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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
4
Lloyds of London will stage a one night open air production of Aida tomorrow in San Francisco to recoup 25,000 dollars paid as rain insurance. If rain occurs the show moves to the Civic Auditorium. Net proceeds beyond expenses and a 2,500 dollar deficit go to charity.
Executive Council will hear a petition for pardon for Giuseppe Malavis who was committed in 1907 for manslaughter in the 1902 killing of Placidio Russo. The parole board opposed the pardon in 1915.
Charles Hughes rests in New York after a day of correspondence and a car ride. He plans to travel to Montclair New Jersey for more rest before resuming a speaking tour next week. In a separate case, eight year old Eileen Mayor was ordered to live with her mother after a divorce dispute, despite her wish to stay with her father. The judge urged the child to return home as she wept and clung to her father.
For the first time in the city a scrub woman, Annie Doherty age 60, is pensioned at half pay after a formal vote by the City Council. Doherty has scrubbed the Pemberton square courthouse floors for over 20 years and earned eight dollars per week. She lives on Poplar street.
New York reports tacit admission the general sympathy strike failed as labor leaders meet to assess the situation. They urge a $1 assessment from every city union member for subway elevated and surface car workers on strike in Manhattan the Bronx and parts of Westchester. Police say only 408 answered the general strike call. Over 10000 United Hebrew Trades and 3100 brewery workers return after holidays.
A stylish young woman described as Mrs. Mary C. Brook of Queensbury street Back Bay was arrested yesterday in a downtown department store after a spirited fight with two women detectives. She is charged with stealing a pocketbook containing $7 from Miss Amelia Berkowitz of 146 Stanwood street Roxbury.
City streets pound the foot causing flat feet and broken arches, leading to stiffness and backaches. The remedy advertised is O Sullivanized heels, a new live rubber sole attached by dealers for men women and children, priced 50c, copyright 1846.
A campaign to create health insurance offering two thirds of wages during illness, plus medical care and funeral benefits, will begin with a hearing at 11 o'clock in Room 415 of the State House. The Special Commission for Social Insurance will hear from prominent advocates.
A Boston plan pushes health insurance as vital for workers and families. Advocates cite Germany’s gains and propose a State funded program with workers and employers sharing four fifths of costs and the State funding one fifth. Noting current losses, speakers at the State House include Michael Davis and Dr. Roger Lee among others.
Hundreds of New York women and other civic figures attended a breakfast to honor 25 women speakers who joined the Women’s Alliance campaign train for Hughes. The group paraded down Fifth Avenue and paused at the Republican National Committee headquarters before resuming a 26 state tour with flags and Hughes posters.
The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston paraded the Board Walk with 300 members led by Cushing's Coast Artillery Band. State officials Charles Burrell and Alonzo Cook joined the party as the unit attended a military ball at the million-dollar pier.
C Salin of 10 Wiggins street Roslin dale planted seeds that grew into squash shaped like pears. The fruit resembles a pear in size and color but is as hard as rock, a mystery not explained by Mr Salvi.
The Brick Layers Masons and Plasters Association held its annual convention in Haverhill with Mayor Bartlett welcoming delegates. Reports from various officers were received.
A 12 year old Roxbury girl Doro thy Fox testified at the East Cambridge court that on Tuesday night February 29 she saw Albert J. Roper with her mother and that this time was the night before the murder, strengthening the alibi claim for Roper’s whereabouts in Tewksbury.
The child recalls a Wednesday night of cards with Bert and describes going to bed after fixing the furnace. She says Bert left soon after and later returned to ask if she was asleep. Her account contrasts with Miss D Avelia and other witnesses about Roper’s whereabouts Tuesday night.
Brockton prepares for the four day Brockton fair with a large opening program featuring horse auto cattle poultry stage events and thrill acts. Children under 16 are barred due to health concerns but opening day proceeds as planned with attractions for all ages.
After a brutal game, Boston College football held light practice yesterday. Starters Fitzpatrick and Hanlon were limited by knee and shoulder injuries, while Vin Murray nursed a pulled tendon. Jack Sullivan recuperates from appendectomy at Mary Hitchcock Hospital.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid ignoring dietary distress after eating and to use Johann Hofft's Malt Extract at meals. It claims the product aids digestion, supports delicate stomachs, and helps flesh and blood in anaemic or run-down people, warning buyers to insist on the genuine Hoff's Malt despite cheap imitations.
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