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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1912
Page
7
In Lynn on February 22 Inspector W. H. Thorne said new evidence strengthens the case against aunt Mrs. Jennie Wentzell in the death of 4 year old Charles J. Beaupre. The officer asserts the evidence is sufficient to convict on the charge of causing the boy's death.
The court heard that the mother showed a mania for maltreating the child described as the worst inhumanity seen by Lynn police. The burial occurred at 10 AM at the aunt’s residence with Rev. O Poland officiating. Witnesses recounted bruises, a forehead abscess, and a fatal head strike, while relatives attended under strain as a restraining order kept the mother away.
Fairhaven marked its 100th anniversary of incorporation with morning and afternoon exercises in the Town Hall. A children’s concert and a historical address by Job C. Tripp were followed by a centennial poem by Lewis Judd. The day featured 100 schoolchildren in Colonial dress and closed with a bright ball.
Governor Foss and Mrs. Foss greet 4484 citizens at the Washington birthday event in the Hall of Flags. Police halted two suspects found near the entrance while the crowd, mostly younger, flowed through from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Various veterans groups, officers, and scouts formed the long procession, with Lt. Gov. Luce and many officials present. The reception ended as the State House was cleared.
A health ad urges teen girls to avoid fatigue by restoring blood with Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. It cites a testimonial from Mrs C E Redman of Newburyport praising the pills and notes the product is sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady New York with price details.
John Craven, 530 years old, married, of 2% Darling street Roxbury, was found dead in bed yesterday morning with a gas jet open. Police concluded the wind had blown the gas out during the night. Medical Examiner Leary was notified to view the body.
An old advertisement-style notice touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick cure for colds and nasal catarrh. It claims rapid relief from sneezing, runny nose, eye irritation, throat pain, and fever with direct application to affected membranes, promising healing and strengthened tissues.
For the first time in local post office history, Boston postal clerks joined the Governor's reception at the State House. A 600-strong line of clerks and carriers marched from the central post office led by Postmaster Mansfield and officials N. B. Lawless and J. A. McMahon, all wearing white carnations with flags.
The Health Board recommends the city raise swine at the poor farm fed by city garbage, to sell in Boston markets. Male almshouse inmates would collect garbage, and the city would purchase hogs to be fed with it.
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