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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
6
Lawrence January 14. William R. Moore a World War I veteran and former chauffeur for Dr Harrison Alexander of Derby New Hampshire learns he is the beneficiary of Alexander's will. Moore, who lives at the Post Office Chambers, served Dr Alexander for 12 years before the war and later ran an auto garage.
Stoneham Mass resident Clifford C. Steele was granted an adjournment to the April Knox County Supreme Court term on charges of paying for cattle with bad checks. He posted $2600 bail and faces similar indictments in Lincoln County. Steele also says he has suit for $20,000 against Stoneham Trust Company for allegedly refusing to honor his checks under a prior arrangement.
Jan 14 Hopkinton selects English teacher to replace Miss Elen Duffey who was dismissed months ago and sparked student walkouts. The new teacher’s name is not released. A special town meeting Saturday will elect a selectman town moderator and a school committee member. The committee also raised town teachers salaries by 100 dollars and high school teachers by 250 dollars.
In Carlisle England on January 14 a City Council meeting heard a letter from President Wilson thanking Carlisle for presenting a casket. The gift was not ready for delivery during Wilson's December 1918 visit, when he was made a freeman and the town’s old home of his mother.
President Theodore Roosevelt, with Rear Admirals Dunn and Halstead, questioned Navy Yard officials and prison staff as two formal charges against Commander Osborne were forwarded to Washington for a direct answer. He noted only two specific charges, refused to detail one, and said Justice Department inquiry had occurred but did not probe Osborne's system in depth. Osborne had earlier offered resignation to Secretary Daniels, then withdrew it and pressed for an investigation.
A notice invites W. A. Varney of Lynn Massachusetts to write today for Special Literature and Symptom Blank called Discoverer of Varnesis. Materials are offered free to the requester.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt spent six hours at the navy yard investigating the naval prison amid charges against Commander Lieutenant Commander Thomas Mott Osborne and said conditions were satisfactory. He left for Washington and planned to return to interview residents, civilians at the yard, and others who complained.
An unusual indictment was returned by the grand jury against Howard R. Taylor of Gorham charging attempt to kill without assault. Taylor was arrested after admitting placing gunpowder in Charles E. Moulton’s firewood as a practical joke, with no intent to injure.
An advertisement urges readers to try Sloan's Liniment for sudden rheumatic pain, sciatica, lumbago, sore muscles, and neuralgia. It touts 38 years of leadership, no rubbing needed, and three sizes priced at 35c, 70c, and 1.40.
Fourteen month old Eleanor Petrie of 43 Crescent street Lowell is believed poisoned by arsenic from molasses cookies. Assistant District Attorney George Harvey and State Officer Silas Smith lead the case with Harvard expert William F. Whitney analyzing stomach contents. Medical Examiner Thomas B. Smith reported arsenic and police seized the cookie shipment from a Lowell grocer. The investigation into manufacture and sale continues.
The tale follows Charles Goodyear after his Philadelphia bankruptcy as he ties his fate to a Roxbury venture. He learns that rubber products fail in heat and cold, invents a sulfur mixing method, and discovers vulcanization after years of hardship and failed experiments. His persistence reshapes rubber manufacturing.
Shipping Board vessels earned about $100000 each in 1919, according to estimates completed by board officials. Twelve hundred ships were operated during the year, but net earnings would be lower after overhead and other charges are deducted.
An ad describes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener. It promises full gray coverage by morning and repeated applications, claiming the product makes hair glossy and youthful while reducing the signs of aging.
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