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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
4
The Boston mayor was sent a heavy pigskin cartridge belt from Ireland meant to show support for home rule. A 90 cent customs payment was due on delivery. The belt bore inscriptions and pockets for cartridges with a Gaelic phrase whose meaning sparked speculation.
An advertisement touts Poslam and Poslam Soap as quick remedies for itching redness eczema acne pimples rashes sunburn and mosquito bites. It invites readers to obtain a free sample from Emergency Laboratories at 82 West 25th Street New York and lists product prices of 25 and 15 cents.
Professor Francis Humphrey Storer, a distinguished chemist, died after a several year illness yesterday at his residence 476 Boylston Street.
Professor Storer held posts at Lawrence Scientific School Harvard MIT and Bussey Institute guiding chemistry and agriculture. He served as chemist on the 1853 North Pacific expedition and published key works including the Dictionary of the Solubilities of Chemical Substances and Manual of Inorganic Chemistry. He died leaving two brothers and two sisters.
Frank Hill who served seven to ten years for the 1909 murder of Amelia St Jean in Fall River has been paroled. He confessed to a gruesome crime in which the victim's body was cut up and scattered along the road. A prior pardon request was refused.
Boston & Maine New Haven and Boston & Albany railroads agreed to a joint meeting at North Station next week with two representatives from each of the three freight handlers unions. No further individual bargaining or strike votes will occur until a settlement is reached.
More than 200 people are expected to attend a meeting of the Irish Volunteers at 184 Dudley Street tonight. The group aims to enroll 1000 new members with Sir Roger Casement of Dublin, a provisional Irish Volunteers committee member, among the prominent speakers.
In East Boston July 80 Mary beloved wife of Joseph Brazzell nee Belin. Funeral from her residence 1 Lawson pl Saturday 8 15 am Requiem mass Star of the Sea Church 9 o clock Relatives and friends invited to attend.
General Benjamin F. Bridges, warden of the State prison, was feted at a banquet by prison officers and friends at the American House on the eve of his retirement, which takes effect at the close of today.
Officers present a gold watch and chain to the outgoing warden as six prisoners write heartfelt letters of gratitude. The event featured remarks praising his administration and a standing ovation lasting minutes. The toastmaster and Governor Russell era figure, Francis Hurtubis Jr, served in the ceremonies.
In a farewell address the warden recalls 14 loyal staff members who served since his arrival including 10 officers, a clerk, physician, one instructor, and a superintendent of industries. He thanks them for long service and accepts a watch and chain as a token of respect, hoping their friendship continues after official duties end.
Workers in the Middlesex Fells Reservation Whip Hill district reported a section of the Fells ruined by army worms. A hay field cut recently appeared unusually dry and investigators found several thousand worms. Authorities dug a trench around the field and covered the ground with oil and fire to contain the infestation.
Harvard College Observatory received a telegram from R H Tucker of Lick Observatory announcing an unidentified object near Jupiter's eighth moon. The object was detected on photographs by Nicholson using the Crossley reflector and described as fainter than the satellite.
Eight year old Leo Berger of 20 Foster Street Medford escaped serious injury after being struck yesterday by an automobile owned and driven by Charles T Wyman of 121 Lake Street Medford. The accident happened on Spring Street as he played with companions and did not heed the car's approach.
Arthur W. Marget a 15 year old Roxbury boy and his father Morris Marget escaped death after drowning peril at Winthrop in one of the season’s most spectacular rescues.
Amid a heavy surf on the New England coast, 500 spectators watched as Arthur W. Marget and his father were swept away by a giant wave. Emanuel Perry of Winthrop, and Leonard Bornstein with Daniel Honan, both from Winthrop, plunged in to help and pulled the boy and his father ashore after a long struggle. The crowd cheered the rescuers as authorities confirmed the father and son were saved.
Ginger Pop struggles with an electric fan as Russ West draws a plan for next Sunday's Post.
A despatch from the Austro-Hungarian foreign office in Manchester claims European and American readers were misled by Serbia in publishing an abridged reply to Austro-Hungary’s demands. It states the full Serbian answer appeared in yesterday’s London Times and Paris Temps.
Austro Hungarian ambassador Dr Constantin Theodor Dumba told the Post that Servia uses press to sway public opinion and argues Russia backs Servia in the pan Slav movement. He criticizes Professor Pupin of Columbia University for aiding Serb agitation and predicts a swift Austro Serb war victory.
A newspaper ad promotes a freckle remedy with a money back guarantee. Shoppers are urged to buy ethine double strength from Riker Jaynes Stores or Houghton Dut ton Co. for a penny if it fails to remove freckles, claiming most cases need only one ounce for best results.
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