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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1916
Page
11
Washington reports show Germany employs about 35,000 women as railway operatives to release men for the armies and France about 32,000 on main lines. Women make up 10 to 16 percent of French rail workers before the war and 6 to 7 percent in Germany.
Allison, previously sentenced to three years in Municipal Court for disseminating birth control information, is now sentenced in Superior Court to two months after pleading guilty to 11 of 13 counts. Sentence stayed 20 days for exceptions to be filed with the state Supreme Court. Birth control advocates hail the outcome as a victory for their movement.
Allison and counsel hail the result as a victory for the birth control movement though District Attorney Pelletier pressed only part of the charges. The courthouse scene featured Boyer clashes with clergy and advocates as Pelletier denied a quoted remark and called the women morbid. About 100 people gathered. eight witnesses were not present.
New York Nov 21 Federal Judge Mayer named Charles C. Sanford president of the First National Bank of Bridgeport and Morgan B. Brainard treasurer of the Aetna Life Insurance Co to join the board of trustees created by the Sherman lawsuit decree for the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad. The appointments fill vacancies from the deaths of George E. Hill and Lyman B. Brainerd.
James H. Daly of Roslindale files a libel in Suffolk County Superior Court seeking a divorce from wife Matilda J. Daly, accusing her of infidelity. He states the names of the men involved are unknown.
Boston Y W C A School of domestic science claims a family can be fed on 25 cents a day with a full menu. Frances Smith presents a sample last year menu including breakfast rye flakes biscuits muffins dried beef toast coffee, lunch corned beef hash bread butter cookies milk cocoa tea, dinner roast beef cabbage potatoes bread butter pudding grape sauce.
Fitchburg reports that Thom as P. Coyne and Maurice J. Farrell, arrested in Syracuse and extradited, are claimed to have jewelry from Colonel George R. Wallace's home burglary last fall. Warrants issued by William M. Wood of Andover await service at the South Fitchburg county jail.
Timothy Connolly former Common Council president and War 17 Tomahawk Club head submitted papers for a City Council run seeking the one year term. The report notes ongoing filings with no final outcome yet.
The Roxbury council race features 29 candidates led by resident Connellx who lives at 2 Mt. Pleasant avenue, Roxbury.
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