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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
9
One fireman was injured as two fires burned animals and property in Lexington yesterday afternoon. Residents were excited as three alarms rang within three quarters of an hour, causing an estimated $2000 in losses for property and livestock including pigs and hens.
Mayor Curley told the City Council that contagious department crowding from infantile paralysis strains the system. Southampton Street hospital proved inadequate, four election booths repurposed, and if cases rise, patients may be sent to Homeopathic Hospital in Brighton or Gallups Island quarantine station now under federal control. City reports 56 cases.
Mayor announces that 8000 dollars is needed as an additional appropriation and an order will be sent to the council at its next session. Three new paralysis cases were reported in Boston with addresses on Leverett street Maverick street and Tremont street. Cambridge tenants protest quarantine placards on an infantile paralysis case involving Elmer Carlson.
The wholesale price of sugar rose by 10 cents per 100 pounds yesterday while milk bread and carfare costs also climbed by 6 cents. Grocers say sugar will reach 7 2 cents per pound by week’s end after selling around 7 cents.
Two Forest Hills girls Frieda and Evelyn Fisher search Forest Hills and Jamaica Plain for four rabbits reported missing last Monday morning. Their 12 young rabbits left behind need food, and mothers must be found to care for them.
Funeral services for Charles R. Wish, a former Boston newspaper man, were held at the family home on Southampton road Amesbury. The Episcopal service was led by Rev Frank M Rathbone of St James Episcopal Church. Interment was in Auburn Maine. He is survived by his father Charles F E Fish former superintendent of schools here his mother and two sisters.
The program lists March and Poor Jonathan with Milloeker Overture and Pique Dame. Items include Stuppe Aria O Paradise and Light Cavalry Overture. Performers Hackett Nicolay Theodorowicz Sharity Snelling Sharlow and Snelling featured in selections from Madame Butterfly Lucrezia Borgia and Barcarolle. Mareh Under the Double Eagle Sarasate.
In Eastport Maine Tony the ship’s cat refuses to abandon the old frigate Franklin as workers begin dismantling the vessel. The loyal feline stays aboard despite the tearing and banging, fearing the ship may vanish if he leaves.
A mailing syndicate connected to blackmail cases sparks confusion and a broader reflection on the Wilson administration, highlighting intertwined political pressures and investigative challenges.
Attorney Erbstein said the case would fall flat and questioned the charges. He claimed Mrs. Regina Klipper could only partially identify Edward Donahue and that the government's case rests on the Crocker tale. Klipper identified Helen Evers and two others in the Montreal kidnapping and robbery plot while others were detained.
The piece highlights autumn fashion featuring a new collar trend as a feminine styling detail. It promises colorful illustrations in the upcoming Sunday Post to showcase the look and its appeal.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frederick W. Mansfield speaks at noon and evening rallies across Boston and nearby cities, with a major 5000-person Park Street Church gathering. He hosts Barre Fair attendance and is joined by labor and Democratic leaders including Joseph P. Glavin and Francis J. Murray during local tours. Today's schedule lists multiple rallies from Arch and Summer Streets to Orient Heights with evening stops in Charlestown and East Boston.
A telegram from Watertown informs Mr and Mrs Thomas E Farrell of 88 Franklin Street that their daughter Mary K Warrell married George A Taylor of Boston at Bellows Falls Vermont a few hours earlier. The couple had planned to wed in the fall.
Nation wide figures from education finance and civic groups attended the funeral of former Mayor Seth Low. Gov Whitman Mayor Mitchel J P Morgan Elihu Root Samuel Gompers George W Perkins and Alton B Parker were among those present. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
A head on collision between two B and M freight locomotives at Tilton New Hampshire halted traffic for hours. Fireman B H Bartlett attempted to jump as the engines met and suffered spinal injuries. No other injuries reported. Weather and society notes follow.
A major blaze in Erie Michigan on September 20 wiped out nine stores one house and about twenty sheds after starting in a main street blacksmith shop. Toledo fire apparatus aided Monroe fire crews in containing the fire and the loss is placed around 100000 dollars.
Bedford reports the fall term opened with about 175 pupils enrolled. A two room addition was added to the Union schoolhouse to relieve congestion.
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