee chair, yesterday.
Two major amendments offered in the Senate sharpen the battle over the state railroad reorganization plan. Senator McLane's proposal bans dual directorships with the Boston & Maine and blocks related procurement from directors. Senator Fay's measure requires the Public Service Commission to review actual contracts before issuing operation certificates. Action postponed until amendments are printed, signaling a forthcoming confrontation on the measure.
After a lengthy debate the Senate moved the income tax amendment to a third reading. Senator Gifford urged replacing the measure with his Will to abolish the income tax but gained only two votes. Tufts and Ellis opposed the Gifford bid as Leonard read a Curley statement.
Silas Main aged 66 died at the navy yard dispensary after noon from a fractured skull after a plank gave way while he walked from pier 8 to an ammunition lighter. He struck his head on an iron stairway and died following two hours of medical care. He lived at 1044 Broadway West Somerville.
A promotional note for a self help book by Dr Delmer Eugene Croft promises power and confidence through a Thought Waves method. Readers praise it, with endorsements from a mother, a bank president, and an automobile maker, and it is sold by New England News Co for 25 cents in New Haven Conn.
Two reform bills faced setbacks after hidden flaws emerged. One requires registrants to use correct names at hotels or face penalties, the other could bar liquor deliveries into no license towns and possibly affect surrounding dry areas. Both measures stalled as governors and senators debated recalls and amendments to avoid unintended consequences.
Samuel W. Webber testified in Suffolk Superior Court that his wife regularly beat him for years and then vanished with the furniture, after throwing a clock at him. He described ongoing abuse and the disappearance of occupants and goods from the home.
Dorchester man Webber sues Somerville druggist Allen Adams for 30000 in a case alleging alienation of his wife’s affections. The trial recounts a 1907 move to Somerville, disappearance of wife and furniture in 1908, and Webber hiring two amateur detectives to shadow his wife who allegedly met Adams in Boston hotels.
A nine minute Everett Board of Aldermen session drew 3800 citizens who smashed doors as Alderman John J. Mullen, expelled earlier, sought to challenge his suspension. The city solicitor ruled the suspension illegal and read records that omitted the dispute, with the meeting adjourned to keep Mullen from participating.
Massachusetts Public Service Commission approved new passenger fares effective Saturday. Rates rise by 2 cents per mile within 15 miles of Boston and 2.5 cents per mile beyond the 15 mile zone across the Boston and Albany railroad system in Massachusetts.
A new rate basis reduces fares within a 15 mile zone and raises those beyond it. Increases range from 1 to 33 cents, with Boston to the State Line and Richmond routes up by 38 cents. Westboro rises from 72 to 73 cents, and the jump grows nearer the State Line. Mileage books and some tickets remain unchanged.
An cautious woman asks about samples of Dys Pep Lets stomach tablets claiming quick relief for sour stomach heartburn indigestion and nausea. Free packages are offered to test comfort. Inquiries directed to C I Hood Co Lowell Mass with regular sizes priced 10c 25c and 1.
Extradition papers were sent to New York for Evan S. Cameron 29 former Princeton athlete son of wealthy Brookline parents recently divorced by Frederica Morgan Cameron. He is wanted in this city to answer an indictment charging larceny of 700 dollars from the Harlfenreffer Brewing Company of Jamaica Plain for an electric sign contract in the name of a defunct company.
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