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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1911
Page
2
Speaker Walker urged revision of taxation laws during a discussion with a Boston Post representative. He argued no tax dodger should escape under current rules and favored settling the income tax question by reform, opposing a federal income tax while supporting a state income tax.
The Speaker calls for legislative review of taxation, opposes a federal income tax amendment, and favors state level tax reform. He supports broader income tax principles, strict enforcement against dodgers, and cautions against relocations for tax avoidance while noting possible suspension of rules to start reform. He is described as wealthy and a Walker estate trustee with substantial Boston real estate holdings.
Representative Haigis of Montague files a bill to observe every legal holiday on Monday of its week. The proposed act would apply holiday laws to the Monday if the holiday falls elsewhere that week, ensuring a Monday observance.
Governor Foss announced last night the selection of Henry S. Dennison of South Framingham and James E. McConnell to discuss a mounting labor problem. The pair will join other appointees to form a committee addressing wages, working conditions, and industrial relations.
Boston hosts the Greater Boston Real Estate and Ideal Homes Exposition at Horticultural Hall under the Boston Real Estate Exchange. About 7000 attendees, including brokers and home buyers, view exhibits and the centerpiece ideal home a twentieth century brick house with a furnished layout and conservatory.
Announcement covers William S. Leeds Harvard 10 son of the late Tin Plate King of New Jersey marrying May Freedley less than a day after her divorce. The couple wed March 14 in Nashua and honeymoon in New Jersey. Leeds, in New York brokerage, is heir to much of his father's fortune.
Twenty five retiring members from both branches of Cambridge city government gathered at River Bank Court last night for a farewell dinner. After brief remarks by officials from both boards a vaudeville entertainment followed the meal.
Ww. N. Bullard Charles H. Swan and A Lincoln Filene of Boston will represent Massachusetts at the 15th annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science in Philadelphia this Friday and Saturday. The conference will focus on Risks in Modern Industry with topics on industrial accidents prevention employers liability and workingmen's compensation. The Governor hopes the gathering will illuminate these issues and suggest measures to harmonize industry with labor interests.
The car fender bill was referred to the Railroad Commission for a report next year on motion by Representative Russell Crane of Cambridge. The vote stood 84 to 40.
Stockbridge town meeting action prompted Allen Treadway, president of the State Senate and moderator, to resign as moderator after a petition named tellers. Michael Flynn Jr presented two proposed tellers, the petition was withdrawn, and Treadway resumed his moderator duties later in the day.
A woman wearing a long black veil hid a revolver and robbed a Washington grocery in daylight. She forced the young woman clerk and another shopper to flee, opened the cash register, and escaped before police reached the scene. An arrest has been made.
The school committee approved a $4,759,000 annual budget for the current year, up $304,000 from last year, plus a separate $500,000 loan for new buildings or additions. Salaries total $3,293,686 for instructors and $415,000 for officers, with expenses for janitors, fuel, supplies, waters, physical education, nurses, pensions, repairs, rents, and related items included.
The Schoolhouse Commission approved a total appropriation of 4.759 million dollars with 500 thousand from bonds for a new Dearborn high school of practical arts and a 335 thousand dollar annex to Roxbury High in the Lewis district. An evening girls high school in West Newton street and an all male Central Evening High School were approved along with an evening Dorchester Commercial High School and a Roxbury Central Evening Industrial School move to Brimmer. Also a new independent day school for industrial training of boys over 14 was proposed for Common Street with trades including printing, book binding, sheet metal and woodwork. Frank A. Kenedy was named master of the Girls' High School. East Boston district to be named John Cheverus.
Mrs Philomene Normandin of Cohoes New York a cousin of Mme Huett widow of the late British General Huett has learned she is among the heirs to a 60 million dollar estate. Mme Huett died intestate in Paris and the fortune stems from diamond mining in Africa with each heir to receive a large share.
In Fishkill on Hudson River pier Officer Theodore Morth engaged an unknown assailant in a desperate battle. The officer shot the man in the abdomen. The wounded man was taken to Highland Hospital where he was not expected to survive.
Boise Idaho April 8 Eagles are becoming a threatening agency of destruction of the deer of this State Information has been received by State Game Warden Gray to the effect that in many sections of the State every young fawn has been carried away by eagles of large species and while no estimate can be obtained as to the amount of game destroyed through this agency it is said to be extremely large
Harvard debating team defeated Princeton in Princeton New Jersey delivering a direct primary affirmative. Harvard speakers Edmund Burke Herbert Ehrmann and David Howard faced Princeton debaters Fulcher P. Smith Charles E. Bingham and Nezza Nevello Arnold in a sharp exchange on state official nomination methods.
Paris reports Mlle Helene Dutrierue intends to fly to America with no departure date set for New York. Baroness de la Roche, hurt at Rheims, has nearly recovered and may resume flying after strength returns. It is believed Wright brothers will lose patent suits against French makers as court guidance suggests no infringement. Decision due April 29.
Greenfield April 8 removed from a sick bed and driven 13 miles to this place Selectman Arthur W Proctor of Northfield faced a District Court hearing on embezzling from 2500 to 3000 from that town He pleaded not guilty and was held for a continued hearing April 13 Bail set at 6000 but bondsmen unavailable Proctor suffered a nervous breakdown amid financial worries after an auditor from Boston examined the town books Sheriff Park and Major McKay assisted Proctor was later jailed for bankruptcy actions and store bills.
Impure blood is common in spring due to winter living. It causes loss of appetite and fatigue, plus sores and eruptions. A testimonial from V A Klinot of Bath Beach cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as a recommended purifier that cured boils when they appeared.
Moses Abbott Wood of Westminster Massachusetts recounts years of kidney and bladder illness and prostate enlargement improved by Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root. He cites reduced urine sediment and relief from swelling after taking a large bottle, sharing belief the treatment will keep him safe. He notes prior doctor family care and his siege memories, dated July 31 1909.
A promotional letter to Dr Kilmer and Company of Binghamton New York urges readers to obtain a sample bottle of Swamp Root and to request a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It instructs mentioning the Boston Daily Post and notes regular bottle sizes are fifty cents and one dollar available at drug stores.
Obituaries list multiple deaths with funeral details across Boston neighborhoods. Entries name Hiram Abbott Thomas Barry Ernest Bowman Elizabeth Byrne Mary Campbell Julia Carroll Katherine Corcoran and many more, with funerals at Waterman Chapel Roxbury St Francis de Sales St Patrick's and other churches, including interment at Holy Cross St Mary's Mount Hope and local cemeteries.
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