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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
3
Washington Aug 24 Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska a publisher urges an amendment to the revenue bill to tax high priced newsprint. He argues the levy will curb exorbitant paper costs paid by newspapers and cites current prices from 40 to 90 per ton amid wartime demand and shrinking supplies.
Commodore Quincy A Lothrop presided as the Wollaston Yacht Club awarded 12 cups won at the Fourth of July events during a beachside illumination. About 500 members attended with several thousand spectators along the shore watching the ceremony.
Grace L. Osgood a 16 year old girl from Boston dominated the aquaplane contest at Sunapee Harbor New Hampshire defeating veteran male competitors. Her father Dr A H Osgood of Wellesley Hills Massachusetts is noted as a prominent figure in the Lake Sunapee summer colony.
A physician endorses a freckle removal prescription sold by druggists with a money back guarantee. The ad promises quick improvement, with some lighter freckles disappearing after first applications and urges asking for the double strength formula.
Paris August 24-The army orders all front line soldiers to shave except mustaches. The decree sparks a wave of humorous and ironic debate in trench newspapers with contributions from renowned French artists, philosophers and writers.
The Fuse columns praise beard removal as a sign of national courage while poets and artists offer varied takes. Richepin Rosland Bergson Rodin Barres Bataille Cherfiels weigh in on beards as symbol, heritage, mind, or practical wartime weight.
Rupert Crockett a 7 year old from Wakefield died yesterday at Massachusetts General Hospital from lockjaw caused by infection after being kicked in the face by a horse. Dirt from the hoof entered scratches on his face and led to the fatal complication.
Vicente Balbas editor of El Heraldo Español and Luy Llorens Torres editor of Juan Babo were arrested at sunrise in a coconut grove near Porto Rico charged with challenging and accepting a pistol duel. Five others, including Benito Zal, were detained.
Taunton dated report notes Frank M Bates left $17,000 in probate will after dying May 19. He owned 16000 in real estate and 1000 in personal property. The will names Nan Corrigan as the former New York newsstand girl and distributes to his mother if alive. The wife receives about five thousand dollars.
New York Aug 24 The first meeting of the advisory committee to the Republican national committee was issued tonight by National Chairman William M. Willcox. The meeting will be held at party headquarters in New York City next Wednesday.
Groundwork for the Billy Sunday tabernacle on Huntington Avenue grounds nears completion with two dozen workers setting terra cotta brick and framing 52 doors. Walls rise to 7 feet 5 inches, roof soon to begin, ground leveled for flooring as building spans 246 by 802 feet with back height 27 feet and central 37 foot pitch.
Lieutenant Governor Calvin Coolidge delivered greetings for the Commonwealth to over 20 delegates at the 20th annual Northeastern Federation of Women’s Clubs convention. The event opened at the A. M. E. Zion Church on Columbus Avenue and runs for three days.
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