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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1913
Page
18
Cape Ann Savings Bank directors announce a plan to issue a bank book with a $1 deposit for each baby born in Gloucester from July 1, 1918, to July 1, 1914, funded to encourage saving. Parents must prove permanent Gloucester residence to receive the book.
Governor Foss of Massachusetts plans to attend the Fourth American Peace Congress in St Louis on May 1 to 3 unless blocked by a busy legislative session. He names Edwin D. Mead Fannie Fern Andrews and Samuel B. Capen as Massachusetts delegates. President Woodrow Wilson is expected to head the Washington delegation with Andrew Carnegie among invited speakers.
The Appledore Hotel Corporation which runs the Appledore House at Isles of Shoals New Hampshire was placed in the hands of Boston attorney Rufus B Sprague as receiver yesterday by Judge Hardy in the Superior Court. The receivership aims to reorganize and reopen the hotel for the summer season. The property valued at 50000 to 60000 dollars attracts conventions and religious groups in July and August. Dissension among directors is cited as the cause of the receivership.
Radcliffe and Sargent School girls in Cambridge protest Harvard athletic authorities plan to limit Jarvis Field tennis courts to men. Harvard owns about 20 courts, with 12 open now due to repairs, creating strong demand and student opposition to exclusive use.
Miss Constance Zerrahn daughter of Mr and Mrs Franz E Zerrahn of Milton will wed Charles Burnet Bradley of Morristown New Jersey today at noon at the Church of the Holy Spirit Mattapan The ceremony will be performed by Bishop Lawrence with assistants Reverend William G Thayer and Reverend Adams M Taylor present
Twenty seven children were received into the Home of Destitute Catholic Children during the week ending March 27. seventeen were placed in families or restored to relatives.
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association on Huntington avenue will open near Thanksgiving with a Cupid's Bower as the standout feature. The room aims to draw attention from visitors, particularly women, as the new Y M C A opens its doors.
Architects draft a Cupid themed reception room for the Y M C A with mauve walls pale gold silk and pink cupids. A neutral gray and old rose option is also suggested while sparking is banned. The room would host visits from ladies to the young members.
The Tucker will be introduced by Mayor Fitzgerald at the Redberry Club reunion and ball held in Copley Hall on Tuesday April 8. Mayor Fitzgerald Governor Foss and Lieutenant Governor Walsh are invited along with Boston newspaper publishers and a New York delegation. President John J. O'Hare is elected floor marshal.
Thousands of Boston schoolchildren face disappointed spring as city playgrounds and children's corners will not open until May 1. Traditionally opening on the first Monday in April the delay is blamed on a shortage of funds as stated by Superintendent of Schools Dyer.
The Boston school panel asks the Legislature for 72000 more to cover current expenses beyond 2864000. The plan would add 72000 yearly for three years, totaling 216000, with claims the extra would allow playgrounds to open next week if approved.
Benjamin Taylor, 78, was sent to the House of Correction at Deer Island for 15 days for drunkenness. Pardoned last September by Governor Foss, he served 22 years and two months of a life sentence for murdering Wilder D. Hutchinson in his North End stable in November 1889. He asked for jail as he did not enjoy liberty. the arresting officer was the same one who captured him then.
Unforeseen physical conditions delay Cape Cod Canal beyond legal deadline of June 3 1914. August Belmont financer asks 18 month extension via Cape Cod New York Canal Company. Petition filed at the State House. hearings planned by Harbor and Land and Railroad Commissions. Sub-contractors unable to finish and released. new arrangements hinder completion within required time.
In equity court Judge Hardy extended the temporary injunction against United Telephone Company and Randall Telephone Manufacturing Company until April 8 by agreement of the parties.
Gold ore near Albion Oklahoma said to yield from $60 to $600 a ton, but Geological Survey experts who examined it report a value of only two cents per ton. Secretary Lang referred the question to Post Office authorities for further action.
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