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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
7
A state hearing at the State House considers forming the Massachusetts militia into federal forces to cut state taxes by about $800,000 annually. Adjutant General Charles H. Cole supports the enabling act allowing militia units to join federal service with governor approval.
Roxbury youth Leo J. Dana captured the first prize in the Louis D Brandeis prize essay contest. He received $100 and a bronze medal for his piece on The Work and Problems of the Jewish National Fund. The Federation of American Zionists announced the results. The second prize of $60 went to Lewis E. Levinthal of Philadelphia for his essay on The Land Laws of Turkey and Their Administration.
A page titled The Vogue of the Jersey showcases the jersey fashion hints in full color as a feature for the upcoming Sunday Post.
A reflective piece on actresses facing unfulfilled ambitions in film arts. It lampoons overhigh ideals yet honors Sarah Bernhardt and urges women to push beyond comfort, seeking broader fields and creative growth despite obstacles and criticism. The author urges readers to become captains of their souls.
An old style ad urges keeping stomach and kidneys healthy to prevent disease. It lists symptoms signaling kidney or bladder trouble and touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy with a money back guarantee. It promotes the imported GOLD MEDAL brand available via druggists.
Letters reveal personal memories of family likeness and piano lessons. Several writers discuss an orphan asylum experience and a fire at a studio that burned a kitten, while another recalls Truckee and Donner Lake and a favorite Dickens work.
Mary Pickford's Talks will appear usually five days a week in the Daily Post and each Sunday in the Sunday Post.
Heavy snow weighs down a three tenement house at 223 225 Bradford street causing the roof to crash and the east wall to collapse. No injuries are reported though an eight month old slept through the event. Joffe Pixley and Stein families relocate for the night.
The note teases Colonel Corn showing horse sense in a major comic series featured in the upcoming Sunday Post. It points readers to the next section for full details and adventures.
Members of the Charitable Irish Society will mark its 179th anniversary with a banquet at the Hotel Somerset after a 10 a.m. meeting at Young's Hotel to elect officers. Notable attendees include Congressmen Murray Keating Gallagher Tague Gallivan and others, with toastmasters and speakers from civic and religious groups.
Albert J. Andrews a Boston private detective was arrested on a DOJ complaint for impersonating a United States deputy marshal. A hearing is set for March 22 and he was released on $500 bail.
By the will of George H. Eliot a wealthy real estate dealer of Haverhill the sum of 15000 is to be distributed among public institutions and churches at Waverhill. The beneficiaries are the Old Ladies Home the Y M C A the Hale Hospital and the Second Baptist Society. The will was filed today in Salem.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology must settle with abutting property owners before disposing of its present site. Land Court registration of title notes restrictions that the square be kept open, creating equitable easements. Boston assessors value land at 1,578,000 and buildings at 252,000, total 1,880,000, with market value likely higher.
Local boards of health or the State department of health may issue warrants to seize tubercular residents who refuse treatment. The bill, given a public hearing by the legislative committee on public health, was advocated by Seymore N. Stone of Boston for the Massachusetts Association of Boards of Health, with support from Dr. William J. Sullivan of Lawrence.
Senate halted a stiff DUI and hit and run bill after House approval. Senators Clarke and Beck urged passage while Huaigis argued current Highway Commission rules already cover offenses. The measure would have fined offenders 20 to 200 dollars, jailed up to two years, and suspended licenses long-term.
The Licensing Board suspended the Maverick House license held by T R Sullivan & Co East Boston from 11 p m March 11 to 6 a m March 20 after a hearing found charges that liquor was served without food on Sunday to be sustained stated by Rev Paul Bilanshard of Maverick Street Church East Boston.
Itav erhill March 15 James F F Conley 55 formerly a Haverhill leather merchant collapsed and died from heart disease while riding in a sleigh from Atkinson New Hampshire to North Salem New Hampshire.
Athletes may die young but not always. Frank Kramer has held the bicycle world title for 16 years. See the gallery of perennial prize winners in the next Sunday Post Magazine.
Atlas reports sustained rheumatism relief from a regimen including iodide of potassium and sodium salicylate with wine and botanical compounds. The correspondent seeks the same formula for a sister.
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