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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1913
Page
4
An ice loaded electric wire at Niagara Falls was relieved of weight by repeated shotgun blasts. The spray from the cataract coated the line, creating danger, until the blasts cracked and shed the ice buildup.
An advertisement extols Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment for clearing pimples and blackheads and improving hair health. It claims gentle, effective results at low cost and urges readers to try a free trial by writing to Dept. 8-5 in Baltimore, Maryland.
In Oyster Bay on April 4 Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of former President and Mrs Roosevelt wed Dr Richard Derby of New York. The ceremony at Christ Episcopal Church drew about 400 invited guests and close family members.
Miss Roosevelt and Dr. Derby marry with Father escort and a large Easter floral decor. Attendants include Helen Coster Josephine Osbourne Cornelia Langdon and Margaret Tucker. The ceremony at the church ends with a reception at Sagamore Hill and a European voyage planned tomorrow.
Paul Mimart, clarinetist of the Symphony Orchestra, and his wife Mrs Emma C Mimart who filed for divorce may withdraw the suit before a court hearing. Since Mrs Mimart left their Brookline home on Babcock street negotiations have been ongoing indirectly and a reconciliation is expected soon.
John W. Ballou of Bath Maine was ousted as high sheriff of Sagadahoc County after an impeachment trial. Senate 18 to 1 and House 81 to 50 supported removal. Ballou, 80, said he left enforcement to his deputy son and faced liquor law charges.
Colonel Alfred L. Cutting of Weston, Republican candidate for the thirteenth district, launched his campaign with a reception and meeting at the Newton Club Newtonville attended by leading Republicans from Newton Weston Wellesley and Needham. The event was led by Howard Emerson Newton city committee chairman and featured remarks from Mayor Charles E Hatfield Republican State committee chair along with Representative George H Ellis Seward Jones B L Young Weston committee secretary Thomas D Coleman and other district Republicans.
The mayor claimed Washington will not blacklist capable officials, predicting postmaster Mansfield will serve out his term. He discussed cabinet prospects for Curtis and Gill, and noted McAdoo seeks capable, hardworking Democrats. He warned about tariff debates, praising New England gains and Boston’s harbor advantages amid expected prosperity.
Mr Mimart told a Post reporter he seeks a rapid settlement of the misunderstanding with his wife who left home but is believed to be in New York City with relatives on Madison Avenue. He expects her return soon and says negotiations are underway to settle before any court action.
Oscar Shumway longtime Webster town treasurer and prominent Worcester county Democrat died at his home after a brief illness. Born in Sturbridge he was 76 and attended Lawrence Academy at Groton. He leaves a widow and two sisters.
English militants exploded bombs at Oxted station injuring a train car and wrecking a lavatory while placards demanded release of Mrs Pankhurst. Suspects Phyllis Brady and Millicent Dean were arrested after trying to flee with tools and explosives. Thirteen paintings were smashed at Manchester Art Gallery as police clashed with protesters.
London April 4 Reginald McKenna refused to let Mrs Emerson of Jackson Michigan have her physician examine her daughter Zeke the militant suffragette in prison. McKenna says the health is satisfactory and will release her if good behavior continues on April 9 Dr Mansell Moullin warned of serious health loss if release is delayed.
London reporters note Olive Hocken aged four faces a lightest sentence in a firebug conspiracy case. Court records indicate a joint plot involving others unnamed as authorities pursue details.
At the Old Bailey sessions Miss Hocken was found guilty of conspiracy tied to a plan to set fire to a pavilion on Roehampton golf links. She received four months in prison and partial trial costs. The jury acquitted her on other charges.
At the Women’s Party of Cook County luncheon in Chicago on April 4, Mrs. George W. Trout of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association rejected militant tactics used by Emmeline Pankhurst. She said knocking in the head would not be used in the United States and urged appealing to men’s sense of justice to gain suffrage.
An unidentified about 35 year old woman dressed in black died on an inbound Winchester Elevated car at Medford square last evening. A handkerchief with a J mark was the only identifying item found. Medical Examiner Durell has not reported yet. death is believed to be due to heart trouble.
London April 4. The engagement is announced of Edward Hamilton Mc Cormick of Chicago to Phyllis Mary second daughter of Sir Francis Samuel son chairman of B Samuelson & Co Ltd ironmasters. The home of Sir Francis is Breckenbrugh Hall Thirsk Yorkshire.
Mrs Acrata von Schrader Shaw filed divorce papers at Dedham Court accusing husband Arthur H. Shaw, youngest son of the Shaw family, of habitual intoxication fueled by opium and other drugs. The couple separated after living at Shaw's parents home at 151 Commonwealth Avenue.
The text ties Shaw to prominent Boston lineages like Higginson Hunnewell and Agassiz, notes his membership in the Country Club and Tennis and Racquet Club, and mentions his wife’s St Louis society standing. It recalls their Dec 9 1911 wedding at the bride’s home, a love match still evident in January, and a divorce libel signed by Mrs Shaw and her father Otto A von Schrader. Shaw is a grandson of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, famed Civil War commander of the colored troops.
Rhode Island Senate approved a bill regulating flags in street parades and banning I W W banners. Senator Munroe, sponsor, cited the Lawrence strike incidents to condemn the Industrial Workers of the World.
The Grand National Steeplechase handicap at Liverpool was won by Sir C Asheton-Smith’s Covert Coat with Irish Mail second and Carsey third. Twenty-two horses started and Highbridge owned by J R Fell fell early. only three finished.
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