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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1915
Page
9
The Suffolk Probate Court records an inventory valuing Fannie Merritt Farmer's estate at 5000, all gained from her cooking ventures. The document details multiple branches of her cooking work and profits from various cookbook endeavors.
William H Forbes 79 proprietor of Forbes Lithographing Co died Wednesday. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 PM at the Unitarian Church in Winchester with a special train arranged from the north station at 1 20 PM to Winchester and back.
William A. McKean long time auditor of Braintree, aged 72, died at his Ash Street home after 12 years in office. He also served as treasurer of the Cochato Club and was a 32d degree Mason and past master of Charles River lodge in Medway.
Newly public details from a 1907 Leipzig publication by Emil Witte reveal German official attitude toward the United States. The book, once a German embassy press attache in Washington, discloses secret methods used from the embassy to advance Berlin’s designs in the United States.
The interview quotes Professor Munsterberg accusing Witte of crime and details a German propaganda effort in the United States. It recounts aims to silence hostile American press, influence public opinion, court German Americans, and shape policies on the Philippines and Caribbean.
Explains sciatica as neuralgia of the sciatic nerve caused by blood starvation. Advises dry heat for temporary relief and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills to nourish blood and reduce inflammation, suggesting readers write to Dr Williams Medicine Co for a booklet.
A fire at The Wheelock apartment house at 19 Wheelock street endangered Winthrop High School and nearby homes. Two alarms summoned much of the fire department. The blaze, caused by spontaneous combustion in waste paper, caused about 3000 dollars in damage. Captain John McQuarrie was carried to safety.
The Rev. Dr. Lucius H. Bugbee of Malden declined the Madison Avenue Baptist Church New York pastorate with a salary of 8000 dollars per year. He returned from New York last night and said he can serve Malden church more effectively.
A morning blaze consumed the 2 1/2 story wooden laundry building at 177 Beacon Street Somerville. The fire damaged about $2500 worth of clothing and laundry in process. An attendant was present as flames swept through the facility.
On Chelsea bridge last night Ered Smith, of the schooner Edward Winslow crew, drew a revolver and fired at a crowded inbound car. Two bullets missed the rear platform, a third shattered a window, and a fourth was averted when Patrolman Morrison restrained Smith after a fierce struggle.
A late storm lifts fish prices while flour rises 25 cents today and 75 cents from a week ago. Flour at 9.25, 2.50 a barrel. Pork and lamb remain low. beef prices vary with coarse cuts 18-20 cents per pound. Turkeys, cod, shad, and shellfish listed. overall economy bleaker for shoppers in the market.
The Leopold Morse Company hosted a Somerville banquet for its sales force last night at the Somerset. The event outlined a shift toward retail trade and retreat from the Far West as Boston and New England markets grow more competitive. Special guests included Ferdinand and Louis Strauss, Julius Morse, Leon Strauss, and Mark Gallagher, with Andrew G Crowley presiding and Ferdinand Strauss delivering a note of thanks for loyalty.
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