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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1917
Page
9
Newport News reports say crew members of the British steamer Oxonian arrived with stories that the ship was sunk by gunfire from an Austrian submarine in the Mediterranean. Some crew were saved by a French patrol boat, while several believed lost.
Josiah H. Benton, longtime library trustee chair, died last week leaving two million dollars to the Boston Public Library. The bequest ranks as the library’s largest gift and the city’s second largest ever.
The will leaves $100,000 to the library as The Children’s Fund for youth book purchases. The residue exceeding $1,000,000 is placed in trust for Mrs. Benton and then for the library trustees upon her death, with half for scholarly books and material and half to accumulate to $2,000,000 to expand the central library or build a new one in Boston. Executors named are Arthur B. Clark and Horace G. Wadlin. Benton’s widow inherits his books except rare English prayer volumes left to the Boston Public Library. Will dated November last year.
Harvard professors Robert M. Yerkes and T. N. Carver urged state sanction of birth control at a Cambridge gathering hosted by Dr. Mabel A. Southard. Yerkes argued only the physically fit should be parents and that it may be better to have no child than an undesired one. He said birth control is a fact and wise planning of procreation is crucial for mankind. Carver supported state sanction, noting it could lessen suffering for women unable to bear or properly care for children.
A writer muses on whether success comes from personality luck or Providence. In a studio lobby scene she observes hopeful extras and the shared bond of women chasing stage dreams amid advice on paths like dressmaking and stenography.
Mayor Curley told Fire Commissioner Grady not to obstruct any Boston Fire Department member from joining a labor union allied with the AFL. The order followed Mayor's probe into reports of superiors warning firefighters about unionization.
Jamestown New York, Feb 13. Police under Mayor Carlson confiscated three coal cars in Erie's yards and sent them to coal yards to be sold in small lots to ease the coal famine. The city endures record low gas pressure and subzero temperatures, costing an old woman her life from exposure. council approves the move.
Washington Neb 13 The President and Mrs Wilson hosted a formal dinner at the White House tonight in honor of Speaker Clark.
FB IY du Pont de Nemours & Co reports all time highs in 1916 results with gross receipts of 318.8 million dollars up 30 percent over 1913–14 averages and net earnings of 82.1 million. The company paid 6 percent dividends on debenture stock and 100 percent to common stockholders, with about 60 million invested since October 1914 to expand plants for war orders.
Dr Ng Poon Chew Chinese journalist lecturer and statesman will address the Boston Press Club this afternoon at five o clock. He will recount starting the Chung Sai Yat Po the first Chinese American daily in the United States in San Francisco twenty five years ago. Chew is Chinese consul in San Francisco and has worked with Dr Sun Yat Sen president of the Chinese republic.
An advertisement touts Jad Salts as a cleansing drink to flush and stimulate kidneys. It claims four ounces daily in water prevents backache headaches rheumatic pains and bladder issues. The ad emphasizes harmlessness and affordability from local drugstores.
Advertisement promotes a home remedy for catarrhal deafness and head noises using Parmint double strength, hot water, and granulated sugar. It claims hearing restoration and urges readers to share the formula with those affected.
Advocates tell the legislative committee on social welfare that a $100,000 appropriation would fund state built homesteads for working families. Tenants would repay via rent, and proponents assure safeguards to prevent misuse of state property.
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