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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1916
Page
2
Albert I. Bickford of Randolph faced a year in the House of Correction after a District Court ruling tied a wart on a hen’s comb to a stolen bird identified by Miss Josephine Campaigne. Bickford appealed the sentence.
The ad urges immediate use of Scott's Emulsion for cold to bronchitis progression. It claims to aid healing of enfeebled membranes, relieves coughing, and notes forty years of use, alcohol free, from Scott & Bowne Bloomfield New Jersey.
Mutinous pirates overpower captain and mate on the Woodbury as it drifts toward Boston. The ship, once a coast guard cutter, now serves as a floating movie studio in Portland with decks redesigned for society scenes and battles.
A malfunctioning wireless on the vessel preceded a confrontation with coast guard cutters and police. The clash between officers and crew unfolded as the ship moved along the coast, amid heightened tension and an unresolved skirmish.
New England shows low enthusiasm for military service with few enlistment applications. At Scollay Square army station only eight applicants were received, three accepted, and the district acceptances average under one percent. Officials claim all eligible recruits can be accommodated despite weak demand.
Thomas J. Pence secretary of the Democratic national committee died after a long illness in Washington. He will be buried in Raleigh North Carolina his birthplace after a body escort by party friends. President Wilson and many government officials and members of Congress visited Pence at his home.
The Bunker Hill Boys Club of Charlestown nears its $125000 target for a new clubhouse endowment as pledges reach $6173 led by Edward F. Moore with $1150 and Harold F. Kellogg $424. Great enthusiasm marked the meeting as organizers report strong support.
Snap Cohen spoke about raising 60 dollars in a club at Wellesley. The Boys' Club team reported 36 dollars, reporters at the press table gave 10 dollars, and catering donor Henry J. Seiler sent 50 dollars. The teams committee meets at 11 30 to aid workers and a soloist appears at 12 30. Richard Teeling will call the roll. Carroll Swan led yesterday. Scouts with private wireless sets contributed, bringing in seven dollars. A partial list of donors of 1 or more dollars follows.
A thief stole coat hooks and hardware from a lavatory on the State House first floor yesterday afternoon. Painter Frank Burke chased and captured him in front of the building. The suspect, named Arthur Lane, was jailed at Joy Street station on larceny charges.
Beacon Hill faces a major public policy clash as a legislative committee reports favorably on a bill to allow Billy Sunday’s Boston tabernacle to be built despite existing building laws. The vote was eight in favor and seven against.
In a Boston committee hearing opposition from Senate and House chairs Senator Bates of Dorchester and Representative Sherbourne of Brookline emerged as they debated allowing a tabernacle to be built with wood walls and pillars and wooden choir bleachers. Support came from the Boston Sunday Evangelistic Committee and figures like William Blodgett and H H Kendall urged an exception while contrasting the fire risk of the structure. Only R E Simonds of Winchester voiced opposition.
Henry Bates longtime Boston Herald real estate editor died of heart disease at his Quincy home 12 Marion Street aged 53 He began in 1885 with Cohasset Cottager and served as AP and Herald correspondent before becoming news editor then real estate editor in 1909 Funeral services will be held from his home Wednesday afternoon.
Health dictates beauty says this ad note linking constipation to headache lassitude sallow skin and dull eyes. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative praised by Mrs Gertrude Jordan of Indianapolis and offers a free trial bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell Monticello Illinois.
Mayor Curley voiced support for feeding birds and squirrels on Boston Common while distinguishing between harmless peanut shells and refuse. Police and the Park Board said enforcement would focus on waste like papers and banana peels, not benign feeding.
A large East Boston delegation appeared before the Public Service Commission to protest the Boston Elevated shuttle between Jeffries Point and Maverick Square. They argued the service imposes hardship by forcing residents to transfer at the East Boston entrance to the tunnel. The commission took the matter under advisement.
County solicitor Fletcher Hale of Laconia interviewed several people today in the probe into the death Saturday of Austin A. Cunningham, an express agent, as officials seek cause and accountability in Tilton.
An autopsy concluded Cunningham was in unusually good health with no heart disease. Doctors noted his last illness was an indigestion attack years earlier. They postponed an opinion on his death until the stomach examination at Dartmouth.
Miss Blanche Rose, a famed actress, described a home hair-darkening recipe in Chicago. The mixture uses bay rum water Barbo Com pound and glycerine, applied twice weekly to darken gray hair, promote growth, relieve scalp issues, and reduce dandruff and shedding.
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