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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
17
A French detachment attacked a crater occupied by Germans, regaining summit lines after heavy casualties. Inside the crater they encountered wounded Germans begging for mercy, but the French officer refused and neutralized the threat by dropping grenades into the pit until silence followed.
Harry E. Lake outlined fire prevention rules for homes and cars at Pilgrim Hall. He urged a building commissioner for schools, stricter insurance value rules, and summarized common fire causes from matches to lamps, with tips on safe heating and storage.
The United States posted record exports in March with 410 million dollars of goods shipped abroad, surpassing February by seven million and March of last year by 113 million. Five months ending in March show exports near three billion, exceeding previous fiscal year records by over one billion.
The Rev K C Russell of the Atlantic Branch condemns Lord's Day League efforts to stop Harvard Regiment Sunday parades. He argues state power should enforce civility, not religious observance, calling Sunday coercion un Christian and un American.
A Boston letter from May 4 by Sanford Bates, chairman of metropolitan affairs, defends a Ward 20 redistricting bill. He states the committee unanimously authorized reporting, describes the Dorchester ward move, notes absent members opposed later, and explains he withdrew his amendment to align with the majority and with later broader changes.
Weymouth residents lease riverways and restore fishing to save the century old alewives. Under town supervision and an expert fisherman the plan transfers 50 000 fish to the inland spawning pond daily once the season opens. Officials expect steady growth toward 1919.
In the House of Commons Premier Asquith promised a statement next week on the causes of the Irish revolt. He spoke amid debate dated May 4 in London.
Alfred Page, a nine month old boy from 197 Sumner Street East Boston, seeks his pet Angora cat Tiger a tiger colored feline with long shaggy fur. The missing kitten is described as a typical tiger colored cat and a big event in the boy's life.
Clara S Whittemore of 71 Winthrop Street died recently In Winthrop. Funeral from her residence Sunday May 7 at 2 50 PM. Friends invited to attend.
Cambridge police continue to hunt a bold daylight robbery in Central Square where 11 year old Clifford Helman, a Sears Roebuck office boy, was robbed on a Dudley Street street car after cashing a 365 dollar check. The assailant fled, possibly with a confederate, leaving authorities seeking leads.
Charles L. Longsdorf of Waban sues Mrs. Longsdorf's parents Mr. and Mrs. George B. Rowbotham of Newton for 10000 dollars claiming alienation of his wife's affections. Mrs. Longsdorf won divorce and custody after Judge Irwin's decision in East Cambridge Court. Longsdorf did not contest, citing cruel and abusive treatment.
Boston German relief committee members send a protest letter to President Wilson urging him to press Britain to lift the blockade on Red Cross shipments to the central powers. The letter is signed by Mrs. Rosa Ritchie and Mrs. Laura von Kluck.
Company K Eighth Regiment of Somerville held a May party and military ball in the armory on Highland avenue last night. Honorary floor director Captain Frank R. Raney directed the festivities, with I A Anderson as floor director and L T Day as assistant.
A Lloyds despatch from Teneriffe says the German steamer Telde drifted seaward in a gale and was captured by a cruiser, which towed her northward. The Telde is a 2033 ton ship, 290 feet long, built in 1914 and owned in Oldenburg.
In Bangor Maine on May 4 the Moosehead Lake fishing season officially opened as the last of winter's ice vanished yesterday.
An advertisement extols Musterole a white mustard paste substitute for aches pains and sore throats claiming quick soothing relief without blisters. It touts uses from neuralgia to colds and notes prices 25c and larger hospital sizes from The Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
Advertisement touts a delatone hair removal paste as a cheap method for women to remove facial hair. It claims the paste, mixed with water and applied briefly, leaves no trace of hair and causes no harm if real delatone is used.
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