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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1914
Page
15
A light comic strip duo Hank and his animal friends appears in the upcoming Sunday Post. Readers are urged to not miss the humorous, family friendly panel as part of the week’s entertainment.
A specialist declares most stomach trouble stems from acid and fermentation. Neutralize acid and halt fermentation with water after meals and a teaspoon of bisulated magnesia. Ask your chemist for the magnesia, as other forms lack its properties.
Miss Louise M. Webb of 139 Forest street Medford was attacked Tuesday night while walking home near Medford High School. A man grabbed her from behind tried to drag her into a vacant yard, punched her when she fought back, and fled as a passerby cried for help.
The Colón steamship, arriving from Cristóbal, delivered the first through freight via the Panama Canal. The cargo consisted of 21,000 sacks of sugar and was towed on barges, marking the first through freight payment through the canal.
United District Court fixed November 4 as the trial date for Edward P. Metcalf former Atlantic National Bank president and Henry E. De Kay New York broker tied to the bank’s failure. Additional related cases will proceed after the first indictment is disposed of.
A flat asparagus stalk shaped like a cow horn was sent to the freak vegetable editor by C. L. Nutter of South Hamilton Massachusetts. The unusual stalk matches typical length but is about two inches wide and half an inch thick. A few pieces could feed several people.
Togo Kabuto, a Japanese chef once employed for Thomas W. Law son on the financier's Egypt estate, was held in $500 bonds by United States Commissioner Hayes awaiting federal grand jury action. He is charged with sending an objectionable card to Miss May Dudley of Brookline, the center of attention at a recent hearing. Arrest followed a week ago. he now cooks at a Charlestown restaurant.
Yesterday at Park Street Church the Lend-a-Hand Society held its annual public meeting with Rev. Christo pher R. Eliot presiding as reports on society officers and Plymouth Hingham clubs were heard.
The Rt. Rev. Charles Scadding Episcopal bishop of Oregon died in Portland today from pleural pneumonia after breaking down during a diocesan conference. He previously served as assistant pastor at St. George's New York, rector of Christ Church Middletown New York and Trinity Church Toledo. He authored several books and tracts.
Alfred C. Lane of Tufts College disclosed a $600 gift to extend Barnum Museum facilities. The donor's name was not revealed. The same announcement notes receipt of a mineral collection from the Royal Ontario Museum of Canada, featuring Sudbury nickel deposits.
Eight 30 foot Corinthian pillars from the old Boston Custom House form a new entrance at Franklin Park near Blue Hill Avenue and Columbia Road. The lanes will open from Blue Hill opposite Glenway Street and from Angell and Canterbury streets, guiding to a tree lined area ending at a steel bird cage near Seaver Street. Completion is expected within a month with plans for an ornamental iron fence along the new zoological garden perimeter. George Jean Nathan previews The Bonehead Baedeker in the next Sun Sunday Post Magazine.
A Boston couple unfamiliar with Hartford marriage law learned they must wait five days for a license. Francis Eustis Langdon, an artist of 110 Tremont Street, Boston, and Eva Agnes Larose of 163 Morrison Avenue, Somerville, applied, then returned to Boston. They will appear tomorrow to obtain the license and may marry only in Hartford.
Former secretary of the navy George von L. Meyer must pay Arthur P. French 5384 plus interest and costs. A sixth session jury found in favor of French, who had paid the sum to a surety company that stood as Meyer's bond guarantor. Meyer contended French lacked authority to pay the money and refused reimbursement.
Washington May 27 Representative Edwin Y Webb Democrat of North Carolina was today unanimously chosen chairman of the House judiciary committee succeeding Representative Henry D Clayton who has been appointed a federal judge in Alabama.
Washington May 27 President Wilson met with Representative A Mitchell Palmer Democratic U S Senate candidate and Vance C McCormick Democratic candidate for Governor to discuss the political situation in Pennsylvania during a conference in Washington.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Lady Doyle reached New York aboard the Olympic on May 27, arriving to begin their American visit.
Sir Arthur, visiting after 20 years, predicts England may face a sale lynching bee as militant suffragists provoke public opinion. He warns Ulster men will not yield on Irish Parliament and cautions a future upheaval could be civil war or nothing. He also questions permanence of the home rule bill calm.
The upcoming Sunday Post promises two full pages of striking images, calling them a must see. Readers are urged not to miss the vivid photo spread and accompanying captions.
ANNAPOLIS Md May 21 The condition of William R Bowlus of Middletown Md a St John s College cadet was reported very grave today He was shot Monday night during an alleged hazing incident as upperclassmen tried to force entry into a room where five freshmen had locked themselves The freshmen have declined to name the shooter they remain at liberty on bail awaiting a court hearing
The fifth private bank in Chicago to fail in two weeks shut its doors in Chicago today. The Jackson Park Bank, with deposits of 65 000 dollars, collapsed amid ongoing scrutiny of private banks in the city.
In Honolulu on May 27 Irish societies held a mass meeting to mark the final passage of the Irish home rule bill by the House of Commons. Congratulations were cabled to Prime Minister Asquith and Nationalist leader John Redmond.
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