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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1915
Page
2
Representative Roland D. Sawyer of Ware files a bill at the State House to ban bichloride of mercury sales except in bright blue triangular tablets in matching blue bottles. The move aims to restrict distribution and ensure distinctive packaging.
The first meeting of the auxiliary militia company formed in Concord will be held next Friday at the State armory. Percy W. Brown, secretary of the committee, said about 73 men are expected to attend and the company will elect officers and be organized.
The sacred oratorio Seven Last Words of Christ will be performed at Morgan Memorial Church this evening by a 50 voice chorus directed by Professor W. W. Adams instructor of music at Morgan Memorial.
Two hundred members of the Pilgrim Publicity Association will hold their first meeting of the season at the American House. Commissioner Charles G. Wood will preside as schoolmaster while supervising committeemen visit the mock class in District School No. 3.
Polceman V. A. Remsen of Lynn was found not guilty of assaulting a prisoner in Lynn District Court. It marked the first time a Lynn police officer appeared as a defendant. The case arose from the arrest of J. Frank Barry for drunkenness and assault at a Lynn street rally on November 1, during which Remsen and Teel used their clubs.
Several members of the American Sanitary Commission who had been in Serbia depart Saloniki for Italy. The party includes Dr and Mrs Edward Stuart of Boston R W Mendelssohn of La Junta Col Ralph Bates of Plymouth Mass E Magoon of Dorchester Mass G F Laughlin of Boise Idaho Elliot Gage of Boston Albert W Buck of Maine George W Bateman of Massachusetts and T R Schoonmaker.
Emperor Nicholas and Crown Prince Alexis toured the southern front in the eastern theatre of war between November 18 and 25. They reviewed troops, spoke with soldiers, and thanked them for their spirit as crowds greeted them with enthusiasm.
The Swiss government has ordered a full inventory of all raw cotton in Switzerland. The announcement was issued from Berne via Paris on November 27.
Margaret Llewellyn Powers daughter of Mrs. Martha Powers and the late Governor Llewellyn Powers married George Dunn son of Mr. and Mrs. G B Dunn of Houston Maine at 287 Kent Street Brookline. The couple's reception drew about 300 guests and they plan to reside in Holton Maine after a wedding trip.
New York police report a Los Angeles diamond dealer, Benjamin Fores, was robbed of a bag containing diamonds valued at $17,000 on Broadway near Wall Street. He was separated from two friends, drew a crowd, and the thieves fled before officers arrived.
In Andover New Hampshire on Bradley Lake Daniel Fitzgerald drowned after his party fell through thin ice during a trapping trip. His younger brother Morris was saved by neighbors who drove a boat through the ice to reach him.
Maynard High School resumes baseball after years without a regular nine. A long schedule is planned including two games with Southboro High and matches against Belmont Concord Clinton Hudson Lexington Marlboro LaSalle Wayland Westboro and Weston high schools.
Lexington November 27 The election of a football captain for the 1916 eleven at Lexington High School was not held today and will probably take place Monday.
The Friends of Poland announce the opening of a Polish relief headquarters at 601 Boylston Street on December 1. Clothing and sale items are requested, with a formal program featuring Polish songs by young girls and Polish cakes. Committees and members are listed, including leaders Mrs. Juanies Lee and Charles Fiske Jr. and many associates.
Lucy J. Verity, 91, of 50 Amory Street, Cambridge, among 281 women registered for the school committee contest under Plan PB. Registration shows a sharp rise with 290 enrolled so far. books close December 1. Six candidates vie for board seats as mayoral interest grows. election set for December 21.
Paris dispatch reports General Joffre has transferred seven division generals and three brigade generals to the reserve and moved younger officers into command. The move aims to place proven, energetic leaders in active charge following recent operations.
Peter C. Delorey told the Parole Board at the State prison that he was coerced into confessing to the 1908 killing of Annie Mullins in Arlington. He is serving 18 to 20 years for the murder and said he would rot in his cell rather than admit guilt to gain freedom, then denied knowing the girl.
The board heard testimony from police officials and Delorey allies while he maintained innocence. He rejected offered deals and a potential pardon, recounting coercion claims and detailing Mantir’s alleged involvement and family threats.
Charles M. Schwab has joined Cornell University’s board of trustees effective November 6, as announced by TH W Peters. Peters also revealed George F Baker of New York funded the Baker court dormitory complex, costing about 340000 dollars.
In Bow Street Court, Edward Hodgson, an American mining engineer, and Lucy Warnshe, a German national, received six months in prison with hard labor and deportation. Hodgson aided the woman, who faced charges of failing to register as an alien, providing false information, and possession of a false passport. The magistrate judged Hodgson a dangerous person who brought the woman to England for his own ends.
Certificates of incorporation were issued at the State House to numerous new Massachusetts companies. The list includes Independent Rendering Company Boston. Sanitary Supplies Company Boston. Local Stores Inc Boston. Grocers' Specialty Company Boston. N. F. B. Biological Laboratories Inc Boston. Mutual Insurance Agency Inc Fitchburg. Carer Realty Company Boston. Somerset Hats and Rug Company Somerset. Bristol County Realty Company Taunton. Massachusetts Importing Company Boston among others. Authorized capital ranges from 10 000 to 500 000 dollars with several firms in Boston and various towns.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as producing pure blood to support digestion and organs. It links improved appetite, reduced dizziness, and steadier intestines to the tonic, urging readers to obtain it today.
Carlson Victor Rosenlund Olof Bokelund Jo han Sellerg Edward Olson amid a network of firms including Morris Man Company Worcester Sand and Stone Company Seneca Manufacturing Company and Standard Rotary Valve Company with multiple investors and sums ranging from 10 000 to 106 000 dollars tied to Boston Worcester and Worcester areas and noted stockholders and corporate names like Suffolk Securities Company and Winthrop M Jameson.
Miss Mary Ellen Jarrell daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Farrell and Clarence Richard Meagher son of William Henry Meagher of Bedford were married today in St Bernard's Church Concord by Rev Michael P Mahon Bridesmaid was Miss Alice Louise Brown and best man Theodore Meagher The ushers were James Francis Hanley and Richard J Brown
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