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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1916
Page
8
Boston lawyer and bank president John R. McVey entered the Democratic race for governor, taking out nomination papers. Incumbents Charles H. Cole and Frederick W. Mansfield declared they would continue their campaigns despite McVey's entry.
McVey says he will run for governor and can beat rivals Cole and Mansfield. He has nomination papers with 250 signatures in four counties and aims to circulate in six counties including Suffolk and Norfolk. Barry pledges support. Vahey backs Mansfield’s labor stance.
Luther Maddocks of Boothbay Harbor, head of the federal fisheries bureau effort, promotes grayfish canning in many styles from sardine to chowder and bouillon. He claims the firm, sweet fish rivals salmon in taste and aims to lower prices while expanding by products including oil, glue, fertilizer, and horn used in instruments.
Mayor Curley approved an order to take 1200 feet of land at Brighton High School for a larger yard at a cost of 5763 dollars.
Dogfish is good to eat and not poisonous, slated for sale in stores nationwide. A Post reporter who sampled several prepared varieties notes the fish will soon be widely distributed under government direction, and Friday it reaches Washington tables for official dining.
Rome sees Isonzo victories as the start of a broader push. The gains, long anticipated, followed a delayed summer plan and are hailed by the Giornale D Italia as the fruit of waiting and faith.
Paris August 5 seventeen brigadier generals were placed in reserve by order of the minister of war. Their places were filled by an equal number of colonels. Brigadier General Dumezil, under secretary of munitions, is promoted to general of division replacing General Desaleux, now in the reserve list.
A discharged farm hand with a criminal record is sought for the attempted murder of Weyland Philbrook at his home in Corinna Maine. Philbrook is in critical condition at Newport Hospital after being shot at his door. Officials say the suspect has threatened Philbrook and has prior jail terms in Bangor.
A Massachusetts General Hospital staff member was isolated on suspicion of diphtheria. Confirmation awaits culture results. The case would raise staff cases to 38. All patients at City Hospital South Department are reported well.
German dispatches from Berlin and London report Peronne in France heavily shelled since yesterday. The city’s fire caused a major blaze damaging the City Hall and destroying art from the museum collection. Numerous houses in central streets were reduced to ashes.
About 2300 operatives at the A. G. Walton shoe factories in Chelsea walked out yesterday seeking a wage rise of one to two cents per shoe case. They had recently received a 6 percent bonus after a prior strike, with over $80,000 paid in cash in recent days. A police guard stood by the plant as the walkout began, with no trouble reported.
Fort Fairfield Maine celebrated its 100th anniversary with Governor Oakley C Curtis United States Senator Charles F Johnson and their staffs. The pageant highlighted New Sweden settlement by 50 Swedish colonists in 1870 and noted that about four thousand Swedish immigrants later settled in Maine. Curtis Johnson and Trafton presided and spoke to the crowd.
Mrs. Jennie L. Good files suit claiming relatives of her husband conspired to alienate his affections and disrupt their marriage. The action targets the husband’s family as alleged instigators of the estrangement.
A woman yesterday filed damage suits totaling 95000 in the clerk of court's office in Salem. The defendants include Samuel V. Goodhue, 50, of 3 Linden street, Salem, father of her husband, and nine other relatives.
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