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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1916
Page
22
Miss Mary Buckley aged 30 of 59 Webster Street Lewiston died at the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary from a brain hemorrhage after leaping from a moving trolley to recover a blown hat. The car was traveling at ten miles per hour when the incident occurred.
Advertisement promotes Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a natural aid to digestion and sleep for dyspeptics and the weak. It suggests taking the product with meals and before retiring and notes benefits for anaemic individuals. Available at reliable druggists nationwide.
In New York City labor leaders push Governor Whitman to convene an extraordinary Legislature to address the strike. About 40 percent of the 800,000 union workers may join a general tie up Wednesday as a show of strength while a 48 hour demonstration is favored by some factions.
Harvard Medical School appoints a commission including Dr. Robert W. Lovett Dr. Milton J. Rosenau Dr. Francis W. Peabody and Roger Pierce to study early diagnosis and serum treatment of infantile paralysis. The serum and services are to be provided free to physicians for cases where deemed advisable.
James Wopple of 11 Main Street Charlestown was taken to Hay Market Relief Hospital after being accidentally overcome by gas in the bathroom. His wife discovered him in time to save his life.
The front page previews today’s Boston primary battles for governor with Cole versus Mansfield and for auditor Brown against Cook. It also covers Middlesex district attorney race Tufts versus Brown and Higgins, plus GOP and Democratic nominations across several districts and wards.
Attorney Higgins and Assistant Attorney General Brown note hot races in the 14th and 16th districts for the Republican congressional nomination. Walsh seeks renomination in the 10th with rivals Bryant of Fairhaven and Souther Jr. of Cohasset. A six way race is seen in the 14th among Clark Brockton Howard Langeller Quincy Raymond Milton and Rice Rockland. In Boston, Horgan and Kenney duel for the Democratic nomination in the 11th. Voters expect a lively statewide contest for the House and Senate with wards hotly fought.
A table lists poll hours for 33 Greater Boston cities and towns for the state primary. The hours vary by locale from early morning openings to early evening closings with several locales indicating 12:00 pm or 4:00 pm closures and many districts emphasizing 8:00 pm or 9:00 pm ends.
State officials and St Malachi Court members gathered in Arlington for the 25th anniversary of the court charter. Six charter members Edmund Reardon Napoleon Morin John Kelley Cornelius Leary Eugene Flynn and Heary Dehil attended the big Town Hall banquet.
The first university courses for training Boy Scout leaders will start next week at Boston University in the new School of Business Administration located in the Walker building, formerly part of the MIT campus.
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