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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1917
Page
11
Representative Thomas H. Glynn of Dorchester and his nephew John Miller were injured yesterday afternoon when a Fields Corner surface car was struck by a coal wagon on Dudley Street. Several car windows shattered and bystanders were badly frightened while others escaped unharmed.
A health advice note urges drinking a glass of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate before breakfast. It claims this purifies the stomach, liver, kidneys and bowels, flushes toxins, and improves overall feeling and vigor.
Foster W. Stearns longtime librarian of the Boston Art Museum was appointed State librarian by Governor McCall to succeed Charles F. D. Belden of Cambridge who resigned to head the Boston Public Library. Other gubernatorial nominations included John A. Kiggan and William F. Whittemore for Boston positions, Vincent Brogna for master in chancery, and Lynn appointee James P. Phelan to the Independent Industrial Shoemaking School. Miss Anna Frances O Keefe of Dorchester married Francis X. Wholley of Roxbury after a nuptial mass at St. Hugh's Church.
Four cars of anthracite coal were seized by police near Jamestown New York on an Erie siding and handed to local coal dealers for distribution. Railroad officials offered no opposition as this action complemented three cars confiscated yesterday, easing household coal shortages while manufacturers still face soft coal shortages.
About 50 ice gorges along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and tributaries threaten river craft and property. One major gorge at Franklin, Pennsylvania, extends nearly 40 miles upstream on the Allegheny River, the U S engineer office reported in Pittsburg.
The Russian steamer Condor reports Jan 22 in latitude 48 28.1 she found the Danish ship Hero dismasted and sinking off Rotterdam bound for New York. The Hero crew of 19 were rescued and landed at St Michaels aboard the Condor.
The admiralty says British naval aircraft on February 10 dropped bombs near the Yenikeui bridge on the Mediterranean coast of Asia Minor. The blast damaged the permanent thoroughfare south of the bridge.
Albert W. Atwood writes a timely Post Magazine piece examining the ethics and risks of speculation in markets and finance, exploring who bears responsibility and how society should regulate risk taking.
Forrest B. Colby of Bingham, a noted lumber operator and former state legislator, was appointed State land agent and forest commissioner by Governor Milliken in Augusta on February 14.
Dr. Ng Poon Chew, Chinese consul in San Francisco and founder of the first Chinese American newspaper, urged for a Roosevelt style bold approach for China. He praised American resolve and warned against Japan while expressing lasting loyalty to the United States as China seeks a place among world powers.
Jason Weiler marked his 75th birthday at his Brookline residence with four children one grandchild and close friends in attendance. A longtime jeweler at 65 Washington Street he runs Jason Weiler and Son with his son and is active in Masons Odd Fellows Knights of Pythias and Eiriks. He is a keen autoist and a weekend long-distance driver and has a baseball interest noted.
A well known Boston jeweler and Red Sox rooter who crossed the Atlantic 23 times for European business, stopped visits last year due to the war. Born in Cassel Germany on February 14 182, he came to the United States at 17 and learned the jewelry trade. He opened a Boston shop in 1872 and has ran a Washington street store for many years.
Washington February 14 The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled against the practice of requiring two passenger tickets for a single drawing room. The ruling ends the two tickets requirement for exclusive use of a pullman drawing room by rail passengers.
One more department joined the unpaid list on Cambridge payroll yesterday as the building inspectors division had seven men unpaid amid a dispute between Mayor Rockwood and City Auditor Thurston. Other affected units include the Overseers of the Poor at City Home and the Water Department with salary delays for the superintendent and clerks.
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