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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
5
A fire at the Central Biscuit Company plant on 120 Second Street East Cambridge prompted rapid removal of about forty Winter Hill Ice Company horses and a dozen ice carts to safety. Damage is estimated at 10000 dollars.
The fire risked reaching houses across Second street but firefighters confined the blaze to the biscuit company building. Engine 3 was scorched and moved. several people escaped injury. Frank Foster was struck by blazing debris but recovered. James Kinney shut off a large gas meter, earning cheers.
The Middlesex Superior Court judge paused the Harry Hinds case as jurors planned to visit the Griggs Street home where two young children Marvil and Barbara Hinds perished in a fire on April 9. Police say the blaze was set by Hinds.
Justice Department widens probe into pro German and pro Austrian plots to disrupt U S munition plants. Investigators seek conspiracy to restrain interstate and foreign commerce. language notices urge Austrian and German subjects to quit work. No indictments or leaders identified yet.
Mrs. Jeanette Bailey 81 of Everett slipped on wet boards at Driscoll Landing and fell into the harbor after stepping from a power boat. Merle Gardner of Wollaston rushed in fully clothed and pulled her to the landing after a struggle.
A narrator laments clutter in dresser drawers and praises neat boxes and sachet bags. She recalls lessons from travel and rail timetables, urges practical organization, and jokes about moths and budgeting a husband’s wages for a wife and two children.
Livangeline writes from Quebec asking for a curl of hair. the reply states inability to provide it. The note reflects personal sentiment and a request conveyed across language and distance.
A Detroit reader doubts screen work after dark. The writer notes personal studio sessions past midnight. Mary Pickford’s talks will appear five times weekly in the Daily Post and every Sunday in the Sunday Post.
Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of the 18th Amendment with a civic celebration at Faneuil Hall under the Equal Rights League. A citizens meeting at Twelfth Baptist Church will form the citizens auxiliary committee for the semi centennial observance and the league's national convention.
The Boston Common Society executive committee adopted a resolution arguing that congestion on Park and Tremont streets stems from their use as a combined cab stand and parking area. They warn widening the streets would merely create a double row of cabs and cars without easing congestion.
The Boston Common Society opposes the street commission plan to widen Park Tremont and Boylston streets by taking land from the Common. It urges the removal of car stands and parking along Tremont Street to reduce congestion and prevent the creation of a garage or double line of waiting cars at the Tremont Street mall. The group plans a meeting to organize opposition ahead of a December hearing.
Thomas Kennedy of 1250 Tremont Street Roxbury an employee of the John T Connor Company at 88 Boylston Street Jamaica Plain was sentenced by Judge Perrin in the West Roxbury Court to 30 days in the house of correction for embezzlement from the store.
John Richards aged 62 of 44 Myrtle Street Malden took his own life by inhaling gas after learning he had cancer. His son discovered him in the bedroom with a gas tube beside the corpse and the room filled with fumes.
Dr. Sauer of New York warns that true strength comes from iron in the blood and proper nutrition. He urges a two week course of nuxated iron, stating many tired patients regain energy and relieve dyspepsia and liver issues, unlike older iron forms.
Charles S. Mellen former president of the New York New Haven and Hartford Rail road testified that in 1904 he urged the board to adopt a comprehensive trolley property plan or drop lines already acquired to meet public needs. Sixty five trolley lines joined the New Haven system under his policy. The judge noted state law issues in applying Sherman law to intrastate acquisitions and required interstate relevance to convict.
A quoted speaker recalls telling directors repeatedly that the road ahead required steady effort and uninterrupted progress to reach goals. The remark underscores ongoing concerns about project pace and leadership expectations.
Health advice emphasizes blood quality over quantity as key to resisting illness. It links symptoms like cold hands and rheumatic tendencies to weak blood and recommends abundant air and Scott's Emulsion after meals as a blood-food. The notice promotes use by adults and children and warns against substitutes. Scott & Bowne Bloomfield N J 15 26.
An advertisement promotes a natural TB approach with fresh air food and rest, noting Eckman’s Alterative as a supplementary remedy. It claims success in many cases and stresses safety since the preparation contains no opiates or habit forming drugs. The ad urges readers to obtain from a druggist or directly from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
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