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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1914
Page
4
William H. Bell, one of two living members of the Greely Arctic expedition of 1882, died in his bed at his Washington home today. His endurance through the hardships of the expedition marked him as a notable survivor of the ill fated attempt.
A Boston drug clerk extols bisulated magnesia as a cure all for indigestion. He argues most stomach remedies just digest food temporarily and fail to address the cause. He cites his own aunt as a case who improved after two weeks of the product and has had no stomach trouble for three years.
Reports imply a major theft occurred aboard the battleship New Jersey during its voyage from Mexican waters to Charlestown navy yard. An engineer officer is rumored accused of looting officers quarters with goods valued in the thousands of dollars. A smuggling attempt via an express wagon was stopped by a marine sentry.
Louis Cabot of Warren Street Brookline died in Aiken South Carolina where he spent the winter. Born July 1 1887 in Brookline he attended Harvard College graduating in 1908. He served in the Civil War with Massachusetts Cavalry rising to captain after earlier commissions and resigned January 1865. He studied architecture in Boston and was a member of several clubs. He leaves two daughters Mrs Bartol and Mrs Briggs and their husbands.
Federal agents used a decoy from Carter Carter Meigs to trap heroin shipments by Parke Davis & Co of Detroit. New York manager Oscar W Smith jailed on $1500 bond as investigations probe postal drug trafficking and possible widespread mail order schemes.
Walter E. MacDonald, 24, of 16 Havre Street East Boston, was arrested after police found him on the second floor of C. B. Osgood Furnishing Goods, 0 Meridian Street East Boston, shortly after 10. He carried a jimmy used to gain entry, and Patrolmen Harte Murphy and Griffin broke a glass pane to enter.
William Woleiwick died at Lynn Hospital from a broken back allegedly caused by Andrew Snergosk who threw him downstairs during a Polish christening at Antonio Woler wick’s home 47 Harbor Street. Snergosk is held for manslaughter after a prior assault charge.
Tributes were paid to Daniel H Deegon a longtime Boston Carpenters Union 33 officer and District Council leader who died Saturday of Brights disease. Speakers highlighted his work improving conditions for local carpenters as plans for funeral arrangements were made with union and council delegates to attend Mt Hope Cemetery services this afternoon.
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