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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1916
Page
3
A long running advertisement touts Minard's ointment as offering instant relief for pain from sprains bruises sore hands and feet rheumatism lumbago neuralgia and back ache. It claims Dr Minard first prescribed it and notes it is sold by all druggists and effective against cuts and bruises with strong home use recommendations.
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim born in Maine in 1840 dies at his London residence. Renowned for the Maxim machine gun and early aviation devices, he was knighted in 1901 and held many electrical patents.
The weavers strike at Pentacket Mills in Haverhill, owned by the Moses P Stevens Corporation, was this afternoon declared off. The move ends a labor dispute that had disrupted production.
At a mill conference between strikers and management, 400 employees secured a 10 percent wage increase and improved working conditions including lighting and filling. The agreement also reduces loom count from 21 to 14 to boost efficiency.
Max Mitchell, organizer of the Massachusetts Credit Union, cabled through the State Department inviting Luigi Luzzatti, Italian Minister of Finance, to visit the United States. The goal is to help plan huge loans for postwar reconstruction of Jews in the war areas. Mitchell and bankers believe at least $100,000,000 must be borrowed for rehabilitation.
Petrograd dispatch reports M. Trepoff appointed prime minister following the resignation of Boris Vladimirovitch Stürmer who had held the posts of premier and foreign minister. The move ends a protracted struggle between the cabinet and the Duma.
Widespread editorial praise marks the Duma victory, framed as a historic clash with opposing influences and a step toward the government’s new program. Trepoff’s appointment as prime minister is welcomed, while Sturmer’s resignation signals a widening cabinet shakeup and calls for further changes including the interior and foreign ministries.
About 200 women textile workers were deported from Ghent by German authorities, according to an authoritative source.
Mexican defense in Chihuahua City repelled a Villa assault from the east begun at 6 am. The attackers suffered heavy casualties as they advanced under cover of a dry wash while machine guns and heavy artillery inflicted severe losses. Dead and wounded were left on the field after the rout.
General Ozuna led a cavalry pursuit as Villa units retreated northwest and appear out of touch with remaining commands. Gov Francis Trevino was wounded in the hand, two Trevino staff officers died, and General Acosta and Andres Sada were found dead west of the city after yesterday’s engagement. Trevino, though wounded, inspected fortifications with his staff and denied desertion reports while praising his troops' cheer and eagerness for battle.
The Boston Post asks readers to send contributions to Santa Claus Editor at the Boston Post to aid deserving children this Christmas. It notes hundreds of letters daily and lists contributors and gifts. The Post will publish selected letters while keeping names confidential.
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