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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1915

Page

16

Father Kills Son Then Slashes Own Throat in Gloucester

In a farm dispute over feeding a horse in Gloucester Arthur Johnson, 50, killed his son John A. Johnson, 22, by shot and then crushed his skull with a gun butt. He then cut his own throat and was found near the body. Mrs. Johnson notified police. The elder man is in critical condition at Rhode Island Hospital.

Providence Arthur Johnson John A Gloucester Johnson Rhode Island John

Boston Geis Conventions Promise Record City Event Growth

Boston Convention Bureau of the Boston Chamber of Commerce expects Boston to host more conventions than ever. Forty three organizations nationwide replied favorably to invites over three weeks since establishment.

Boston Convention Bureau Boston Chamber of Commerce Boston Bureau Durin

I Am Working Every Day Now Father John’s Medicine Ad

Miss Margaret Murphy of Albany writes that two years of Father John’s Medicine restored her health after a lung and throat ailment and a three week cough. The ad promotes the tonic as a safe flesh builder that rebuilds wasted tissue and helps those who are run down or underweight.

Father John Margaret Murphy Clinton St Albany N. Y

Lights blaze on South Boston Great White Way celebration

About 100000 people attended the West Broadway dedication in South Boston marking 70 new 1000 candle power arc lights from Dorchester avenue to Dorchester street. Mayor Curley pledged vast future improvements including a new subway and enhanced Marine Park and City Point beautification.

South Boston Great White Way Peninsular West Broadway Dorchester Avenue Dorchester Street South Boston Trades Association John J. Toomey Barry Curley Broadway Bridge F. A. McNeil St. Vincent's Church St. Vincent's Boys' Brigade John J. O'Brien Broadway C .Street Toomey The Trades Association C Street Eant West First Streets Park Commission Olmstead Bros Marine Park City Point Boston Farragut Square Commonwealth Mary A.o'connor Committee of Raymond Benoit Fife and St. Vincent's

Wall Street Sees Steps to Restore Exchange Rates Abroad

In early trading the dollar shifted under pressure as sterling and francs hit new lows. Bankers weighing remedies favored foreign selling of American securities held abroad to lift exchange rates, with a proposed foreign credit of up to 500 million dollars and a second gold shipment expected to aid the market.

Wall Street J. P. Morgan Sterling Paris London Rome New York South America Australia

Britain May Borrow Short Term High Rate Bonds

Britain plans to issue a large amount of short term high rate bonds to be sold in the American market to ease a shrinking exchange rate. The pound hovered near a record low around 4.6712 to the dollar as traders and officials monitor market activity and negotiations.

London Exchange House Cornhill Associated Press Marshall & Sons

Disguise For Destroyer Tested Off Block Island

The torpedo boat destroyer McDonough wore a submarine silhouette with black paint over gray hull and a periscope shape on the funnel as it left Newport to join Atlantic fleet war games off Block Island. Observers say the illusion worked at short range as tests begin for a week.

Newport McDonough Block Island

Sudden Death of Sister Agnes Aloysius in Worcester

Sister Agnes Aloysius 55 former New York resident and Brookline Notre Dame Convent leader died suddenly in Worcester after a service at Lake Quinsigamond. She collapsed while resting after devotions. Dr. Mary V. Ocallaghan could not save her. Sister had come for the annual retreat with the order.

Worcester Notre Dame Normal Institute Lake Quinsigamond Agnes Aloysius Notre Dame Brookline Aloysius New York Kate Dalton Mary V. O'Callaghan

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