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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1916
Page
3
Mayor Curley plans to telephone the White House to urge President Wilson to order the Massachusetts militiamen home from Mexico. He hopes for a direct talk with the President and says he will also pursue the matter with Secretary Tumulty if needed.
Letters from Mrs A Estrada of New Orleans and Mrs FE Purdy of Philadelphia praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating female ailments. Customers claim relief from irregularity back ache dizziness and fatigue. The notices urge other women to try the remedy and publish the endorsements.
Edward McManus known as Eddie Mack testifies he does not know who shot him last June at Braves Field. Jack Finnerty stands trial for the shooting as Mack’s grand jury testimony is questioned. The courtroom draws a large crowd and tense cross examination ensues about a signed acknowledgment of injuries.
McManus, an inmate, said there are 20 people who know who shot him. He named John Finnerty as the man to be pursued, correcting an initial Joe Finnerty. The officer noted McManus’s intent to aid the investigation once released. The trial will resume in the morning.
John Collins of Charlestown and James J. Austin, now with unknown residence, were indicted by the U S grand jury over a Charlestown navy yard civil service fraud. Austin won a ship fitter helper card but did not take the job and passed his card to Collins who presented it to obtain the position.
Street commissioners propose two new parking spaces on Boylston street near the tunnel and at Park Square between the Lincoln Monument and Park Square Theatre. Pitman and Captain Goode favored Boylston street plan with a detailed yardman to monitor daytime parking. If nearby hotels agree to night watch, the area would be opened. police have enforced a 20 minute limit due to thefts from unattended machines.
The crew of the Zeppelin destroyed in Essex during Sunday’s air raid were buried in a village church yard. The funeral was semi military with Royal Flying Corps officers as pallbearers, including Lt William Leefe Robinson who brought down a Zeppelin. The commander’s coffin bore the inscription Killed on service Sept. 24, 1916.
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