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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
10
George A Hinsch of Cincinnati told the American Bankers Association convention that war savings and thrift stamps are driving record US savings. He asserted the national economy remains strong and business is not hurt by new thrift measures.
A mother of six touts Dr True’s Worm Elixir as a cure for worm infestations in children. The ad lists symptoms of worms including stomach upset breath and facial pallor, urging prompt use of the elixir and calling for immediate treatment.
Chairman E N Hurley of the Shipping Board Admiral William S Benson and General George W Goethals plus other Washington figures sail to Boston to review harbor shipping facilities. After Providence inspection they’ll tour Boston and then Portland as part of easing New York congestion during war supply shipments.
The Rev Henry H Hall of Wells Depot pleaded not guilty to murdering his wife on June 11. He was arraigned in the Maine Supreme Court and will be tried Nov 4 at a special session. Judge George L Emery of Biddeford was appointed to defend him.
The Boston Fair Association stages a mammoth horse show at Readville Thursday to Saturday for the Boston Red Cross. Army and navy participation from Camp Devens and the Radio School highlighted by Major Littauer. Governors McCall Peters and their spouses attend with Misses Liggett Sears and tea room hosted by Forbes McDonald.
The city council accepted a legislative act increasing salaries for Medical Examiners George B. Magrath and Timothy Leary from 4500 to 6000 each. Assistants Oscar Richardson and W. H. Watters rise from 666 to 1000.
Beginning next Sunday passenger service will be discontinued on three lines the Lexington Woburn Wellesley Needham and Hopkinton Westboro routes. A reduced car count and schedule changes also cut late evening service on the Watertown Waltham line with earlier first trips and later last trips adjusted.
Governor McCall cites War Department rules preventing troops in cantonments from voting home in primaries. Benedict Crowell confirms polls can be set up in cantonments by election officers. Thousands of Massachusetts soldiers in camps will be unable to vote today due to these regulations.
The commanding officer must provide a site for voting places on request of the State secretary. Election officers will take charge, allowing all officers and men to vote without interfering with military efficiency.
British airmen on the western front dropped over 100 tons of bombs on German targets last week. They reported 96 enemy aircraft destroyed and 38 driven down out of control, with 41 British planes missing. In 34 raids two days, photographs showed direct hits and fires at Deimler Works Stuttgart and the Mannheim poison gas factory, plus damage to Metz Sablow Courcelies railway junctions and Karlsruhe docks.
Maiden officials investigate the double fatality of Vincenzo Sylvester 42 and his wife 42 found dead in their locked home at 17 Hubbard Street. Gas jets were open and a brother Nicole Sylvester discovered the scene after his brother failed to report for work.
A teaser notes Dumb-Bell Runs a Race by John in the Boston Post Magazine next Sunday, promising an excellent dog story by the author in a periodical feature.
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