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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
7
Ordon Landace, a jeweller at 78 Hanover street, reported a break in on Wednesday night. The thief forced the second floor door with an iron bar and took 2 Waltham and Elgin movements, 2% gold filled cases, and an eight day Swiss watch valued at $116.
A personal care ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle substitute for calomel to cleanse liver and bowels. It claims improved complexion, clearer skin, and relief from bad breath and constipation. Sold in 10c and 75c boxes by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio.
Tschaikowsky's fourth symphony and Volkmann's Serenade in F major joined Ravel's Spanish Rhapsody in a Symphony Hall program by the Boston Symphony Orchestra yesterday. The Tschaikowsky performance drew strong audience warmth with emphatic applause and multiple encores for conductor Dr. Mack.
The concert showcases Volkmann's understated serenade and a remarkable performance of Ravel's rhapsody. Ravel, now his own master, blends grim, sensuous and macabre colors with bold orchestration. Muck and the ensemble deliver a marvellous score, not suited to sentimentality.
Former President William Howard Taft urged Red Cross preparedness and urged greater membership and funding during a speech at Arlington Street Church. Despite bad weather, several hundred attended before 8:30 pm, with 10 Melrose Boy Scouts officiating as ushers under David Coburn. Reverend Paul Revere Frothingham introduced the speaker.
In South Braintree Mary McGloin beloved daughter of James and Bridget McGloin Dowd died after eleven weeks. Funeral from 590 Washington Street South Braintree at 2 o'clock Sunday March 6. Relatives and friends are kindly invited.
Paris reports the death of Jean Mounet-Sully at age 75, celebrated French tragedian and dean of the Comedie Francaise. Born Feb 27 1841 in Bergerac he rose from reluctant student to leading actor, secretary of Theatre Francais and noted lecturer. He appeared in Boston in 1894 and left a lasting mark on French stage drama.
Funeral service for Mrs Grace J Arnold Alden widow of former Wakefield selectman Joseph Alden took place this afternoon. A longtime treasurer of the Eastern Star Chapter of Rebekahs she died after a brief illness. Interment was at Lakeside cemetery.
A. John Gallashaw a Newfoundland Regiment corporal and Harvard student was guest of honor at the Newfoundland Mutua Benefit Association silver jubilee ball in Berkeley Street Odd Fellows Hall. Guests included John T Slattery David Smallwood W J James A McKeen Robert Wright from Newfoundland and numerous Greater Boston club representatives led by Mr and Mrs Jeremiah W Halloren and others. Fully attended.
The 10th annual Police Relief Association ball in Revere drew Boston Malden Lynn Chelsea Everett and Cambridge police chiefs along with city officials and prominent citizens and their partners. The grand march opened with President Mrs James H Blackmar and over 100 couples followed. Blackmar directed the floor with aid from Vice-President Michael J Hartigan. Carroll A Davis led aids and Chief Charles T Bradbury chaired the reception committee.
Sophronia Grant, as next friend, appeals to the Supreme Court from a Middlesex Probate Court ruling that dismissed her petition to remove Professor Owen H. Gates as guardian of Mary C. Benson. The suit alleges Gates is unfit and seeks reversal of the prior decree.
The aged widow is linked to custody of an estate valued above $100,000. Mrs. Benson, eight years old, has lived recluse in the old Benson mansion on Porter square since her husband Mason D. Benson died in 1890. The mansion has long been the center of rumors, with the front shades never raised and daylight rarely entering the heavily curtained rooms.
A reception and ball honoring Governor McCall and Lieutenant-Governor Coolidge drew about 1000 guests at the State Armory in West Newton. The gubernatorial party included McCall and family, Coolidge, and dignitaries such as Major Childs and Captain Camerai with General J. G. White as master of ceremonies. Colonel Morton E. Cobb led the ushers with 50 officers and citizens assisting. Prominent patronesses included Mrs. Weeks and several Newton society names.
Miss Alice H. Norberg headed the invitation masquerade at Ruggles Hall Roxbury last evening. Horace Blake and Miss Norberg led the grand march as dancers posed as Ballet Russe members before about 260 couples. The evening featured lighted cigarettes in the foyer, gifts, and confetti treats.
The House of Representatives debated a bill to impose severe penalties on reckless drivers and those who operate under liquor influence or flee the scene after collisions. The measure was referred to a committee for consideration after yesterday's session.
Cambridge Historical Society presents two portraits to Widener Library Harvard. The subjects Henry Vassall and his wife, notable Cambridge figures before the Revolutionary War, will be hung in the treasure room.
Reports from Baltimore say Billy Sunday’s health scare alarms his followers as hoarseness and possible medical consultation raise concern. Meetings draw large crowds while Baby Week starts at Broadway Universalist Church with morning sermon on child welfare and an evening Young People’s Union talk on Christianity’s reach to Pacific Islands. Also notes resignation of Norman MacQueen from Union Square Presbyterian Somerville with March 20 effective date. A temperance lecture is planned at First Baptist Winthrop by Mrs A W Wilson under W M I T U auspices.
Miss Marjorie Sampson Smith, granddaughter of the late Admiral Barmpson, will sponsor the oil-burning torpedo boat destroyer Sampson at Fore River yards today at 11 o'clock. The launch marks a 738 per cent complete vessel in the standard navy type, one of six ships, with contract dated December 18, 1914, delivery set for April seven months ahead of schedule.
Slushy sidewalks and damp winds in March bring more aching backs and kidney troubles. Cold or chills worsen kidney pain. recoveries should use a kidney remedy. Don’t delay or risk dropsy or Bright’s disease. Dean’s Kidney Pills, trusted by Boston residents, offer relief.
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