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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1920
Page
4
Prominent women leaders warn that ratification of the suffrage amendment may trigger more divorces as some wives avoid court publicity by voting from their husbands' residence or not voting at all. They urge independent citizenship for women to ensure the 19th amendment benefits all.
An advertisement warns buyers to ensure tablets bear the Bayer name and come in an unbroken package. It promotes aspirin as safe for headaches toothache and rheumatic pain with a Bayer trademark from the Mondacetic acidester of Ralleylicacta manufacturer and notes tin boxes of 12 tablets as the standard American package.
Walter C. Mahan recalls Captain Joseph W. McConnell of A Company Joist Infantry, Boston lawyer, killed near Mouilly two years ago. He led a battalion under brutal fire on the hill near Vaux, keeping calm, ordering the advance at the appointed moment, and taking the hill in a single rush.
A World War I field obituary recalls Captain Joe McConnell fallen near Mouilly on the eve of St Mihiel. His command led the first day assault until a German shell struck as he stepped into the trench. His grave overlooks the field where his company earned its praise as they marched to Verdun at midnight.
A month before the St Michael drive Captain McConnell, offered the judge advocate post for the Yankee Division, refused to leave his Company A, valued for its discipline and defense of soldiers. His decision followed weeks in France, with Chateau Thierry driving the German forces into retreat and highlighting his unit’s sterling worth.
The Jewish New Year 6681 was welcomed last night in synagogues and temples throughout Boston, with overflow crowds in Roxbury and the West End. Rabbis urged American Jewry to aid the world’s reconstruction while preserving faith, calling for cooperation with the forces of good to stabilize a war torn world. Labor unrest and prayers for the League of Nations were featured themes in several services.
Sadie and Susie Selter were fatally shot near New Brunswick while being driven home by Frank Whitlock. A man in US army uniform fired from a rifle, then fled. Mike Marakovitch, 26, was captured by a military posse after being wounded. He had recent ties to the Raritan Arsenal.
A low-set thumb on the hand indicates a generous, sympathetic nature and a desire for freedom for others as well as oneself. It usually accompanies a large Mount of Venus and suggests amiable traits, with a tendency to help reasonable pleas for aid, though not necessarily extravagant.
Lawrence Keane a 15 year old Cambridge resident employed on a local Arlington farm lies in Cambridge Hospital with a bullet wound in his leg. He says the revolver went off while he was handling it.
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