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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
3
John P. Norton, homeless, claimed hunger drove him to steal a pair of shoes from a department store. In Police Court, Judge Sullivan heard his tale of city unemployment hardships before granting him freedom.
The United States Court here dismisses the government’s suit against Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company and its coal subsidiary for alleged violations of the commodities clause and Sherman antitrust law.
The court finds no United States law or decision forbids the same individuals from holding stock in two distinct corporations even if the firms are in related businesses. The ruling, tied to Sherman act and Hepburn clause challenges, may reach the Supreme Court as part of government antimonopoly efforts in the coal trade.
George W. Le Fave, chauffeur, arraigned in Peabody court for murder in the shooting of 18-year-old Pearl M. Frost and her employer Walter P. Hills. Held for the grand jury without bail. The defense likely to claim insanity. Dr. George L. Walton testified.
United States District Attorney French sets April 14 for the trial of Mr. and Mrs. Terence L. Shevlin of Somerville on smuggling charges. Arrest followed a sleeper trunk found on the Cunard pier in East Boston March 17 1913. Mme Driscoll a Back Bay milliner and two New York dressmakers Miss Kate Brennan and Miss Margaret Mulhall were indicted. Brennan has pleaded guilty and awaits sentence.
Feature highlights contributions by the group in the upcoming Sunday Post with notes on members and topics. Details on organizers and aims accompany brief previews of planned segments and community impact.
The Post features Billy a ten year old goat from Woodstock New Hampshire owned by Selden Smith. Billy knows his name pulls a sled with a harness helps children at doors and even climbs stairs to check on his sick master. He answers to call and dances when fed. Tomorrow's issue promises another tale of a clever pet.
Post readers with clever pets are invited to send stories and a photograph to the Feature Editor. Any animal can be a pet. just explain why it is clever.
Washington April 7. A bill by Representative Falconer Progressive of Washington proposes prohibition for Alaska. The measure seeks to restrict liquor in the territory and outlines enforcement and penalties pending debate.
In Rome on April 7 a meeting of literary men including the American ambassador Thomas Nelson Page and the British ambassador Sir Rennell Rody announced by Nelson Gay of Boston the discovery of Byron's house in the Piazzi di Spagna facing Keats's death site. The site had eluded scholars for nearly a century, traced via an old letter.
The Easter preview highlights Pa Van Loon's side splitting comic in the next Sunday Post. Readers are invited to enjoy the humorous adventures of the Van Loons in the upcoming issue.
Consumers urged to buy genuine Resinol and avoid imitations sold by unscrupulous clerks. The notice advises trial size free via Dept. 48 B Baltimore and cautions that substitutes can harm skin, urging vigilance against substitute-pushers in towns.
The House fight with Speaker Cushing intensified as members pace the corridors refuting a Monday rebuke. If the dispute continues, the session could extend into the summer.
Report of Massachusetts lawmakers shows exchanges over fair treatment and parliamentary decorum. Debates touch on the Speaker’s conduct, right of reply, and proposed bills on wage policy, state taxation, and immigrant welfare boards.
Hopkinton’s Carr moved to reconsider the House action that killed the bill establishing minimum wages for Commonwealth laborers. He blamed the Speaker’s lecture for the bill’s demise, saying the session remains tedious.
New York April 7 Dr Joseph D Bryant former president of the American Medical Association died this afternoon at St Vincent s Hospital from diabetes He had been an inmate since March 11 Bryant a renowned surgeon and close friend of the late Grover Cleveland. Willie invents an Easter airship announced for the next Sunday Post in color for children to see.
Detroit April 7 Vitoria Gusmano a drugstore proprietor and Sam Cipranio were killed when a bomb exploded in Gusmano's store. Two other Italians were seriously injured. Leo Gunsberry a messenger boy who delivered the bomb was blown into the street as the store was wrecked.
Van Rensselaer G. Giddings dean of the Fairfield county bar died at his Bridgeport home from pneumonia He had practiced law for fifty years with 42 years in the city He was 79 years old.
An advertorial claim says cosmetics harm skin and mercolized wax cleanses pores. It praises natural breathing of skin, promising a fresher under layer after nightly application and a week of use. It also offers a wash lotion with saxolite and hazel to erase wrinkles.
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