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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1914
Page
22
Shorty McCabe returns in a Sunday Post Magazine monologue titled Gumming Gopher to the Map. The feature promises light humor and a personable performance set for the next Sunday issue.
Fines aggregating $2875 were imposed on the Boston and Maine railroad yesterday by Judge Morton of the United States District Court for violations of the safety appliance act the hours of labor act and the rest and food for cattle act. A separate $100 fine was imposed on the Central Vermont railroad for violating the rest act.
The Next Sunday Post details the German army’s new weapon called Busy Bertha, describing its terror and impact on battlefronts with emphasis on destructive power and strategic implications. The article profiles military observers and quotes officials forecasting future warfare shifts.
An exhibit at Prince School showcases work from pupils across Boston, directed by Theodore M. Dillaway. The show emphasizes general student development, features color study with crayons and watercolors, and runs daily 9 am to 5 pm through the month.
Postmaster Murray plans a writing room for the public in the central postoffice to aid women during the holiday season. He notes that current writing shelves at the windows are inadequate and only offer slight convenience even when not busy.
Henry M. Whitney spent his 75th birthday at his Cohasset summer home. He is in good health and received many congratulations. A family reunion is planned at Cohasset Sunday to honor his reaching the three-quarter century mark.
Mrs Patrick Leach of 18 Laurel Street Roxbury died yesterday after a short illness. Daughter of Francis and Ellen Fay and widow of Patrick Leach she was among Roxbury's oldest residents. Funeral services will be at St Joseph's Church Roxbury tomorrow at 10 o clock, the church where she married seventy years ago.
Douglas A. McPhee a builder of 7 Deering Road Mattapan and his wife Mary H McPhee filed voluntary petitions in bankruptcy yesterday in the United States District Court.
An advert promotes a Cosy Home Outfit furnishing four rooms for 195 dollars. It targets young housekeepers and invites readers to request a catalogue from Plimpton-Hervey Co. at 21 Washington Street, Boston.
At the annual stockholders meeting in Topeka on October 22 directors re elected include President E P Ripley of Chicago Howell Jones of Topeka and Charles Steele and Dr Henry Pritchett of New York. Executive officers to be elected in New York in early November.
Directions describe reaching Wolf's Clothier at the Hanover and Portland corner via the Washington street tunnel. Southbound travelers should exit at Friend street while northbound travelers use Union street.
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