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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
2
The House votes down Representative J. L. Donovan’s motion to refer the matter to voters in Greater Boston. The decision shifts responsibility to the public on the elevated bill.
Mr. Brown of Woburn opposed public ownership of street railways but urged public operation of a Boston elevated line. He reviewed bill sections detailing protections for the traveling public and stock investors. Mr. Hays questioned the five‑trustee appointment by the Governor without pay as the bill had been changed.
New York physician A. L. Paulson promotes Orlex powder as a home hair dye. The ad claims instant color change from gray to brown or black, with a 25 cent box and a $100 gold bond guarantee that it contains no harmful metals or coal-tar derivatives. It promises nongreasy application and a look twenty years younger.
Lawmakers clash over a transit bill to raise fares and restructure the board. Proponents push five governor appointed trustees and no pay, while opponents demand a referendum and denounce the plan as costly and unfair to Boston. Voting records show strong support for the governor appointing five trustees and rejection of unpaid positions.
Ascension Day mass to be celebrated at 11 45 a m at St Josephs Church Chambers street West End Catholic faithful unable to attend morning mass urged to attend. The pastor Rev Francis W Maley says 11 45 mass will be held on all future holy days of obligation.
Count Gilbert de Lafayette son of the Marquis and descendant of General Lafayette has received the war cross. A sergeant in the French artillery he notably stood six hours in an open observation post on March 14 reporting Minenwerfers he located.
Hundreds visit Franklin Park as Dorchester Mattapan weigh station at 1047 Blue Hill avenue pictures healthy babies. Miss Hilda Hedstrom directs district efforts with 20 workers registering through May 20 to safeguard fragile lives.
The city reports a productive first week with 5000 children under five weighed and measured. A nurse assists at each session and every baby so far tested is recorded as 100 percent perfect.
John Foley a chief petty officer at the Charlestown navy yard recalls starting in 186? though retired in 1913 he offered to serve in 1917. His ribbons include the San Diego West Indies Philippines China relief and good conduct medals plus red service stripes and a Liberty Loan button.
Honor was paid yesterday to 125 Western Union employees from Boston who have joined the country’s service. A large flag with a star for each man was raised before the main office at 169 Congress street. Most are former telegraph operators and office workers, with some former messenger boys.
A local clerk counsels residents to understand their own affairs and avoid meddling in others' matters. The remark emphasizes personal responsibility and discretion in community life.
At Newport Rhode Island on May 8 a student diver Frederick Relf drowned during underwater training in a tank when his helmet face plate loosened. Four enlisted men were injured when an oxygen tank exploded as rescuers worked, fire alarms sounded, and ambulances converged. The incident involved seamen gunners in training, with the blaze distant from the diving school.
Food administrators suspend two sugar licenses held by H C Lowell operator of markets in Rockland and Bridgewater and by the Sudhalter brothers sugar jobbers of Waltham for failure to comply with sugar sale regulations. Lowell's two stores will close during the week May 15 to May 21, inclusive, after findings that purchases and sales exceeded allowed limits.
Fragmentary ad style line claims Adamsons Cough Balsam makes coughs and colds vanish, stressing benefits to communities and public welfare. The readable portion hints at a medicinal product's quick relief claim.
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