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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 16, 1914

Page

8

Frank Arthur Weds Miss Hilda Hartley in Roslindale

Miss Hilda Wills Hartley daughter of Mr and Mrs J Harry Hartley and Frank L Arthur a Brookline business man were married last evening at the brides parents 28 Ashland street Roslindale The Rev Phillips E Osgood rector Church of Our Saviour conducted the ceremony The bride was given in marriage by her father Bridesmaid was Miss Daisy H Hartley Flower girl Miss Rowena E Hartley Groom’s attendant was Chester A Arthur her brother.

Hilda Wills Hartley J. Harry Hartley Frank L. Arthur Brookline Ashland Street Roslindale Phillips E. Osgood Church of Our Saviour Daisy H. Hartley Rowena E. Hartley Flower Girl Chester A. Arthur

Man Fractured Skull After Car Collision in Lynn

Andrew Connor of 322 Essex Street Lynn is at City Hospital in critical condition with a fractured skull after being struck by an electric car at the corner of Boylston and Boylston yesterday afternoon.

Andrew Connor Essex Street Lynn City Hospital Boylston Boylston Streets

Champion Pitcher Hero Leads Post Magazine Feature

Paul West writes a Sunday Post Magazine piece spotlighting a champion pitcher as the hero of a baseball centric narrative. The profile mixes career milestones with personal drive and the impact on teammates and fans.

Sunday Post Paul West

Tenor to Fight Suit for $50,000

The Suffolk Courthouse is slated to hear the second act finale of the Barber of Seville when Joseph Gravina’s $50,000 suit against Florenzio Constantino the opera singer is called. Gravina charges Constantino struck him with a wooden sword in an impulsive lunge injuring his right eye.

Suffolk Joseph Gravina Florenzio Constantino Gravina Constantino

Old-fashioned cavalry charge described by wounded English aviator

A young English aviator recounts a dramatic wartime scene where French 75s disrupt German infantry, French dragoons and English cavalry engage the column, and the German troops scatter toward a wood. The airman claims airmen alone see the war correctly amid this vivid frontline action.

Valle

We Are Well Treated German Prisoner Letter

A wounded German sergeant writes from a temporary hospital in Biarritz praising humane French care. He notes surrender missteps, friendly treatment by French nurses, and calls for Germans to treat French prisoners well, praising the French sanitary service overall.

Neuesten Nachrichten Leipsic Biarritz Germany

Drunken Conte Impersonator Blinds Tenor in New Orleans

Gravina, performing as Basilio, says Constantino posed as the Conte d Almaviva on June 28, 1912, in New Orleans. A rehearsal dispute over who would dodge the Conte s weapon led to Constantino rushing Gravina with a wooden sword and striking him in a blind eye during the performance.

Gravina Basilio Constantino Conte d’Almaviva New Orleans Conte

Church Saved by German Action in Antwerp

Berlin reports that when German troops entered Antwerp the Church of Notre Dame faced fire danger but was saved as troops focused on stopping flames. Casualties in Antwerp were reported as not more than 12 civilians. A Russian major on the east Prussian frontier allegedly forced villagers to join Russian trenches, then was executed by Germans. Allies fear German push toward the French coast may threaten current allied positions. Vistula communications between Warsaw and Ivangorod were cut by a German detachment as Austrian and German forces prepare to cross the river.

Berlin Sayville L. I Antwerp Warsaw Ivangorod Vistula

Palatable Agar Agar Wafers Offer Drugless Laxative

An ad condemns laxatives and promotes Mansfield Agar Agar Wafers as a natural aid for constipation. The Japanese gelatine absorbs water in the intestine, helping regularity. Sold for 25 cents a box at druggists and high class grocers, Mansfield Laboratories Inc., Mansfield, Mass.

Mansfield Laboratories Inc Mansfield Mass

Prisoner Nurse Describes Harrowing German Detentions

A trench army surgeon recounts being captured at Morhange with attendants and wounded. They were beaten, starved, and deprived as German Red Cross members stole money, with several inmates threatened and sent to Switzerland before returning to France.

Paris Morhange Red Cross

Duel in the Skies Over Oise Ends With German Crash

A German monoplane and a French trench biplane clashed north of the River Oise as a French aviator tackled a risky air mission to clear the way for a northward troop movement. The German climbed to outfly the attacker, then dived through heavy fire toward the French lines before crashing after a brief fluttering descent.

Oise

Atrocities Report From Luneville Occupation

A correspondent’s account recalls German soldiers occupying Luneville, seizing the mayor and local notables as hostages, looting homes, destroying items they cannot take, and punishing residents. It notes brave residents who stayed and the fear of women and children fleeing amid tales of abuse.

Luneville

Mrs George Lanen of Somerville Dead

Mrs Catherine E Lanen of 82 Lincoln Park Somerville died yesterday at Carney Hospital after surgery for stomach trouble. Wife of George Lanen Post reporter and mother of 12 year old Beatrice. Body to South Grove land for funeral from Bridget Dougherty home with mass at St Patrick's Church at 9 o clock.

Catherine E. Lanen Lincoln Park Somerville Carney Hospital Mill Street St. Patrick’s Church

Tipperary Sung by 600 at Banquet in Boston

At the Boston City Club last night about 600 brokers bankers and other dignitaries joined with Hon Michael J Dwyer in singing It s a Long Way to Tipperary The crowd responded with intense enthusiasm as the former prosecutor spoke arousing members to vigorous participation and creating an unusually lively scene

Boston Michael J. Dwyer Tipperary

War reminiscences mark club event on wartime Europe

A club's war reminiscences evening culminates in a lively address by Carl Dreyfus after a banquet. John Cowper Powys of Cambridge praises potential liberal shifts in Europe and Russia, while Dr Francis D. Donoghue recounts exposure to Belgian fronts and Liege battles before evacuating Belgium.

Dwyer Europe Carl Dreyfus Frederick P. Fish John Cowper Powys Cambridge University England Tremont Temple Powys Gladstone America Francis D. Donoghue Belgium Liege Donoghue

Notable Speakers At Peace Conference In Early War Hours

During the evening Edwin D. Mead attended a peace conference at The Hague when the war broke out. Also present were Max B. E. Wy Sanski H. Staples Potter Mayor Utterbach of Bangor J. J. Arekelyan who was in Petrograd at the opening of hostilities.

Edwin D. Mead The Hague Max BE. Wy- Sanski H. Staples Potter Utterbach Bangor J. J. Arekelyan Petrograd

Brown Honors 37 At 150th Brown University Celebration

Brown University conferred 36 honorary degrees and one woman educator during the 150th anniversary celebration in Providence. The event closed with a dinner after a weekend gatherings. William Peterson of McGill delivered the address. The university reported a record 1011 students registered. Romulo S Naon, Argentine ambassador, praised Providence and Rhode Island’s influence on his country.

Providence R. IL Brown University William Peterson McGill University Romulo S. Naon Rhode Island

Prisoners See Shed Burn Up in Charlestown Fire

A dramatic blaze at freight shed No. 19 in Prison Point yard Charlestown destroyed the wooden two story shed leased to Stimson & Co. Firemen battled two alarms as prisoners watched from cells. James E. Keating 17 fell from a shed roof and suffered multiple jaw fractures, taken to Haymarket Relief Hospital.

Charlestown State Prison Boston & Maine Railroad Prison Point Yard Charlestown Stimson & Co Chatham Street James E. Keating Ludlow Street Haymarket

Women's Charity Club Plans for Whist Party

The regular monthly Bos meeting finalized plans for a charity whist party hosted by the Women's Charity Club. Members discussed committee roles, prize structure, and date arrangements for the event to support local welfare efforts.

Bos

Varney Varne-sis Health Week Promotes Rheumatic Remedy

Enthusiastic supporters push Var-ne-sis as a cure for rheumatism across New England and New York. Mrs. Stanwood’s wheelchair and crutch photos are cited as proof, with a public meeting set for Monday Oct 19 at 2 PM at Var-ne-sis Headquarters 140 Boylston Boston. A free physician consult is offered in Boston. the ad urges readers to start today and spread the word while supplying outlets like Riker-Jaynes for purchases.

Stanwood Varnesis Boston Boylston Street Priscilla Stanwood Columbia St Malden Mass W. A. Varney Lynn Riker-Jaynes

Women’s Charity Club Plans Dec 16 Whist Party

The ton Women’s Charity Club gathered about 50 members for an in gathering of pledge cards for local charity work. Refreshments were served and it was decided the annual whist party will be held at the Vendome on December 16.

Council backs carpenters union on shipboard work

The Greater Boston Carpenters' District Council reaffirmed Boston Carpenters' Union 33 ruling that the carpenters on two East Boston ships fitting out to carry horses from Canada to England performed house, not ship, work. Employers had claimed ship work commands higher wages.

Greater Boston

Pebeco Says It Fights Acid Mouth Decay

The ad cites Acid Mouth as the top cause of tooth decay and claims 95 percent of people have it. It asserts ordinary toothpastes only modify surfaces while Pebeco neutralizes the acid to save teeth.

Pebeco Fails to Prevent Tiny Cavities Said in Ad

An old Pebeco advertisement warns that cavity formation remains a problem despite clean teeth. It attributes this to a so called Acid Mouth and claims the dentifrice used previously failed to halt it.

Relieve Your Asthma In Fifteen Minutes

An advertisement claims Asthmador and Asthmador Cigarettes from Dr. Rudolph Schiffmann instantly relieve severe asthma, bronchial asthma, and hay fever symptoms within ten seconds to fifteen minutes. Guran teed money back if relief is not instant or best remedy. druggists authorized to sell with guarantee. availability via local druggists or direct from St. Paul, Minnesota.

Liggetts Rudolph Schiffmann R Schiffmann St. Paul, Minn

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