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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
8
A blaze at Oak Grove Cemetery in Medford yesterday caused five thousand dollars in damage. Two horses suffocated, a wagon shed, teams and tools were destroyed. Medford and State Police investigate the cause and extent of the loss.
A cablegram from New Bedford reports Captain Allen F. Kingman of the 16th Infantry with the American expeditionary forces was accidentally shot by a sentry. The message was received by his parents today.
Promote Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a hair darkening product. Claim it darkens gray hair naturally and evenly after one or two applications, with millions sold annually. Warn it is a toilet item not a disease treatment.
Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation of Boston issues a public notice dated February 28 1918. The record states corporate actions and expected dates for a compliance filing. Further details are not provided in the readable text.
The Post outlines its delivery network including fast trains and hundreds of teams to serve over 500 000 breakfast table readers. It invites new subscribers to contact the circulation department by writing or calling Main 1383 to arrange delivery.
Judge William J. Paxton testified in Superior Criminal Court that the lake at Jamesburg Park is a swamp. Defendants Lieutenant Gilbert A. Clark Clifford I. Toppin and Harold W. Jackson face larceny and conspiracy charges in the sale of alleged worthless land at Jamesburg Park.
Annie H. Blumberg testified that a caller claiming to be George H. Keyes a real estate agent discussed her Cape Cod property and said he would send an agent. Jackson then visited, leading to negotiations exchanging Cape property for land at Jamesburg Park New Jersey. Judge Paxton described the Jamesburg tract as poor, hilly and unsuitable for agriculture or building. The land lies about a mile from the depot with rough roads. He noted sign posts with street names and questioned salability for anyone who has seen the property. Cross examination reduced the chance of improvement from roads or tree cutting and questioned industrial interest in the site. Trial resumes tomorrow.
Mahamad Ahmet a Turkish worker at Toro River Works in Quincy was arrested by a Boston patrolman and handed to federal authorities on seditious language charges under the espionage act. Police found in his pockets $1115 in bills two gold watches and a pistol magazine indicating potential liability at home. Assistant US Attorney Dewey questioned him with unsatisfactory answers.
Morris Hillquit Socialist leader rejects command of an American Red Guard proposed by Dr. Benjamin Sapphir. He favors an international Socialist conference to aid the Russian revolution and questions the army idea citing lack of military experience and Roosevelt’s failed efforts.
Frank W. Turner, 38, a janitor at Roxbury High School, was found dead yesterday in the school's retiring room with a gunshot wound to the head and gas escaping from a gas jet. A note near the body indicated intent to self kill amid long illness.
United States commissioner of education Philander P. Claxton told Educational Publishers that the government opposes enlisting university and college students. He said attendance and educational standards should be kept normal, colleges abroad are empty, and trained engineers and specialists may be more valuable at the front as the war drags into 1920 or 1921. The Allies rely on American trained men for aircraft and submarine defense.
Mrs Edna M Hunt of Revere wins a decree nisi from Judge Fox in East Cambridge Superior Court. She alleges cruel treatment and non support by husband James H Hunt of Malden. Husband allegedly kept a razor under his pillow and threatened her. She may resume her maiden name Edna M Berry.
Washington reports the United States plans rehabilitation of Spain's railroad system to enable large shipments of supplies from Spain to General Pershing's forces in France. An offer of American railway materials is part of negotiations to lift Spain's embargo on goods into France due to Spain's broken-down roads.
Negotiations move toward a final accord as Spain is told its ships in U S ports may sail once restricted cargoes are discharged. About six Spanish steamers and several sailing ships remain, with Washington seeking to use much of this tonnage under favorable terms similar to those for northern neutral vessels.
Outdoor ad copy touts LAXATIVHO BROMO QUININE tablets for quick cold relief. Claims stop cough and headache and work off cold. Features E. W. GROVE signature on each box and 30 cents price.
Senator Weeks told Middlesex Club at Young's Hotel that no bill in Congress will create a war cabinet. He denied a War Department breakdown and urged unison with the President in war prosecutions, stressing Senate investigations and bipartisan cooperation. Weeks and Sterling spoke on postwar railroads. Weeks announced plans to seek re election.
Herman Uhlbrand was arrested Tuesday night on charges of being an alien enemy. He was questioned at the federal building yesterday and reportedly possessed a silk German flag and addresses of German officers. He lacked a registration card and has no fixed occupation. He will probably be placed in an internment camp.
The Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association closed its 24th annual convention in Worcester today electing Willard A. Munson of Walpole as president and naming vice presidents Albert R. Jenks Archer N. Tuttle John W. Howes and C. W. Mann with F. Howard Brown as secretary treasurer and H. Ward Moore as auditor.
H A Cochran of Baltimore former assistant traffic manager of the B and O railroad now serves in the transportation division of the fuel administration as transportation assistant to Director General of Railroads McAdoo. The appointment by Fuel Administrator Garfield is part of a coordination plan between the fuel and railroad administrations.
Henry Wilson Hardy of 7 Linnaean Street a senior at Cambridge Latin School won the Longfellow medal for the best essay on Longfellow's works His piece focused on the dramatic poems Hardy is the son of Mrs Georgia Hardy and the medal was presented by Mrs Joseph Thorpe a poet's daughter
A noted authority explains indigestion as due to hyper acidity and fermentation of undigested food. He recommends four ounces of Jad Salts in water before breakfast for a week to neutralize acid and promote digestive flow, a remedy said to be inexpensive and widely used.
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