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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
9
Grace Lusk faces closing arguments in the slaying of Mary Newman Roberts as defense witnesses claim paranoia and prosecution experts assert sanity based on after the shooting remarks. The trial in Waukesha, Wisconsin, nears its end with D S Tullar set to summarize for the jury.
Canton Ohio resident Mrs Marie Boyd says two doctors urged an operation for her female trouble but Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her symptoms. She advises other women to try the remedy before surgery, noting many letters from women nationwide support its merit.
Francis M. Carroll of Boston testifying as a government witness said attorney Daniel H. Coakley declared the Hub investigation of Emerson Motors was pigeonholed after learning that $20 000 of the firm money had been brought to Boston.
Judge Martin T. Manton presided as Francis M. Carroll, a principal government witness, testified about a $20 000 proposition tied to an investigation and payments. Carroll described meetings with Mr Stephens Mr Matches and Mr Coakley, arrangements with District Attorney Pelletier, and the sequence ending with his claim of holding back $6000.
Almost 500 men from across Massachusetts left for Camps Upton and Devens yesterday under Manifesto 556. Home town sendoffs added color to the departure as plans show a larger mobilization with 3000 more men slated for May 31 and 200 on June 1.
Tonight at the Pops presents a program of operatic excerpts in Symphony Hall. Highlights include arias and overtures from Carmen Faust La Boheme Tosca and Cavalleria Rusticana with pieces by Wagner Verdi Puccini Tchaikovsky and Saint-Saens among others.
Illinois Ohio Michigan Iowa West Virginia New York New Jersey Connecticut and Massachusetts sent 34 qualified volunteers to Boston yesterday to join the United States Shipping Board training ships Meade Calvin Austin and Governor Cobb for war service.
Ensign Wingate Rollins of the U S S N R opens a naval aviation recruiting push at Harvard this noon. He bases his operation in Harvard Crimson headquarters and is noted for football and track success, having coached the freshman team and led university informal events last year.
The master of a British steamer reported firing five shots at a submarine 150 miles off the Virginia Capes. Navy officials said there was no indication of enemy submarines on this side of the Atlantic and suggested the sighting may have been wreckage or another floating object.
Woburn authorities search for Alderman Anthony M. Lux a two year old from 9 Lynn street after an exemption board declared him a wilful deserter from the national army and ordered his delivery to Camp Devens. Police say Lux cannot be found and had reportedly traveled to Washington DC earlier.
Edwin F. Mulready, commissioner of labor, told a legislative committee he would file a brief detailing why the department needs additional inspectors and data on prosecutions dropped. Representative Nelson cited cases where violations were found but prosecutions were dropped. The inquiry followed a governor's message urging appointment of more inspectors.
Boston prepares for a national convention that may be the most complete gathering of the motion picture industry and its allied businesses. Stars will attend in large numbers but the event remains a genuine industry gathering with a single entrance fee for all exhibits.
Advertises The Williams Treatment claiming to cure excessive uric acid related ailments including kidney, bladder, rheumatic and back pains. Offers a free 75c bottle with a mailed notice and 10 cent postage, address in East Hampton Connecticut.
Boston areas list draft registration sites as June 5 approaches for men reaching 21 or turning 21 since last year. It warns penalties include imprisonment and loss of rights for failing to register.
Boston seamen from District 4 aboard vessels exiting the port face possible arrest as deserters due to unanswered draft communications. Mayor Peters has informed Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, citing over 500 sailors registered in District 4 who were at sea when notices were sent.
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