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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1916
Page
4
A German submarine appeared in English waters during Christmas week but was followed by patrols and did no damage. It was the first hostile sub that had operated near the British Isles since September 23, 1916, and heavy seas helped keep its plans from success.
London officials report U.S. mail arriving from the United States on steamships St Paul and Noordam is delayed due to new censorship. First class mail should not be held longer than 24 hours after arrival, but distribution lags.
Mrs. Jessie M. Billings filed two identical suits in Suffolk Superior Court seeking 25000 each against Frederick S. Billings and Lucinda R. Billings, alleging alienation of affection and interference with her husband. She claims they concealed him, harbored him elsewhere, and refused to disclose his whereabouts. One count alleges additional assault threats and shoving when she confronted him on December 15. Both suits include a slander claim.
Judge Burke in Municipal Court ruled Isaac Simmons did not obtain money under false pretences in a dispute over a horse, harness, buggy and clothes sold for six dollars and nine dollars. The horse was later deserted and ordered shot by the Animal Rescue League agent.
Health ad urging preventive care for kidneys and bladder. Warns of nervousness insomnia dizziness and painful urination as danger signals. Promotes GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules with money back guarantee and calls readers to ask for the imported GOLDAMEDAL brand.
Expert chemical testimony at the Finance Commission Tulose city contracts hearing claims samples surreptitiously obtained are mostly linseed oil. Augustus H. Gill of Tech and Roger C. Griffin of Arthur D. Little testified based on analyses of samples provided by counsel John C. L. Dowling.
Walter G Grosvenor accused of blocking sample yields amid a Finance Commission probe into Tylose. Professor Gill found the evidence largely linseed oil, while Tylose inventor J Bebbington tested oddities. Emerson denied Grosvenor’s charge and faced cross questioning about credibility and a mayoral rumor.
James Cooper a mill overseer who joined the British army after the Lusitania sinking writes friends in New Bedford that during a Gallipoli fight he leapt from a trench and charged enemy lines killing five soldiers without a wound his act said to be inspired by the Lusitania tragedy.
A home remedy method uses granulated sugar and warm water to create syrup, then adds 2% ounces of Pinex to a pint bottle for a cost under 60 cents. It claims faster relief from coughs, bronchitis, and chest cold within 24 hours, with a money back guarantee from The Pinex Co. Fort Wayne Indiana.
Funeral services for Colonel Thom as F. Taff, prominent Boston businessman and treasurer of the Charitable Irish Society, will be held at St Marys Church in Charlestown. He died suddenly at his home after a short illness and will be buried at Calvary Cemetery. He was 1860 born, long a local leader, and esteemed by many civic and church groups.
The German steamer Walkure, sunk in Pepeete harbor ten months earlier to thwart capture by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, was raised in late December. French authorities sank the gunboat Zelee and opened Walkure’s water cocks as ships approached Papeete. Zelee remains submerged near the port entrance. The Walkure, sold to a San Francisco group, sustained minor damage.
Woodbury Langdon a retired New York businessman donates three white deer to Franklin Park Zoo. The deer arrived Tuesday and were received by Curator Anthony McNealy from Fox Point Farm Langdon’s Newington New Hampshire estate near Portsmouth.
The item notes weather conditions with a high of 49 and low of 46, dated a year prior. It includes an advertisement praising Laxative Bromo Quinine as a cure for a cold in one day, signed by E. W. Grove as 2ic.
Paris dispatch reports General Joffre issuing a New Year message praising French offensives in Artois Champagne the Woevre and Vosges. He says Germany's numbers and resources shrink daily while Austria requires aid and allies grow stronger at sea and financially exhausted central empires seek minor gains. He urges pride in past deeds and unity for a victorious year.
A wartime dispatch quotes the order declaring soldiers of the republic may take pride as this year of war ends and their work is considered complete. The message emphasizes solemn closure and reflection on service.
Boston health department plans a clinic at the Chardon Street building to examine workers in hotels and restaurants for occupational or communicable diseases. Every applicant or employed waiter will receive a health certificate as a condition of employment.
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