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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1915
Page
5
Sharon observes Captain Charles T. Berry 87th birthday at his Washington Place home. Flags and flowers decorate the house and grounds and a large American flag flies on Main street in his honor.
Dr Edward Reynolds told the Women s Municipal League at 6 Marlborough Street Boston that cancer death rates could be reduced by spreading existing medical knowledge and applying preventive measures. The lecture emphasized public awareness and practical steps to combat cancer.
Dr. Reynolds, vice president of the American Society for the Control of Cancer, spoke at a Boston event under the American Medical Association and Women's Municipal League auspices. He urged early medical advice to prevent cancer, noted 75,000 U.S. deaths in 1913, and said better knowledge could save many lives.
Bay State Street Railway foremen testified before the local arbitration board that workers deserve higher pay. A dozen witnesses were questioned by union counsel James H. Vahey, with superiors and employees on opposite sides watching intently. Some witnesses refused to rule due to the awkward stance.
Joseph Huntington White 92, long prominent banker and businessman, died yesterday at his Brookline residence. He retired in 1895 and years ago focused on his estate near the Brookline reservoir. He served as director of the Mexican Central Railway and the Boston & Maine, and led Eliot National Bank until its merger with National Shawmut Bank. He belonged to Central Congregational Church.
A Massachusetts hearing at the State House endorsed a bill to fine and imprison for unclean milk handling sold at retail. Labor hygiene and civic groups backed the measure claiming no existing state law bans filthy milk handling, unlike many other states. The State Police will probe a $100000 fire at the Flatiron Building on Massachusetts Avenue North Cambridge Junction yesterday afternoon that destroyed the building and halted Boston & Maine service for two hours.
Massachusetts health advocates urge a pure milk bill citing 111 infant deaths per 1000 live births and 25 percent of tubercular impairments from contaminated milk. Proponents, including Dr. Enos H. Bigelow and representatives of labor, medical groups, and women’s clubs, press for state action to protect babies.
A basement explosion at the Standard Furniture Company in Cambridge started a blaze that destroyed the building and damaged ten nearby businesses. Assistant Engineer James A. Drinkwater was injured, and total losses were estimated at $100,000 with $15,000 borne by owner David J. Londergan. Fire crews from Cambridge and Somerville fought the flames as smoke blanketed Massachusetts avenue.
In a Chicago interview Miss Blanche Rose, a famed actress, describes a home recipe to darken gray hair. The mix includes water bay rum Barbo Compound and glycerine and is said to soften hair, promote growth, relieve itching, and combat dandruff and falling hair.
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