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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
6
The Senate judiciary sub-committee finished public hearings on Louis D. Brandeis s Supreme Court nomination and adjourned until March 24 to continue consideration.
A home made pint of Pinex cough syrup from 2½ ounces of Pinex mixed with granulated sugar syrup offers a fast remedy for coughs colds and bronchial issues. It claims relief within 24 hours and promotes healing of membranes with guaranteed satisfaction from The Pinex Co Ft Wayne Ind.
Edward R. Warren of Boston testified that Louis Brandeis pressed the Boston Public Franchise League to back a plan raising gas company capital by two to three million dollars. Warren recalled Brandeis sweeping the executive committee with praise and influencing the Legislature, while later members regretted the move. Warren and Prescott Hall questioned the outcome, and a Brandeis letter about the action was not read.
Mrs. Mooers is shot in her Winter street manicure parlor by Irving E. Olmstead. His wife, Mrs. Olmstead, claims hypnotic influence over him and says the killing was not premeditated but driven by a deranged mental state. She details his fear for their children and notes the motive alleged by Mooers. Funeral plans and morgue arrangements follow.
In a courthouse motion Mrs. Olmstead defends her husband saying his infatuation led to a gunfire incident and that he acted while not in his right mind. She vows Christian support and claims he cannot be held responsible until facts reveal the revolver’s possession was improper.
An old advertisement touts LaxaTive Brom oQuinine claiming a single day cure for a cold. It urges readers to request the full name and look for signature F F. W. Grove as verification.
Two families with six children were saved from a three story building at 99 Chelsea Street Boston as a gale and snow hampered firefighters. The Waldman and Lamon families were pulled to safety, with the fire burning an hour and causing about 1500 dollars in damage.
The Boston Work Horse Relief Association issued a plea to shippers, freight firms, and households to spare truck, delivery, and local express horses due to an unusually harsh period. The appeal notes horses are exhausted and in pitiable condition after six to eight weeks of heavy work and urges reduced horse use for the rest of the week.
Reginald W. Hutton of the Harvard Gold Coaster admitted yesterday that he is married to Mabel Catherine Dorothea Finn of Boston. He left Cambridge for New York en route to Baltimore to confront his parents.
The couple wed in Portsmouth on March 8 while unaware of a five day law. Hutton initially denied the marriage to numerous reporters and returned to Baltimore with his parents urging him home. He left a note for roommate William S. Enright admitting the marriage before departure.
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