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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1916
Page
5
A 54 year old Hill of Willard Place suffered three broken ribs after an elevator dropped from the fourth floor to the basement at 200 Purchase Street. Teeks bury, 68, of Atlantic Street Winthrop, escaped with a sprained ankle.
A bill reported favorably by the House special committee on commissions would abolish the Prison Commission and two parole boards. It creates a Bureau of Prisons headed by a commissioner with $6000 yearly pay, up to three deputies, an advisory board of five, and a Paroles Board of three.
Trustees of City Hospital plan a 700 dollar dredging project from Fort Point Channel to hos pital rear to reduce coal transport by about 2800 dollars annually. Mayor Curley approved the appropriation, noting coal barges could unload on hospital premises.
The Old Colony Trust Company announced it will send thirty eight men to Plattsburg military training camps this summer with a full month's salary. Secretary Shaw notes higher interest from New England business men after last year's four participants, aiming to prepare officers for a reserve army in case of national emergency.
The enrolment committee notes many banks and companies have signaled sending men to Plattsburg led by Ss. P. Shaw Jr of Old Colony Trust Company. Other enrollees include J. B. Long F. F. Munroe E. L. Dolan John Coulson and M. A.
A long roster includes Tucker, Maxwell, Gass, Merrill, Baker, Pierce, Petts, Brock, Merritt, Park, Childs, Willis, Watts, Stembridge, Hoyle, Ewing, Williams Jr., LeBrt, Harris, Flint, Shaffer, Cobb, Danforth, Marston, Bradley, Chiver, Kennedy, Lewis, Tagdell, Bishop, Doherty, Judking, Brown and others sign as committee members for the upcoming local initiative. The document records a broad group of residents and professionals aiding in the effort.
The Forthian Club staged The Girl and the Earl a melodrama of the old school last night in the Somerville High School auditorium. Principal cast included Mrs Beatrice H Lamont and Mrs Grace S Cole among others with Mrs Grace Bruce chairing the arrangement committee.
A Boston resident urges action to pass a bill supporting feeding gray squirrels and birds on Boston Common. He thanks The Boston Post for its support of the M. S. P. Co. A and emphasizes caring for those who cannot speak for themselves.
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