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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1922
Page
3
Harvard biologists report precise measurement of life and death processes in plants for the first time. The findings may illuminate injury and recovery phenomena in humans, offering clearer insights than before.
Harvard botanists led by W J V Osterhout show Laminaria kelp vitality tracked through electrical resistance under stress. Alive plants resist current. death halts change. Minor injuries permit full recovery. severe injury yields partial or no recovery.
Professor Osterhout reports that exposure to salt solutions damages plant life in predictable ways. Two hours kills the plant, five minutes allows full recovery, and one hour yields partial recovery. The Harvard finding suggests living phenomena obey chemical laws and may enable predicting aspects of living matter behavior.
Former Astoria mayor F C Harley arrives in Boston leading a National Liberal Alliance push for a public referendum on liberal construction of the eighteenth amendment to allow light wines and beer. Ballots will be placed in public gathering spots to gauge opinion with a view to appealing to Congress this winter.
Miss Stella Knowles of 49 Worcester Street South End was admitted to City Hospital last night for veronal poisoning after admitting an overdose. Mrs Ella McSweeney accompanied her. Police say she took ten tablets in a downtown department store dressing room.
In Revere the ordinary goats Pete and Repeat play a daily role in helping residents start the day. The animals provide a comforting, homely presence for locals who depend on their steady morning routine.
The article profiles George Poretsky and his two two year old goat carts named Pete and Repeat in Revere. Each morning they deliver the Boston Post to about 200 families despite weather and snow and even entertain beach visitors with rides for a dime. They nibble at old tin cans and laundry on neighbors’ lines, but their owner ensures a proper breakfast and keeps damaged issues out of deliveries.
The foregoing is the substance of what Mr. Pelletier told friends here today in reply to questions as to what he is planning to do.
The report notes that a Massachusetts bill restricting district attorney eligibility to attorneys faces opposition from Mr. Pelletier who vows to press for judicial election reforms. His supporters report improved spirits despite past charges and trials as he prepares to travel to Washington to meet Senator Reed, his senior counsel, after the Supreme Court verdict.
Delia Dillon, 37, suffered painful burns to face and hands at her Chelsea home 102 Winnisimmet Street last evening as she tried to extinguish a kitchen fire of unknown origin. Two youths aided in the rescue and Hoseman Charles Hutchings of Engine 2 acted quickly to save her from smoke before she suffocated.
Dublin reports Arthur Griffith and Sir James Craig left for talks with the British cabinet as uncertainty grows over the Ard Fheis pact and possible Irish elections. De Valera campaigns begin with rallies in Ennis Limerick and Drogheda while Provisional leaders prepare for forthcoming meetings.
In the House of Commons Winston Churchill explains a joint British Irish commission to assess damages in Ireland. The panel will have one British appointee and one Irish, with a high judicial chair, to hear claims including criminal injuries. Ireland accepts full responsibility for damage by its forces. Scotland and England damages noted.
Government sought authority to pay the northern government of Ireland a contribution of 7 500 000 dollars for criminal injuries to persons and property in the territory sustained before January 14 1922.
Robert Babson, Boston businessman and Appalachian Mountain Club member, was found nearly frozen in a Lincoln New Hampshire snow drift after a night trek from Coolidge Mountain. Rescuers carried him on snowshoes to the Lincoln Hotel where restorative rubbing revived him. He and companions planned another return trip.
Howard Andrew Gooley of Ayer was arrested at his wife's grave in Woodlawn Cemetery Clinton as mourners prepared to leave. Police Chief Beatty took him into custody after a funeral and cemetery service ended. The death was attributed to an illegal operation. The victim, Rosa Buchheim, was the daughter of Fred A. Buchheim. She and Gooley had a 19 month old son and were married three years ago while Gooley served at Camp Devens.
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