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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1915
Page
4
Louis A. Osborne of the International Textbook Company letters to the Post denying that top stockholders endorsed the agitation led by Clarence A. Barnes to probe the firm. The letter says stockholders protested use of their names in the investigation push.
Manager Osborne identifies L B Starrett of Union Drill Twist Athol and William G Nims as two of the five largest stockholders said to be involved in a probe of the International Textbook Company. Starrett denies ties to Barnes committee and objects to the use of his name or Nims. The manager claims two years of efforts to paint irregular stock methods and warns of misleading connections to unrelated firms.
Stockholders claim local brokers with ties to the International Textbook Company and International Correspondence Schools pushed mining stock to students and investors as a school backed investment, while management disapproved. Starrett a shareholder warns against McConnell and Barnes schemes and urges confidence in the company’s directors.
Seventeen mature shade trees, many over a century old, died from gas leaking through alleged faulty mains in Bridgewater. Residents sue Brockton Gas Company seeking up to 1000 per tree, while the company offers to remove and replace trees plus a cash bonus. Tree Warden Robert McNelan values the loss higher, arguing property valuations drop at least 20 percent.
Mrs G W C Drexel of Philadelphia declined to speak about the Saturday assault near her North Islesboro summer home where she was pushed from a 40 foot cliff and saved by tree branches. The victim says she knows the assailant.
Mrs. Drexel recalls a former Drexel farm employee who was discharged for abusing his wife and followed her to Islesboro where he assaulted her on a cliff path. He wore a false beard, fled after her cries, and was not captured as locals aided in the fruitless search. Sheriff Cushman says a fast response could have trapped the suspect. no arrest likely without Drexel cooperation.
Dr Richard Norton of Cambridge and founder of the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps is awarded the Croix de Guerre for conspicuous bravery in care of the wounded. A cablegram from the French government compliments his work and that of his corps during evacuation near enemy lines.
Dr Co F P Burchmore aged 56 of 105 Grover Avenue Winthrop died yesterday after more than 20 years as a practitioner there He was a former lieutenant and surgeon in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery The funeral will be held tomorrow at o clock
James Pepe a 13 year old Somerville resident of 11 Nevada avenue and an eighth grader at Carr School drowned yesterday afternoon in the Mystic River after cramps pulled him under while swimming with companions. He left the public bath with friends and soon sank before rescue efforts could save him.
Sarah J. McCormick’s will filed for probate in Brighton provides 500 for a chapel window at St Elizabeth’s Hospital. If unused the money should aid improvements at the sisters’ home associated with the hospital.
Lynn's tax rate climbs to 21.80 an increase of 1.80 over three years as state and county taxes rise and city budget expands. Finance Commissioner Roy F. Bergengren, elected last year on an economy platform, opposed the increase.
Antonio Cartogi of Everett was fined in Malden District Court after the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals charged him with clubbing a rabbit in his home garden, breaking its hind legs. The incident involved damage to a garden truck and occurred yesterday according to court records.
Becker seeks a new trial arguing affidavits may uncover new evidence and compel witness inter views. He challenges the court’s power to grant a new trial and emphasizes alleged conspiracy and fraud surrounding the Rosenthal case.
Advertisement touts Plant Juice as a magical herbal remedy for indigestion gas fatigue and liver and kidney relief. A testimonial from Mrs W R Holly of 457 Franklin Street Melrose Highlands praises relief after four weeks of use and a local drugstore agent explains merits to the public.
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