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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1914
Page
17
A Thames Police Court witness testified that he saw a man trying to enter a public conveyance, a metropolitan state carriage. The magistrate asked for clarification and the officer provided the term meaning a public transport vehicle.
Washington April 6 Senate committee on interoceanic canals set open sessions to debate bills repealing exemption for American ships through the Panama Canal. Senator O Gorman chairman announced the decision after a conference with colleagues.
It is not yet decided whether hearings will be held as the House repeal bill and Senate compromise measures are formally taken up. The length of committee deliberation before a report to the Senate remains unpredictable tonight.
Administration leaders push to push repeal through with minimal delay while opponents warn against stalling in committee. Senator McCumber argues toll exemption violates the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and coins a critique of coastwise shipping. Republican Brandegee asks for full treaty records as he backs repeal.
Thomas J. Holmes of Brookline sails for Salt Lake City to prove to executors that he is making good and earn a 200000 payout from his uncle John L. Turner's will. Holmes admits a gay past in Boston and New York but says he has a business and detective work underway to justify the inheritance.
Joseph A. Skertchley, 66, former King of Whydah in Dahomey, arrives on the Cunard liner Andania and stays at the Quincy House in New York before heading to Lillooet, British Columbia with J. A. Riggs. He rises from cannon mechanic to ruler, recounting years of service and royal honors in Dahomey.
A long, wandering career follows Skertchley from a Bequest of royal connections to a London address opposite an ex king of Cocos Island. He once supervised a beheading in his provinces and earned decorations from Russia, Japan, and Venezuela for mining work. He discovered gold on the Gold Coast of Africa and has been in most countries.
An East Cambridge Divorce Court audience of stylish women showed marked disappointment as Cyrus Wakefield was revealed to not contest the case. The event unfolded amid ongoing public interest in domestic proceedings.
Wealthy manufacturer did not press cross libel after Susie M Wakefield filed divorce papers in Greater Boston society. She alleged intoxication. he counters with intoxication and seeks custody of their son. Frank Cleghorn of Boston named in cross libel. Uncontested session opens next week with Wakefield case likely first hearing.
Mary Flynn aged 12 and Teresi Flynn of 32 Rogers Street South Boston were reported missing by their father to the South Boston police last night. They are sought as witnesses in a Superior Court assault case in Chinamen. They have been missing since Friday.
The fourth weekly Post E Elephant Fund benefit was held yesterday afternoon at Charles J. Gorman’s Roslindale Theatre. A children’s matinee offered juvenile friendly films and admission plus gifts raised four dollars.
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