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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1915
Page
2
Inquiries by the police of Paris into anti patriotic pamphlets in the capital implicate a well known landed proprietor named JV'rovost of St Raephael as an anarchistic millionaire. He is taken into custody with Lorulot, active in Paris circles, and several women are shown as agents of the conspirators.
Frederick Quinn, a drug user, was arrested on a default warrant yesterday and tried to flee from a probation officer’s room at Pem berton square. Inspector Concannon recaptured him.
Captain Albert J. Caulfield of the Fort Hill square combination ladder company is named chief of the Salem fire department for six months to reorganize the force. He will take the office Monday after receiving a leave from the Boston fire department.
William O. Arnold, chief of the Salem Fire Department, petitions retirement on half salary with resignation effective April 5. He will have served 27 years as chief. Rumors swirl about City Hall in Salem.
Mayor O Keefe planned to bring in an outside fireman of skill as temporary chief to reorganize Salem Fire Department. The current chief offered resignation as Captain Caulfield of Boston was named temporary chief. The deal reportedly pays Caulfield Boston salary and has him wearing the Boston uniform in Salem.
Legislation requiring that all teachers be certified by the State Board of Education before teaching in any city or town in the Commonwealth and plans for a State Normal School between Fall River and New Bedford were urged before the legislative committee on education yesterday.
Bentley W. Warren told the legislative committee on street railways that western Massachusetts must have trolley lines. Warren, normally legislative counsel for a public service company, spoke as a citizen of Williamstown.
Corporation Counsel John A. Sullivan told a State House committee that bills to expand city planning boards would erode municipal authority by delaying or blocking street and building projects. He urged repeal of the act creating the boards and argued housing should be the Homestead Commission’s focus. Supporters of the bills clashed with Sullivan, even suggesting Boston exemption from the proposed changes.
Four new captains in the fire department were named by Commissioner Grady and approved by the Mayor. All promoted from lieutenant, the appointees include Michael L. Silva of 69% Bennington street East Boston Ladder 21, Fred W. Battis of 334 Meridian street East Boston Engine 11, Thomas E. Conroy 70 Francis street Roxbury Engine 13, and John F. Watson 12 Hall street West Roxbury Chemical 2. Silva served 20 years, Battis 29 years.
Conroy aged 25 and Watson aged 18 are appointed from a civil service list. Silva holds the top rank on the list with the others following in order.
Boston officials seek a 1.5 million dollar outside debt allotment to widen Exchange streets. Corporation Counsel Sullivan Frank O Whitney and street department officials urged the move while Ex Mayor Nathan Matthews Leslie C. Weed Alexander Whiteside George P. Gardner and others opposed it before the municipal finance committee.
Building Commissioner O Hearn refused a permit for alterations to the Rice and Hutchins building at High and Summer streets after a recent fire. He declared the structure too deteriorated to repair and insisted a new building must be erected.
Concord New Hampshire reports the Public Service Commission order raising the state railway mileage rate to 214 cents. A 500 mile mileage book price climbs from ten dollars to eleven dollars and twenty five cents today.
An advertisement extols Musterole as a mustard oil ointment that relieves neuralgia and other ailments by drawing out inflammation. It claims faster relief than mustard plasters, highlights uses from sore throat to pneumonia prevention, and lists 25¢, 50¢ jars and a $2.50 hospital size from the Musterole Company in Cleveland Ohio.
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