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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1916

Page

2

Tube Victim Parker Dies After Tunnel Car Crash

Amos Parker an inspector on the Boston Elevated died at East Boston Relief Hospital after being jammed between a tunnel car and the tunnel side near Maverick square. The 56 year old Chelsea resident was trapped while signaling a car and died at 7 30 pm. Motorman Patrick Tierney of East Boston was arrested for manslaughter and released on 2000 bail.

Amos Parker Boston East Boston Relief Hospital Maverick Square Meridian street-Chelsea Relief Hospital Broadway Chelsea Patrick Tierney Bennington Street

Wood Urges Universal Service to Rebuild Defense

Gen Wood testifies that in a war with a first class power the U S would need 1 500 000 trained men immediately and another 1 500 000 within 90 days while warning the National Guard should be replaced by a federal force. He proposes six months training in the 19th year and a constant trained reserve totaling over four million.

General Scott United States Walter L. Fisher Chicago Secretary of the Interior Wood National Guard Senator Brady Thomas Fisher Regulars Scott Militia Bureau General Staff

Struggling Student Opens Practice Echoes Early Career

A sentiment from The Christian Herald recalls a student’s vow to learn under hardship as he hung out his shingle. An old attorney responds, recounting his own frugal beginnings and the hunger of a fledgling legal office.

The Christian Herald

Lloyd George to Define Policy as War Cabinet Debates

British премьер Lloyd George prepares to outline policy amid Cabinet scrutiny with Curzon and Milner present. The German note and deportations are in focus as Allies weigh a joint reply noting Belgium deportations and possible conference precedents.

War Cabinet Curzon Milner Balfour Northcliffe Lord Northcliffe Lloyd George Lord Salisbury Mr. Balfour Germany Vienna Paris

Saugus Lodge Plans to Give Away Eight Babies

The Saugus Knights of Pythias to host a New Year ball and distribute eight babies after previously announcing one. The State Board of Charity may object to wholesale infant placements. In Weymouth, a memorial to a late State Senator led to a $62,000 appropriation for Nevins School on the land.

Saugus Lodge Knights of Pythias State Board of Charity Weymouth Nevins

Deadly germ control bill moves after Waite exposure

Dr. Charles F. Pabst proposes a New York Legislature bill for registering and supervising laboratories handling live germs. The act would require license labeling on germ containers and track recipients and destinations with fines up to 200 dollars or six months imprisonment.

Arthur W. Waite New York Charles F. Pabst Brooklyn State Department of Health

Harvard Student Reported Missing in Action on Front

A London cable message reports Lieutenant Allan Shortt, a former Harvard student in the machine gun section of Canada’s 59th Battalion, officially missing after an engagement on the French front.

Brockville, Ont London Allan Shortt 59Th Battalion Canada

Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Gentle Head Relief

An advertisement touts Laxa tive Bromo Quinine as safe for all ages with no nervousness or head ringing. It notes a single product line with E W GROVE'S signature on the box and lists a 25 cent price.

E. W. Grove

Saugus lodge plans adoption prize scheme faces board veto

Knights of Pythias lodge proposed eight adoptable babies as contest prizes and seven consolation babies for losers. State board chair Leontine Lincoln rejected any plan and said adoptions require separate petitions to a probate court, not collective action by the lodge.

State Board of Charity Fall River Leontine Lincoln State Board Knights James E. Fee Saugus Lodge Knights of Pythias

Bomb threats prompt police guard increases downtown

Police fear additional bombs after a harbor station blast. Superintendent Michael H. Crowley says the Battery and Commercial streets attack was likely misdirected and targeted Hanover street or City Hall avenue stations. Plainclothes squads and extra uniformed patrols guard downtown stations.

Harbor Michael H. Crowley Police Department Battery Commercial Streets Hanover Street City Hall Avenue Downtown

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