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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1918
Page
2
The Dorchester Catholic Club will stage its minstrel show on Monday Feb 11 at the Franklin Park Theatre after theatre management settled a civil suit linked to a postponement due to a holiday designation by the fuel administrator. The club was represented by the firm J F J J D T O Connell.
Charles J. Brennan and Michael J. McCarthy both 17 pleaded guilty in Medford District Court to breaking and entering and larceny and were held for the grand jury. Brennan was shot by Patrolman Crimmins while escaping from the George H. Jones Jr. store on Main street.
The city announced the appointment of 32 new reserve policemen with transfers to accommodate their postings in the Boston department. The list includes names assigned to Back Bay, LaGrange Street, City Point, Athens Street, Dudley Street, Joy Street, East Boston, Hyde Park, Field's Corner, East Dedham Street, Hanover Street, Charlestown, West Roxbury, and Brighton stations, plus several transfers among Pemberton Square, City Prison, Harbor police, and City Hall stations.
The taxation committee reported a bill to prevent wives of affluent men from dodging the income tax. It does not change the couple's earnings. If a wife's interest income from stocks bonds or annuities exceeds 1200 dollars the entire income of the wife becomes taxable. Currently wives can claim a 500 dollar exemption regardless of the husband's income.
A runaway Boston and Maine train plowed through the fence at North station yesterday afternoon, demolishing a news stand and bending a steel girder. Officials blamed icy rails for brake failure. Newsboy Eli Batts and another vendor Abraham Cohen escaped by leaping clear as bystanders fled and a woman nearby narrowly avoided injury.
Boston leads all U S cities in British forces enlistments with 1026 examined and 478 accepted from Dec 8 to Jan 26. New York reported 130 examined and 428 accepted while Buffalo had 401 examined and 193 accepted. Last week Boston headquarters accepted 120 of 225 examined as the mission plans to send about 200 men to Canadian camps this week and similar numbers next week.
No definite assurance on early reopening of the 70 Boston school buildings closed due to coal shortage was given at the first meeting of the newly organized school committee. Four more buildings will open today, one will close, and several class combinations were announced.
Judge Michael J. Sullivan was chosen as chairman for the coming year. Michael H. Corcoran and Richard I. Lane join the board, replacing two terms. The committee reports 108 closed school buildings due to coal shortages, with 38 merged and 70 unprovided for.
Solomon Katz of Chelsea must deliver 182 loaves of bread and $89 in cash to his wife Sara to purge himself of contempt of court. Katz, a bas wagon driver, was ordered on March 15 1917 to provide bread and support for himself and their children Anne Maurice and Rose. The Superior Court heard the case yesterday as he explained his $7 weekly salary and need to keep funds for himself. Judge Wait adjourned it to April 1 and warned prison if arrears remain. motion to modify may be heard if he complies.
An advertisement touts Peptiron as a superior iron tonic from C. L Hood Co of Lowell Mass. It claims the formula strengthens blood and nerves, reddens pale cheeks, and boosts stamina with iron, pepsin, wax, celery and other tonics. The chocolate coated pills are described as pleasant to take and highly effective.
Brooklyn nurse Mrs A Dixon touts a home hair dye made with Orlex powder costing 25 cents. Dissolve in one ounce water and comb through hair with full directions in each box. The product promises no silver lead zinc mercury and claims the bond guarantees safety.
Mrs. W. D. Wells of Petersburg Virginia reports two years of right side weakness and pain. After doctors advised surgery she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and rapidly improved until fully well. She urges other women with irregularities painful periods backache or ulceration to try the remedy, citing widespread letters praising its merit.
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