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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1911
Page
4
John Ratto aged 40 of 10 Hull Street North End murdered his brother in law John Casella 23 with a hatchet at breakfast then shot himself in the temple with a .32 caliber revolver dying later at Relief Hospital in a case described as murderously insane.
Casella, wounded at Station 1, was taken to Relief Hospital and is expected to live after being struck from behind and hearing a shot in an adjoining room. Paul Ratto, brother of the alleged killer, alerted neighbors and police. Authorities note Christmas time asylum for Ratto’s wife and suspect mental strain led to the tragedy.
Captain Hiram F. Rich died at his home 163 Morrison Avenue West Somerville last night from heart trouble. He was 74, born in Truro and sailed the seas for many years before retiring. He celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary with wife Eunice M. Rich last November and is survived by a widow three daughters and one son. He served in King Hiram Lodge of Masons Provincetown and the Boston Marine Society.
Three Walsh children of 141 K Street South Boston failed to wake their father William H Walsh 41. Neighbors found him dead in bed. City Point police and Medical Examiner Leary ruled death due to heart failure.
Miss A. J. Walker aged about ninety two begins a 3000 mile journey to the Pacific coast from Flushing with Mrs. J. F. Fox and Miss Marion Fox. Born in Boston she is a great granddaughter of John Green who was connected to the Boston Massacre and General Joseph Warren.
A bill seeks a full investigation by the Public Service Commission into steam railroad fares and freights on lines under old charters. An appropriation of 10000 dollars funds the inquiry with a preliminary agreement limiting rate changes until after the commission report due December 1, 1912.
Complaints flood the Massachusetts Railroad Commission and this paper as Boston and Maine conducts face value mile increases. Engineer Hayes uncovers two to seven mile additions made after 1908, prompting calls to the Interstate Commerce Commission to review if New Haven miles were inflated.
A small butterfly with torn wings was found on Scammell street in Quincy by four year old Betty Muirhead and brought to the Post office as the first of the season. The warm office revived it and rare flowers were used to create a nest while awaiting warmer weather.
April 3 Portsmouth N H—Morris Goldberg a Revere contractor sues Dr Boris Sidis of Cambridge for 2000 claiming work and materials furnished at the Psycho Therapeutic Institute on the estate once owned by the late Hon Frank Jones and now controlled by Sidis. Case set in Rockingham Superior Court in Exeter this month.
Mrs Melville D Martin sister in law of Mrs Charles Gates said Mrs Gates filed for absolute divorce in New York two weeks earlier. Anson McCook Beard the attorney would not discuss the case. The Gates couple were married 13 years ago at St Louis and have no children. He is believed to be in Texas while she travels from Atlanta to St Louis.
New Haven April 3 Yale debating team won the third triangular intercollegiate debate against Princeton on the direct primaries issue. President Hadley presided calling it the closest he had heard in 40 years. Yale speakers were W C Bullett Jr T J Care and C R Wood. Princeton team members were N E Pierson A T Schenck and C Belknap.
Albert Ulrich a carpenter charged with assaulting Booker T Washington entered a formal plea of not guilty in the Court of Special Sessions in New York on April 3. He was held for trial after a brief hearing and not represented by counsel. No trial date was set.
A remarkable April 3 high tide along the Suffolk coast near Aldeburgh uncovered hundreds of gold, silver, and bronze coins from early Saxon times. The sea also yielded many antique bronze rings and ornaments believed to be from the submerged city of Dunwich.
The second day’s celebration by Orient Heights Belief Church members concluded with the burning of a $2000 mortgage in a ceremony attended by a large congregation.
Article by Amy Lester advises against washing hair with water and soap as it dulls and roughens hair. Recommends a dry shampoo made from corn meal and amotone, applied in a quart jar, then brushed out. Claims it cleanses scalp, enhances color, and promotes long, thick, glossy hair over time.
The Boston and Maine and New Haven officials spar over revised mileage tables that alter fare baselines. New tariffs show fractional miles converted to full miles in several stations such as Winchester Highlands Tufts College and Concord, creating higher charges for eastern routes.
Concord April 3 The special House committee on railroad rates issues a report urging a new law creating a commission to investigate and regulate fare and freight increases by railroads, aiming to curb suspected rate hikes and ensure fair pricing in New Hampshire.
A sequence of street and building fires reported by box numbers across Roxbury Dorchester West Roxbury South Boston and Brighton with multiple grass fires vacant lots and two confirmed losses totaling about 35 dollars including a three story dwelling at 7 Dunkheld Street Roxbury occupied by John Golden and a later four story brick at 11 Hanson Street South End with lace curtain and gas jet damage.
Harvard defeated Yale in the annual debate on the motion that all elective state officers should be nominated by direct primaries. Harvard argued the negative, noting convention systems reflect representation, primaries are costly and often fail, and allow cross-party voting. The winning Harvard team included J DeM Ellis M Suravitz and F B Tyler with presiding judge G P Baker.
The Aborn English Opera Company presented Wagner's Lohengrin in English at the Boston Opera House with Eugene Battain as Lohengrin Jane Abercrombie Elsa Louise Le Baron Ortrud Harry Luckstone Telramund and Herbert Waterous as the King. The performance drew strong praise for the principal singers and the overall balance of the evening with noted scenes including the prelude to the third act and the wedding chorus.
Mrs. Luther S. Lord of 131 Summer street Malden seeks a $15,000 memorial monument for her husband who died recently. Mr. Lord a former Boston grain merchant. Mrs. Lord formerly Susan Bailey of Rockland Avenue Malden married about five years ago at age 38 to a 65 year old. Monument now under construction with cemetery placement permission granted.
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