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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
3
Dominic Morris, 35, of 35 Oakland Street Malden, died at Malden Hospital after a loaded automatic pistol discharged when he pressed the trigger. He was killed instantly by the bullet that struck his stomach.
Carmelio Battistella owner of the pistol and Morbi boarder disappeared after an accidental shooting. He invited the landlord to inspect the weapon bought the night before and removed a bullet clip from the handle but left one in the chamber. The victim passed Battistella's room at 7 30 am to quiet his five children. while Morbs viewed the gun, the weapon discharged and the man fell dying on the floor.
The Irish National Foresters unanimously endorse President Wilson in a special convention held yesterday afternoon in Owls Hall Charlestown. Supreme High Chief Ranger Martin F E Joyce presided.
An advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a safe, guaranteed solution to gray hair. It claims permanent natural color, healthful hair, and a money back promise, with distribution through Liggett's and other drug stores and a free book "Hair Culture."
Mr and Mrs John Swandson observed their 45th wedding anniversary at their daughter Mrs C W Andersons home 138 Crescent avenue Beachmont. They received many gifts including a bag of gold from friends and members of the Swedish societies of New England.
Professor George Van Ness Dearborn argues at Forsyth Dental Infirmary that staying thin at 40 requires extreme self-discipline, including cutting use of elevators and manual labor. He says fatness brings crises, high costs of living, and personal suffering, while dairy fat varies by milk source. He also links prohibition to a thinner populace.
In a letter to the Post a Massachusetts farmer says he will quit farming to earn a living as costs for grain eggs and milk soar. He owns a 110 acre farm with 11 head of stock and plans to sell next week, seeking a cash buyer and a city job to cover living expenses.
In Wiscasset Maine Albert E West declares Maine has a large hay surplus after a record crop. He lists 20 tons loose hay available and notes many locals have pressed hay ready to sell, suggesting sea or rail shipment at fair prices.
General Chairman James J. Storrow led a Massachusetts Public Safety session with Boston Chamber leaders to draft plans for the coming week. They reviewed past week records and set a schedule. the Land Forces committee may consider recruiting the Bay State National Guard to full war strength, though current state forces already exceed the act’s requirements.
The United States will be well supplied with naval auxiliaries in case of war, ranking second only to Great Britain. American tonnage has surged since the war began, with 50 coastwise steamers, 20 fast liners of the American Hawaiian Steamship Company, and an extensive fleet suitable for cruisers or transports. The American-Hawaiian fleet has operated globally under American command, named steamers include Alaskan American Arizonian Californian Dakotan Folridan Hawaiian Iowan Isthmian Kansan Kentuckian Mexican Minnesotan Missourian Monatan Ohioan Oregonian Panaman Texan Virginian.
The Dorchester district gathering of the Federation of Catholic Societies met at Ronan Memorial Hall led by Mgr. Peter Ronan. Attendees included Representative Charles S. O Connor of South Boston and Secretary Charles T. Daley of the Archdiocesan Federation with John P. Mead of Brockton. The event opened with America and closed with The Star Spangled Banner.
Hyde Park residents consider petitioning for a larger and more modern police station. Saturday night 18 arrests were made for drunkenness with 12 men and one woman taken into custody. Station 18 has only three cells prompting 10 inebriates to be moved to Jamaica Plain station.
Dr. Edwin H Place told Harvard Medical School listeners that letting children catch measles is dangerous and vaccination should occur every four to five years. He stressed adults remain vulnerable to smallpox despite childhood vaccination and called vaccination the only desirable infection.
Special police in Waterville and Winslow began eight hour shifts today to guard the railroad bridges amid ongoing security measures.
Twelve steam ships sail from New York risking the prohibited zone announced by Germany. The City of Pueblo sails for Havre with a mixed crew. Harvard is cited as the nation’s leading center for liberal arts education by Professor William M. Cole. Rabbi Harry Levi warns war only if a reckless submarine commander acts, urging trust in President Wilson and a National Day of Prayer called by the General Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
Santa Fe New Mexico reports Governor E R De Baca died this afternoon at 4 o clock confirming the end of his term in office and marking a sudden halt in state leadership.
Funeral services for Dr J Edward Hoole were held yesterday afternoon at his home on 8 Highland Avenue West Somerville. Reverend William S Wilson of the West Somerville Baptist Church officiated. The body was taken to Lowell, his birthplace, for burial.
Yesterday many Protestant churches in Greater Boston observed a day of prayer. The event reflected shared faith and community in the region.
The funeral of Catherine Golden, a child drowning victim from Arlington, was held yesterday from her parents' home at 67 Beacon Street. Catherine, 4, died when a sled broke through ice on the Mystic River with her 7-year-old brother John aboard.
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