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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1917
Page
14
The Frederik VIII sails may resume Saturday after British inspection halted the homeward travel of Count von Bernstorff and other German officials. Officials say passport checks began Saturday and are about halfway finished, with departure expected next Saturday if delays do not recur.
Secrecy shrouds the on board review as officials report no suspected contraband. A empty three day repository lighter sits beside the ship. German passengers including Count Bernstorff express satisfaction with the inspection and the inspectors. Telegraphs to Bernstorff pass the censor and cargo checks are eased by British embassy certificates from New York.
Nearly 2000 women attended a Special Aid Society for American Preparedness meeting at the Somerset. A parade by the British Naval and Military Veterans' Association drum and bugle corps opened the event, followed by Girl Scout demonstrations. Grace Parker of New York urged recruits to the National Security League. Mrs. Barrett Wendell, society president and state chair of the National League for Women’s Service, presided.
In Essex County Superior Court E Kinsman Banks sues Mrs Clara Cheney for 10000 alleging insults and threats. Testimony recounts spying accusations and decoy letters, with neighbors and the Cheney family key witnesses. Verdict expected late tomorrow as motions loom and counsel clash over evidence.
New Haven Conn Feb 19 four scholars join Yale law school faculty Ed mund Morris Morgan and Ernest G Lorenzen from Minnesota Edwin M Borchard of New York City and Henry W Dunn of Boston Morgan Harvard trained Lorenzen Cornell graduate and former George Washington University dean Borchard served as American expert on international law and law librarian at the Library of Congress Dunn a Boston practicing lawyer The appointments expand Yale legal faculty with noted legal scholars
About 600 Brant Rock residents and neighbors attended a Quincy House event featuring a reception whist and dance last night. The gathering netted 390 dollars to boost the Catholic Church fund for Brant Rock.
Public notice promoting the Neal Treatment for alcoholism. It argues liquor addiction stems from alcoholic poison and claims the Neal Treatment cures craving in three days with home or clinic options. It promises no hypodermics, no withdrawal, no dope and confidential consultations, with no charge for consultation.
Lyman Hale Haggerty of 67 Moraine street Jamaica Plain seeks to change his name to Hale for sentimental reasons with a hearing set in Suffolk Probate Court on March 1. Miss Minnie Haggerty of 16 Harding street Cambridge visited the Boston Post editorial rooms yesterday, appearing serious rather than provoked or defiant.
In a Cambridge scene a Haggerty sister defends the family name and vows to marry within the surname while urging probate court to deny a name change to Hale. She cites the old motto Nee flec titur nec mutant and recalls her brother Daniel Haggerty, Vera Cruz hero, as she drafts a formal plea to the Suffolk Probate Court.
The obituary recalls Funston known as Fighting Fred, born 1865 in Ohio, rising from journalist to famed U S Army officer. He led raids in Cuba and Philippines, captured Aguinaldo, and commanded Southern Department on the Mexican border. His death followed a period of quiet recreation and a recent indigestion episode.
Major General Leonard Wood, commander of the department of the East, says General Funs ton was one of the country's most efficient and valuable officers. He expresses shock and grief, noting Funs ton rose to the highest rank through gallant duty and will be deeply mourned.
Judge Hardy ruled that Byron Chandler known as the Millionaire Kid does not own the patent rights and license on a moving picture film feed invention. The title is found to rest with the Feaster Film Feed Company and Chandler’s mother Mrs. Fannie M. Chandler of Manchester.
A Pennsylvania man recalls a druggist substituting another product when he asked for Father John’s Medicine. He later used Father John’s and gained strength, weight, and bronchial relief. The ad warns substitution harms and touts Father John’s as a safe prescription remedy with 60 years of success.
The piece urges rest, fresh air, and sleep to protect the kidneys from overwork. It promotes Dean's Kidney Pills as a proven aid, citing Boston carpenter Robert B. Woods who reports lasting relief and stronger kidney function after using the product.
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