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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1914
Page
6
The Mauretania left Liverpool August 4 at 4 55 PM as fog and war alerts pressed. With British warships guarding lanes, the liner steamed 2882 miles to Halifax in four days and ten hours, averaging 26.06 knots amid detours and delays.
The White Star liner Cedric with 1000 passengers arrived at Halifax escorted by British cruiser Essex after warnings of German naval threats. Many prominent guests aboard, including P. A. S. Franklin and Bishop Frederick Courtney, faced uncertainty as officials decided how to handle the passengers and a number of prisoners. The Cunarder Mauretania was expected to follow, possibly to New York and Liverpool, to be converted into a transport cruiser if needed.
Poslam claims rapid relief for sunburn eczema poison ivy pimples and barbers itch with its antiseptic formula. The advertisement urges keeping Poslam handy in hot weather and notes a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories New York along with Poslam Soap for tender skin care.
Hull authorities report 250 wounded from the North Sea engagement. Shipping firms are told the East coast is clear from Hull to London. Coastwise services resume and fishing vessels may sail to Iceland.
The British steamer Craster Hall, sailing from New York to Valparaiso with a stop at Bahia Blanca, is aground in the Straits of Magellan. Hold No. 1 and others are flooded. The incident was reported from London.
Alex Stocks promotes Burlington Route Personally Conducted Parties to California. The program offers low cost, fully guided tours with through conductor service and planned sightseeing. Prospective travelers are urged to write or call the Boston office for details.
General Nelson A. Miles contributes to the Sunday Post Magazine with an article titled A Prehistoric Animal Trap. The piece explores ancient trapping methods and field observations, highlighting Miles and the magazine's broader science and history coverage.
Raiso Valestrino a 40 year old East Boston man wanted for the murder of a young woman fled last night after police traced him to rail stations. Authorities believed he may have gone to New York to his wife and two children or hid near the city, aided by relatives in Woburn and little money on departure.
Mrs Marguerite Valestrino nee Valet to had married Valestrino six weeks earlier in Lynn believing him single. She lived with sister Rosa Palma at 396 Bennington Street East Boston and worked at Maverick Mills. Neighbors found her dead in the parlor with a blunt instrument likely a wagon tongue.
Benjamin Masofsky a Lynn shoe dealer reports his father in Russia is held prisoner by the government for a $1000 ransom. The charge is that Benjamin and his brothers, registered in Russia, are not available for service in the war with Germany. If not paid, his father may be sent to Siberia. Benjamin’s brothers Ruben and Julius arrived in the U S eight years ago.
The Hamburg American Line freighter Indrania arrived safely in the lower harbor last night after a voyage without encounters with war vessels. She proceeded to berth as planned and will come into the harbor area for next steps.
Mlle Alice Nory of the Athénée Theatre in Paris endorses Savon Cadum as a skin protector and beautifier. The ad urges daily use of medicinal soap to keep skin healthy, noting Savon Cadum is made in France from edible fats and medicated with Pomade Cadum, sold at 50c per cake.
The vessel Upper Harbor will discharge her cargo this morning and is expected to dock near the Commonwealth pier. The big freighter carried no passengers.
The body of Salvo D Lio a 6 year old Italian boy was found last evening in a lagoon at Wonderland a former Revere Beach amusement place. He drowned in three feet of water.
U S officials weigh emergency measures to offset dwindling foreign trade revenue amid European crisis. Proposals include stamp taxes on checks and legal documents or revived tea and coffee taxes, with customs receipts from New York port averaging about 4 million dollars weekly.
Salem D. Charles of the street commission spoke freely yesterday about the office assignment, saying he would not tie a dog in the new office and clarifying how duties would be handled.
A New York student recalls four months of severe itching before using Resinol Soap and Ointment. The ointment brought quick relief and cured the ringworm with no remaining marks. The ad promotes Resinol for eczema pimples blackheads dandruff sores and piles and offers a trial sample from Restnol Baltimore.
In a Boston scene Mayor Curley quipped about the new city hall annex saying he would not tie his dog there. He replied to the remark with a light rebuke, praising the annex architect Mr. Charles while maintaining good humor.
An ad touts Sanfords Ginger a blend of ginger aromatics and French brandy for cramps pain cold chills weakness and insomnia. It warns buyers to seek the Owl Trade Mark on the wrapper to avoid inferior substitutes and notes forty years as the standard of purity flavor and strength sold by all druggists and grocers.
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