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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1913
Page
5
Dr. S. B. Wolbach forecast antitoxins for untreatable microbic diseases in a Harvard Medical School lecture. He warned vacationers about disease via flies ticks and mosquitoes. He predicted vaccines for rabies and possibly protozoan diseases including typhoid measles scarlet fever infantile paralysis and tumors.
A speaker demonstrated disease producing parasites using lantern slides of bacteria and protozoa and noted experiments on monkeys yielding potential cures. He discussed mould on stale bread as a disease producing plant and mentioned the arsenic rich 606 as a possible cure for tropical and European relapsing fever. He predicted future physicians will identify bacteria causing various tumors.
Under the auspices of the Daughters of Veterans a long memorial service was held at Faneuil Hall to honor the unknown dead of the Civil War. Organizations attending included the G.A.R. M.V.M. Spanish War Veterans Sons of Veterans Sons of Veterans Auxiliary Woman's Relief Corps Army Nurses Ladies of the G.A.R. United States Women's Auxiliary.
A lengthy memorial program lasting over three hours featured hymns, organizational speeches, trooping of the colors, a Dean Seley recitation, a Kittie Glascow song, and prayers by Rev. Philip Nordel. Floral tributes were placed on a central monument, with Daughters of Veterans in white at the rear, schoolchildren near the stage, and bands supplying martial music. Flowers not used for the unknown dead sailors’ service were to be sent to hospitals and the Soldiers' Home.
A mechanical engineer, Charles Gooding, returned to 116 Marion Street to find his home broken into and ransacked after his family was away. Nearby, thieves attempted to enter 135 Winthrop Road but fled after breaking a window pane.
The Rev. Thomas R. McCoy acts as administrator and arranges a grand Corpus Christi procession for solemn high mass next Sunday at 10 o clock. The Rev. John Culhane preaches his first sermon since joining the staff. A May procession is set for St. Marys North End under Rev. Thomas F. White. The St Philip’s Harrison Avenue class led by Rev. Philip J. O’Donnell offers a dramatic entertainment in Jordan Hall next Monday.
The Boston City Council may be liable to fines and imprisonment for certain acts. The warning comes from an opinion by the late corporation counsel Thomas M. Babson and is included in a Finance Commission report released today.
The Finance Commission holds that several acts by City Council members violate the spirit and letter of the 1909 statute. It also states the 1911 lamp equipment order did not breach charter amendment terms and that council action followed the mayoral request. The commission notes its prior opinion on wages for city laborers was concurred by Corporation Counsel Corbett.
A Dorchester fire at 308 Codman Street endangered a mother sparrow and her two hatchlings. Fireman William J. McCarthy rescued the alarmed babies from the blaze using a ladder while the mother bird hovered. The family now nests in a tree on Ashmont Street in the hoseman's old hat.
Paterson New Jersey May 18 quiet day with no disorders as authorities prepare for possible trouble tomorrow amid silk mill strike tensions. Strikers reportedly plan to return to work in two mills and I W W leaders announce a guard picket presence.
Thousands of workers gathered in the woods at Haledon to hear speeches urging a strict strike. Speakers urged strikers to rest tonight and begin picketing at dawn, with Patrick Quinlan among the speakers cautioning against men returning to mills.
The report notes an impending strike with no prevention methods suggested by Quinlan. A large red banner with the IWW initials was waved before the meeting along with red neckties and handkerchiefs worn by many strikers. Streets appeared clear of mill workers as they followed Quinlan’s advice to retire for the night.
The annual May procession and crowning of the Blessed Virgin statue by St. Joseph's parochial school pupils in Somerville drew about 2000 children and a similar number of adults yesterday afternoon.
A school procession began at the boy’s school on Washington street, moved to the railroad bridge, and returned to the church. Miss Mary Eason crowned the statue of the Blessed Virgin assisted by Esther Tattan Anna Coll Anna Kearns and Margaret Kelly. The Rev Edward J Twomey and Rev C T McGrath led vesper services and consecration of children. Societies of the Sacred Heart Holy Angels Rosary altar boys and Knights of the Sacred Heart participated.
Firefighters led by Chief Wagner battled a blaze in an F street Geological Survey building where valuable government records burned. Several firefighters were overcome by smoke and illuminating gas with injuries reported, while unpublished data valued at about 5 million dollars survived. The survey faces losses exceeding 100 thousand dollars.
Chief Wagner collapsed soon after the blaze began but recovered to return to duty. Eleven firemen were rushed to hospital with serious injuries as the fire burned five hours in the basement before crews confined it. This marked the fifth fire of the day.
In six years multiple incidents damaged a building destroying thousands of government documents. Most losses were maps and records that cannot be restored, leaving gaps in historical files and official archives.
The Rev. Cortland Myers preached at Tremont Temple that the father must be head of the household and always demand obedience. He warned that the head of the family bears enormous responsibility and can shape a child's life, arguing authority in the home is essential to curb anarchy and law disrespect.
The article promotes Walton's Rera Compound and Fulton’s Renal Compound as curative for Bright's Disease with dropsy. It cites two cases a Clay New York man and a six year old Oakland California boy who recovered after treatment, urging readers to obtain pamphlets from the John J.ulton Co. in San Francisco.
Advertises Cottolene as a premium frying fat. Claims high heat tolerance without burning and quick frying, producing lighter, less greasy results. Promotes healthfulness and economy versus butter or lard. From N. K. Fairbank Company.
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