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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
14
Washington July 25 Senate finance committee members discussed how large a share of the forthcoming war expenses should be raised by taxation and on which commodities increases should fall. The estimates approaching $5,000,000,000 or more were to be prepared by executive departments and released by week’s end.
Burlington Route offers Personally Conducted Weekly Excursions to California with guided trips passing daylight sights from Denver to Salt Lake City and the Sierra Nevada. Travel in through Pullman tourist sleeping cars at lower costs and receive full itinerary details via an illustrated folder from C B Q R agent in Boston.
The bill would rise to at least 2 billion with a new bond issue to cover added expenses. Some back higher taxes and fewer bonds while leaders foresee a several hundred million increase. Expect Senate floor debate within about a week to 10 days as committees seek time to advance the measure.
Victoria Chinchillo a 13 month old girl of 768 Broadway Chelsea was bitten on the neck by a Newfoundland dog while sleeping in a crib on a rear porch. Four stitches were required after her mother Mrs Antonio Chinchillo beat the dog away and summoned a physician.
After tests show clean water at Revere Beach and sluices on the Cambridge side, Cambridge votes to fund permanent improvements and a new bath house. Police set new rules at Magazine Beach with 10 am opening and special dress codes for youths while work begins on grass, stones and clean up for the season.
Citizens hailed the Mayor and 15 city council members after a memorable hearing at City Hall. A chorus of cheers from about a dozen youngsters underscored widespread joy across Cambridge following the discussion and approval of the issue.
Fifteen Cambridge councillors led by Durant Hogan Lehan and others push a second reading of a loan order for Magazine Beach improvements. A near full chamber applauds petitioners and endorsers including Hurley McCue Facey Crowe Powers McCool Martin Berle and Dallinger. Water purity cited by officials supports the measure.
A regiment of 120 railroad men from eastern New England, mostly Greater Boston, drilled at Rockingham Park and prepared to enter service. The unit, the first substantial New England contribution, includes trackmen engineers firemen conductors switchmen and flag men from Boston & Maine Boston & Albany and New Haven with others from Grand Trunk and Maine Central. They were quartered at the race course since July 1 and held a farewell service at the YMCA building before departure. They also performed a ritual cleanup, removing cigarette butts and matches on the grounds.
Miss J Harrie Hartley daughter of Mr and Mrs J Harry Hartley of Ashland Street Roslindale wed Alfred E Tidd of Georgetown and Lynn. Miss Gertrude Myrick served as bridesmaid and Oscar E Tidd was best man. The Rev C Chase Wilson presided at Roslindale Episcopal Church.
Stops stomach gas and sour stomach with quick relief after one or two tablets. Buy from druggists. advt
Alfred H. Borden of 88 Prospect Avenue Wollaston was fined 25 dollars for assaulting his sister-in-law and held for peace until September 20 on his wife’s complaint. The incident dated July 13 near Pemberton Inn involved his wife and sister-in-law, Miss May Borden and Miss Euphemia McCulloch.
The Lynn shoe workers unions last night rejected a State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration recommendation that factories reopen immediately under prior shutdown conditions with a 10 percent employee bonus. Union officials demanded clearer price adjustments and shop rules before presenting proposals to members and urged broader talks between shop owners and labor leaders.
Chester B. Kenfield, 81, veteran customs inspector, suffered a crushed hip after a fall while returning from Long Wharf to his home at 17 Bradlee Street Dorchester. He was taken to City Hospital and later returned home.
Maurice Arnold a 64 year old South End vender of celluloid buttons saved his wares at the Atlantic Works in East Boston when a German workman dropped a lit cigarette into his flag bearing buttons. Arnold displayed burns on his hand and boasted of defending the flag with his cane as he spoke of Benedict Arnold.
Sydney Nova Scotia July 2 62 miners were killed by an explosion at Dominion Coal Company's No 12 colliery in New Waterford. Thirty bodies were recovered tonight with many mangled remains. Gas fumes hindered early rescue but should allow wreckage removal by morning. Of the dead 30 were Cape Breton natives 22 Newfoundland and 10 foreigners.
The Neal Treatment asserts that every drink leaves an alcoholic poison in the body and that within three days this poison is eradicated and the system toned. It says patients leave with less desire to drink than abstainers and notes home treatment is available with confidential consultations at no charge.
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