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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
5
Mayor-elect Charles W. Blodgett faces selecting a new police commissioner as Frederick A. Rhoades, the present chief, plans to resign on Blodgett’s inauguration day. Rhoades had previously refused to resign when Blodgett’s predecessor, Mayor Blakely, pressed him.
A true nature story illustrated for the Sunday Post Magazine tells of a man who shelters birds without cages. The roof is screened to house them, yet none reside in confinement.
An advertisement touts Oxidaze as a compact nightly remedy for asthma bronchitis and throat lung diseases. It credits Worcester physician Dr Eugene Howard with introducing the treatment and notes the tablets are harmless affordable and available with money back support from many druggists.
Night shift workers in Boston plan a petition to the Public Service Commission. They urge the Elevated line to run half hour service between Adams Square and Harvard Square rather than the current hourly schedule to improve trips to Cambridge and suburbs.
Commuters on the Harvard square route complain after the Elevated switched to a small car for morning service. The change doubles crowding, with passengers alleging discrimination and urging half hour service from Adams square to Harvard square to ease congestion and pressure the Public Service Commission.
London observers discuss the Ford peace ship being taken to Kirkwal. The common view is that the British government is detaining the vessel and many speculate on the detention’s purpose.
The report says Mme Schwimmer, a German peace advocate, may be interned as an undesirable alien if taken from the Ford ship. Several enemy nationals may have boarded under hope of immunity. The British stance suggests no protection for ship or passengers and the Oscar II is at Kirkwall for detention likely to last days. Ford party members may be barred from landing and wireless communications may be blocked at Kirkwall.
Dr William F Boos described his sensations after smoking the drug to prove its nature. Charles Costis of 89 Hudson Street was found guilty of selling hasheesh and sentenced to six months in the House of Correction. The sentence was suspended due to Costis family needs.
Dr. Boos a Harvard Medical School graduate and Sias Research Lab director testified for the government in a case against Costis charged with delivering cannabis indica to a Watch and Ward Society agent. He described testing the drug by smoking it and noted alarming physical effects and vivid dreams. He also tested the drug on a stray cat, which behaved fearfully and then slept unconscious for hours.
Danish soprano Paula Frisch made a strong Boston debut in Jordan Hall. The critic hails her range dynamic capacity and musicianship calling her a distinctive personality with endless tonal nuance and sincere interpretation.
The blizzard left New England and New York heavily disrupted with demoralized postal service, late Christmas mail, and sparse train runs. Governor Walsh was marooned en route from New York as crews race to repair rail, streetcar, telephone, and telegraph lines across the region.
The St. Dimitrios which sailed from New York Oct 23 bound for Saloniki and Piraeus and held at Malta since Nov 20 has been released. The Kate left New York Oct 27 for Oran and after halted at Malta continues to Piraeus.
In the fiscal year ended October, the company produced over 6 million dollars worth of aeroplanes and motors. Most of the output was shipped to the British government. Cape collars appear on new sports suits.
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