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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1915
Page
6
The United States Civil Service Commission will hold examinations in August and September creating open competition for about 3000 jobs. District Secretary C S Stebbins has received announcements and full application details can be obtained from him at the Postoffice Building Boston by mail or in person.
The list includes petroleum engineers at 2500 to 3000 dollars with Sept. 14 exams to fill a Bureau of Mines vacancy. Aug. 17 offers senior drainage and drainage engineers at 2220 to 3000 dollars and 1800 to 2100 dollars respectively in Agriculture. Other openings include scientific assistants in poultry husbandry 1000 to 1800 dollars, a National Museum paleontology assistant curator job at 1500 dollars, plant pathologists 1000 to 1400 dollars, junior land appraisers 900 to 1500 dollars, forest entomology assistants 2100 to 1400, and junior drainage engineers 960 to 1620. Additional postings cover zoology, botany and chemistry related roles, poisonous plant investigations 1200 to 1500, junior mechanical and electrical engineers, civil engineers, marine draughtsmen with pay up to 3.52 per day, senior land appraisers up to 3600, metallurgical chemists 1800, and a Phenix Indian School gardener at 720. An Aug. 24 metallurgical chemist exam and Sept. 8 garden and irrigation posts are noted, plus Aug. 18–19 marine engine draughtsmen with 5.01 per day.
Per day when they will be raised if they are satisfactory. Promotions above $3.20 per day are considered quarterly. Applicants should apply in person or by letter to the Labor Board at the torpedo station. The Department of Agriculture needs laboratory aids in seed testing between the ages of 18 and 30 at a salary of $720 per year. The examinations to fill these vacancies will be held Aug. 18.
The weekly list from Allen & Daggett, Inc. notes patents issued to New England inventors across multiple states. Names include Edward A. Allen of Rumford Falls for an electrolytic cell, George B. Amber of Leominster for a vehicle, and Christian Berger of Boston for a spirit level, among many others with diverse devices and improvements.
Helene Richards ten of 101 School street was bitten by a bull dog at a neighbor’s barn while at play this afternoon. The dog appeared to be in normal condition and only playing with the girl.
The Horticultural Hall show's opening Saturday under the American Gladiolus Society features diverse displays. C F Fairbanks Milton with over 100 plants. William Simms Cliftondale with 75 varieties. John Green dahlia imported from England. The Achievement and Fragrant Dahlia welcomed. R J Farquhar's phlox rainbow display. Natick blueberries and other fruit and vegetables add color to the hall.
Former cashier at William Filene Sons Company, Miss Cole, tied the knot with Joseph Geary in a small ceremony held yesterday afternoon in South Boston. The couple plans a modest honeymoon and will reside locally.
Yesterday afternoon at Gate of Heaven Church the Rev. Robert J. Johnson officiated the marriage of Miss Ella G. Cole a William Filene's cashier and Joseph Geary of South Boston. Grace Cole attended the bride and Thomas McDonald served as best man. A reception followed at the bride’s parents home 4299 East Third street with nearly 100 guests.
An automobile driven by Alphonso Bruno of Dorchester with his wife and two children skidded on Commonwealth Avenue near Grant Avenue Newton Centre and overturned after striking a tree. All four occupants escaped serious injury.
Special mourning for the war dead in Europe observed in Greater Boston synagogues. Mass meetings opened the mourning period with assemblies, and at sunset tonight the exercises and fast will conclude.
Margaret Polo, a year old girl, fell from a roof at 1 Endicott Street Saturday collapsing five stories to the sidewalk. She fractured her skull and sustained multiple injuries but was alive and held at the police station last night with hopes for recovery.
Premier Count Okuma agrees to stay in office at the Emperor's request and outlines a new cabinet with Okuma as foreign minister temporarily. The move follows a controversial election bribery probe and internal pressure from supporters in Osaka urging retirement or continuation, depending on factions.
F G R Gordon of Haverhill told the Common Cause Society that German Socialists failed to prevent the European war and backed war sums. He cited immigrant remittance to Austria Hungary and farm profits under Taft to argue socialist promises fell short and misused figures.
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