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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
8
The estate of the late Professor Ora W. Knight leaves to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington a large and valuable collection of plants minerals birds eggs skins moths and butterflies. Scientific books and pamphlets go to the Bangor Library Association.
Nov 18 Natick R I Little Alice Hitt caused a student strike when her sister was quarantined for diphtheria The class stayed home briefly then returned after the room was fumigated to restore attendance
Attorney William R. Scharton for Dakota Dan Russell filed two motions at Fast Cambridge arguing Master Gilber t A. Pevey’s report naming Fresno Dan as Daniel Blake Russell is biased. The estate dispute has lasted three years.
The speaker argues Master Pevcy exceeded authority and seeks recommittal of the report and Dakota Dan’s rulings to ensure fairness. A discharge would allow the petition to stand on its merits, potentially reopening the Russell case. Serious criminal proceedings loom, delayed only by DA Higgins until Corcoran takes office and pledges to push the case to a swift conclusion.
The Treasury Ministry issued instructions for corporate income tax filings. Each corporation may pay on its own fiscal year and must notify the district collector 20 days before closing. If no fiscal year is named, returns are due for the calendar year.
A Baltimore man recounts twenty years of itch and persistent rash, then credits Resinol Soap and Ointment with relief in ten days. He notes doctors’ long use and urges avoiding imitations, offering a free trial from Resinol Department 26-R, Baltimore.
Clara Crook daughter of Robert Crook of 171 Beach Street Belmont is entered in the Temple of Childhood contest. The piece notes she speaks clearly for her age and resembles her maternal grandparent.
The passage notes Clare as well behaved among four Crook children. Her mother attributes the family’s health to nature and humor, while Mrs. Crook, herself a musician, hopes all her children become musicians. The siblings include two older sisters aged three and five and a baby boy.
Rev Dr George L Cady spoke at the Dorchester Women's Club house criticizing the church and women’s clubs for being curative and not preventive in their social work. He delivered the Downtown Boston address at yesterday afternoon’s federation gathering.
A speaker argues tenements reflect pagan times and warns against inflammable social conditions fueling revolution. He cites charity’s limits and urges better city planning for child health, wages for working youths, and open aid to vulnerable girls as the City Federation partners with the Women's Municipal League on a streetcar ventilation campaign.
Mrs. Arthur H. Merritt urges parental discipline and public accountability as she criticizes late street hours for girls. Speakers including Mrs. George W. Perkins and Mrs. Frank L. Young highlight the Dorchester and City Federations with about 2,000 members. Mrs. Robert L. Woods links building ownership to infant mortality and tuberculosis in Ward 18, advocating street matrons to supervise youth.
New York November 18 court records report Mrs Iola Von Claussen once famous for suing Theodore Roosevelt for a million dollars over not being introduced at the King of Sweden’s court is found insane by alienists. Judge Malone rescinds her bail release and Justice Seabury denies a habeas corpus writ.
Advertises Dr True's Elixir as a long standing remedy for stomach worms and pin worms in children and adults. Claims include a list of worm symptoms and a laxative and expeller formula available in three sizes with advice free from Auburn Maine.
Providence dispatch reports the typhoid fever epidemic among the Rhode Island state delegation at Put-in-Bay last September claimed its sixth victim. Frederick A. Greene, Brown University 1891 graduate, longtime lawyer, former town solicitor and Probate Court judge of North Providence, died at a private hospital in Providence.
A suit filed yesterday in Suffolk Municipal Court by Taylor Bros. Laundry of Dorchester against Lindsey Morison of Beacon Street Back Bay seeks 29 dollars for laundry bills dated August 9. Morison is described as well known in dramatic circles. A separate notice previews a full page feature on the Van Loon family in next Sunday's Post.
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