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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
5
Advertisement claims Margo Tablets quickly calm upset nerves and restore energy. It touts six nerve stimulants, no dangerous drugs, and a 60 day guarantee from leading Boston druggists to refund if no benefit.
Governor McCall plans to reply to charges from Robert A. Woods and temperance supporters accusing his reorganization of the License Board as paving an open town. He denounces the attacks as unfounded and says a formal answer is imminent while handling the Suffolk County apportionment report yesterday.
Judge Crosby of the Supreme Court issued a restraining order stopping Albert P. Lang from printing distributing or delivering ballots for the next state primaries or election. A hearing on a permanent injunction is set for Friday after the Suffolk County Apportionment Commission report filed with the Secretary of State.
Judge Crosby’s restraining order delays a Supreme Court review of the Apportionment Commission. Nathan Matthews backs Republicans in a bill alleging unconstitutional districting that favors wards with one representative over two. Two petitions seek mandamus and writs of certiorari to revise the plan to one representative per 3285 voters without ward splits.
Governor McCall plans to submit a long set of questions to the Supreme Court on Suffolk County apportionment and possible remedies if the court finds it illegal. He and the Executive Council will meet today to decide action, with a special session potential after the court ruling. Nomination papers’ deadline looms, and timing for legislature to set filing dates may be required.
Suffolk County Apportionment Commission chairman James H Brennan asks Governor and Executive Council for a hearing at 9 this morning to present the commission case against the report. Brennan cites public policy and requests Judge Timothy J Ahern as counsel to represent them before final action by the council.
The veteran actor Nat C Goodwin tells boys he must return home to keep a promise to his 80 year old father. He lives with his elderly parents in Roxbury and is seen as a devoted son in this anecdote.
An international specialist argues most stomach trouble stems from acidity and fermentation. He advises neutralizing acid with ordinary bicarbonate of magnesia after meals to stop fermentation and let the stomach heal naturally. Travelers can obtain bisulfated magnesia tablets, with 2 or 3 tablets giving rapid relief.
A speaker expresses deep happiness at graduation to perform on stage with both parents present. The speaker jokes about still feeling like a kid and cherishes having their mother and father in the audience, hoping to remain a kid as long as allowed.
Patrolman Owen Donnelly remains confined at home with injuries from arresting David Sokol. Judge Murray refuses warrants for Donnelly and Patrolman Morgan and delays hearing two weeks. Mrs Sokol and her son Hyman face assault and battery charges. case set for Aug 22 due to hospital and Donnelly’s confinement. bail set at $600 for Mrs Sokol.
A blaze on the fifth floor of the Old Ham building at 108 Merrimac Street caused about 200 in damage and blocked traffic for half an hour yesterday. Sparks from a picking machine at the Boston Picking Company on the top floor sparked the fire threatening upper floors.
The funeral of Frederick J. Seward of New York, who drowned Saturday at Clinton Comn, will be held at 2:36 PM at his home 36 Robinwood Avenue Jamaica Plain. Seward was known in Boston and a member of Zetland Lodge A F and A M.
Byron French of West Medford died at City Hospital from injuries after being run down by an auto truck in Castle Square. The truck, driven by Herman B. Kenney, is not believed at fault by witnesses. Kenney faces a manslaughter charge in municipal court.
Clinton W. Jackson of this city has become the fourth to petition the U S District Court for a writ of habeas corpus to release him from military duty at Framingham camp or elsewhere. He enlisted November 2, 1915 for three years but refused the Federal oath when his troop went to the border. Hearings on all four cases are set for Thursday before Judge Dodge.
The United States government, via the American embassy in London, is asking Britain about the case of Frank B. Doring who was jailed in Liverpool on suspicions of spying and later died by his own hand in Boston. Congressman Olney raised the issue with the State Department.
The body of Mrs Emma Bostwick O'Donnell who died in Utica on her honeymoon will be exhumed. District Attorney Pelletier granted the exhumation as Medical Examiner Magrath prepares an autopsy after his return from the West. An earlier autopsy found no poison in visceral organs, but microscopic tests were urged.
Heine Green a 34 year old steward of the interned German steamship Amer ika was badly beaten Sunday night near the North Ferry on the East Boston side and is at East Boston Relief Hospital with a probable fractured skull. Walter J Noone 22 of 71 New Street East Boston was charged with the assault in local court and held in 1000 bail until next Monday awaiting Green's condition.
The Melrose health board will likely abandon waste collection as the public works department would handle the task. The current contractor R Philpot will not renew, and recent bids failed to meet expectations.
Mrs. Nora B. White of Boston sues Edward M. White of Suffield Conn for divorce in Suffolk Superior Court. She attaches his property for 26 dollars. She says they married October 25 1905 in Suffield and lived in Holyoke. She alleges cruel and abusive conduct on March 20 1906 and at other times.
Ludwig Dembrover, 73, of 17 Williams Street Chelsea, consumed a three ounce bottle of disinfecting fluid at home and was found unconscious by a family member. He was rushed to Frost Hospital in critical condition yesterday.
Frank Lapadi of Dover Street Boston a mason's tender was fined in the Maiden District Court by Judge Merritt for shooting and killing a hen on Sunday while hunting for a fox in the Maiden woods.
A health column urges thin readers to try Sargol tablets with every meal to boost fat absorption and blood carrying power. It claims users can gain three to five pounds weekly, noting Sargol as a blend of six assimilative elements and harmless in use.
A cosmetic wax, sold for one ounce at drugstores, claims to remove bad complexions by absorbing dead surface skin and revealing a clear, soft, and rejuvenated appearance. Used like cold cream with no discomfort.
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