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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1914
Page
2
The Rev. Adolf F. H. Biewend, pastor of Trinity German Lutheran in Roxbury, delivered his last sermon yesterday after four decades of service. He resigned to rest with his family and travel in the West and Northwest. His successor, the Rev. F. Y. Lesher of Lackport, N. Y., was installed, and Dr. Mieven? was named honorary pastor.
Cardinal of Corwell yesterday blessed the chapel of the new St Elizabeth's Hospital and celebrated mass in the chapel, marking the dedication event attended by local church officials.
Cardinal arrived at hospital early yesterday blessing wards and rooms, then blessed the chapel and celebrated mass unattended. He urged nurses and staff to renewed devotion, opened the main entrance as the only access, and St Frances patron day was observed. John B R Slattery led staff at the mass in the new chapel of St Elizabeth's Hospital.
A local man at 42 Warrison avenue attempted suicide after telling friends of a Chinatown circle about his intended death. His uncle followed to the room, stopped the act, and had him sent to City Hospital for a mental condition evaluation.
The extension service announces a schedule of short courses at Massachusetts Agricultural College. Highlights include an apple packing school November 18 to 24, and a series of courses from January to July such as Weweeks course, farmers week, tree warden's school, Polish farmers' day, beekeepers' school and convention, summer school of agriculture, rural service, agricultural camps in July, poultry convention, and a rural community planning conference with dates in July.
Amateur observers can spot Velavan s Comet low in the evening sky about an hour after sunset. Tarvard Observatory photographs it. use a good field glass to see a hazy tail. Follow simple star markers from the Big Dipper to locate the comet. in a week its position shifts west rapidly.
Cardinal O Connell Governor Walsh and Mayor Curley expected to speak at the Catholic Total Abstinence Union banquet at Horncatural Wall next Thursday evening. Arrangements were completed at Cheverms Hall with delegates from most branches present. Rev Maurice J O Connor D D outlined the programme. Rev Joseph W Tracy D D P R presided.
Public school medical inspectors in Boston dispute a statement by the Osteopathic Society claiming that over half the pupils show spinal curvature or other back defects. They argue the osteopaths have not conducted any substantial investigation or produced verifiable statistics.
Dr. R. K. Smith of the Boston Osteopathic Society leads an energetic campaign to reduce back and spinal problems in schoolchildren. Plans include systematic muscle building exercises and osteopathic spine adjustments, with physicians noting many cases go undetected by teachers and parents. Dr. Bancroft and Dr. Harrington question statistics, while Dr. Lovett and Dr. Bradford support the concern.
Harvard students at Memorial Hall this year have widely embraced apple pie, with about 190 diners voting for it. The pie’s popularity reflects cheaper apples and a tradition of apple pie meals, though students would welcome cherry or prune options.
John T. Slocomb, inventor of the micrometer and head of his company in Providence, is to marry Miss Sarah Greenman of Bournedale, Massachusetts tomorrow evening at Howe Hall in Boston in a ceremony attended by about 90 guests. The bride's father, Joseph Greenman, runs the Lake View House in Bournedale.
Mrs Agnes Harding 32 of 95 Emerson Street South Boston is on the dangerous list at Carney Hospital after attempting suicide following a quarrel with her husband over a two dollar bill Saturday night. The husband, said to be despondent after the trouble, disappeared. Mrs Harding was found on the Emerson Street sidewalk after taking poison.
A Boston woman was picked up by John J Murphy and John J McCabe and taken to Carney Hospital. Doctors believe there is a chance for recovery. Her husband Edward Harding, a shipper, returned home with her around 5 PM Saturday. A neighbor recalls loud talk then. At 10:30 PM she reportedly left with a patrolman who refused to coerce her husband into surrendering two dollars.
An officer reports a domestic disturbance in which a couple quarrelled and the husband left shouting. The wife was found near midnight on the sidewalk almost unconscious with an empty bottle nearby. She told police she tried to take her own life due to being tired of living after the trouble.
The October tally on the Charles River at Auburndale broke the record as more than 2000 canoeists filled the river from morning to night. Brightly decorated canoes and sun drenched participants, with light clothing, marked a perfect day for the event.
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