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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
5
Mrs. Carl C. Smith, 40, of 626 Centre Street Newton, fell from a Boston and Albany train as it pulled into Newton station. Her body was found by the next train crew, she was alive at the scene, rushed to Newton Hospital where she died from a fractured skull.
William M. Wood president of the American Woolen Company buys the 25 Commonwealth Avenue residence from Mary A. Frothingham wife of ex Lieutenant Governor Louis A. Frothingham. The home fronts 40 feet on a 5031 square foot lot with a tax value of 82000 dollars, 57000 dollars on land.
A testimonial from A. A. Buckland at 8 Beech St Cambridge Mass praises D D D liquid wash as a cure for barber's itch and eczema after doctors failed. The letter warns against substitute products and promotes D D D as the only effective treatment for skin diseases.
James E. Trask of Watertown testified in Superior Criminal Court East Cambridge that about 50 stolen cars were received by Samuel C. Harris of the Hotel Somerset, Harris and Trask now on trial for conspiracy to steal automobiles. Trask recalled Harris warning when the Elmwood garage in Newton received a surge of vehicles.
Trask testifies Harris used stolen cars with fake ownership. He describes removing Chalmers tag and swapping Ford plates and engine numbers to disguise vehicles. The scheme involved Elmwood Garage Newton, insurance detective Burke, and plans to swap for a Ford taxi with a $225 bonus. The Chalmers was seized in 1917. cases to continue.
The second session of the fifth annual Tri-State conference met at the New England Home for Little Wanderers to set practical standards for investigation and supervision in juvenile welfare. Delegates from Maine New Hampshire and Vermont plus Massachusetts experts addressed foster care inspections and cross‑agency cooperation led by Frederic H. Knight.
In Indianapolis on June 19 a trust fund of 50 000 is set aside from the estate of Charles W. Fairbanks former Vice President as a memorial to his wife. The fund will run for 60 years with income spent on social welfare work. The whole estate is valued at about 2 160 000.
More than twenty Naval Reserves from Hingham enter a six week training course at Boston City Hospital. Under Captain John M. Edgar and Dr. Edmond W. Wilson they attend lectures by Dr. Foley and practice in wards, laboratories, X ray, operating room, and dietetics. Apprenticeship leads to rapid advancement on ships entering commission.
The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy rejects inviting German and Austrian delegates to a plenary international congress. It says seven prominent American Socialists will travel to Europe to present the American interpretation of democratic internationalism and urge European Socialists to unite for victory.
A M Simons of Wisconsin will head the delegation. Louis Kopelin Socialist editor John Spargo and Alexander Howat socialist and labor leaders sailed for England to join Charles Edward Russell and Prof George D Herron already overseas. Frank Bohn seventh member will follow soon.
A statement rejects vague peace talks and supports a plenary international conference only if delegates fully back democracy and Wilson era terms. It insists socialists from belligerent autocratic states must push for immediate revolutionary overthrow and include only those actively opposing their governments.
A silver circular decoration appears in Boston for Canadians and others who served with overseas Canadian contingents. It bears King George’s crest and the slogan Empire Services Rendered. Holders must carry the Canadian War Department certificate and may wear the badge.
Miss Thel M Mooney of 761 Broad Way Somerville and James J Lynch of 28 Laurel Street Somerville married yesterday at St Clement's Church South Medford. Rev James J O'Brien officiated. the bridegroom is a sergeant in the 301st Field Artillery.
W Cameron Forbes formerly governor general of the Philippines is ill with pneumonia at his Westwood home. Dr Hodgdon says the condition is not critical. Forbes returned in May from California for health, then Wyoming on business before a severe cold worsened last Sunday.
A wartime advertisement touts Orlex hair powder as a home remedy to turn gray, streaked, or faded hair black or brown. The box allegedly costs little and includes full mixing directions and a $100 gold bond guarantee that the product contains no harmful metals or coal tar derivatives. It claims hair looks twenty years younger and that the dye does not rub off or feel sticky.
A Paris office letter warns of a visit from Patrick Casey in Boston. The guest, a French poilu, speaks little English and shows signs of war injury. He was wounded and captured by Germans, suffered in prison camps, and contracted typhus with no immediate medical care. His wife in France arranged medicine via correspondence.
Orsets focus on practical vacation wear with low top corsets priced from $1.25 to $2.50 and elastic hip confin ers ranging from $1.50 to $4. Readable on the third floor.
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