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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1914
Page
4
Dr. R. R. Greenough told women at Harvard Medical School that cancer is often preventable with early detection and treated by operation. He warned about late detection, noted limited success of radiative methods, and criticized fashion’s role in cancer risk while describing corsetless dress and supportive empire bands.
Homer Schragner a railroad employee and fur trapper in TreMey slipped while attempting to kill a skunk he had caught. He and the skunk rolled down a hill in an odd close embrace. Friends joke about who will see him first.
Two storm battered Gloucester schooners the Monitor and Margaret limped into Pier 2 in bad condition. Neither boat caught fish and both lost gear sails and rigging. The Monitor crew member suffered a broken leg after going ashore.
Dorothy Deacon of Boston attains a premier princess title among non royalty in Europe. Her new status delays plans for a Boston visit with her husband Prince Albert Rad ziwill as they adjust to life abroad.
With Prince George's death in Berlin asylum on January 21, Dorothy becomes head of the Radziwill family. The Radziwills, tied to Hohenzollern Hapsburg and Romanoff lines, own Wieszwisz in Lithuania and vast Polish estates. The head’s income is said to be 1 million dollars yearly.
William Rappold who attempted suicide by inhaling gas at his Charlestown boarding place 4 Seaver Street January 6 was arrested yesterday on a concealed weapon charge. Patrolmen Crowley and OConnell revived him with artificial respiration and he allegedly drew a loaded revolver from his pocket as they descended the stairs. OConnell seized the arm to stop the act.
Milwaukee police stopped the tango and hesitation waltz at a dance hosted by the Milwaukee Concertina Club at West Side Turner Hall. Couples were disappointed as officers prevented the new steps.
Mayor-elect James M. Curley will be the principal speaker at the January dinner of the Pilgrim Publicity Association to be held Wednesday Jan 28 at the City Club. Also speaking are L H Marlin president of Boston University and Richard H Waldo of New York City.
Mayor elect Curley favors reappointing Hugh Bancroft as chairman of the Port Directors of Boston but it is assumed he will not be reappointed. Governor Walsh wants to cut the $15 000 yearly salary to $10 000. Prominent names for the post include James J. Storrow William S. McNary and Mayor Fitzgerald.
Governor Walsh weighs protests against Medical Examiner George B. Magrath before deciding on renomination. He favors a seven year term limit reduction and a third examiner for Suffolk County, while resisting council influence and political considerations.
The First Baptist Church of Dorchester presented a three scene drama sermon titled How They Lost Their Home by Rev. Arthur V. Dimock last evening. The tale shows a wife tempted by novels, a grieving husband seeking safer surroundings for children, and a remorseful wife after abandonment. The finale with lights out and a Ecclesiastes reference illustrated the collapse of family ties.
Mrs James Hardisty Smith of 148 Strathmore Road Brookline says the family will make no further statements about her husband being a son of Lord Strathcona and the $50 000 000 estate. Other relatives claim he is a real son and will contest for a share.
William J. Renihan aged 43 of 370 Boulevard Revere was sent to City Hospital after a fall down the stairs at the Dover Street Elevated station left a forehead wound.
Hundreds of children from across Greater Boston were blessed at St Marys Church North End led by Jesuit Fathers. The ceremony drew nearly 1000 people as part of a two week mission ending with the Pope's blessing and renewed baptismal vows.
ANACONDA Mont Jan 2 A local fish store found a box of fish frozen into a solid mass. Workers dumped the ice into a tank of warm water and the fish revived and swam in the pool as if they had never been frozen or dead to the world.
Peter Anderson of Haverstraw returned to his New York home with skull fragments after Nyack Hospital treated him for a serious accident. He was struck by a stone crusher and surgeons removed broken bone pieces from his brain.
Colonel George W. Goethals reiterated that he would not accept the New York police commissioner post until the Panama Canal is completed and in operation. He warned that even if all other conditions are met, he would stay on the isthmus for about 18 more months.
Rumors in New York push for Colonel Goethals to resign from the Isthmus and accept a permanent government post in Washington. He cites delays hindering formation of a lasting operating body and admits the New York offer troubled him but notes obstacles to reforms. Friends here advise against the move, hoping his work on the canal finishes before departure.
An overheated stove at 29 Brooks Street prompted a fire department response to a first floor flat occupied by David Swartz at 4 p.m. yesterday. The damage was small.
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