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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
10
The Supreme Judicial Court's full bench decides Superior Court has jurisdiction in Mathilda Friedrich vs William Friedrich. It holds a wife who answered summons should not be denied a hearing if the husband withdraws or colludes, remanding for a merits hearing.
Morris Bluhm and his wife Dora of East Boston admitted guilt in Superior Criminal Court to charges they hired a man to set fires in the residence at 174 Princeton Street. The couple pleaded yesterday in connection with an indictment alleging arson for hire.
Quote urging citizens to reflect on personal responsibility and civic duty, asking each person to consider their contribution to the nation's strength and future. The message emphasizes individual accountability within a communal framework.
The ad extols Dr Williams Pink Pills for neurasthenia with patient testimony from Mrs J Holt of Lowell Mass. It also reports 304th Regiment Infantry movements at Still River including camping, wireless contact, mail handling, and training like barbed wire targeting. 18 draft evaders arrive at the Depot Brigade and Lt Leo F Dunn reenlists as private in the 19th Company.
Camp Devens May 2 Tests in marching advance guard and attack will begin Tuesday for every infantry regiment of the 76th Division. The exercises mark a step toward deploying the New England unit overseas as a single division in the near future.
Special prosecutor Frank H. Neuber charged a federal jury that the Industrial Workers of the World conspiracy aimed to unleash an industrial upheaval to disrupt U S war plans. He argued the defendants and their members would fight under one flag the red flag of treason.
Opponents of the sedition bill argued in the Senate that the conference agreed measure would curb legitimate freedom of speech and liberty of the press. Action on the conference report was deferred until tomorrow.
Critics led by Senators Borah and Hardwick assailed a provision letting the Postmaster General decide what is non mailable and the conferees move to drop a Senate amendment shielding truthful statements made in good faith. Borah warned of restricted newspapers and a government censorship until public opinion could be declared. King conceded power to exclude innocent mail exists but questioned the section's intent.
The speaker cites criminal anarchists in the United States including the I W W and claims funds are raised by mailed contributions, referencing the prosecution of William D. Heywood and urging authorities to cut off money transmission to stop this practice.
Two unnamed children told officials at the Northern Pacific they stole switch locks and planned to derail the North Coast Limited near Casselton with 300 passengers to see what would happen. The train derailed Tuesday evening with four cars and the locomotive off the track. no serious injuries occurred. The pair were sentenced in Juvenile Court to the State Reform School at their parents' request.
Lieutenant J Horace Farnham of the British Royal Flying Corps was killed on April 25. He trained at Toronto University and in Texas, sailed for England last February, and was 26. Born in Weymouth Nova Scotia he was a Boston Business College graduate. His father, Thomas S Farnham of Jamaica Plain, received the news.
Herbert E. Dennison a Boston lawyer and Charles J. Huntley a Boston real estate dealer were sentenced in court to two years and one year respectively in the House of Correction at Deer Island for conspiracy to steal $1000 from Mrs. Grace Seddon of Medford in connection with Medford house sales.
Citizens are urged to purchase Liberty bonds within two days to support national defense and financial security. The public appeal emphasizes urgency and responsible patriotism as the deadline approaches.
To fill 50 mechanical draftsmen posts, the U S Army ordnance department will send the chief of the engineering bureau to Boston to interview applicants at State House Room 109 next Monday and Tuesday. Bring work samples for immediate appointment if eligible.
The editorial warns that every unsold Liberty bond is ammunition for the Kaiser's army and urges readers to buy more bonds to support American troops.
An ad promotes Poslam as a concentrated healing remedy for itching skin and stubborn eczema. It urges daily use of Poslam Soap and offers free samples by writing Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
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