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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1904
Page
7
Nellia Andrews, 17, testifies in Lowell that she was lured from Nashua by a friend and held for seven days in a city house. She says two men robbed her of rings and visits by vile men occurred. she escaped to report to police. Case to go to Superior Court.
Wellesley College students expect a historic event as Harvard actors perform Ben Jonson’s The Alchemist in the Barn. The college, famed for strict gender boundaries, invites male performers while keeping aside external groups. The production tests long standing rules and local opinion, with curiosity about the appearance of “made up” girls.
Brother Philemon of Ghent and Brother Hildward of Montreal visit the Angel Guardian House in Roxbury. Philemon, delegate of the order’s general superior, conducts the annual canonical visit to review the home’s standing and conduct. The boys at St Joseph's Hall hosted a reception and dramatic show for the guests.
The Board of Assessors announced numerous changes in the makeup of first and second assistant assessors for the year starting May 1. Ward 3 sees William H. Swift as second assistant, Ward 4 promotes Philip O'Brien to first assistant and moves Lucien J. Priest to second in Ward 4, with Warren B. Hadley shifting into Priest's former post. Ward 7 sees Alexander P. Brown named first assistant in the second part and Thomas F. Melady as second assistant, while Walter L. Sears becomes second assistant in the ward's third part. Ward 17 moves Thomas H. Bond to Ward 17 first assistant, Ward 9 reshuffles Morfan, Sullivan, Feeley, and Smith across parts, Ward 11 sees Frederick T. Smith as second assistant, Ward 17 promotes William A. Creney to first assistant with Humphrey as second. Ward 25 promotes J. Harris Aubin to first assistant in Ward 20, Bowden's replacement, and Ward 23 gains Frederick E. F. O'Dougherty as first assistant in the second part. All first and second assistants have been confirmed.
A bondholders committee agrees on reorganizing Fore River Ship and Engine Co. Proposed plan issues 4.8 million dollars in stock, split between common and preferred. New money of 1.25 million funded by bondholder payment and old preferred assessments. Exchanges favor bondholders and preferred stockholders with mixed new stock, funds allocated to plant completion, debt payoff, and working capital. Kidder, Peabody & Co. oversee the restructuring.
Immigation officials uncovered a form of domestic enslavement as Italian boys are shipped for labor in bootblack stands and factories, often through padrone intermediaries. Several youths were returned to Naples aboard the Romanic, while others face Tuberculosis issues among families arriving from the Western Islands. Fights and a stabbing were reported among detainees, with a growing center of immigration shifting eastward toward Asia, and Hungarian and Russian Jewish families arriving in larger numbers.
Stoneham April 8 The Stoneham High School graduating class held its annual dancing party at Armory Hall after a three act drama Our Folks featuring class members in all roles. Director Robert A Scally led the event with principals Harvey S Vinton Robert H Messer Ethan L Delano Thomas J Finnegan and others including Miss Lillian C Gray Miss Carrie Sweetland Miss Ethel Tucker Miss Pearl Bryant and Miss Brenda Spates.
Reverend James Murdock of Hamburg Pa praises Dr Agnew s Catarrhal Powder noting a five year catarrh cure and a first application relief within minutes. He claims it is magical in effect and declares it his duty to share beneficial remedies.
In the House Representative Scigliano of Boston moved to substitute his bill for the adverse committee report. The bill would require certificates from savings bank commissioners to solicit or receive deposits like a bank and may demand bonds. It targets immigrant and employers banks and cites the John P. Squire Company case where Italian workers lost savings. The measure passed 68 to 36.
The Progress Club of Chelsea and the John Ware Club of the North End Union Boston agreed to a debate on April 14 with the topic United States justified in annexing foreign possessions. Chelsea will argue for the affirmative with Max Goldberg captain William Karmensky and Benjamin W Cohen. The debate occurs at the North End Union on Parmenter Street.
Chicago traders priced wheat higher amid a cold wave forecast from the West. July deliveries advanced to 814 dollars with strong close near 87 %. May moved within 945 and 954 1/4, closing around 951 1/4. Corn, oats, and provisions posted gains, with prices rising across the board.
For a year Cambridge faces a water shortage as Hobbs Brook to Fresh Pond pipe underperforms. An expert urged cleaning the pipe and potential new construction. Democrats oppose funding unless Cambridge labor is used, while the Water Board resists. A $450 appropriation is pending with a finances committee report expected next meeting. Union labor involvement rumored.
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