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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1910
Page
8
Three Williams College sophomores were suspended for an indefinite period after admitting hazing a freshman. Names and details were not released. The suspension length hinges on the sophomore class response, which pledged no further hazing, while freshmen were warned last June that hazing would not be tolerated.
In York Pennsylvania during an Alpha Debating Society initiation at York High School hazers used a squid with acid to dye shoes black on faces. The injured youths sustain scars physicians say cannot be removed. Parents report the case to District Attorney Sherwood.
The Post notes identifications by drivers Edward G Woods and others. Edward Woods of 17 Carter street Chelsea drives for Louis Bianco of Bianco Brothers contractors with a Maxwell 1910 30 horsepower license 8831. The Sunday Post lists Henry McLean of 368 Columbus avenue driving for Joseph August at 46 Cortes street with a Packard license 21299 and Dr W L Ripley of 541 Washington street Brighton as owner and driver of an E M F license 25657.
Hundreds of Greater Boston residents are expected at a mass meeting at the American House on Friday evening September 23 to oppose new telephone rates proposed by the Highway Commission. The effort seeks delay and a petition for further legislative investigation.
The White Star liner Canopic capt James Oliver Carter departs Hoosac docks Charlestown at 4 pm with a large passenger list. Sixty in saloon, 65 second cabin, 450 steerage including 18 aliens barred for health or public charge risk. Notables aboard include Rev H F Allen Na hant Frederick W Blake and Boston residents. Voyage stops: Ponta Delgada Azores, Gibraltar Sept 23, Naples Sept 26, Genoa Sept 28.
Dominion Atlantic steamship line reports strong patronage for seaside trips to Digby Wolfville Halifax and Yar mouth as Annapolis Valley foliage turns crimson and gold. Four trip service begins next week with daily departures from Boston Sundays Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 2 p m excursion rates through the month. For reservations contact 228 Washington Street or J F Masters N E superintendent Long Wharf Boston.
Mrs. Sarah B. Simpson travels from Attleboro to Newark after a message claimed her daughter was dying. She discovers the man, believed to be her daughter’s husband, is her former husband William A. Simpson who deserted her a decade ago. Simpson is jailed as police investigate.
John Hays Hammond proposes to endow a driving and auto repair course at Gloucester High School. He will supply funds for an instructor and required equipment to prepare students for immediate work after graduation. The program follows the early manual training department funded by Hammond and aims to combat insufficient post high school opportunities.
John Gregory, fireman on the U S monitor Amphitrite, was murdered and robbed after pay day in Memphis. His body was found in the Mississippi River with bruises and missing blouse and pay of $60. Gregory had swam ashore intending to spend the night in Memphis.
Paymaster F. P. Williams will lead a naval exhibit at eastern fairs including New York Knoxville and Dallas featuring a ship galley and bakery with electric ranges ovens and potato machines. Visitors will sample the standard navy ration prepared as on ship while critics taste and judge. The Connecticut battleship model is authorized for display.
A 27 year old woman, Esther Jaffe, seized by a sudden insanity fit in her Broadway Brooklyn home hurled her three months old baby from a third story window. The infant crashed to the pavement below and died.
The Philadelphia Bulletin warns that counterfeit Castoria products imitate the genuine signa ture of Chas H Fletcher and urges readers to verify the signature on every bottle. The note emphasizes safeguarding children’s health and notes Fletcher’s supervision for over thirty years.
Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a cure for backache and kidney troubles. The ad touts five years of success, urges use over similar products, and cites G A Scott of East Boston who reports relief after taking the pills.
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