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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1918
Page
6
Residents report a castor oil taste in Boston area drinking water with a greenish tint and strong odor. City and nearby municipalities address the issue through the Metropolitan Water Board, assuring there is nothing to fear and not a plan to dose water with medicine.
A Metropolitan Water Board note explains that uroglena, tiny animalcules, can give water a faint taste and yellow green tinge without harm. They warn that higher counts occur when water is warm or pipes are rusty, but urge flushing and deny any epidemic risk.
Bernard M. Wolf opened a white booth at the corner of Hanover and Washington streets to sell war stamps in advance of the June 21 War Savings Day. Miss Gabrielle Decot will run the booth, aiming to build daily habit of purchasing stamps. Robert F. Herrick, state director, praised the initiative.
In a high altitude battle a U S pursuit plane felled an enemy aircraft near Essey inside German lines on the Toul front. The engagement occurred a mile above ground as American air power supported operations along the French theater.
The War Savings committee plans a tour by Lieutenant John Philip Sousa and his band from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station with soloists to present Elijah assisted by city choruses. The first concert at the Polo Grounds features a 10,000 voice chorus and ticket buyers will receive thrift stamps.
Joseph Clifford Julius of Medfield is jailed in East Cambridge on a bigamy complaint from wife No 1 while wife No 2 seeks a marriage annulment in Norfolk Superior Court. The two women claim Julius has taken a second wife without valid divorce.
Miss Elizabeth Hutson of Medfield asks the court to declare her marriage to Julius Hutson null and void alleging she was married in 1917 in Framingham but not in law. She claims they lived together until April 1918 and that Julius had prior marriage to Florence Stowers in 1915, making him a bigamist now jailed in South Framingham after being bound over for the grand jury.
Philadelphia May 28 Mrs Josephine Bishop 81 widow of comedian Charles B Bishop died today at Edwin Forrest Home She was known on stage as Jennie Parker her first appearance was at Ford's Theatre Baltimore and later with Edwin Forrest's company
Paris report says Premier Clemenceau, after a cabinet meeting, left for the front today signaling continued wartime leadership. He travels amid ongoing military mobilization and public attention in France.
John J. Curley, former collector of Boston and brother of ex Mayor Curley, says he is seriously considering a bid for Congress in the 12th district. He notes strong urging from friends and broad district pressure, though he stops short of a definite decision.
Rabbi Jacob Goldstein of New York is permanently assigned to minister to Jewish young men in the national army at Camp Devens by the Jewish Board for Welfare Work. He will office at the YMCA Hut 27 until the Welfare building is completed, and a joint service with ministers of several denominations is planned at the Devens auditorium tomorrow with Boston rabbis cooperating.
Norumbega Park schedules a patriotic demonstration Saturday evening a band concert Sunday afternoon and evening and the Liberty Players in a weekend program expected to attract local crowds and reflect national spirit.
Max Marsin presents Cheating Cheaters at Norumbega Park, opening with old-time splendor and new amusements. The venue features a restaurant where dancing between courses is allowed, plus canoeing and a notable zoo as centers of interest for Boston play-goers.
An apparent deliberate attack by German forces aimed at wrecking American hospitals occurred Sunday afternoon in Picardy. High explosive and gas shells landed within a few hundred yards of two hospitals but caused no damage.
Chicago May 28 Assistant State Attorney Michael L Rossini testifying in the court of domestic relations reported a wave of failed marriages linked to the war draft. He said nine tenths of observed marriages reappeared in court with four fifths of husbands drafted, and the unions proved disastrous in various ways as predicted.
Paris May 28 Major Baracca the leading Italian ace has brought down his 32nd adversary He shot down the leading airplane of an enemy squadron in a dispatch from the Italian front to the Temps
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