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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 16, 1914

Page

8

Ankle Injury Won’t Stop Suffrage Tea Plans

New York Feb 15 Despite advice from friends and the injury of Dr Anna Howard Shaw president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association she will attend the tea at the Hotel Biltmore tomorrow in honor of her birthday and Susan B Anthony After what I went through yesterday that won t hurt me

New York Anna Howard Shaw National American Woman Suffrage Association Jersey City Hotel Biltmore Susan B. Anthony

Woman Dies at 104 in Worcester County

Rhoda Anna Belyea died today in Upton at the age of 104, possibly the oldest woman in Worcester County. Local residents note her long life and the community remembers her.

Maine Also to Have Go-to-Church Sunday

Moviston Me Feb 15 Resolutions were passed at the close of the Hove conference of boys for a statewide Go-to-Church Sunday campaign. The registration committee reported nearly 500 delegates present.

Maine Movwiston Hove

Father John's Medicine Praised by Newark Reader

Vera Virginia Sites of Newark Ohio writes of recovering from long bronchitis and winter coughs after using Father John's Medicine. She credits the remedy with restoring health and enabling her to attend school daily. The note promotes the medicine as a safe alcohol free family remedy and non patent medicine.

Father John Vera Virginia Sites Newark Ohio

Resinol Cures Pimples Face Transformation Promoted

An Atlanta customer testimonial dated April 24 1913 touts Resinol Soap and Ointment for clearing pimples and achieving a velvet smooth complexion. The ad cites Miss E P Gaddis of 28 South Pryor St and urges trials via Resinol Baltimore Md Dept. 43 R.

Atlanta E. P. Gaddis South Pryor St Dept. 43-R Resinol Baltimore

Boy Saves Six Lives in Minneapolis Fire

Glynn Johnson a 15 year old boy saved six people during a city fire at his father Axel Johnson’s bakery and living quarters in Minneapolis on February 16. He woke by the crackle of flames and dragged his father his mother a younger brother two women and a bakery worker to the open air all were revived.

Minneapolis Minn Glynn Johnson Axel Johnson Youn Johnson

Treasur­er of Empire State Dies in Apparent Suicide

State Treasurer Kennedy died in a New York hotel from a self inflicted act as the medical examiner ruled. The tragedy followed days of public scrutiny over his finances and a looming grand jury examination. Kennedy, born 1866 in Buffalo, had long service in city government and the state Democratic organization.

Kennedy Grand Jury Suc Arthur W. Sissell The People’s Bank New York Whitman Bissell Buffalo Fraternal Order of Engles

Kennedy's Accounts Found Correct Audit Ordered

Governor Glynn said the comptroller's office confirmed the state treasurer Kennedy's accounts were correct after a check last Monday. He ordered a full audit of the books to begin tomorrow.

Albany WN. Y Glynn Comptroller's Office Kennedy

Falls From Window Proves Fatal for Local Youth

Leonard Maccluso aged 19 of 61 Charter street North End died instantly after plunging from a third story window at his home around 1 AM yesterday. The incident is being investigated by local authorities.

Leonard Maccluso Charter Street North End

Storm Strains Coast as Eleven Liners Overdue in Boston

The New England blizzard grounds eleven transatlantic steamers in Boston harbor region as crews battle storms and some vessels are feared lost. Gloucester schooner Cynthia wrecked off Cape Race with Minia rescuing her crew. Shore towns endure impassable streets and stalled streetcar lines amid near zero temps.

Boston New England Cynthia Cape Race Minia

Record Storm Rescues Highlight Maine to Newfoundland Shipping

A sweeping northeast gale imperiled many ships with at least one notable rescue. The schooner Cynthia’s crew were saved from a burning vessel by the cable boat Minia, and other vessels including Marquette of Antwerp, Muncaster Castle, India, and Kingstonian remain unaccounted for. Ice and cold linger as police and crews aid stranded traffic and emergency crews in New England towns.

Cynthia Marquette Antwerp Muncaster Castle India Yokohama Hong Kong Wartenfels Kathiamba Calcutta Kingstonian London Zyldyk Rotterdam Toronto Hull Arkansas Maryland Copenhagen Manchester Sachem Liverpool Gloucester Western Union Minia Cape Race Newfoundland Tne Minia

Laced Straw Hats Debut in Paris Fashion Notes

Paris report notes hats of laced straw with silk handwork by Elaine, small rounded shapes with a quill standing from the front and neutral tones with Oriental embroidery. Coat waists rise as vests and collars in neutral suits trend Oriental gay.

Paris Elaine

Blizzard survivor found safe in New Hampshire

A Chester boy believed dead in the blizzard was found yesterday alive after being sheltered in a stranger's home. He was blinded and nearly perished in the wind and snow but is now back with his anxious parents. Newburyport and Haverhill streetcar service remained disrupted with one car stuck on Newbury Street near Woodbridge School. The crew kept at their posts as residents provided warmth, coffee, and sandwiches while rescue works continued.

Manchester N. H Newburyport Chester Haverhill Newbury Street Woodbridge

Sunday Night Opera Concert at the Boston Opera House

Singers Myrna Sharlow Cara Sapin Alfredo Ramella Rodolfo Fornari and Taddeo Wronski performed under conductors Charles Strong and Ralph Lyford. Alice Nielsen was indisposed and Sharlow stood in. Overture to William Tell Funeral March of a Marionette and Marche des Petits Soldats acted as orchestral pieces. The program closed with the Martha quartet amid hearty applause.

Boston Opera House Myrna Sharlow Cara Sapin Alfredo Ramella Rodolfo Fornari Taddeo Wronski Charles Strong Ralph Lyford Alice Nielsen Miss Sharlow Pierne Martha

Harvard Freshman Swimming Captain Gibb Named

Edward H. Gibb of Honolulu Hawaii has been elected captain of Harvard’s freshman swimming team. Gibb trained at Oahu College and Phillips Exeter Academy and is noted for speed in short dashes among Hawaiians Hitch cock and Gilman.

Edward H. Gibb Honolulu Hawaii Harvard Gibb Oahu College Phillips Exeter Academy Hitchcock and Gilman

Practical Course in Sales Managership

Practical Course in Sales Managership offers 17 lectures by Edward E. Woocher C K Woodbridge E M Fisher Franklin W Ganse and others. Classes meet Tuesday evenings 7 15 to 9 30 at the new Y M C A Building in Boston Mass with full details available from the School of Commerce and Finance 314 Huntington Ave. Back Bay 4400. All interested men invited to the first lecture February 1?

Edward E. Woocher New England Barrett Adding Machine Co National Cash Register Co C. K. Woodbridge Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co E. M. Fisher Wm. Fiiene’s Sons Co Franklin W. Ganse the Columbian National Life Insurance Co School of Commerce and Finance Huntlanton Ave Boston Mass

Harvard Hockey Crises as Captain Willetts Injured

Harvard faces a crisis with two key players sidelined after a Saturday clash with Princeton. Captain Willetts fractured a rib and Phillips broken finger leaving the team short for the crucial Princeton game in New York and the Yale clincher in a week.

Harvard Princeton Willetts Baker Phillips

Telegraphers Favor Mullen as Joint Representative

At the Boston and Maine Division 41 meeting the legislative committee’s recommendations were adopted and John I Mullen of New Haven Railroad Division 8 was chosen as joint representative for Divisions 41 and 89 and the Boston elevated railway company Men’s Division 159 on telegraphers, station and tower interests. Officers were re-elected: Chief Telegraph er Thomas J Fogerty of Somerville, Secretary Treasurer Frank C McGrath of Winchester, with Dennis J McDonald of Woburn and Thomas F Quilty of West Somerville as first and second vice-chief telegraphers.

Boston & Maine Railroad Legislative Committee Lodge John I.’. Mullen New Haven Railroad Division Hoston Elerated Railway Company State House Thomas J. Fogerty Somerville Frank C. McGrath Winchester Dennis J. McDonald Woburn Thomas F. Quilty West Somerville

Wage scale talks and union activity sweep Boston area

Progress reported by the wage scale committee at a Building Laborers Union meeting. The men seek a 35 cent per hour standard rate. The Boston & Maine Dock Freight Handlers Union announced another conference with company officials this week. Bay State Lodge 162 admitted 12 new members. A large turnout joined the Bill Posters and Billers Union meeting. The Boston inside Iron Workers Union plans to seek a charter from the Bridge and Structural Iron Workers Union with 174 signatures. about 400 more expected next meeting. Elevator Operators protested licenses for unskilled operators. further action tonight. Mayor Curley invited to the annual banquet of municipal employees unions at the Highland House. Newspaper Web Press men’s union to review six day work week. Charlestown navy yard machinists expect a supply ship contract. Street Carmen’s arbitration award to include yard men and ticket sellers. Stationary Firemen set date for eight hour day where not observed. A Waltham N A S E member replaced a striking Cambridge hose worker. Union donation of 50 goes to St Elizabeth’s Hospital. Hotel Workers Alliance plans a display and event on April 21. Teamsters 25 won’t meet Sunday due to holiday.

City Hall Washington Street Boston Iron Workers’ Union Bridge and Structural Iron Workers’ Union Curley Boston Joint Council of Municipal Employees’ Unions Highland House Roxbury Web Pressmen's Union Washington Charlestown Navy Yard Charlestown Dielals Boston Elevated Street Railway Company Arbitration Board Boston Stationary Firemen's Union Joseph A. Nash Boston Hflevtren Workers’ Union Joseph BH. O’neil St. Elizabeth's Hospital Hotel Workers’ Alliance Teamsters

Stolen Diamonds Recovered From West Side Barn

Diamonds valued at 32000, part of 8000 dollars stolen in a sample case from a carriage last Friday, were found buried beneath a West Side barn floor. Frank Dizzina led police to the jewels saying three boys hid the case after realizing its value and confiding in two older men who then took the gems from them. The case belonged to Arsene Pernette of New York.

Chicago Frank Dizzina Dirzina Arsene Pernette New York

Mrs Conboy Named Organizer for AFL Women’s Unions

Roxbury resident Sara A. Conboy is appointed a permanent organizer on the official staff of the American Federation of Labor. She has previously served as a national organizer for the United Textile Workers Union and worked on strikes in Lawrence and Paterson. Her new commission focuses on organizing women workers across the country. The AFL has called for a stronger campaign to unite women workers.

Sara A. Conboy Roxbury Conboy American Federation of Labor United Textile Workers’ Union Lawrence Paterson

Labor union meeting backs city contractor opposition in Boston

The Boston Central Labor Union endorsed the teams ters unions stand against city contract work especially garbage and ashes pickups. A special committee was elected to protest contractor hiring non English speaking non citizens. A ward advisory board for school matters was proposed and Elevator Operators and Porters Union backed wage and hours request for March 2. General Charles H. Taylor was praised for cutting the Evening Globe price to one cent.

Boston Central Labor Union Wells Memorial Hall Teamsters Sanitary and Tnion Kobs Harry P. Jennings Teamsters’ Union 879 William P. Greaney Curley Elevator Operators and Charles H. Taylor Evening Globe General Taylor

Longshoremen Join A F L Across North Atlantic Coast

At a Boston meeting, Secretary Treasurer William F. Dempsey announced that longshoremen from St John to Baltimore across transatlantic steamship ports are now members of the International Longshoremen's Association in the Atlantic Coast District Council era of the A F L.

Boston Longshoremen's Trade Council William F. Dempsey Atlantic Coast District Council North Atlantic St. John Halifax Baltimore Big A. F L. International Longshoremen’s Association

French Liner Niagara Drifts Back After Propeller Breaks

The French liner Niagara with 147 passengers bound for New York turned back to a French port due to broken propellers. It was reported in distress 135 miles off Ushant, Bordeaux rushed to aid, and wireless signals from a passing ship indicated the vessel was seen far northwest, but no reply was received.

Brest France Niagara Wavre New York Ushant Bordeaux

Whipple Addresses Harvard Law Students on Legal Procedure

Sherman Tr. Whipple spoke to about 800 Harvard Law School attendees at Phillips Brooks House in Cambridge on The Forms of Legal Procedure. He urged secrecy between client and lawyer as intolerable and argued against limiting the court’s access to communications from the attorney’s office. He did not mention Professor William Howard Taft of Yale, who had dismissed similar reforms in a Yale lecture.

Sherman Tr. Whipple Harvard Law School Phillips Brooks House Cambridge Mr. Whipple William Howard Taft Yale Whipple Yale Law

Cosmetics and Powders Invite Germs Says Scientist

Dr Hikada collaborating with Professor Niesser at Breslau Germany reports cosmetics powders and facial creams harbor germs. He notes many germs are harmless yet dangerous in numbers and cause pimples. Soap fails to remove them as they hide in pores, making medicated Savon Cacum by Louis Nathan in Paris a favored remedy.

Hikada Niesser Breslau Germany Louis Nathan Rue Scribe Paris

Guaranteed rupture relief with Cluthe Automatic Massaging Truss

A long offer promotes the Cluthe Automatic Massaging Truss as a 60 day risk free trial solution for rupture. It claims high success, military and medical endorsements, and contrasts with belts and springs. Readers are urged to request a free cloth bound book detailing why others failed and how to obtain the truss.

Cluthe

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