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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1919
Page
4
A charity of $1000 reward and an expert investigator are pledged by 100 business leaders led by Mayor F C Flint to solve the murder of Mrs Brown in Rockland. Attorney General Sturges may add a $500 reward. Police report a brutal club attack likely after an automobile strike, with autopsy suggesting a strong violent scene and possible concealment.
Witnesses described a tall man in a long black coat seen near the scene around 10 30 PM. Police pursued a possible suspect while an inquest with nine witnesses examined the case. Bloodstains at the scene and a plaster cast of footprints limited leads as authorities sought outside sleuths.
Rear Admiral Spencer Wood of the First Naval District said last night that sailors from Rockland were examined on arrival at Commonwealth pier at the Rockland police request. He stated the examination found no suspicion attaching to any of the men.
Oscar R. Cauchois an American and director general of freight traffic in the United States and Canada received the rosette of the French legion of honor from President Poincare. The award honors his 44 years with the French line of steamships for dispatching thousands of tons of material to France during the war.
Doctors have long endorsed Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root a kidney liver and bladder medicine described as a physician s prescription and strengthening cure It claims wide support from druggists and invites readers to request a sample bottle by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co Bing hamton N Y and mention the Boston Daily Post
Miss Margaretta Wood, daughter of Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, made her society bow at a New Year reception and tea at 107 Chestnut Street in Boston. Hundreds of guests from naval army and civilian circles attended as music by the Radio band played and a large floral display graced the home while Miss Wood begins a season in Boston society and continues studies at the Museum of Fine Arts.
New Year's Day marked a holiday for 406 prisoners at the Concord Junction reformatory. Inclement weather kept them indoors most of the day, with entertainment in the chapel a vaudeville and movie show. A noon dinner featured roast pork, mashed potatoes, squash, boiled onions, and squash pie.
Brigadier General George K. Cockerill retires as director of special intelligence at the war office and praises the secret service for preventing leaks from Gallipoli to Cambrai. He notes no enemy submarines learned of shipping departures and spies were rapidly arrested. The blockade benefited from their work, with contraband cases aided by their evidence.
Mayor Edwin O Child of Newton proposed in his inaugural address that a city owned memorial building be built in the center of town to honor Newton men who died in the present war. He would place it on land now partly housing three high schools and use it as a civic centre museum and relics display.
The Somerville Post reports $759.02 subscribed by readers for Clint Buchanan, the young newsboy killed by a car last Friday. The paper hopes contributions continue for one or two days to reach $1000 for his widow.
Contributions to the Buchanan fund exceed $110 with more than 70 donors and multiple workplaces sending contributions. Notable totals include $5.10 from New Can Company employees and $5.00 from Converse Rubber Co. and Gurney Heater Co. workers. Individual gifts come from Newton, Somerville, Chelsea, Beverly, Medford, and Belmont residents plus Newsboy Association secretary Isaiah H. Shain with $3.75.
A memorial note lists names from the Liberty Loan Newsboys Association and West End House sympathizers in Lawrence and Cambridge with addresses in Massachusetts. It highlights individuals such as Elizabeth Brinton in Idaho and Mary Lipman among others connected to the University and local organizations.
A vintage ad extols Freezone as a cheap remedy for corns promising instant relief and easy removal with no humbug. It emphasizes affordability and quick effect, inviting readers to apply a drop and lift away the corn.
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