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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
15
In Casas Grandes the Villa authorities shot fourteen teenaged Mexican women for alleged Carranza espionage. Advices to the Carranza consulate say letters linking the women to Carranza correspondence were found. The women were lined up and executed by a firing squad.
Chicago action reports Dr. John Shoop named as superintendent of Chicago schools to succeed Ella Flagg Young. Election results announced late today confirm Shoop will lead the district.
An advertisement promises a free trial of Gauss Combined Treatment for catarrh and related breathing issues. Readers are urged to sign and mail a coupon to receive a prepaid trial kit and information on preventing nasal blockage and improving breath without any money or promises required.
Neighbor describes scene in Levi R. Reed's room with skulls and crossbones on walls and no furnishings. Reed had claimed he belonged to a group aiming to kill judges lawyers and doctors, according to Charles H. McCarter.
Yesterday in the Supreme Judicial Court Judge Pierce heard James I. Lewis contest Reed’s will. McCarter, Holbrook selectman, described Reed’s declining life at the small shop dwelling, noting scant furniture and odd dress, plus Reed’s claims of a Boston society plotting to kill judges and doctors.
Jack Geraghty of Woburn and his wife Julia S French daughter of Mrs Amos Tucker French Newport were defendants in a suit tried before a jury waiver in Norfolk Superior Court Judge Philip J O Connell presiding The Aetna Bottle and Stopper Company of Providence Rhode Island sought $180 plus interest on a promissory note dated March 26 1918
Technology faculty alumni and students gather tonight at Tech Union to celebrate the birthday of William Barton Rogers founder and first president with an extensive smoker and varied entertainment program.
Thomas DeFratus aged 85 an iron worker died at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital yesterday from injuries after falling forty feet inside a molasses tank where he was at work. The incident prompted an investigation by local authorities and workplace safety officials.
A Marie Antoinette counter girl in a Newspaper Row restaurant claims blondes eat cheese. The playful note asks if readers eat cheese with lunch and suggests a lighthearted stereotype about blondes.
A counter girl asserts after years of observing patrons that cheese is favored by blondes, with darker men occasionally using cheese. She claims brunettes ordering pie with “with” mix up and concludes peroxide and chemicals do not affect blondes’ devotion to cheese.
An appeal from The Children's Hospital on Longwood Avenue calls for immediate financial support due to a 70 percent rise in patients over two years. The 1915 nine month period saw 2542 admissions and 35,129 out patient visits, with outpatient activity up 52 percent from 1913. Subscriptions from donors include Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Abbott 1500 and Arthur F Estabrook 1000 among others.
In New York on December 8, about 100 passengers mainly Canadian women headed to England to join husbands in the Canadian contingent were barred from sailing the White Star liner Adriatic for Liverpool. They lacked the new port of embarkation passports required by British regulation, and British consular agents said a four hour wait was needed for passport issuance. The Adriatic voyage was delayed over an hour as passengers departed. The ship still carried a large passenger list and nearly 18,000 tons of war munitions in its cargo.
Fred P. Clement the cur Treasurer reported a balance on hand of 1191.48 dollars. The amount will be augmented by new dues from the seniors, with the first statement due just before graduation.
Three members of the Harvard Law School faculty will represent the institution at the annual meeting of the Association of American Law Schools in Chicago on December 29. Acting Dean A. W. Leo Professor Joseph H. Beale and Professor E. H. Warren will attend the Harvard delegation.
Heirs of Dr. E. F. Wood of Wisconsin plan to demand at least 50 000 dollars from Germany for losses in the Arabic disaster. An attorney for the estate met with Secretary Lansing and state department officials, with German officials present, awaiting the initial claim to gauge possible demands for Lusitania casualties as well.
Andrew Freedman who died in New York on December 4 at age known for ties to Richard Croker left a will directing a large sum be used for a home for the aged poor. The exact provisions specify the establishment and funding of the institution to aid elderly residents.
The residuary estate valued at about $5,000,000 shall fund the establishment of a home for the aged intended for individuals who were once well off but fell into poverty and dependence due to misfortune.
An advertisement links kidney disease to heart strain and urges sending 10 cents for a trial package of Anuric from Dr. Pierce. It claims Anuric dissolves uric acid and offers free medical opinions and water analysis from the Buffalo hotel staff, with a signature marked on each package.
Medical men suspect kidney disease when patients report backache urinary changes and general distress. Symptoms include neuralgia rheumatic pains headaches dizziness irritability and weakness. Dr Pierce s Anuric Kidney Tablets are claimed to bring immediate relief according to numerous testimonials.
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