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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
5
Police dogs will guard the shores of Deer Island to prevent escape of prisoners across Shirley Gut to the Winthrop mainland. Penal Commissioner David B. Shaw oversees the plan and bought two Dalmatian coach dogs for 100 dollars each as his personal property.
The commissioner said dogs are a hobby and aims to prove American dogs match German ones. He notes coach dogs can trail a man’s scent anywhere on the island, with pups to guard Shirley Gut at night. Eight men once attempted to swim to the mainland. two drowned.
In Tilton New Hampshire March 3 a large fire in London village ten miles away destroyed the frame block housing Justin Smith’s country store and Mrs. John Wiggin’s dwelling. The village library and several lainnya buildings caught fire. A Concord chemical truck and steamer arrived within an hour, saving the library. Total loss about 19000 dollars with insurance.
Writers submit scenario ideas to studio departments while the editor advises direct mail to firms. The piece emphasizes concise, clear synopses, tailored pitches to suitable studios, and notes on actor star leverage, with reader letters from Charlotte L. and Dorothy T. plus a skating costumes observation.
Mary Pickford will appear in the Daily Post five days a week and in the Sunday Post each Sunday, delivering regular columns. The notices indicate a steady, weekly schedule intended to reach readers consistently.
At the northeastern district Delta Upsilon convention in Waterville Maine Colby College, Herbert W Congdon of Columbia University was chosen convention president and W T Hanlin of Brown University was named secretary. Nine chapters are represented.
Mayor Curley proclaimed National Baby Week saying March 4 to 11 will be observed to promote protection and care of future citizens. Boston organizations pledge extensive health education for the public and especially mothers as part of the campaign.
Suffolk county jurors have reached a verdict in the Kemp suit seeking $5360 from Hammonds Hotel Corporation, lessees of the Hotel Essex, over a allegedly fraudulent horse race pool room. Kemp testified he lost money after a trip to New York with Albertini and another man, wagering on a horse named Alfalfa on the hotel’s ninth floor rooms. He said he used $1200 life insurance proceeds, $1000 borrowed from his father in law, and his long-saved funds to stake the bets.
In Somerville the Drum Major Walter H Thomas of the Highth Regiment M V M and armory custodian received a pension office notice stating he was dead. He promptly notified the Maine company secretary that he is alive and in good health and can be seen at the armory. The pension office decision and any necessary proof are expected next week when his pension is due.
Readers express thanks for the new Eimer and Amend 2861 remedy advertised as relief. Advertisers note Reliable druggists stock the product widely and urge purchase through local pharmacies.
The Boston health department launches a West End health unit to educate mothers and expectant mothers on infant care. The city reports 2044 infant deaths under one year in 1915 and notes most were preventable due to lack of maternal knowledge. The unit offers multilingual physicians and staff from local welfare groups to reach a cosmopolitan, congested community and reduce deaths for future years.
2000 children will attend the opening of Baby Week today at Bowdoin Square Theatre. Dr. George E. Lothrop directs the educational program with Miss May B Dickinson of the State Board of Health overseeing. The event promotes hygiene through film demonstrations and aims to expand nationwide.
The House yesterday ordered an investigation into statements by Representative James H. Lyle of Gloucester that fellow representative Harry Fraser ex mayor of Gloucester collected money related to a bill before the Legislature. The action followed orders offered by Foster and later by Lyle.
State and city groups across Massachusetts begin a country wide observance of Baby Week. Boston plans an extensive program led by the Women's City Federation with a ten am opening at Bowdoin Square Theatre. May B. Dickinson and numerous local leaders will speak at Ford Hall and lectures will follow daily at stores Tremont Temple Ford Hall and the Public Library and other venues.
Former President Taft in a Boston University Law School lecture pressed cutting court expenses to aid the poor. He warned high fees hindered access to justice and favored an executive committee to closely supervise legal costs, noting his prior push to Congress.
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