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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1913
Page
5
Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals launch a series of free Sunday lectures on proper care of domesticated animals. Noted authorities will discuss animal treatment, aiming to educate the public and reduce suffering.
A lecture on the protection of domesticated animals features Professor Varanus A. Moore of Cornell University as the presenter. The event outlines ethical considerations and legal frameworks for safeguarding domestic species.
The Ten Commandments issued by the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities tenement house committee warn tenants to maintain clean neighborhoods and yards, manage refuse, keep alleys open, avoid fire hazards, and ensure air, sunlight, and safe homes for children. The list underscores communal duty and health rights in a historic city housing context.
The famous laughing haddock of Jacinto Rodriguez was buried after a funeral on a motorboat fleet at the wharf. The fish laughed on Sunday, then died at Rodriguez’s home. A six-boat procession carried the emaciated corpse to the Graves area where it was lowered into the water. Worcester victims: Elie Anger, 55, Morgan Spring Co. engineer, died instantly at the plant after 13 000 volts passed through him while cleaning a transformer. He left a wife and two children.
A reader refutes a Sept 22 Post article on massage and spinal manipulation for heart disease, arguing osteopaths have practiced such care for over 25 years. The letter credits Dr. A. T. Still with founding osteopathy and asserts vertebral adjustments treat stomach, kidney, and pelvic issues, urging recognition and broader adoption.
An explosion of flames gutted the top floor apartments of Annie Heilman at 1801 Iremont Street Roxbury yesterday afternoon. The three story brick building owned by J W Day suffered a $600 loss. Fire department Box 2 alarm was sounded. Cause of the fire is unknown.
Former President William H. Taft joins Boston University Law School as a new instructor. He will teach a course on Legal Ethics with first lecture date to be set after his Yale Law School schedule is arranged. Dean Homer Albers notes high hopes for setting a New England ethics standard.
Mrs Woodrow Wilson will visit Brockton with Mrs Eugene N Foss as guests on Governor's Day at the Brockton Fair. Foreign consuls and Massachusetts militia will join the event alongside national and state leaders. President Wilson will be unable to attend due to duties in Washington.
The Dudley Street Baptist Church notes repayment of 15000 dollars for remodelling costs and upgrades by the summer. The Boston North Association meets at Broadway Church Cambridge with multiple pastors delivering addresses. New duties and calls shift among clergy including Dorchester and Essex Junction transfers. A Woman's Board of Missions meeting is set for Pilgrim Hall with an Albania address, and an all day prayer meeting at First Baptist Church Cambridge is planned with hourly leadership.
The New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad delays the time change to Oct. 5 and plans to discontinue several summer trains with winter service to begin. Parlor car service between Boston and Cape Cod points ends and multiple trains on those routes are cut. The New Bedford, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket Steamboat Company will operate under agreements for the week ahead.
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