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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
3
More than $500,000 was registered in the Harvard office as the heavy mid year term bills expired yesterday afternoon. Currency and checks flowed from students who held on to funds until the last moment in a flurry of payments.
Flags flew at half staff as Melrose saluted Albert Carlton, longtime Post 4 G. A. R. commander. Memorial Hall hosted funeral services while numerous Melrose businesses closed in respect. Veterans from across the state attended.
A physician promotes Sargol tablets as a natural weight gain aid for underweight individuals. The ad claims 10 to 25 pounds gain per month, advises taking with meals to convert sugars and starches into nourishment, and guarantees weight increase or money back. It warns the product should not be used by those unwilling to gain weight.
The disappearance of Henry Clarke Coe Jr a Standard Oil salesman who vanished January 30 gains new leads. Detective Burns sends three operatives to Chicago after possible sightings. Investigations show a ticket was bought on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line toward the West.
Congress considers calling an extra session soon after March 4 to finish key business. Some lawmakers hope to resolve appropriation bills and the ship purchase measure before adjournment, while others fear more delay.
Adjournment came on a motion by Senator O Gorman winning 48 to 46 as Senator Norris condemned the long filibuster. Administration leaders hoped for a House move while Senate Republicans vow to press the fight. Tomorrow Democrats plan to push Fletcher’s recommit motion, likely defeated, with Clarke’s alternative moving forward. Kenyon and Norris tipped to back the latter, giving opposition a one vote edge. Insurgent Democrats led by
Senator Hardwick seeks a Democratic conference after recommitment to unite party support and resolve the ship purchase measure. Insurgents may push amendments to end the program at war’s end and ban purchases from belligerents. GOP leaders see potential to drop core objections, but fate hinges on House moves or a Democratic reconciliation. Senator O Gorman declares the bill’s likely demise.
Despondency over losing his fire department position led former Boston fire lieutenant James J. Burke to shoot himself yesterday at his home 10 Saratoga Street East Boston He lived with his sister Mrs Simon Bouchie Her husband found him in the cellar dead with a head wound after dinner hour.
Edward J. Magoon of Roxbury faced Dorchester court yesterday on a charge of stealing from Daniel Morse at 797 Columbia Road. Probable cause was found and Magoon was held in 1000 dollars for the grand jury. He claimed during the hearing to be Mrs. Morse's brother.
Advert says Emerald Oil relieves swollen veins and glands with a two ounce bottle available at leading pharmacists. It claims hospital use and long lasting concentration. apply twice daily until swelling normalizes. Sample offered for 10 cents from Moone Chemical Co. Rochester NY.
An advertisement urges readers to buy a small original bottle of Gixginol from drug stores as a safe, long lasting treatment for pyorrhoea and Riggs disease, claiming relief for sore, soft, or loose gums and sensitive teeth.
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