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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1910
Page
4
Three young Philadelphia mechanical engineers Charles Ross Howard Weikel and Orville Chester completed a 28 foot motor boat trip from Boston. They faced warnings from veterans on the Boston waterfront and nearly postponed due to bad weather before setting sail.
Chester built the boat Alice and completes a voyage begun last fall. The launch left quietly from Boston on a schooner, faced Cape Cod squalls, and endured storms near Point Judith and Martha's Vineyard. After rescue signals in Lord Island Sound, they crossed the East River to New York with only a gale off Cape May in their wake.
The Board of Park Commissioners orders replanted two rows of trees along Commonwealth Avenue Mall after a petition from residents. A landscape suggestion had shifted to single row planting with center trees, provoking protests as trees were removed. Now another petition led by Professor Charles Sargent urges restoring the original two-row arrangement.
Mrs Emma F Sully wife of Daniel J Sully once known as Cotton King faced a Supreme Court suit from Tiffany & Co seeking about 6000 dollars allegedly owed for goods. The action places Mrs Sully in a high profile debt case linked to a prominent New York family.
Schooner W. H. Read bound from Portland to Gloucester ran ashore at Straw Point during Friday night storm near Portsmouth New Hampshire. The revenue cutter Androscoggin and Rye Beach and Willis Sands life savers pulled her off the rocks and towed her clear though the vessel appeared badly damaged.
An American businesswoman in Providence reports obtaining a Japanese secret for bust development and wrinkle removal. She claims dramatic improvements to bust size and facial complexion and offers to send full details free to interested women who mail a stamp or stamped envelope.
The Legislature moves to set up a committee to investigate the Southbridge Savings Bank defalcation under bank examination laws. The panel would compel testimony with penalties up to ten thousand dollars or three years in jail. Rep Lamoureux and Rep Bazeley argued depositors demand a broader probe and potential undisclosed plunder.
The report covers a 1908 law inquiry into a savings bank and quotes Charles F Choate defending a bank settlement offer of 8 cents on the dollar while urging legislative scrutiny. It notes that police and legal actions face limits, outlines views from Representatives and Senators, and criticizes sensational anti slavery claims in Boston society.
The Sandy Hook proving grounds completed the first test of a reinforced concrete parapet as national defense against high power projectiles. A 20 foot thick concrete wall reinforced with heavy steel beams was pierced by a 12 inch gun at its highest velocity, confirming calculations that a wall three feet thick would be penetrated at maximum power.
A six wheeled motor truck owned by the Gale Lumber Company of Cambridge replaces horse power, hauling 10,000 feet of lumber with four wheel driven electric motors and a battery system. The device, a land tug with four independent wheel motors, can maneuver tight alleyways and turns within its length, reaching about six miles per hour when loaded. Orders for two more trucks have been placed as horses are replaced in yard work.
An odd promotional piece extols breakfast for mood and daily vigor. A soggy hot biscuit spoils a day, while a saucer of Grape-Nuts and cream with thorough chewing boosts mind and body for morning work. Read the little book for reasons.
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