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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
11
Major General George W. Goethals, governor general of the Panama Canal Zone, said conditions prevent setting any definite reopening date for the canal even with a temporary channel, thwarting all predictions today.
General Goethals said earth movement from both banks into the canal surged last week, hindering dredging. He will withdraw Nov 1 per Colonel Harding’s resurvey but vows renewed, continuous effort to remove the source of trouble. Shipping must ignore the canal until the Gaillard cut improves.
A Rotterdam steamer named Kelbergen arrived in Boston with 849 cases of German toys bought by Americans before the war. The cargo, stored in Amsterdam, was released after England lifted an embargo. Captain Van der Goot reported a British hydroplane warning and inspection before permission to sail south. The load also included paper, bottle caps, bulbs, condensed milk, pickled fish, and crockery.
Charles Adams, 22, of 50 Whipple Street Lowell is at Massachusetts General Hospital with both legs amputated below the knee after leaping from a moving baggage car of train 64 at Prison Point yesterday afternoon. Conductor F F Crowson commanded the train, which was bound for North Station from Concord New Hampshire. Adams lost his footing and rolled under the wheels.
James P. Carney, 47, of Beaver Street Milford Massachusetts, was struck by a team while crossing Washington at Bedford Street. He suffered slight injuries and was transported to Relief Hospital.
William Dean Howells presents Silas Lapham through Bartley Hubbard in a Boston life tale. The interview traces Lapham’s rise from farm beginnings to a prosperous paint business, his mother’s sacrifices, and the pull of New England roots, culminating in a vivid family portrait and Lapham’s self-made wealth.
An ad by Dr. Sauer argues true strength comes from diet and iron in the blood. It touts ordinary nuxated iron as easily absorbed, promising doubled or tripled strength in two weeks and improved digestion, with cautions against older iron forms.
The Touraine sale of about 150 Polish peasant dolls by Mme Paderewski raised $1000 for Polish babies in need. Sold before lunch, with orders taken for later fulfillment, proceeds go to the National American Committee of the Polish Victims Relief Fund via Switzerland.
The Pall Mall Gazette renews its attack on British censorship noting Lord Derby's appointment to direct recruiting while passages in his speech are suppressed. The piece highlights official announcements fueling distrust, questions potential distortions in Sir John French's dispatch, and fears censorship may bias reports to favor Britain.
Mrs. Alice F. Burke of South Boston was granted separate support and sole custody of her son Henry G. Burke after locating him in Porto Rico and returning him. The father had left the child with a native caretaker while he went elsewhere.
A vintage cough remedy instructs purchasing four ounces each Parmint Double Strength and granulated sugar from a druggist, then taking one tablespoon four times daily. It promises relief from severe coughing, nostril congestion, and head passage blockage, claiming easy preparation and low cost.
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