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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1917
Page
7
In the next Sunday Post a unique comic feature spotlights Lady Bountiful’s lively uncle who cannot stay away from the gang. The humorous strip centers on his antics and interaction with the group, promising playful observations and lighthearted caricature.
A Mexican courier from Casas Grandes delivered an official message stating 161 motor trucks of the American expeditionary force left Colonia Dubla yesterday for Columbus New Mexico loaded with camp equipment supplies ordnance stores and excess baggage. General Funston denied withdrawal later today saying American troops in Mexico will not start back toward the border without orders.
Harold W. Kelley a 22 year old lodger at 16 East Brookline street drank carbolic acid in his room last night, ran into the street screaming and collapsed. He died at City Hospital. It is unclear whether the poison was a deliberate act or an accident. Kelley may have come from Bridgeport Connecticut where his mother is believed to live.
Frederick J. Macleod of the Public Service Commission urged a 25000 appropriation to cover an investigation into the rates and finances of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. The request was recommended in PSC annual reports for the past two years.
George M. Cohan labeled his Revue of 1916 a musical crazy quilt and presented at the Colonial Theatre last evening. He patched together songs and dances and fragments from prior New York shows, with mild squibs at managers players and newspaper men, all in a kindly spirit to keep action brisk and merriment constant.
The report praises Cohan's Revue in Boston highlighting sharp caricatures of Dr Boomerang and Hobson's Choice among other stage parodies. Richard Carle shines as Boomerang and in the trial scene, with Charles Winninger mimicking Leo Ditrichstein and Joseph Cawthorne. Valli Valli and Juliet impress with impersonations and song. A large chorus and two hours of lively humor conclude the revue.
The Middlesex Superior Court heard the case of Martin Tamerian charged with manslaughter after allegedly stabbing his employer Manoor Kardashian with tailor scissors during a dispute over trouser pressing. Kardashian died nine days after admission following surgery, with pneumonia cited as the immediate cause.
At the Plymouth Theatre Miss Grace George offered Divorcons with vivacity and Half an Hour a Barrie piece of stark dramatic contrast. She played Cyprienne des Prunelles and Lillian Garson with vivid skill, supported by Rex McDougall Clarence Derwent Janet Slater and Ernest Lawford in the two pieces.
The Jewett Players presented Oscar Wilde's Woman of No Importance at the Copley Theatre this week. Jessamine Newcombe starred in the title role with Leon Gordon as the son and Pontefract as the spirited old Lady Caro, delivering an epigrammatic study of virtue and society.
Governor McCall’s bid to restore the John Hancock house as an executive mansion drew mixed views. Cambridge’s Woodward Emery warned the plan risks social inequality and expense, predicting luxury staff and party functions that could undermine republican equality.
William A. Brady arrives in Boston with plans to flood the market with leg shows movies and spoken drama. He laments that Boston New York and Chicago now prefer films over live theater and predicts a decline of serious drama and new actors as audiences flock to movies.
The State Board of Labor and Industries urged the legislature to require hotels and restaurants to grant employees one day off in seven. The board favored education over new laws to improve workers' food and lodging standards.
Saul Herscowitz represented by his father files suit for 5000 against Alfred Davidson claiming he was knocked down by Davidson an automobile on August 1, 1915 while crossing Charles street. Trial before Judge Sisk and a jury in the Superior Court began yesterday.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a soothing topical ointment for neuralgia and various ailments. It highlights quick relief, anti blistering formula, and doctors recommending it for sore throats bronchitis croup stiff neck asthma rheumatism and more.
Thomas J. Kline of 58 Ottawa Street Boston was fined $100 in Somerville Police Court for maintaining a lottery. He operated a punch board at the Clarendon Hill car barns and was arrested by Sergeant Kenny. Kline posted $300 bond on appeal.
A fire caused by an overheated stove destroyed several bushels of potatoes in a Boston and Maine car at Charlestown sheds. The loss was about 300 dollars and a still alarm sent Engine 32 and Ladder 9 to the scene.
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