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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1915
Page
9
Weston June 2 an extra police guard was placed on duty to capture the so called wild man who terrorized the community over a year ago. Last night he brutally attacked Miss Catherine A Steele a nurse near her home within a hundred yards.
Chief McAuliffe leads Weston and River side police in a manhunt after a naked attacker struck Miss Steele in the woods near the river. She escaped after an auto arrived. two shirts and a beer bottle found as clues. Residents demand swift arrest.
Yoeats Landau was sentenced to one year in the House of Correction by Judge Sullivan in Police Court for stealing two diamond rings from Mrs Laura Seavey Smithers. Landau appealed, being held in 500 bail for a Superior Court hearing.
Readers are invited to submit their most interesting clippings and items for inclusion in the upcoming Sunday Post page. Submissions welcome from all readers and will be considered for the community showcase.
Mrs L B Clark of Lynde street and her 88 year old mother report relief from long standing dyspepsia and stomach trouble after two weeks on Plant Juice. The Liggett Drug Store at Washington and Avon hosts daily demonstrations with free samples.
Pollyanna comes to spend the winter with wealthy Mrs. Carew in Boston while the nephew’s disappearance haunts her. A crippled boy speaks of an Idélly Book and a personal motto about finding joy in everyday leaves, prompting Pollyanna to seek optimistic lessons in hardship.
An advertisement touts Burlington Route half price to California for round trips to San Francisco and San Diego Expositions. It describes scenic detours via Colorado Royal Gorge and Western stops, with coast return to Portland Seattle and Yellowstone. It invites planning and itineraries from a New England passenger agent in Boston.
A. Conrad Johnson named chair of a Swedish Boston group backing the Curtis Guild memorial. The 1907 visit of a Swedish warship to Boston and Governor Guild’s hospitality are cited as historic ties. All contributions should be sent to Allan Forbes, treasurer, 33 State Street, Boston.
The Rev. Martin K. Schermerhorn will speak by invitation next Sunday at 4 15 in Edward Everett Hale's Church on Revivals of Religious Superstitions and Aggressive Wars as historically allied and both as reversions to barbarism.
An advertisement extols GETS-IT as the painless solution for corns calluses warts and bunions. It contrasts years of failed home remedies with two drops of GETS-IT that supposedly make a corn fall away instantly, noting Boston sale at Riker Jaynes stores.
All merchant ships and passenger liners leaving Boston for European ports will be searched up to the minute of their sailing to prevent controversy over their cargo if they meet a fate like the Lusitania.
Collector Billings convened inspectors at noon yesterday to reinforce strict searches and cargo examinations up to sailing time. He urged readiness to provide Washington with any requested information and warned inspectors to remain vigilant against violations of American shipping laws. Small arms may be carried on merchant ships if not for aboard use. passenger boats must avoid extreme explosives such as dynamite.
Authorities clarified the rules governing entry and exit of ships sailing under foreign flags to inspectors, detailing procedures and safety expectations for handling potential explosive hazards from shocks or blows.
Cambridge street department has begun dust elimination on Boylston Street toward Harvard Stadium. By Commencement Week in late June most of the roadway will be repaved with asphalt. Work is underway and to be completed by class day.
Final examinations for Harvard students start today. To ease nerves, a daily morning organ recital will be held in the college chapel at 9 o clock. Har vard choirmaster Dr Archibald T Davison will perform Rheinberger Romanze and Calkin Festal March in C, with a different program each day over the 18 day exam period.
A colorful full page comic features Lady Bountiful and her young companions depicted as centaurs. The whimsical panel invites readers into a playful scene with bright artwork and a lighthearted tone, showcasing a domestic children's adventure vibe.
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