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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
18
Ottawa report from Vilhjalmur Stefansson confirms discovery of new land in northern Canadian waters. Message from Nome states the earlier Nome report is accurate and the land has been located in the polar region.
Stefansson details a northward journey by the Polar Bear from Herschel Island to Prince Patrick Island. He notes June 1 landfall, June 18 discovery of new land near 7N 117W, June 22 to July 20 coastal work, Banks Island transit, and August 8 return to Killet. The Polar Bear arrives August 11. He sails again August 23 to establish a northerly base and continue exploration.
Henry Ford of Detroit will meet with Secretary Daniels at the Navy Department next Wednesday to discuss a plan he has evolved for a small submarine.
Ex mayor Fitzgerald may seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1916. Mayor Curley aims to block him so he can win the nomination himself. Friends say Curley believes his political future hinges on defeating Fitzgerald to prevent a Senate bid.
Mayor Curley hinted he might enter the 1916 race for governor if political conditions push him. He suggested John F. Fitzgerald could be the rival and said he would run to win the Democratic nomination and defeat internal foes if forced to act. He stressed he is not eager to pursue the race but would do so for self preservation.
Stevedores at New Haven docks watch Jose Fuist, a Hermold seaman, stand on the yardarm 50 feet above the deck and dive toward a loading gangplank. He survives, reappearing grinning as longshoremen rush to aid with sacks and freight.
Fuist, a former Mexican circus performer, wowed Boston dock witnesses by diving from a yardarm onto a 60 degree plank at the Hermaid dock. Timothy Murphy arranged a contract with Rockingham Fair managers for a death-defying dive, while Fuist plans an 8‑foot chute dive at Rockingham Park under manager Chester I Campbell's approval.
Louis A. Sweetland was served a warrant at the Back Bay station by Inspectors Rooney McCauley and McKinnon accusing him of larceny in unlawfully obtaining 2000 paper boxes valued at $2 from Max Cohen located at 29 and 33 Fulton Street.
A new garment titled Delaware peach miracle evening wrap debuted at the Ritz Carlton style show. The peach shade signals a pink tone and miracle denotes the shimmery fabric showcased on the runway.
George Bassett elevator man at International Trust Co 45 Milk St confessed to about a score of downtown breaks including bonds and diamonds. He was arraigned in Police Court and held in $6000 bail as counsel and Inspector Linton review the confession. Police allege thefts from Masonic Temple Grand Commandery Knights Templars and other firms, with nets ranging from $25 to over $200 and several mileage books.
Lowell on September 20 reports United States Cartridge Company plants remain closed as workers continue a walkout. Superintendent Cahill says plants stay shut unless strikers return or Captain Doe arranges transfer to central New York. City meeting notes petitions to store gunpowder for 2200 initial workers, with Barrows seeking storage for two firms employing 1200 and 1000 respectively.
George E Strout aged 75, vice president of Tubular River and Stud Company of Boston, and a Malden citizen, died of heart disease at his daughter Mrs Elisha S Williams home on Vernon street Nahant. He served Malden in 1889 1890 and organized the first street commission becoming street commissioner from 1891 to 1896.
James McHu also known as McQuaid and Jennings was yesterday sentenced to a year for larceny. He claimed to be a professional beggar but was described as a near-regular inmate of Massachusetts prisons. The case notes a prior streak of offenses in a Morton street area.
Charles F. Brooker asked Judge Hunt for a separate trial in the government suit against the New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. He cites prejudice from trying with Edward D. Robbins, while other defendants also seek severances for technical grounds. Immune status granted to William Skinner. others argue different substantive defenses.
New York Sept 20 The libel suit of Percy D Hillis Victoria against his uncle Rev Dr Newell Dwight Hillis pastor of Plymouth Church Brooklyn led to the minister confessing misguided ambition in his pulpit yesterday Friends of the self accused minister were pushing an out of court settlement to avert trial in Brooklyn today
Attorney William A Moore says Percy D Hillis seeks only a retraction from Dr Hillis regarding a Portland Oregonian article July 15 that alleged Hillis funded his nephew debts after a timber firm failed No complaint copy was served only a summons The Hillis attorney Frederick Heinrichs met him then left for Woodstock Conn Church members linked to Beecher and Abbott back Hillis in the trouble
Harvard plans five punishment types for student misbehavior in the coming year. Admonition warns parents. probation bars scholarships, honors, and varsity activity. suspension separates the student temporarily. dismissal ends the university connection. the descriptions stress gravity-based consequences and graded responses.
Mrs. Delvida Fortin of Brunswick Maine says Father John’s Medicine helped her two children during a whooping cough and later when pale and run down. She endorses it as a safe alcohol free tonic building strength for colds throat and lung troubles. The advertisement cites long standing family trust and wide mother praise.
A Harvard expulsion is defined as the severest form of punishment and results in the final separation of the student from the university.
Timothy P. O'Connor, a carpenter at the W. H. Vinton Paper Mill in Brattleboro Vermont, was instantly killed when he touched a 19 200 volt electric cable on a work staging. His body fell onto another live wire and was recovered with difficulty.
A Rochester era advertisement urges Dean's Kidney Pills to aid women with back pain headaches dizziness and urinary troubles. It claims kidneys cause weakness and that pills improve health with testimonials from Mrs Daniel Murphy of Adams Place noting relief after five boxes.
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