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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1912
Page
4
Constantinople March 24. Andre Kepassis Effendi Prince-Governor of Samos was shot and killed by a Greek assassin. The killer was arrested. The murder stems from a political crusade and enmity of the Hel leneic party after his appointment by Turkey.
Engineers report the Cape Cod Canal is now half completed with major problems solved. Residents familiar with plans dating to Pilgrim times grow more confident as winter ends and construction advances toward completion.
Backers led by August Belmont vow the government will not seize the canal. Dredging has extended near two miles into Cape Cod shoulder and Monument River widened to Buzzard’s Bay. Two bridges, breakwater completion, and deeper Buzzard’s Bay dredging remain. Parson, chief engineer, says the canal is wide and deep for commerce and construction will resume with new dredges. bonds and stock totaling 310000 each were approved, with a hoped 1913 summer opening.
William P. Fowler, head of the Overseers of the Poor, told South Congregational Church members that poverty is declining in Boston due to charitable groups led by the Roman Catholic St. Vincent de Paul societies. He cited intemperance, death, abandonment, and crime as main causes and condemned public holiday giving.
During a heavy snowstorm Henry Brewer, crew of the Yankee of Boston, was separated from his vessel five miles south of Isles of Shoals. He rode a dory with a gall but had to row for five hours before reaching Wallis Sands life saving station exhausted. He was given dry clothing and rejoined the Yankee later the same day.
The First Church in Roxbury will be remembered as a premier Puritan meeting house in New England. Its survival is credited to defeating remodel schemes that would have altered its historic structure.
The Post reports three missing persons this month. Emma Chase of Kezar Falls vanished after a Portland visit on March 16. Ray Chase’s friend Edward Rice is also missing from Kezar Falls. Fifteen year old Daniel Spencer from Ipswich disappeared on March 19, last seen with Isaac Spencer at 10 Wayne Avenue. George Edward McIntyre, from Woodstock New Hampshire, has been missing since March 12. His wife’s health has deteriorated, and Sheriff J P Huckins asks the Post to help locate him.
Scientific analysis shows digestion needs pepsia nitrogenous ferments and hydrochloric acid. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets supply natural elements to weak stomachs and restore digestion. The tablets are tested and free of poisons and praised by physicians for indigestion and related ailments.
From 1631 to 1804 a sequence of five churches stood on Roxbury Street with growing size and repeated destruction. The initial log meeting house dated 1632 to 1674, followed by a second church to 1741, a larger one burned in 1746 by a foot stove amid doubts of divine judgment, a fourth plan reused, and the fifth built in 1804. Reverend James De Normandie has led since 1883.
An annular solar eclipse will be visible in Boston and New England at sunrise on April 17. The sun will show a bright ring as the moon covers the disk, lasting about four minutes with Bailey's Beads as a notable sight. A blue glass eyepiece protects observers without a telescope.
The Ugilino family escaped injury when a .32 calibre bullet crashed through their kitchen window at 29 Lowell Street Somerville at about 8 30 am during police arrests nearby. Investigators could not determine the bullet’s source. Another shot was heard near Union Square around midnight with no trace found.
Fire department members search for Hoseman William J. Johnson of Engine 15 after his sudden disappearance. His wife says he will not return to face superiors and he left behind buttons keys and badge. Club members allege he failed to hand over $62 and misused other funds.
A Rexall Stores advertisement touts Rexall Orderlies as a safe dependable remedy for constipation in aged people and those with weak constitutions. It promises no diarrhea or nausea and offers a personal guarantee that the purchase costs nothing if claims fail. Sold in three sizes 10c 25c and 50c at Liggett's Drug Stores locations in the city.
The article contends that Johnson borrowed substantial sums from his law workers prior to leaving, with the funds placed in his charge for special purposes. The report notes misuse of entrusted money and questions surrounding his departure.
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