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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
8
The Licensing Board reports 941 licensed liquor establishments in Boston, with only 280 filing renewal applications for May and June before last night's closing hour. The update shows a partial compliance rate and underscores the city’s regulatory process for licensure.
Boston licensed venue managers warn ale and beer will run scarce within two weeks as saloons fear exhaustion of supplies. Last year some 700 license applications were filed. druggists largely refuse to sell liquor as the country trends toward prohibition, with few licenses sought after May 1.
The Federal Trade Commission dismissed complaints against United Drug Company, finding Liggett Company controlled by United Drug did not sell goods below cost in its one cent sales and that competition methods did not harm rivals.
Philip Davis of the League for Free Nations speaks against Missouri Senator Reed who urged Jews to oppose the league plan. Davis argues Jewish Americans favor the League and Zionist goals, noting Allied sympathy for a Jewish state and urging loyalty to a world constitution inspired by liberty and justice.
A meeting in Revere marked the Lucy Stone centenary with women’s equal suffrage interest. Principal speakers were Miss Alice Stone Blackwell and Mrs. Wenona Osborne Pinkham, with a committee chaired by Mrs. A. B. Carter and others assisting.
For 200 years Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules claim to repair kidney and organ ailments and boost overall health. Take three or four daily to absorb healing oil into kidney cells and cleanse toxins, with a druggist refund if unsatisfied. Sealed original bottle only at drug stores.
Six agencies opened investigations after a naphtha explosion at Baldwin Chain Manufacturing in Worcester. Victims include C. W. Berthiaume, 50, killed, and Edward McGowan, 24, Timothy O Leary, 46, Archibald McLeod, 47, Philip Minea, 62, and William James, 25, burned. Mayor Holmes inspected ruins with fire and police officials as they seek causes and usual storage quantities.
Senator Perrin of Wellesley filed a motion directing the attorney general to obtain a Supreme Judicial Court opinion on the constitutionality of Senator Walsh’s bill capping fares on the Boston Elevated at five cents with excess costs charged to cities served. Other Elevated bills will be included. Progress on street railway legislation stalled pending court ruling. Senate sent several measures to third reading, including prison-made goods ban for public purchases, increased police and firefighter widows’ annuities, Boston Five Cent Savings Bank building project, New Ledford hospital debt, Cambridge licensing board, and a quail hunting ban in Essex County through 1922.
Pal Moore of Memphis won a hard fought 10 round decision over Patsy Scanlon of Pittsburg in Pittsburgh. Moore led on points while Scanlon landed the heavier punches.
Prescott F Hall warned at the Boston City Club that the Irish population in Boston is declining and heavy immigration could outnumber them. He urged stricter immigration controls citing lower birth rates among educated Americans and the risk of cultural and intellectual decline if inferior cohorts enter the country.
Explorer Storkerson and his five men who drifted on an Arctic ice floe last year have landed near the Colville River mouth Alaska not far from Barter Island. Word comes via the Royal Northwest Mounted Police.
A long used remedy from grandmother times is revived as Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound. Drug store bottle promises natural darkening of gray hair with even coverage when applied with a brush or sponge, fading to a glossy, darker shade by morning and after additional uses.
Nothing but Lies a Collierism in three acts opened last evening at the Wilbur Theatre with William Collier in the lead. The comedy satirizes advertising offices and ends happily as Collier’s wit wins the day amid snappy dialogue and a capable supporting cast.
Beginning March 13 the 26th Division will arrive in the States with the Trench Mortar Battery of the 1st Field Artillery and 200 men from Maine arriving in New York. All other units are expected to land in Boston.
Edward H. Crosby notes George Arliss in a double bill at Hollis last evening. The Mollusc by Hubert Henry Davies is a comedy and A Well-Remembered Voice by Sir James Barrie is a one act play, marking a shift from his toric portrayals.
Lou Tellegen opens a two week run at Tremont with Blind Youth a three act drama by Tellegen and Willard Mack set in Paris and New York. Maurice Monnier the artist falls for adventuress Conny Chandace and reforms through brother artists and Frances Granger. The cast includes Jean Robertson Sidney Riggs Ralph Locke and others with Mme Geraldine Farrar watching. The play earns praise for realism sentiment and pathos and Tellegen’s strong artistry.
A dramatic war film shown by Gordon Mayer Film Corporation at Tremont Temple centers on Nanette and John Patricia in Canada. The story follows loves, losses, and a journey to aid starving children in France and Belgium, with U S troops arriving and the armistice bringing reunion.
A middle aged English star returns from America to anchor a double bill in Boston. The Mollusc features Arliss as Tom Kemp with Viva Birkett Olive Tell and Philip Merivale in supporting roles. A Wells Remembered Voice showcases Arliss as a father receiving his dead son's message through a medium. The performance blends quiet comedy and dramatic pantomime with strong emotional depth and stage devices.
At the adjourned annual town meeting last night Lexington citizens approved the act providing for the pensioning of policemen and firemen by a vote of 103 to 11. The town had appropriated $268,000 for town departments road construction and other improvements. meeting adjourned for another week.
Washington March 10 The Belgian government awarded honorary Chevalier of the Order of the Crown honors to American Relief Commission members for their work in Belgium during German occupation. The New England names listed include Edward D. Curtis George S. Jackson Robert A. Jackson Gardner Richardson Robinson Smith L. Wellington and Robert Withington with ties to Boston Woodstock Amherst Northampton Hartford and related cities.
Paris reports the French minister of revictualling said France was buying everything possible in the United States but must seek supplies in Argentina and Canada for items not available in America. He noted neutral countries, especially Sweden, also buying large quantities in Argentina.
An advertisement promotes nitro phosphate for thinness and weak nerves. It cites Georgia Hamilton and promises rapid weight gain, improved health, and brighter eyes. Caution warns against use by those not seeking flesh growth.
An advertisement touts a popular counter irritant that penetrates without rubbing, relieving shooting pains and aches. It promises quick warmth without staining the skin and urges a large bottle for economy, sold by all druggists in 30c 60c and 1 20 prices.
An advertisement promotes Sloan’s Liniment as the easy method for wavy hair. It warns against heated curling irons, praising liquid agilimerine for curling hair effectively and lasting while keeping hair soft and glossy. The guide suggests applying with a clean toothbrush nightly, with Sloan’s product available in drug stores.
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