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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
9
At Rockingham Fair Grounds Salem New Hampshire on September 29 a parade of 200 babies wowed spectators amid racing cattle a busy midway and other fair attractions drawing visiting mayors and guests to enjoy a lively family day of entertainment.
Thousands attend a New England fair with mothers and youngsters from across the region. The Rotary Club of Boston joins managers and guests for a second day praised for clear skies and brisk weather. Afterward Rotarians tour to the Merrimac Valley Country Club for dinner and speeches.
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a simple no cut corn remedy, claiming it ends corns, warts, and bunions without fuss or pain. It warns against old methods and notes 25¢ bottles sold by FP Lawrence & Co Chicago and by Riker Jayne in Boston.
The ORRINE treatment promises complete suppression of whiskey and beer cravings. Thousands have used it to regain sobriety and usefulness, with a money-back guarantee if no results after a trial. Free booklet available from Orrine Co. Washington DC, sold by Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
The fair featured a baby show in a large tent judged by L. M. Rich with prizes for beauty and twins. Winners included Catherine Sullivan of Andover and the Kenney twins of Boston. Fat babies drew attention while engines and farm machinery attracted farmers. Governors Day with Governor Walsh and a moving picture play were announced for tomorrow and Friday.
Van Dyke a cock-tail trotter once with Reginald Vanderbilt caused a surprise at Rockingham Fair five-heat race. Baron Frisco led early but faded. Director Todd, owned by C. H. Sears of River, also upset favored Bronson in a fast trot. Peter Directum of Woodsville won the 2:18 pace.
Sergeant O Leary, Victoria Cross recipient, has been commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers. Lance Corporal Edward Dwyer, another VC winner, also receives a commission in the same regiment this week. O Leary leaves the Irish Guards and will join his new unit with notable decorations, including a recent honor from the Czar.
Unidentified man found floating in the Charles River Basin on the Cambridge side near the Shoe and Leather Building by police late yesterday afternoon. Taken to the Northern mortuary. Pawn tickets for an overcoat and bag pledged in May at a Merrimac Street shop bearing the name Peter Cole Charlestown were found but later failed to develop the clue.
Nine vessels reach port with fresh groundfish while no mackerel or swordfish arrive and no ships dock at T Wharf. Dealers keep prices high as demand outpaces supply with haddock cod hake and halibut listed at varied rates. The Canadian of the Leyland line will dock at East Boston and the Etonian is expected today from Liverpool. The Boston Towboat Company sells the tug Underwriter to Smith and Perry of New York. The Danish steamer H. V. Fisker brings the first chalk shipment from Aalborg, and Captain Neilson notes rough seas. The City of Rockland sails on the Kennebec line. the City of Bangor has machinery trouble. The Indiandi cargo sale proceeds after a fire damaged portion. the Canopic plans a Friday Commonwealth Docks departure with 50 saloon, 70 second-class, and 750 steerage passengers.
A long list of vessels including Steamers Canadian, Prince Arthur, Kershaw, Grecian, and Suffolk, plus tugs Accomac and Germantown, tow barges to Newburyport Bath Portland and Norfolk from Philadelphia and New York, with several schooners and sailing ships named in transit.
London reports a major British victory in Mesopotamia as Turkish forces retreat toward Bagdad. General Nixon telegrams say a British force crossed the Tigris near Kut and captured a Turkish position with heavy casualties, guns, and prisoners. Pushing the pursuit, the army is advancing toward Bagdad.
A dense list records vessels and towage activity including Catherine Horan, Sygna, Germantown, Monocacy, and several towing barges such as Enterprise and Cocelico. Names cited include W. D. Mangam of Bangor, Charles P. Greenough, and James S. Whitney among others, with routes from Philadelphia to Newburyport and Portland to Bath.
The world balkline billiards championship between Willie Hoppe and Koji Yamada will be decided in Boston at Convention Hall on October 21, 22 and 23. The event follows the World Series and is expected to draw wide interest beyond baseball.
Holland heavyweight Tom Draak and Belgian star Henri Pons meet at the Howard in a best two of three falls finish. Both are fast and clever and evenly matched in weight, promising one of the season’s best bouts.
Flames broke out yesterday afternoon at 57 High Lang Street Revere Beach in a three story wooden dwelling owned by Truman Cohen. Cohen on second floor Leo Gisberg on ground floor with third floor vacant. Upper part of the house destroyed loss estimated at 2000 dollars.
Kathleen Dunsmuir daughter of James Dunsmuir former lieutenant governor of British Columbia and Major Seldon Humphrys deputy assistant quarter master general with the army service corps are engaged. They are with British forces in France. Dunsmuir helped fund a motor kitchen early in the war and met at Havre where the motor was outfitted. She is 22 and her father is reported to be the province’s wealthiest citizen.
Stockholm reports via London that a German ammunitions factory in Wittemberg Prussia exploded on August 23. A businessman returning from Germany says 242 workers were killed and many more injured in the blast.
A fire at the Linden street home of Charles S. Doughty in Reading caused about $1200 in damage during the family’s absence last night. Fire officials say the blaze is of incendiary origin.
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