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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1918
Page
4
The Arlington Joint board of Selectmen and public works adopts a moonlight street lighting plan to save coal during the fuel shortage. Lights will be extinguished on nights with bright moonlight.
Mr George Butterworth of 1622 Washington Street Boston reports deafness and head noises ended after treatment by Osmo Chemic Physicians. Several others including Mrs Nellie Sullivan of Roxbury Everett resident FE Blake Julia Bell James Bailey Enid Pow Roland Ellis EH Gustafson and James Conrad are listed as cured in this promotional notice.
Soap and shampoos often dry the scalp and brittle hair. Use pure coconut oil, lightly rubbed with water to cleanse. It produces rich lather rinses clean and leaves hair soft, shiny, and easy to manage. coconut oil is cheap and widely available.
The Jewish relief drive in Boston aimed at 500000 dollars closes tomorrow afternoon after raising 382529 by Saturday. Nearly one thousand volunteers worked across Greater Boston with mass meetings at the Williams School hall led by Louis Weirstein and others as 3000 attendees filled Chelsea’s Chelsea drive event.
Jewish workers in Boston and Chelsea mobilize for a last two day subscription drive for war relief. Leaders predict a record breaking inrush, with broad support from prominent non Jewish members and increased small contributions. The drive includes a day’s wages from Boston Jewish workers and notes cooperation between Jewish employers and employees.
With the setting of the sun tonight the Jews of Boston begin the Feast of Purim a 24 hour holiday marked by synagogue services and readings from the Book of Esther. The celebration includes festival activities for children and religious school groups across Greater Boston.
Nathan Schwartz, 18, who killed Emil Kanab, lies on a prison cot in Charles Street jail as Sheriff Kelcher cannot spare guards to move him to a hospital. The killer entered Mrs. Slater’s Beacon Street home, forced a cook to guide him, shot Kanab during a struggle, and is dying from pneumonia while confined in the gatehouse.
More than 1000 Italian workers on the Victory Plant project at Squantum will be addressed at noon by Lieutenants Bruno Rosselli and Vittorio Orlandini in the Aberthaw Construction Company theatre. Ubaldo Guldi, a North End banker, will introduce the speakers.
Worcester mourns 73 year old violinist John Baptiste Alva who first played in America on a Mississippi river steamboat with No Bull the famed Norwegian violin. He died of apoplexy today at his time Winslow street.
Mrs Florence Kelley, prominent child labor expert, told the Old South Forum that wartime exploitation of children shifts the cost of war onto young lives. She urged the nation to see national health as its true wealth and warned the war’s burden would persist after Armistice unless attitudes change.
Mrs. Kelley denounces profiteers and says new York law reform attempts were blocked by Governor Whitman under pressure from pro war labor interests. She cites 40 000 working children ages 14 to 16 in New York City and warns of malnutrition and lost schooling amid wartime economic strain. She also condemns a compromise bill that let public school boys work on farms and in industry from April to November.
Mrs. W. A. Clark wife of Lieutenant W. A. Clark of Camp Devens searches for a valuable diamond ring lost days ago between the North Station and the Back Bay. She offers a $200 reward with no questions asked. The ring is prized as both its intrinsic value and a wedding gift from her husband.
A citywide canvass seeks to secure full military records of Boston men in the army or navy. Volunteers collect home addresses, regiment, muster date, branch, age, kinship details, and next‑of‑kin contact information for filing with the Boston Soldiers Information Bureau at City Hall Room 65.
Police report an unidentified man about 40 years old, six feet tall and 170 pounds, with a medium complexion, brown mix suit, tan shoes, and brown cap. He was found unconscious in a Tremont Street room and died before reaching City Hospital.
A Boston information bureau plans an extensive catalog of Americans in military service including allies. The effort aims to keep soldiers in touch with kin and inform families about whereabouts work and health while also sharing local life news. Tent Regiment volunteers will canvass six nights a week under chairman Michael H. Corcoran.
A wartime effort reports destitution among families relying on sons in service. Local information bureau canvassers coaxed reluctant families to seek aid, then referred cases to the Metropolitan Red Cross. The Soldiers' Information Bureau committee, coordinated by massachusetts officials, lists ward chairmen and contacts across Boston to receive information cards and coordinate relief.
Axel Dahl, a Norwegian attorney visiting the United States, warned that unless the embargo is lifted by April Norway will face severe food shortages. He noted Norwegians are currently limited to about 250 grams of bread daily, mainly beans and peas, amid war-time rationing and cited preparations for a long conflict.
J P Morgan of New York met in Boston with labor leaders as the New England Telephone Operators Council set strike votes for operators in numerous cities and towns. Morgan declined to speak, sending a brief message to a Post reporter. He spent the afternoon meeting friends including J C R Peabody at the Hotel Lenox and was seen at the Copley Plaza after arriving from New York.
Representatives from 17 New England exchanges gathered with the New England Telephone and Telegraph management after wage demands were refused. Unions plan local votes on a strike in the next two to three days with a joint council coordinating reports and possible strike start time. The Boston area unions and Worcester operate independently for now, and delegates urged rapid action while the Boston Women’s Trade Union League hosted a large and dramatic meeting.
The British Canadian recruiting mission will start next Sunday night at the Hippodrome on Berkeley and Tremont streets. War pictures from theatres will be shown for the first time in the country. Music and singing will be featured with U.S. recruiting officers cooperating with Canadian officers during the week.
German papers from Amsterdam report several Allied air raids on German towns. Wehlingen saw bombs Monday with three deaths. Pirmasens in Bavaria was struck Wednesday injuring several and damaging homes. Mannheim was raided Wednesday night causing damage and casualties including a child killed and a woman and child injured.
Berlin dispatch reports widespread signs of a planned general strike movement in Germany. The Weser Zeitung of Bremen cites indications of a systematic campaign to promote broad labor action across the country.
Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus visiting the Boston navy yard met with Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, commandant of the first district, for discussions during the official call.
Mme Frieda Hempel of the Metropolitan Opera gave a Symphony Hall recital featuring a broad program from Rossini to Bellini. The concert opened with Rossini and Mozart, then included Rimsky Korsakov Parasha Moussorgsky and Meyerbeer numbers, with encores and strong audience enthusiasm.
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