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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1916

Page

5

Woods Foe Warps Boston Licensing Board Debate

Robert A. Woods former Licensing Board member sharply attacks Governor McCall over plans that would, in his view, make Boston a wide open city. He cites the governor's statements about commissions and urges caution, arguing the board would lose preventive power and licensing leverage.

Robert A. Woods McCall Woods Boston Gow Licensing Board Mr. Woods Post Wood Charles S. Baxter Fred H. Lawton The Anti-Saloon League Arthur G. Davis League Ranney Charles §. Baxter Mr. Ranney Bellevue Berwick House West End Jim Doyle New Tremont House South End Lawton

Funeral for Edward R. Kimball Held at Forest Hills

Edward R. Kimball of Framingham former Boston Stock Exchange member died last Tuesday. Funeral services were held at Forest Hills Cemetery Chapel yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev. W W Bustard of Cleveland former pastor of Dudley Street Baptist Church Roxbury.

Edward R. Kimball Framingham Boston Stock Exchange Forest Hills Cemetery Chapel W.W. W. Bustard Cleveland Dudley Street Baptist Church Roxbury

Battery A Men Refuse To Quit On Border Duty

Battery A of the First Field Artillery Regiment, mainly Harvard and Tech undergraduates, voted to decline release from border service. They cheered at Camp Pershing as they pledged to stay on duty as long as the President deems the guns necessary on the Mexican border or elsewhere.

Amen Washington Boston Yale Battery A Battery Fred A. Huntington Harvard Huntington EL Paso Texas First Field Artillery Regiment Tech Camp Pershing

Holyoke Recruit Prosecution Moved by Army Authorities

Private Hugh Clark, a Holyoke recruit, faces military action after an article in a Western Massachusetts paper criticised food and funds handling in D Company of the Second Regiment. Clark is held in communicado at the stockade while Captain Louis J. von Schack seeks guidance from General Pershing on trial type.

Columbus N. M Hugh Clark Holyoke Massachusetts D Company United States Army Clark Louis J. von Schack Army Intelligence Bureau General Pershing

Charges Sent to Pershing as Clark Faces Court Martial

The Holyoke man Clark faces possible court martial while 28 D Company members await decisions. Officers seek to limit to a summary court martial, amid plea to Pershing for leniency. A patrol by Colonel Hayes reports rough travel as troops patrol and bivouac at the base with outposts and guard duties ongoing.

Motorcycle crash leaves man near death in Belmont

John Harding aged 21 of North Cambridge lost control on Pleasant street Belmont and struck a tele graph pole. His leg was severely broken and driven into the pole. he is at Waltham Hospital not expected to live. Passenger Frank MacGowan 21 of Somerville sustained no serious injuries.

John Harding Mt. Pleasant Street Cambridge Pleasant Street Belmont Waltham Hospital Frank MacGowan Holyoke Road Somerville

Ice dealer fined for cruelty to horse in Quincy court

Ralph P. Chase of Quincy was fined $15 yesterday in the county district court on a charge of working a horse with a gailed back. The complaint was filed by agents of the M. B. S. See

Ralph P. Chase Quincy Inecy District Court

Jeannette Defeats Flynn In Ten Rounds In Rochester

Joe Jeannette the New Jersey heavyweight defeated Dan Porky Flynn of Boston by outpoint in ten slow rounds at Rochester. Jeannette weighed 196 pounds while Flynn weighed 202.

Rochester N. Y Joe Jeannette New Jersey Dan Porky) Flynn Boston Jeannette Flynn

Bride of 11 Days Seeks Husband in Lexington Disappearance

Police conduct a wide search for George Leonard Turner, 30, who vanished days after marrying 15-year-old Louise Theresa Nash on July 22. Turner left to run an errand and has not been seen since Wednesday. his wife says there was no reason for him to go.

Lexington George Leonard Turner Louise Theresa Nash Turner Fitzgerald West Robert Woods Philippines Islands Walsh Philippine Islands Tom’ Connelly Albany Connelly Senate Henry Cabot Lodge Dave Boston

Turner Missing After Walk From Lexington Home

Police search Turner, foreman on Samuel Holton estate, and a woods stretch toward Lexington Centre. He left at 10:30 to visit a tailor and a furniture firm, carrying his pressed suit in a box. His wife, waiting for dinner, learned he had not been to either business.

Turner Lexington Centre Samuel 8. Holton Wood Street Lexington Waltham

Diphtheria Epidemic Forces Boston Hospital Actions

Nurses and staff at Massachusetts General Hospital show positive tests for diphtheria as doctors burnished cultures from 125 to 150 nurses and 332 patients. All workers reported sore throats, sparking immediate health measures and prisoner helpers removed from service for observation.

Massachusetts General

Walsh Home Out for Cale for Governorship

Ex Governor Walsh says he will not run for Democratic nomination for governor. He comments on Excise Board controversy, defends Gow, stresses fair nonpartisan administration, and faults Hughes while praising Wilson. He discusses Iran Orient business sentiment, Irish independence, and a possible Senate run with Dan Connelly.

Excise Board Walsh Charles S. Baxter Wilson Hughes

Deaths ANTHONY and HALL in Jamaica Plain and Dorchester

In Jamaica Plain on August 4 George A. Anthony aged 70 funeral from 20 Riggs Street August 7 at 8 30 am followed by high mass at St Thomas Church at 9 am In Dorchester on August 4 Agnes Julia W Hall beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest B Hall aged 18 years 6 months 18 days funeral from 19 Lyon Street Sunday at 2 pm relatives and friends invited to attend.

Anthony Jamaica Plain George A. Anthony Riggs Street Equiem St. Thomas’ Church Hall Dorchester Agnes Julia W. Hall Ernest B. Hall Lyon Street

95 year old woman dances at birthday party

Mrs. Charlotte Freeman of 15 Waters Avenue West Everett celebrated her 95th birthday with a late night party. She remains in good health and reads the Post daily.

Charlotte Freeman Waters Avenue West Everett

Celebration Honors Elderly Chelsea Woman at Home

Seventy five people gathered at the elderly lady's home for a birthday party hosted with her daughter Mrs. B. M. Dawes in attendance. Generations were represented and greetings came from Maine California New York and Pennsylvania.

B. M. Dawes Maine California New York Pennsylvania Chelsea, N

Rail workers vote on wage demand and public service stakes

Railroad employees across lines vote on giving leaders power to halt commerce to back a 100 million dollar wage rise. The public pays for rail transport amounting to about 3 billion dollars annually, with 44 cents of every dollar directed to employees.

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Wings of Board Samuel H. Hudson William P. Fowler Ezra H. Baker Prest St. James St. James Hotel James E. Maguire East Boston Dow John H. Sherburne Davis Artillery Regiment Edward B. Richardson Artillery Colonel Sherburne Captain Richardson Sherburne University George Percy Gardner M. Pearson Anthony J. Schuler Diocese of Patrick J. Donegan Hth Michigan Regiment M. J. O'Connor Men of the Ninth O'Connor Cole Oif Tor Ci Talbot Co Washington St Bury E. R. Kimball Forest Hills Edward J. Dunn T. E. Hedlund Pershing Mexico von Schaick Edmond Slate William C. Hayes Young Clark Hayes Walton Danker Northampton Greenfield Worcester Orange Jeanette Charies Street Quinn Washburn Excise Commission Port Board License Board Baxter America Orient United States Germany England Sir Roger Casement Casement Peerless F. C. B. Boston Interstate Commerce Commission National Conference Committee of the Railways Elisha Lee P. R. Albright Atlantic Coast Line Railroad L. W. Baldwin Central of Georgia Railway L. Bardo M . New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad J. H. Coapman Southern Railway E. Cotter Wabash Railway P. E. Crowley New York Central Railroad H. Emerson Great Northern Railway H. Ewing Philadelphia Reading C. ¥. Kouns Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Ww. McMaster M. Wheeling and Lake Erie Maher Norfolk and Western Railway James Russell Denver & Rio Grande Railroad M. Schoyer Pras Pennsylvania Lines L. Seddon Seaboard Air Line Railway J. Stone Erie Railroad
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