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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1917
Page
6
George B. Winter & Sons of London filed a suit at East Cambridge claiming A Henry Higginson owes 1017.45 for clothing including watered alk vest priced at 20.32 and velvet cord riding jacket at 27. Higginson said he knew nothing of the suit and declined to comment.
A vintage advertisement touts Musterole as a clean white mustard oil ointment kept on the bathroom shelf. It claims quick relief for sore throats bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuralgia headaches congestion rheumatism lumbago back pains sprains and even frostbitten feet and colds on the chest sometimes preventing pneumonia.
Grand Jury adjourns on H C L investigation and a failed plan to speed up food bills in the Massachusetts House as Greater Boston Mothers leagues organize a large hunger parade this afternoon. Families from West End to East Boston join marches through Back Bay while a mass meeting at Faneuil Hall features Mayor Curley and Boston Housekeepers League backing federal probe into milk and ice trusts amid widespread food boycotts.
In Faneuil Hall tonight a mass meeting called by mothers leagues protests rising food costs. Mayor Curley to speak as women march from Park Square in a no music parade carrying a white banner reading We are hungry. Speakers include Eva Hoffman Ida Hibbard and George Roewer with labor leaders, while Boston groups plan a large delegation for the parade and rally.
The Massachusetts House of Representatives declined to order its committees handling high cost of living measures to rush action. Representative McGrath of Dorchester sought a report by March 15. The move was defeated after Representative Bliss said forcing action on such matters would be impractical and unwise.
An urgent appeal for funds was issued by State Chairman Harry K. White for the Massachusetts Department of the Navy League of the United States. He urged patriotic contributions to support expanded recruiting, supplies, and organizing work, with donations sent to the First National Bank or to White at Room 419, 53 State Street.
Philadelphia March 9 Governor Brumbaugh said no extradition hearing for Harry K Thaw will occur until lunacy proceedings initiated by his mother are resolved The 40 year old Thaw remains in hospital after slashing his throat during a police search for a December New York beating charge District Attorney Swan of New York will push to have him sent to New York regardless of the lunacy outcome The note also mentions Moscow Russia and a bulky postage total of 5500 for packed shoes and mail sacks
A Manchester New Hampshire shoe manufacturer dispatched 5000 pairs of shoes by first class mail to Russia today.
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