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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
9
Westfield, March 30. School authorities investigated reports that children were given ether to suppress appetite. Superintendent Chester D. Stiles said he referred the matter to state educational and health authorities. Ether can be bought in any quantity by a child at drug stores. Children admitted their parents gave them ether to lower living costs and to quiet boisterous behavior.
Charles E. Kettering known as the second Edison will address the Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Copey Plaza. David Wark Griffith was to speak but could not attend due to business commitments.
A Chesterland Ohio mother praises Dr True’s Elixir in a letter to Dr J F True Co claiming benefits for her sick child and inviting other mothers to write for information. The ad describes common worm symptoms and promotes Dr True’s Elixir as a family laxative and worm expeller sold at all dealers in three sizes, urging the large size.
General Manager B R Pollock orders strict enforcement of seating rules on Boston and Maine trains. Passengers with passes must rise if asked and staff will report noncompliance to headquarters for discipline. Officials at all levels are affected by the order. Passes are not issued to outsiders.
Funeral services for Ezra W. Beal father of the mayor and city manager of Waltham will be held from his home at 2 Summer avenue Friday. The Rev Rudolf Rossbach of the Waltham Unitarian Church will officiate and burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery. Beal had been ill less than a week after a shock death.
Massachusetts Retail Jewelers Association convention at Copley Plaza heard J Frederick Kahl and Albert R Kerr call for a one percent sales tax on all merchandise to replace the excess profits tax. Felix Vorenberg and Frank G Allen urged lawmakers to pass such a law while others spoke on taxation and public spending.
Frank Stuart Mason of the New England Conservatory faculty presented a chamber program at Jordan Hall assisted by Thillois violinist Artiers viola and Bedetti cellist from the Boston Symphony. Performances included Lekue Trio Chausson piano quartet and Ropartz cello sonata with Bedetti premiering in Boston. The virtuosic cello sonata and ensemble playing drew praise from a discerning audience.
Canadians living in Boston and friends, about 1500, enjoyed the sixth annual Canadian charity ball under the Canadian Club of Boston and the Women's Auxiliary at the Copley Plaza Hotel. A formal reception opened at 7:30 with Governor Cox and others attending. Entertainment included a British Naval Veterans drill and salute, a march past of flags, and Revolutionary-era units the Lexington Minute Men and Worcester Continentals led by Capt. Alfred Pierce and Lt. Col. Charles Averill.
Fire at 191 193 North Street confined to Samuel Abrahamson provision store. Police and fire crews carried out several children and aided frightened women to safety. Estimated damage around 800 dollars.
Judge Crosby dismissed a habeas corpus petition by Anna Maccarelli, the bride of two days, who claimed she was restrained by her husband Salvatore Maccarelli. The court’s action followed a lobby discussion with both spouses after the bride stated she feared her husband and preferred to live with her father, Guiseppi Lazzaro, a Somerville fruit dealer.
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