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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1915
Page
4
The Boston Lodge of Elks pledged unanimous support for President Wilson as 350 members and guests rose in applause after a stirring ovation by Congressman James A. Gallivan at the 37th anniversary celebration of the lodge.
Mr Gallivan hails Woodrow Wilson as a commanding eminence in Washington and a leader of American thought. He praises the President for inspiring the nation with universal brotherhood and equality of man, noting his lofty character and steadfast justice as a beacon in today’s world.
In the national mood of perplexity and resentment the American people show a sober confidence in Woodrow Wilson as steady, wise, and capable. The Elks celebration featured songs, billowy gowns, and a late toast to departed members with guests Samuel Wiel and Charles Davison.
Governor Walsh indicated to statehouse reporters that he may derail imminent prorogation by urging deliberate action. If the Legislature completes its work by Friday or Saturday, he says that is acceptable and opposes hasty adjournment. He may send another taxation message and push a telephone rate probe.
The Eastern Steamship lines inaugurated the ninth season of daily New York to Boston passenger service yesterday with the twin-screw steel express ships Massachusetts and Bunker Hill. The 337 mile run takes about 15 hours, with luxurious dining and safety features including wireless telegraph, lifeboats, rafts, life preservers, and automatic sprinklers. The fleet also covers the New York to Portland and Bath corridor, operating 35 vessels at 80 landings along the northern seaboard.
A Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Association squad left Boston to canvass 25 western towns and cities, urging defeat of woman suffrage. The Boston party, nine members led by prominent society women, will visit households and voters before the June 9 Springfield convention. Names include Katherine Robinson, Edith Jackson, Mabel Allen, and others. towns listed cover South Hadley to Chicopee.
An explosion in Mine No 1 of Valley Smokeless Coal near Johnstown Penn killed nine workers. Eight miners died on site and Homer Phillips of Cambria Steel Company died in hospital from gas while leading a rescue. Phillips had entered the mine a second time. The mine was not operating that day and workers had permission to do extra work. The blast occurred about 2000 feet from the entrance.
Helen Sheehan and Celia Sullivan, both missing for nearly a week, had not returned home by late last night and police have found no clue to their whereabouts.
Greater Boston suffrage supporters began a week long whirlwind tour of the city and suburbs gathering adherents. Women rode in automobiles from point to point in the city while speakers spoke from autos to crowds arguing for equal suffrage.
Speakers across Boston discuss the inhumanity of male toward women and the benefits of woman suffrage. Miss Margaret Foley draws crowds in Cambridge detailing suffrage history and the Declaration of Independence. Campaigns continue with routes planned to reach all city districts as Massachusetts Equal Suffrage Association members gather in Copley Square.
The Lampoon prints Gott mit Ihnen a parody riffing on Gott mit Uns, reviving the Harvard poem dispute sparked by Professor Meyer and President Lowell after earlier letters and public furor. The spoof imitates Germanic phrasing and mocks Kaiser rhetoric while poking fun at hired help and family anecdotes.
The ad extols health as the greatest asset and promotes Plant Juice, a herbal tonic gaining Boston followers. Professor James E. Campbell, a renowned music instructor in Massachusetts, credits Plant Juice with curing his four year digestive ailments and related rheumatic pains after nine days of use, and urges others to try it. The Plant Juice representative operates at Liggett's Drug Store in Chelsea.
Dr Edwards promotes Olive Tablets as a pleasant calomel substitute for chronic constipation and torpid liver. The sugar coated olive colored pills are a gentle laxative that encourage normal bowel and liver function without harsh effects. Thousands reportedly use one or two nightly with prices 10c to 25c per box through druggists.
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