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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1917
Page
5
Frank Padoni of 78 Concord Avenue Somerville reports his wife Rosy and his $200 nest egg have vanished after a holiday note says forgiveness is over. Police search to locate Rosy and clarify what chances led to the disappearance.
Vermont slate roof manufacturers warned the Interstate Commerce Commission that a 15 percent freight increase could force them out of business. C. W. Parker urged the panel that production costs would rise beyond sale prices. Other industries nationwide protested, predicting curtailed business or failure if the raise is approved.
An advertisement from New York touts Nuxated Iron as boosting strength and endurance by 100 percent in ten days for those with iron deficiency. It warns against common iron forms and cites dramatic personal tests, offers money-back guarantees, and targets nervous, run-down individuals seeking quick improvement.
Twenty five cows and a valuable bull perished in a fire that destroyed the three story stable and garage at the New England Sanitarium in Spot Pond Stoneham. Eight employees lost clothing and belongings. Loss estimated 12000 to 15000 dollars partially covered by insurance.
James G. Wolff of Brighton condemned Confederate propaganda against colored citizens and alleged racial barriers to Plattsburg during a Memorial Day speech at the Shaw monument. The Robert A. Bell post and Women’s Relief Corps laid wreaths as veterans honored Wendell Phillips, Garrison, Attucks, Burlingame, and Ruffin among others.
Anna Marie Riley of 58 Vernon Street Roxbury aged 18 was chosen as Miss Roxbury in a Tuesday beauty contest and has enlisted as a yeoman in the Navy Yard accounting department. She offers her services to Uncle Sam amid wartime recruitment.
The Finance Commission will resume its public investigation into the city’s bonding and insurance business at 10 o’clock this morning. The session follows an eight day-old inquiry, paused last Saturday, with witnesses Peter F. Fitzgerald and his son Edwin Daly summoned to testify. The probe is expected to continue for the rest of the week.
The Norvega narrowly escaped a German U-boat after sighting a periscope in the North Sea. Convoyed by a British destroyer, the ship reached port from Christiania with naval authorities inspecting her before continuing across the Atlantic.
An unnamed vessel spotted imminent danger when a German ship aimed to ram. The German steered away just in time, preventing a collision and averting disaster at sea.
Troye's gunners fail to track the target as the plunger disappears beneath the waves in a tense maritime incident.
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