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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1916
Page
2
Boston and Chicago journalists recount censorship and espionage on a Ford peace delegation trip to Stockholm. They allege seven reporters faced dismissal for unprofessional conduct while Ford and Plantiff urged ongoing coverage and transparency amid hostile pressure from delegates and critics.
A peculiar late 19th or early 20th century notice claims the United States government runs a vast book store for women with books given away or sold at no cost. The fragment hints at government generosity and a supposed free resource for female readers.
In New York Mrs. Emily L. Stokes describing a new method for gathering divorce evidence in her Supreme Court case against Walter J. Stokes. She testified that with chauffeur Harry Hausman she followed him to a hotel where he checked in with a supposed wife. She confronted the clerk and the husband, demanding acknowledgment that the other woman was not his wife and that he is her husband. Justice Hotchkiss reserved decision.
Several hundred present and past members of the First Universalist Church Arlington gathered in the vestry from 6 to 7 pm for a reunion honoring the 75th anniversary of the church dedication.
An advertisement promises to stop a cold and prevent grip with LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. The copy highlights a single product, labeled BE. on the bottle, with Be. W. Grove’s signature on the box.
The Everett fire department added a new $10,000 combination auto triple expansion pump and truck after tests. It can pump 1500 gallons per minute from four lines, reaches 55 mph, carries 12 firefighters, and weighs eight tons. Drivers named are Oscar Stickney Patsy Twohey W B Parker and Arthur Ross. It will respond to all alarms under city captain control.
Walter Kendall Watkins of Malden argues the mayor’s attack on Mr. Moors is politically motivated. He cites Irish emigration, Puritan reformers, and Tory-era figures to defend descendants’ ties to City Hall and references the N B E H G Society for data.
Charles Fleischer denounces war apologists in a Sunday Commons address. He argues liberal religionists offer equal spiritual riches and the free religionist possesses the broadest spiritual wealth available to humankind.
James Veco aged 35 of 25 Beacon Street Chelsea was stabbed last night by two assailants after a card quarrel. He was treated at Frost Hospital and helped police pursue the suspects.
Elizabeth New Jersey January 23. Linwood F. Crockett of Portland Maine asks Chief Mulcahy for the details of offenses in which Loring Crosman pleaded guilty and was fined sixty dollars Crosman claims a conspiracy and his father a lumber merchant paid the fine Crosman attributes his actions to a dual personality after reading Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde The accusers were reputable women known in the city.
Governor McCall Mayor Curley and national figures will address the Benjamin Franklin Assembly 5463 annual banquet for City Employees in February. The announcement came at Deacon Hall Washington Street during the regular meeting chaired by Thomas Canning, newly installed master workman.
Henry Bloom of Boston is in a Shamokin hospital suffering from poison effects. A Shamokin communication to Boston police requests locating Bloom's wife if possible. The letter notes Bloom had been seeking work in Shamokin.
William Clayton of Cheshire was found unconscious and half frozen in a North Adams field. He had a broken leg and exposure after slipping on ice while walking from Adams to home in Cheshire around midnight Saturday. He was taken to North Adams Hospital for treatment.
A theater trend shifts front row A to student crowds as bald headed patrons retreat to rear sections. The piece notes the dramatic change in seating dynamics with college students occupying the premier row.
Secretary J T Coolidge of the Boston Board of Art Commissioners rebuts Charles Gibson's charge that the city risks thousands of dollars via a park project. He notes prior rejections and a later agreement on design and placement, defending the commission against claims of overreach and urging protection of the Common from unsuitable developments.
The Angell Memorial Hospital of the M. and P. C. A. reports a surge in pneumonia paralysis and other ailments among horses cats and dogs. Increased injuries from autos and teams have forced the hospital to turn away all but urgent cases with temporary quarters set up and a waiting list started. About 20 cases were refused on Saturday and yesterday.
An advertisement touts Poslam for skin ailments such as eczema pimples and rashes. It claims the product is harmless soothing and healing and recommends daily use for a month with 4 cent samples available from Emergency Laboratories New York and widespread drugstore availability.
Rear Admiral Robert B. Peary gains Aero Club approval to form a committee with army navy and state militia to develop aerial coast patrols for peace time coast guard and life saving service and war time defence. Portland Maine has raised ten thousand dollars for a patrol unit.
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