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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1916
Page
5
Paris May 2 Mme Poincare wife of the president spent two hours visiting the American ambulance in Paris she toured wounded soldiers distributed tobacco and chocolates Mrs Sharp wife of the American ambassador and ambulance officials welcomed her she received a bouquet and the soldiers praised the attention.
The British armed yacht Acgusa formerly Erin, Sir Thomas Lipton’s private yacht, was sunk by a mine after patrols in the North Sea and service as a hospital ship and later as an armed vessel. Captain of the Aegula reports several crew members still missing.
Louis K. Liggett president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce spoke to the Boston Salesman's Club at Union Hall. He praised salesmanship as common sense and warned against coercive tactics while noting the meeting completed the club's organization with Charles H. Eastman presiding. Also speaking were Paul T. Cherington Harold White and Francis W. Bird.
Miss Michelina DeBenedictis and Nicola Leone married in St. Leonard's Church last evening. A reception followed at Academy Hall Leverett Street with Adelfa DiNapoli as bridesmaid and Michael Manzo as best man. Rosina Cichotti and Lena DiNapoli served as flower girls.
On Thursday May 4 1916 the price of a cup of coffee served with a saucer by a smiling waitress at Thompson's Spa will cost 10 cents.
Mrs Teresa Rocks of Hancock Street sues the estate of late Police Inspector Walter A Abbott for 1700 alleging nursing and care from 109 until his death. The case goes to the Superior Court jury after Judge Brown delivers the charge this morning.
Maynard reports Mrs. John Sebastian Owicz a Polish resident of Florida court used kerosene as a kindler on a kitchen fire. The blaze started in the room and the fire department responded as she suffered probable fatal burns.
A terror of the high cost of living sparks panic as readers tally daily coffee use and potential profits. The piece notes 11 000 daily customers, eight tenths drink coffee, with five cent cups yielding 440 dollars weekly, and forecasts a ten to twenty cent rise with cream and sugar costs climbing.
The Lille town hall in France was burned. A French librarian handed the library’s valuables to German soldiers who formed a chain to remove them. Firefighters could not save the building but slowed the blaze from spreading to adjacent structures. The Hotel de Ville dated to 1847 159 in Renaissance style and housed about 100000 volumes and manuscripts.
Arthur M. Miller of Rochester New York student has been chosen as president of the Civil Engineering Society of Technology. Miller 17 is a graduate of Tixeter and studies hydraulic engineering. New officers include Vice president W Mack Afigns secretary A W Caird treasurer W L Medding assistant treasurer P B Craig and several committee heads.
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