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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
2
Barnstable Sept 2 on the second day of the 70th Barnstable County Agricultural Society fair politicians from Cape Cod mend political fences while horse racing showcases excellence at the event.
Governor Walsh and Mr and Mrs August Belmont will be guests at the fair with Boy Scouts and Sons of Veterans escorting the Governor to the field Cong Thomas C Thacher president of Barnstable County Agricultural Society will not attend due to duties in Washington The athletic program features two baseball games Cape Cod town high schools contest ended Falmouth beat Kingston 8 to 5 Hyannis defeated Sandwich for final with Yar mouth Hyannis Barnstable defeated Harwich 4 to 2 Yarmouth beat Kourne setting Barnstable vs Yarmouth final High horse racing with 2:20 and 2:30 trots and paces Betsy Morgan driven by Ralph Morgan won after six heats Blanche Wilkes driven by C Crafft stumbled but uninjured The 2:30 trot and pace results list Betsy Morgan Star Agent Blendie Wilkes Imitator and 200 trot winners Giong Charlie King Kittie Bingham Teddy Frost.
An advertisement claims thin individuals can gain 10 to 25 pounds per month using Sargel tablets with every meal. It describes Sargel as a six-element fat producing formula that aids nutrition, promises weight increase or money back, and warns weight gain is essential for users.
Warners Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy touted as relief for kidney disease. Claims 58 000 deaths from Brights disease last year. Promotes inflammation reduction and liver kidney support. Sold by druggists 50c and 1 offers sample booklet from Warner's Safe Remedies Co Rochester NY.
An Antwerp statement reports a Zeppelin over southern forts and the river Nethe. Five to seven bombs were dropped near Parc du Resignol and hospital houses, injuring 10 or 12 people. The bombs use mushroom rivets and resemble Bonnet car bandit devices. King Albert and the U.S. consul visited the Red Cross buildings damaged.
Report from The Hague notes Berlin's sorrow over vast German casualties after recent battles. Official six-page casualty list in Reichs Anzeiger confirms deaths including General von Buelow and two Lippe princes sons, with distress seen as women flock to a bureau in Dorteen strasse nicknamed the Vale of Tears.
Daniel Carrigan 62 of 3 Hamburg Street South End listed among those overcome by heat. Michael G. Cullinan found unconscious on Boston Common and rushed to Haymarket Relief Hospital in serious condition. Mrs Elfen Cashman 66 of 20 Walkhill Street Forest Hills overcome on Washington Street near Adams Square at Relief Hospital. John J. Judge 21 of 24 Mystic Street Everett overcome in Castle Square at Relief Hospital. Mrs Agnes Bascom 52 of 69 Bay View Avenue Winthrop overcome in Public Garden at Homeopathic Hospital. Frank Anderson 27 of 95 Beachland Avenue Revere overcome at Fenway Park City Hospital. Mrs Wesley Joyce 768 Huntington Avenue overcome on Tremont Street near the Common at Relief Hospital. Anthony Perry 40 of 4 Greenwood Street Dorchester overcome at corner of State Street and Atlantic Avenue at Relief Hospital.
The Rev. Daniel W. Steele a leading Methodist Episcopal preacher in Greater Boston died at his Milton home on Eliot Street. A Boston University trustee and former Syracuse University president, he retired from active preaching nine and a half years ago but remained connected to church work. Survived by two sons Prof Wilber Steele of Denver and Rev Charles Steele and two daughters Caroline and Mary.
The scorching 84 percent humidity and high temperatures produced the year's most uncomfortable day, surpassing May 27’s 95 degree record and causing widespread prostration as readers endured an extreme late summer heat wave.
Temperatures peaked near 90 with high humidity across Boston and suburbs. Thousands sought relief at beaches and parks while hospitals reported heat distress. a death was logged at a South End lodger’s top-floor flat. Forecaster Smith promises cooler, fair weather beginning Thursday.
The cartoonist James Montgomery Flagg offers humorous observations and drawings about attending the theatre in the upcoming Sunday Post.
Government ownership of Mt Washington and six other peaks in the Presidential Range is now practically assured through a sale to the government. The deal covers the central peak and flanks along with 84 355 acres of surrounding land.
After three years of talks the Conway Company and the Publishers' Paper Company of Boston agree to sell vast forest lands and peaks for 787 670 dollars. Final consent from the Forest Reservation Commission is expected, expanding the White Mountain National Forest to about 120 000 acres including Mt Washington and six other presidential peaks. The deal adds control of the Saco Androscoggin and Connecticut rivers and key ravines and ridges in the range.
The Rockingham fair grounds in Salem New Hampshire drew about fifty thousand people for New England day. Highlights included a dog show prize winners and thrilling parachute and aerial feats by Rodman Law and his sister Ruth. Tomorrow showcases Massachusetts day with Bay State attractions.
Local advertisements tout Dys-pep-lets as a remedy for indigestion sour stomach and heartburn. Sanctioned by testimonials from Flora B Manchester and Hattie M Clark the pills are priced 10c 25c or one dollar and available at druggists with a bottle recommended today.
Peking reports the German legation protested to the foreign office over Japan landing a division at Lungkow, near Tsingtau. The issue stems from Japan pressing to lift China’s 50 kilometre fighting radius, while Chinese officials fear opposing Japan. Debate continues on British forces possibly aiding the Japanese advance.
The Belgian mission to the United States traveled aboard the Celtic despite seating changes by the Admiralty to fit five Belgians. C DeWiarts denied claims that Louvain was destroyed after the Burgomaster's son shot a German general, calling the report false. Passengers included Judge Bedle and family, Colonel Colt, Mrs. Warren Delano and others.
Washington report states Mrs. George W. Goethals, wife of Panama Canal builder Governor Goethals, was arrested in Villefranche as a German spy after the war began. She proved identity with a marriage certificate, eliciting apologies from French officers who ordered her release.
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