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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1914
Page
6
Cairo dated dispatch reports a slight but worsening change in the condition of James Gordon Bennett who had been said to be recovering from bronchitis after an earlier attack.
The last spike on the Grand Trunk Pacific Transcontinental railway was driven at noon near the Nechaco River at Fort Fraser B C 220 miles east of Prince Rupert. The line will be ready for operation in August.
In a fourth ward contest a voting machine allegedly misregistered about 100 Democratic votes. The device tallied 1224 for Cheney and 850 for Law, prompting claims the case may go to court.
Mrs Mary Goddard Boardman aged 91 longtime leader at the New England Hospital for Women and Children died yesterday at her Brush Hill Road home Milton She was born in Boston daughter of Samuel May a hardware dealer widow of W L P Boardman former master of Lewis School Roxbury Twice married first to Benjamin F White Jr who died earlier Surviving are children Charles G White and Mrs William F Hoyt of Rochester NY both from her first marriage
As Passover begins at sunset Friday five hundred thousand matzos will be distributed by local Jewish organizations to the poor Hebrews of Greater Boston. The festival lasts eight days and forbids leavened foods. crowds flocked to the Ben Beth Israel Sheltering Home in North End to receive unleavened bread. The depot remains open around the clock until the festival starts.
Florence Renne of Massachusetts Avenue sued Henry S. Bleiler Boston liquor dealer to cover dental office rent for Dr. Henry F. Brown. After a two day trial before Justice Brackett in Municipal Civil Court the case was decided in Bleiler’s favor.
The Senate interstate and foreign commerce committee announced a 15 day hearing period starting next Thursday on the House passed bill repealing the Panama canal free tolls provision. Telegrams from Gulf and Pacific ports urged public hearings and senators with substitute repeal plans will be heard.
The chamber debated proposals on exempting U S shipping with one suggesting arbitration. The committee f leld no merits discussion as secret meetings were opened to the public. A roll call on Poindexter's resolution to ask the President about delicacy and Panama Canal links followed, administration forces winning 35 to 27.
Workmen at the Federal Building organize the United States Government Employees' Association of America to secure fair salaries and hours of labor. The local branch is part of the national body with Chicago headquarters. Officers: Alexander Simpson president Edward Brown recording secretary Edgar Atkins financial secretary John J. Hogan treasurer. Executive committee: James Masterson Thomas Eagan Wm. Wilson John Mabar Walter Norton S. A. Huntington.
Mary Morton writes from Paris about Easter fashion trends heading to the Sunday Post. The piece covers fabrics, silhouettes, and accessories expected to define the holiday season's style.
Cy Warman writer and poet died after a three week illness in Chicago. He popularized the song Sweet Marie and worked on Grand Trunk publicity campaigns in Boston. Warman rose from a railroad fireman on the Denver and Rio Grande to a celebrated author of Rhymes of the Rail and Tales of an Engineer.
An old remedy named Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is advertised as turning gray hair dark naturally. It claims to stop dandruff and hair loss and to leave hair thick and glossy after one or two applications.
Frederick H. Tarr of Gloucester Massachusetts argued for the Tattler a Gloucester fishing schooner before the International Court of Arbitration regarding a $4128 claim arising from two detachments in 1904 and 1905 by Canadian authorities E IL Newcombe deputy minister of justice of Canada appeared for Canada
Hartford Connecticut April 7 Mayor Louis R Cheney Republican was today re elected mayor defeating Joseph H Lawler Democrat by a plurality of 64 votes out of a total.
Summerfield's at 727 735 Washington St promotes furnishing homes on liberal credit terms. The store notes it is busiest as couples planning marriages seek guidance to create cozy apartments and cottages. It highlights aiding thousands of happy homes in New Finland.
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