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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1916
Page
2
Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron Pills with claims of high authority endorsements. Lists ingredients like roots, barks, herbs and substances such as pepsin and iron. Claims to help scrofula rheumatism dyspepsia neuraglia nervousness debility and urges purchase at druggists for 200 doses priced at $2.
Announced tonight in Halifax that the overdue Furness line steamer Rappahannock has been sunk by German forces. The casualty figures and formal confirmations were not released, as officials awaited further details.
No word has been heard of Captain Garrett and his crew of 40 men and it is feared that they have perished.
The Rappahannock sailed from this port for Liverpool on October 19 and has been listed as missing for 10 days. London wireless cable to Furness line agents offered no details on the sinking location or method. Built in Glasgow in 1893, the 3884 ton vessel carried a cargo including 20,000 barrels of apples and helped rescue Volturno passengers.
Pope Benedict hears ongoing reports on Emperor Francis Joseph from Vienna nunciature and Austrian Vatican representatives. An official dispatch notes his condition, while not alarming, remains serious with bronchial irritation a slight fever and an irregular pulse causing concern for physicians.
Brotherhood leaders join with the American Federation of Labor in Baltimore to back railroad workers eight hour legislation. President Wilson plans to urge a broader railroad program including ICC expansion and strike investigation, while Adamson signals forthcoming related bills.
A sensational car theft ended with the arrest of 17 year old Vincent Guiga of 774 East Sixth Street South Boston after a chase through crowds houses and across roofs. The pursuit began near 6 o'clock last night and covered nearly a mile before police captured him.
Two Henry Moody Company salesmen chase a thief who stole a company auto from 331 Tremont Street. Patrolman Johnson pursues through Pleasant, Shawmut, Warrenton, Washington, Nassau and May Place streets, across roofs and skylights, with hundreds watching as the suspect is cornered.
The board notes a sharp drop in attendance this year due to infantile paralysis fears and high child labor demand. Kindergarten losses reach about 2000 and elementary losses about 4000. 1438 more employment certificates issued for ages 14–16. Consolidation of East Boston districts Blackinton and John Cheverus to cut costs by over 4000 yearly.
The waterfront calendar notes sun and moon tides with high and low times, plus maritime news. The schooner Eirza A. Benner delivered 600 fresh mackerel. a fleet of 10 trawlers and one Italian dory landed 638000 pounds of scrod haddock and other fish. Vessels include the belated Japanese steamer Tansan Maru returning from Liverpool with 600 tons salt, 170 tons fertilizer, 171 bales cotton waste. steamer Mariana from New Orleans brought 27586 bags of sugar. Steamer Corozal leaves New Orleans for Boston with 80000 bags of raw sugar.
A dense catalog of vessels including steamers from Japan and England, tugs, schooners, and barges moving along Atlantic ports such as Halifax, Charleston, New York, Boston, Portland, and Norfolk. The list notes vessels’ routes to Limon, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Portsmouth with towing duties and port calls, highlighting ongoing maritime commerce and logistics.
Dr. Noble and Dr. Elliot D. Robbins were linked to a drug dispensing operation uncovered by a raid on a Boston office. About 25 people, mostly women, were found there, with police citing a telegram as motive for the visit. Robbins, arraigned on dispensing charges, pleads not guilty and is free on bail.
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