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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1917
Page
4
A bill proposes a penalty of a $100 fine or three months imprisonment for carrying a gun without a police permit. Officials note the law currently allows a maximum $20 fine and fear it provides no check on gunmen.
Former ambassador Gerard travels home from his Berlin recall with a pledged interview to recount the facts as he knows them. Crowds greet him in Florida and St Augustine while speculation grows about a Wilson invitation and his future in public life.
Washington March 13 Patrick Henry Callahan of Louisville Kentucky offered an appointment by President Wilson to the Federal Tariff Commission has declined.
Officers and men of the battleship Georgia launch a recruiting drive at Charlestown navy yard seeking 400 Massachusetts boys to boost the ship's complement before its June departure to sea. The campaign emphasizes patriotic service and approval from state authorities.
More than 200 applications pour in from across the state for a Georgia crew recruitment drive. A special class for recruits runs aboard the battleship under Lieutenant C. B. Mayo with Navy Department permission, and all new recruits are retained on board for intensive training. Recruits may visit home on Wednesdays and weekends, with Mayo aiming to finish gun crews in a month after a six hour daily school.
After final testimony in the divorce libel of William F. Delehanty, Boston assistant assessor and attorney, Judge Raymond dismissed the case against his wife Mary A. Delehanty. The judge rejected Delehanty’s alleged acts of cruelty as not proven and stated the burden of proof lay with the libellant.
Elizabeth New Jersey March 13 A nude woman Mary Chackoga of New York hurled clothes from a window and defied arrest before police court. She appeared in Grecian drapery formed by a blanket and was fined 20 dollars leaving two large solitaires as security.
The Kneisel Quartet gave its final Steinert Hall performance to a packed house of Boston’s leading musicians. The program featured Beethoven's early string quartet arrangement, Brahms’s piano quartet in A major, and Schonberg’s Verklarte Nacht string sextet.
Washington report notes Democratic House leaders schedule a caucus for April 12 to align members for the speakership battle. Republicans plan a caucus on April 14 as independents holding balance of power seek concerted action.
Democratic Leader Kitchin met Speaker Clark in Washington for three hours to discuss the crisis. A caucus call urged full Democratic attendance as Republicans plan a conference on April 5 to rally GOP members and clear the way for their own caucus. Both Clark and Mann emphasize avoiding sharp practices amid their speakership bids.
William Hoar 11 son of Mr and Mrs John J Hoar of 28 Franklin street Arlington was run over by a Boston train on the Lexington branch at the Swan place crossing Arlington Centre. Wheels passed over his right leg below the knee. He was taken to Symmes Arlington Hospital where his leg was amputated. Recovery expected.
Woonsocket Machine and Press Company files a $100,000 attachment in Suffolk Registry of Deeds against New York New Haven Hartford Railroad for failing to honor a contract to transport Woonsocket goods. The Boston firm seeks damages for breach of the transportation agreement.
A Cincinnati chemist developed Freezone, a drop applied to corns and calluses that relieves soreness instantly. It shrivels the corn without irritation and lets it lift away with no pain or smarting. Sold in small bottles at drugstores under Edward Wesley Co. brand.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the best remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It urges readers to keep eating, claims fast relief, and offers a free trial package via a coupon for 50 cent boxes sold in the US and Canada.
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