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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1914
Page
6
Boston's two snowstorms in the past week will cost about 3.00 per city, according to Public Works Commissioner Rourke. He noted 2% men, 8 teams, and four auto trucks were used yesterday to clear streets, in addition to work paid by the L road.
Herbert Andrews, described as a neat aristocratic young man, was placed on trial in the Superior Criminal Court yesterday charged with forgery in four counts. He allegedly passed worthless checks on leading Boston hotels, department stores, and businessmen. The case, before a jury in the court's first session, will continue this morning. F M Zatolli represents Andrews and Assistant District Attorney Lavelle prosecutes.
Thomas Bullock, 28, was arrested by Somerville police on a Manchester New Hampshire warrant for larceny of 235 dollars from H P Hood and Sons Corp on December 26. He waived extradition and returned to New Hampshire.
A bill authorizes a $500,000 federal campaign to combat hog cholera and a horse disease named docrine. The measure, already approved by the Senate, was passed by the House today.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a quick laxative that cleanses the stomach clears sour undigested matter and removes bile from the liver. It claims a 10 cent box relieves headachy biliousness and constipation by morning and advises care for children.
In reducing flesh women should be careful and target fat in unwanted areas. Fifteen baths with Clarks Thinning Salts dissolved in water are promoted as the only satisfactory method by medical authorities. The salts claim to dissolve fatty tissue and offer health benefits, sold by Riker Jaymes and other stores with a booklet from Clarks Corporation.
The Argentine battleship Rivadavia docked at Commonwealth Pier in South Boston after a series of trial runs. Captain Joseph I. Kemp led on the bridge as Navigator W. O. White steered the course through shifting gales and heavy seas, with the vessel testing seaworthiness despite damage to her forward breakwater and torpedo net rack.
Preparations are underway for the largest gathering of furniture men ever in the United States to mark the eighth annual Home Furnishers Association of Massachusetts banquet at Copley Square Hotel on February 19. Governor Walsh, Hon. Guy Ham, and Rep. Haines are expected to speak. a long banquet committee lists many prominent names from across Massachusetts and Boston.
The booster campaign in Boston nears 60 000 with Allan Forbes joining the committee and contributing 250 from Moses Williams. Ex mayor Fitzgerald attends, and plans to expand the committee to 25 members while preparing site and port development efforts and South American trade outreach led by Consul General Lay.
A user reports instant relief after applying ZEMO stopping ongoing torture and making life bearable again. The claim emphasizes immediate comfort and renewed will to endure.
Mr and Mrs Frank J Tuttle announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Ruth Tuttle to J Freeman High of New York. Miss Tuttle a Smith College graduate class 1910 was active in athletics while her father serves as clerk for the Dorchester Municipal Court. High a Brown University 1911 graduate was a football star. Miss Tuttle is a cousin of Miss Margaret Stone of Brookline who recently announced her engagement to Huntington R Hardwick the star football player.
The disabled French liner Niagara was reported 1380 miles southwest of Brow Head this afternoon bound east. The report comes from Queenstown dated February 16.
Worcester February 16 Mrs Anna Lund 48 of 25 Hemens Street wife of Frank Lund attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor in a melancholy mood. She was taken to City Hospital where her name is on the dangerous list.
The Anthony Stove Foundry in Wakefield shut its doors yesterday morning due to extreme cold. The plant will remain closed until weather permits a full shift. About seven men were affected by the stoppage.
United States Senator T. P. Gore denounces the $50,000 damage suit as an infamous lie from a coterie of office seekers. The plaintiff, Mrs. Minnie E. Bond, accuses Gore of attacking her at a Washington hotel on March 24.
Senator Gore testified he did not offer Mrs. Bond any improprieties and claimed a conspiracy framed him. Witnesses for the plaintiff included Dr. J. H. W. Earp and others while Al L. Jennings contradicted a key witness. Mrs. Bond said Gore called her after the hotel episode and she hung up when he asked to come to his office.
An advertisement promotes Pyramid Pile Remedy claiming quick relief from piles without surgery. It urges sending for a free trial package and notes a regular 50 cent price at drug stores. It stresses avoiding operation and highlights convalescent results and easy purchase.
Meyer London, attorney for 35 New York trades unions, spoke on Legal and Social Justice in Lorimer Hall, Boston, arguing that most laws favor property over individuals and that strikes boycotts and picketing test the line between lawful and unlawful acts. He warned that true justice requires protecting individual freedom amid labor-capital conflicts.
The battleship New Jersey will depart Charlestown with a new commander as Captain Frank K. Hill, its current chief, is ordered home to await further orders.
The eastern Maine railroad would be authorized to construct and operate a bridge without a draw across the Penobscot River between Bangor and Brewer in a bill approved by the House.
An advertisement touts the Williams Treatment for kidney and bladder diseases, rheumatic conditions, and uric acid troubles with a free trial offer. It also promotes Eckman’s Alterative for glandular trouble and lung affections, citing a testimonial and urging readers to write for more information.
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