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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1918
Page
8
Cupid had a busy day at City Hall as 53 couples submitted marriage applications, about 10 sailors among them. Officials expect the peak June rush to surpass yesterday's pace, noting the first Monday in June often marks the busiest day.
Tonight the Pop Concert at Symphony Hall features an Italian programme with works by Verdi and Boito and solos including Joseph Keller. Due to Friday May 24 designated as a festival day for Italy's entry into the great war, the originalWednesday program is moved to Friday May 4 to mark the anniversary. The evening includes Overture I Puritani and a Sousa march finale, with a star Spangled Banner, Rhapsody Kapana, and other selections from classical and contemporary composers.
A girl was found dead holding a phone as investigators pursue leads. No witness or informant has come forward to identify the cause or motive, and officials have not released details from the scene. The inquiry continues to determine why she was found in that condition.
Ruth Lipsett and her sister were found dead by a stenographer in a downtown office. Medical Examiner Magrath labeled the death presumable by own action and planned an autopsy at Northern Mortuary. The sisters recently lived in the city, their home reportedly in Fredericton New Brunswick.
A lively wartime song performed by Arthur Fields features a chorus detailing Allied and Central Power bravado. The humorous stanza names nations and rulers with playful rhymes reflecting anti German sentiment of the era.
Police and medical examiner reveal little about the dead girl at 1722 Commonwealth avenue. A 2 pm call, a revolver with one chamber empty, and a claim she notified someone of a suicide are examined as investigators seek a second party and weapon origin before the morning autopsy.
Charles W. Fairbanks former Vice President of the United States is critically ill at his Indianapolis home with Brights disease. His condition showed slight improvement today but doctors warned recovery remains uncertain.
Between 300 and 400 workers at the Portland Shipbuilding Company were idle awaiting back pay settlement. A Boston government official is expected to visit Portland to help adjust the dispute.
Advertisement offers Vapocura Inhaler and two bottles of Vapocura Inhalent for ten cents postage to prove it cures chronic catarrh and catarrhal deafness by vapor inhalation. Address 110 W 34th Street New York. Also obituaries: Barter in South Boston James J. Barter, aged, funeral details. Minott in Chelsea Herbert M. Minott, 52, services at 9 Orange St.
Nearly a thousand people gathered at First Parish Unitarian Church Cambridge for a War Work Council meeting. Rev. Walter R. Hunt of New Jersey urged sustained morale for the national army, calling for loyalty and self sacrifice as fellow soldiers to the troops.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company will rearrange stops tomorrow to reduce total stops and increase distances between them. Fuel administrator James J. Storrow urged staggered and skip stops to save coal for the coming winter. Changes cover Broadway Somerville Main Street Cambridge Washington Street Dorchester Broadway South Boston and Main Street Medford.
The Nantasket Steamboat Company plans a 10 cent fare increase to Nantasket Beach, with round trip tickets rising accordingly and no Sunday commuter books. A notice of this proposal was filed with the Public Service Commission yesterday.
Johnson City report describes a Black man fatally shot after a chase and a 15 year old white girl killed. The assailants incinerated the suspect and victim’s bodies near Erwin after a river chase, as residents and police contend with a racially charged crime.
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