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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1915
Page
4
Seymour J. Hyde a New York cotton broker and member of A. G. Hyde & Son died at his Greenwich home from injuries suffered on January 21 when he was thrown from a horse. He was 54 and survived by his widow two sons and three daughters.
A Falmouth dispatch reports Captain Brewer of the American steamship Wilhelmina will accept Walter Page's advice on cargo seizure. Brewer had claimed orders to sail to Hamburg and respect owners' commands until further instruction. A London despatch said the Wilhelmina would move to the Bristol Channel after repairs from heavy Atlantic weather.
W L Brooking chief of export at William T Green & Co St Louis said British government should release the Wilhelmina detained at Falmouth Harbor after a storm diverted her from New York to Hamburg. Cargo status under inquiry and German guarantee on use of goods cited.
The civilian population of Germany is noted with officials agreeing to American supervision over the distribution of foodstuffs. The exchange highlights cooperation between authorities and U.S. officials in postwar aid efforts.
The $75,000 Herrick-Waitt alienation case, declared mistrial after Juror A. M. Redmond and Alice Witt conversed during testimony, will be resumed in East Cambridge Superior Court with a new jury this forenoon. Mrs. Herrick has not appeared. attorney Ford seeks service on her despite issued subpoena.
The Nantucket fleet reports unusually good winter flounder catches with about 350 barrels produced daily. Wrecks and anchors near Great Point blanket the sound bottom, hindering gear and fishing activity.
Compact promotion touts fuel savings after repaying initial cost of Ideal Smoke Less Boiler and American Radiators. Highlights advantages include reduced dust grime coal gases soot and stop of scuttle logging blackening storing and annual repairs.
Jay William Hudson, philosophy professor at the University of Missouri and director of the Massachusetts Peace Society educational department, cited apalling war costs yesterday. He spoke on The Effect of the War on the Average Man, outlining the burden on ordinary citizens.
Dr. Hudson cites immense global armament spending from 1912 to 1915, noting pensions, war debts, and maintenance costs. He compares national budgets, cites Russia's illiteracy, Japan's prewar debt, and U S export declines, arguing war expenditure far surpasses peaceful needs.
Amelia Hallard, 74, of 69 Bartlett Street Roxbury, started downstairs to feed her cat with a candle in hand when her wrapper caught fire. Dr D R Bennison smothered the flames and rushed her to City Hospital, where she was listed in danger with little hope of recovery. She was alone with her cat, which was locked in the cellar.
Forty-one men seek the Democratic nomination for Alderman in Cambridge with primary day set tomorrow. Eight incumbents seek re election while four members retire. Thomas E Kennedy of North Cambridge auto dealer has strong local support, praised for opposing the present board’s methods. Kennedy, long connected with Boston papers and now running a North Cambridge garage, is widely known in the Row.
Miss Florence M. Rogers of Dorchester married George F. McCarthy a High School of Commerce teacher. The wedding took place last night at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, officiated by Rev. A. J. Cronin.
The Cambridge primaries under the new election laws unfold tomorrow with key races for principal assessor between William M. Hogan and John C. Haverty, and contests for school committee posts including John W. Bradley versus Charles F. J. McCue. Mayor Good runs unopposed on the Democratic side, while the Citizens' Municipal slate fields multiple candidates in alderman and common council races.
Mary McGillicuddy a 62 year old single resident of 998 River street Hyde Park was found dead on the kitchen floor yesterday by her nephew James McGillicuddy. The Medical Examiner Dr Leary viewed the remains and ruled death probably from natural causes.
An old advertisement promotes the J. B. L. Cascade enema as a cure for chronic constipation. It cites Metchnikoff and Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, claims dramatic organ surgery results, and asserts the device cleanses the lower intestine with warm water. Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores in New England distribute a booklet titled Why Man of Today Is Only 50 Percent Efficient.
Louis Wallis of Chicago argued at Ford Hall that history and Bible interpretation have long been controlled by aristocracy. He said the social ideal of God will triumph over the individual ideal and modern scholarship will keep the Bible at the center of a global struggle for popular liberty. He contrasted Jews as justice loving common-property Israelites with Ammonites as capitalistic and formalistic, saying Jesus aided by common people and killed by the aristocratic elite.
Berlin reports the Bundesrat ordered expropriation of all domestic oats except seed and feed oats, effective February 15, and raised the maximum oats price by 50 marks per metric ton. This follows a January 26 seizure order covering corn, wheat, and flour stocks.
Massachusetts Co operative Hospital Association at 401 Marlboro Street Boston offers treatment for neuritis nervous stomach and skin diseases. Hours are 8 11, 2 5, 7 9 with additional times by appointment.
Edward F. McCullough describes a severe eczema outbreak covering his body and eyelids. After trying eight remedies without relief, Resinol Ointment and Soap stopped the itching immediately and led to full recovery. He provides address and notes samples available from Resinol in Baltimore.
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