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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1914
Page
11
Leyland liner Bohemian fitted with horse stalls to transport about 800 horses for British army use. Nearly 50 carpenters converted the passenger liner, while 92 Boston cattlemen sailed to care for the horses. Cardigan jackets and rubber boots were loaded for the voyage, with another Devonian liner due to be converted.
Advertisement promotes bisulated magnesia to curb food fermentation and excess stomach acid. It claims digestion improves health, gas and stomach burning reduce when taken after meals, and recommends obtaining magnesia from a druggist for immediate neutralizing effects.
Freiburg surgeon general describes Aug 9 10 battles observing about 600 wounded at a main field hospital. Most injuries from infantry bullets. leg and arm wounds predominate. Shrapnel injuries rare. chest and abdominal wounds less complex than feared. bullets from both sides similar in size and effect. Palmer’s neuralgia cure joke noted after shell blast near a German trench.
In Petrograd a Russian battery under Lieutenant Smirnoff bolted toward a lake to avoid surrender after being flanked by German infantry and machine guns. The retreat was cut off by water and every man and horse drowned. Smirnoff’s father celebrated his son’s chosen death.
A Paris Excelsior photo shows Albert Schuffrenkes, 14, France’s youngest soldier. Son of a Belfort forester, he began as a forest guide for troops, then joined the artillery and was made a regimental pet before serving with the 42d Infantry. He earned a rank ride with the 3rd Hussars at Noailles, survived the Marne, captured four Prussian horses, and killed the Uhlan leading them.
A London Daily News correspondent reports that German treatment of their wounded is brutal, abandoning Red Cross protections. Wounded lie in front of the trenches for days, their cries and groans piercing the nerve-wracking life there. Some go mad as the air becomes filled with the smell of slaughter before the next assault.
A letter from a private in the trenches describes a fellow soldier’s risky, patentless cure for neuralgia. The account emphasizes the ongoing slog and the hope that persistence will prevail, noting the private’s reluctance to patent the remedy.
A selection of personal letters printed in the Frankfurter General Anzeiger shows German youths writing to Kaiser Wilhelm II with childlike reverence and pledges to support the war effort. They offer to aid the Fatherland, assist the wounded, carry water for soldiers, and even bear bullets if needed, expressing readiness to work and donate earnings to relief.
The London Evening News quotes a wounded Russian colonel describing the Orlan operation in Austrian Silesia. In the center vanguard under heavy shellfire, most officers fell, colors passed between soldiers, and a hand to hand grab secured the flag as troops kissed the blood stained banner and pressed forward to die for their country.
Fannie Glasse of Dows Iowa sues three defendants Adam Glasse Genevieve Glasse and Agnes Kern in Superior Court for 5000 alleging they caused her husband to leave home and lose affection for her. The case names the three as parties and outlines the alienation claim.
The ceremony joined Rose Fitzgerald, eldest daughter of former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, with Joseph P. Kennedy of Winthrop, son of former State Senator Patrick J. Kennedy, in a marriage conducted yesterday by Cardinal O Connell.
A 9 am nuptial mass in the archbishop’s chapel on Granby Street united Miss Agnes Fitzgerald’s sister to Joseph Donovan of Harvard class of 1911. They hosted 75 guests for a wedding breakfast at Mr. Fitzgerald’s Dorchester home before a three week honeymoon and a future home on Beale Street.
Miss Anna Keller and Albert Kelley wed in St Mary Star of the Sea Church with Rev William McDonough officiating. Bridesmaid Frances Kelley and best man Andrew Keller attended, reception at the Keller home, couple to honeymoon in New York Niagara and the White Mountains before settling at 89 Orient Avenue Orient Heights.
William G. Nickerson a Boston broker clubman and millionaire died at his Dedham estate after four months illness. He led William G. Nickerson & Co of 59 Devonshire street aged 34 and is survived by wife Beatrice Blake two young sons brothers and sisters. He was son of the late Albert W. Nickerson noted for Enebee and building the Santa Fe railroad.
A fire damaged the railroad bridge over Cross street on the Boston and Maine line at Winchester Highlands early this morning. Believed sparked by an ash-pan from a passing freight engine, flames burned wooden girders blocking the inbound track and jeopardizing outbound service. Watchmen guarded the site as wrecking crews were dispatched to assess and repair the damage.
The chancellor's schedule marks 40 hour devotion starting Friday Oct 9 at St Ann s Lawrence St Mary s Marlboro St Margaret s Brockton St Michael s Avon Church of the Sacred Heart South Natick and Church of Our Lady of Sorrows Sharon Cardinal O Connell names Rev Alfred J McDonald as assistant to Rev William J Dwyer of St Ann s Gloucester A women s retreat runs 7 pm tomorrow to 8 am Tuesday Oct 13 at Convent of the Cenacle Brighton Rev Walter Drum will lead The Young Ladies Sodality of St Peter s Lowell seeks a circulating library of Catholic literature Parishioners of St Mary s North End plan reunion at Roughan Hall Charlestown Oct 28 with whist and dancing.
The First Unitarian Church of Lowell celebrates its sith anniversary. in 82 years the edifice has housed nine ministers. The Women's Alliance has emerged as a strong influence over the past decade.
The Massachusetts Federation of Progressive Women held its second all-day convention in Tremont Temple, endorsing a strong platform on prohibition and anti white slave traffic. Phillip Davis urged nominating a woman for Boston mayor and even proposed Jane Addams as a 1916 presidential candidate, while arguing women in police work would improve the city.
In Rome on October 7 the Papal Secretary of State, Cardinal errata, was reported in worse condition with physicians debating tonight whether to seek a consultation with other doctors about his case.
London October 8 reports Canadian troops will be added in England today and begin inland training at a new camp. The dispatch notes the deployment as part of wartime arrangements, with unit designations not specified in the relay.
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