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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1916
Page
10
Geraldine Farrar and Lou Tellegen married in a quiet ceremony in their library with family witnesses. Guests and press gathered outside as the couple shared the kiss and began their private post ceremony plans before a modest wedding breakfast.
Advertisement extols Dr True’s Elixir as a standard family laxative and worm-speller for children and adults. It claims to relieve pinworms and stomach worms with various symptoms and notes Mr. Wm. L. Wylie of Houston endorsing the product. Availability at dealers with prices and advice.
Obituaries list multiple funeral notices across Massachusetts and nearby areas. Entries include Frederick Alford formerly of Somerville, Deacon Howard F. Andrews of Waverley, and Martin Barri of Somerville. Dates February 7 to 10 with service details, church names, cemeteries, and burial plans. Also noting Forest Hills Cemetery, St. Patrick's, and Church of Our Lady of Lourdes.
In memory of Mrs Jennie Be McCann who died February 8 1915. Gone but not forgotten a dear wife and mother whom our dear God put on this earth to stay with us a while and do her motherly duty then called to her heavenly reward John M McCann and Family
In memory of Warren Nye Phinney Jr who died in Allston Massachusetts. five years have passed and his family still mourns. Also mourns Annie Best who died February 9 1915 with Carl Best remembered by family. lines express loss and enduring love.
The Russian ballet company presents Thamar by Balakireff with Bakst scenery and Fokine dances in America for the first time. Mile. Revalles stars with Adolph Bohm. other works include The Bird of Fire and Prince Igor dances. Audience approval is strong and the cast receives prolonged applause. The program ends with Les Sylphides and Petrouchka.
Michael Lauder a brakeman for Boston and Maine was run over and killed by the engine of his own train in East Cambridge near Prison Point yesterday afternoon. He died in an ambulance en route to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Federal agents report German sympathizers meeting in Boston to plan fortifications for Boston and other points. Dictagraph records show spies eyeing Boston as base for operations with supplies funneled through the city. Police discovery and Werner Horn case tie to cross border activity and Canada access.
Members of last year’s Penn football squad who will return next fall will gather on Thursday night in the training house to answer the first football call. The meeting marks the start of the next season preparations.
Howard Elliott chairman of the board of directors of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad spoke before the Chamber of Commerce of the United States condemning demands for higher wages and the eight hour day as checks on industry.
Speakers at the National Chamber convention condemned labor demands as rising living costs. John H Fahey urged nonpartisan business cooperation. Other talks covered vocational education, employment managers, and a critical ship purchase bill. A navy build proposal drew opposition.
Wilson praised his tariff board plan as a model for US policy. A committee urged commercial arbitration deals with South American merchants, noting a recent agreement with Argentina as precedent.
A vintage dental health pamphlet urges daily cleaning and antiseptic use to keep teeth healthy. It likens teeth to ivory plants that need care, with plates illustrating tooth development and early care by parents and dentists. It promotes Sanitol Tooth Powder or Paste as germ-killing and tartar-preventing and offers free samples.
Captain Joseph Kemp commanded the British steamer Glenmount which passed in last night from Jienfuegos Cuba with a cargo of 19 000 bags of sugar heading to the builders yard for finishing touches.
Shipping items list a flotilla of steamers including Juniata James Norfolk H M Whitney Geiberth and Bay State with New York Belfast Brown Winter port Calvin Austin Strout Portland Newport News and Glenmourt Br. Tugs standard Mugan and Kohinoor tow barges Lincoln and Prudence in the harbor route near Cienfuegos Cuba to New York Philadelphia and other ports.
A dense roster of vessels and towing barges under several names including Maine Ethel Mahoning Forest Belle Liberty Smyrna and Beechwood along with tugs Boxer and F Pocopson. The list references crews captains and home ports such as Newport News New York Philadelphia Norfolk and Bermuda with multiple destinations like Bucksport Rockland Portland and Portsmouth.
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