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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
10
Nine workmen were injured when a gas hose was attached to an airpipe of a riveting machine at the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company plant in Ban Pedro California. Gas fed air, was ignited by a hot rivet in the double hold of a vessel under construction.
Captain Thomas Addis Barry of Boston who was commissioned at Plattsburg recently will soon serve in the coast artillery and Miss Edna Class Koonz of Fall River were married this morning in St Marys Church by Rev Father Brophy. Miss Anna Short was maid of honor and Francis Koonz the bridegroom’s brother served as best man.
In Cleveland on December 6 Emil Spang filed a defense admitting he used a New York firm to obtain a default judgment for 100 dollars from selling German classics. He called the scheme a blind to raise money for German war purposes and refused to fulfil the contract. Five men escaped a wreck on Walnut street hill when a furniture laden auto truck crashed into a 59 foot embankment near a train with ammunition. the five Everett men escaped unharmed with only minor bruises.
Charles E. Peakes former treasurer of the FPEE Atteaux Company and Weston church figure faces a jury over charges he stole 12000 from the Atteaux Company and forged foreign drafts. Evidence closed yesterday afternoon and arguments began this morning with a verdict expected by early afternoon.
Thomas F. Flaherty secretary treasurer of the National Federation of Postal Employees disputes Postmaster General Burleson's annual report. He denounces the administration as autocratic denies threats of a strike and accuses Burleson of labeling organized workers as potential revolutionists to discredit their wage agitation.
Mrs. Arthur T. Lyman wife of Ensign Arthur T. Lyman United States Navy stationed at Annapolis Naval Academy is noted for wartime service. She knitted for the Red Cross and plans to return to Boston to aid when her husband goes to sea or is reassigned. She pledges to help wounded servicemen in convalescence.
Washington December 6 The War Trade Board granted the first license allowing a German owned concern to continue operations under alien property custodian supervision. The Orenstein Arthur Koppel Company of Koppel Pennsylvania received the permit. A Mitchell Palmer alien property custodian named T Hart Given of the Farmers Deposit National Bank of Pittsburgh as representative to oversee the firm.
Advertisement notes a claim for a single dose remedy “Cures a Cold in One Day” with the signature of E. W. Grove and a prompt to look for the full name Laxa tive Bromo Quin ine. The copy emphasizes a strong promise of rapid relief and seeks verification of the product name and branding.
The Public Service Commission weighs whether a caller may vent frustration at telephone operators when connections fail, as it considers suspending service to Thomas J. Mann, a plumber at 101 Park Street West Roxbury.
Mann of Dedham faced a Public Service Commission hearing after his telephone line was cut due to repeated profanity and abusive language toward operators during poor connections. Witnesses described frequent outbursts others testified. Mann offered apology if service is restored.
The War Trade Board ordered American merchants shipping to foreign branch houses to use a special agreement form. The measure aims to prevent U S merchandise from indirectly reaching enemy firms when licenses for direct shipment to blacklisted concerns are denied.
New York December report shows major American motor car firms can supply most army materials beyond food. Albert Reeves notes industry-wide capacity to produce gun caissons, shells, parts, and vehicles, plus helmets, forgings, tents, and wagon coverings. Rubber tire firms are making gas masks and aircraft fabric.
Marion J. O'Brien of Hull pleads guilty to using credit coins of Ethel Bowden to obtain over $8 in goods from two large stores. She identifies a man who urged the spree, and Munici pal Court Judge Murray will hear final disposition tomorrow. police expect the man to be brought to court as well.
A Medford woman reports improved health after trying a new advertised remedy. The brief note notes she used the product and experienced positive results.
An advertisement urges readers to adopt healthier habits to gain stamina and promote digestion. It cites testimonials from a Medford resident, Mrs. Alice Towel, who credits Plant Juice with curing five years of indigestion and dyspepsia after five bottles. The pitch notes a Plant Juice agent at Houghton & Dutton Co.'s drug department.
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