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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
18
A faded Lusitania life belt with hair strand was recovered in the Delaware River near Philadelphia. Found by two railroad detectives the waterlogged jacket bore the ship's name and the label Life Belt, bearing Lusitania in large letters.
Mrs. Katherine Nolan advises light clothing and frequent cool baths for babies during heat waves at a Thursday conference with Dr. C. H. Hutchinson. The State health department lists prevention tips including one bath daily, not overfeeding, ample water, fresh air, pasteurized milk, and keeping infants in a cool shaded area with fly netting.
The will of Eleanor H Porter died May 21 and author of Pollyanna is probated with an estate valued at 245000 dollars. Personal property totals 220000 dollars. Her husband John Lyman Porter is named executor and has furnished a bond of 410000 pounds.
Lawrence officials release a 48 page report by Superintendent Bernard Sheridan denying charges that British propaganda and League of Nations bias infiltrate public schools. The investigation finds no school ties to the National Security League since 1919 and says biased textbook passages misrepresented when read out of context.
A praise laden note on Jetsam a South Seas tale by John Russell to appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The reviewer commends its clever writing and tenacious narrative grip.
Harvard University will deduct 10 percent from the salaries of teachers appointed for more than a year starting next September to build a pension fund. The plan, adopted after faculty vote, applies to those appointed since 1915 if they opt in, with refunds if departure occurs before retirement.
Former Patrolman Joseph F. Murphy of 45 Shawmut Avenue was struck by Charles H. Zimmerman’s auto on Tremont Row yesterday afternoon. He was taken to the Relief Station with cuts and bruises.
An apparent suicide was reported as a body was found in a yard with a bullet wound in the head and a .32-caliber revolver with two spent shells nearby. An X-ray of the head was conducted late this afternoon by the medical examiner.
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