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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1916

Page

12

Mohonk Conference Opens With Wide War Peace Debate

At Mohonk Lake New York the 22d Lake Mohonk international arbitration conference opens with a broad mix of opinions on peace war and preparedness. Former President Taft will preside while James Brown Scott of the Carnegie Endowment calls the meeting to order.

Mohonk Lake N. Y Lake Mohonk Congress Taft James Brown Scott Carnegie Endowment For International Peace

Funeral of Lake Victim Walter Phillips Held in Malden

Funeral services for Walter Phillips former Malden resident who drowned trying to save his son at Groton Lake near Montpelier Vermont will be at Forestdale Cemetery Malden Thursday at 9 am Rev William Dowty of St Pauls Episcopal Church Malden will direct the services

Walter Th Phillips Malden Groton Lake Montpelier Forestdale Cemetery William EF. Dowty St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Double Funeral for George Soule and Wife in Winthrop

A double funeral was held yesterday for George C. Soule 77 and Diana K. Soule 72 who died within 24 hours of each other at their home 35 Perkins Street Winthrop.

George C. Soule Diana K. Soule Perkins Street Winthrop

Veteran lumber cook feeds family on forty dollars a week

J. Z. Hubbard an 87 year old New Hampshire resident boasted to a postal worker that his family of seven, including five adults and two children, survived nine weeks on a budget of 40 01. He dismissed talk of high living costs as nonsense and described his frugal meal planning.

J. Z. Hubbard New Hampshire

Frugal New England Meals During Nine Week Test

The narrator describes a strict nine week diet with two meals daily averaging 25 to 35 cents per day. Breakfast of oatmeal milk sugar bacon and bread. no butter or coffee. Noonday meals varied but featured pork, beans, sardines, sausage, fish and bread with tea and milk. Prices rose prompting more bread and fewer starchy foods.

New England

Roosevelt Favored by College Men in Straw Votes

Across Princeton Bowdoin Williams Radcliffe and other colleges straw polls show Theodore Roosevelt as the top favorite for president among students. Wilson won at Princeton and Radcliffe while Williams ballots shifted toward Hughes on a second count.

Theodore Roosevelt Princeton Wilson Bowdoin College Roosevelt Hughes Root Williams College Justice Radcliffe

Girls Quit Work and Parade Through New Bedford Streets

The Bennett mill female operatives at New England Cotton Yarn Company finishers quit today and paraded through New Bedford streets. About 75 to 100 workers claim only a 5 to 6 percent wage advance versus 10 percent given to other workers. Management refused their full demand.

New Bedford Bennett Mill New England Cotton Yarn Company

Governor to Attend Bridge Ship Launch at Charlestown Yard

Governor McCall will be the guest of honor at the launching of the supply ship Bridge at the Charlestown navy yard tomorrow morning. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt cannot attend due to Washington duties. Cardinal O Connell Bishop Lawrence and other church and state dignitaries are expected to attend.

McCall Charlestown Navy Yard Navy Josephus Daniels Franklin D. Roosevelt McGowan Washington Cardinal O’connell Lawrence

Advertisement Her Hat Caused Much Admiration

A note from a newspaper ad highlights a woman admiring a hat bought at Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland Streets. The shop advertised $4 trimmed hats priced at $2.98 and included LEGAL stamps with purchases.

Wolf's Hanover Portland Sts

Bay State lines earn per cent despite fare plan rise

A Public Service Commission hearing on a six cent fare increase heard that parts of the Bay State street railway system yield 7 percent or more, with Lynn Brockton Lawrence and Salem Beverley lines cited as strong performers. The proposal would raise to six cents in paying and nonpaying sections and add new zones in outlying districts.

Bay State Street Railway Public Service Commission Robert M. Teustel Ford Feuster Lynn Brockton Lawrence Salem-Beverly Fall River Lowell Gloucester Haverhill Chelsea

Fare increases in Boston area outlined by witness

The witness testified that fare hikes in rural districts were set to match paying traffic, with deficits covered by profitable lines. He urged treating north and south Boston routes separately due to lack of shared interest, and said non paying lines should be supported by areas sharing such interest.

Arthur G. Wadleigh Boston

Poisoned pen note reported in Wollaston incident

Quincy police investigate a venomous note hurled through a Wollaston home window at 11 Elmwood Avenue last Monday night along with refuse. Mrs Tileston heard the window open and found the note. Police identify fingerprints on the window and a box used by the assailants, with photographs taken to aid detection.

Quincy Police Benjamin C. Tileston Elmwood Avenue Wollaston

Dr Samuel C Beane Dead

Dr Samuel Collins Beane D D retired pastor of the Unitarian Congregational Church died at his Worcester street home after ill health forced him to resign eight months ago. He was one of the oldest ministers in the Unitarian Church.

Grafton Samuel Collins Beane Unitarian Congregational Church Unitarian Church Worcester Street

L-11 Submarine Launched at Fore River Yard

The L-11, latest in the I class submarines, was launched yesterday at Fore River Shipbuilding Corp in Quincy. Sponsor Miss Mary Richardson Latimer christened the vessel as guests including Governor McCall and Mayor Curley attended a luncheon at the Hotel Somerset after the ceremony.

United States Navy Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy Fore River Mary Richardson Latimer Julian L. Latimer Somerset McCall Curley Mary R. Latimer United States

Notable figures promote advertising in a Sunday comic feature

The passage mentions Mrs Bates of Quincy Congressman Oliver of Alabama President Powell of the Fort River Shipbuilding Corporation and Mrs Powell and S A Gardner Jr Quincy manager of the Electric Boat Company. Colonel Corn proclaims it pays to advertise. a big comic feature is planned for the next Sunday Post.

Bates Quincy Oliver Alabama Powell Fort River Shipbuilding Corporation S. A. Gardner, Jr The Electric Boat Company Colonel Corn Sunday Post

Dr Emden Fritz Heads N H Medical Society

Concord New Hampshire May 16 The New Hampshire Medical Society today chose Dr Emden Fritz of Manchester president Other officers chosen were vice president Dr Fred Towle Portsmouth secretary Dr Denis E Sullivan Concord treasurer Dr D M Currier Newport

Concord N. H New Hampshire Medical Society Today Emden Fritz Manchester Fred 8. Towle Portsmouth Denis E. Sullivan D. Mf. Currier Newport

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