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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1913
Page
16
An explosion at the Boston Elevated railway power house 552 Harrison Avenue sparked a fire caused by insulation. Firemen and employees fought the blaze for a few minutes. no injuries reported. Traffic was halted briefly while water shifted, with damages estimated at $1000.
In Suffolk Superior Court on February 1912 the case against Rev W B Ayers for alienating Helen W Boynton's affections unfolds with Mrs Helen Willett testifying she slapped Chester A Boynton and ordered him from the Willett home after he accused Ayers of impropriety. Witnesses from Wollaston Church corrobor discussant tensions and accusations as the trial heads to a jury.
The Senate rejected a bill to allow 10 round boxing matches under a boxing commission by a 19 to 14 vote. Voting for rejection were Allen Bagley Bazley Clark Coolidge Eldridge Fay Fisher Garst Gordon Hersey Hobbs Johnson McCarthy Montague Norwood Stearns Ward Wheeler. Opposing rejection were Brennan Chase Fitzgerald Halley Hickey Horgan Joyce Mack McGonagle McLane Quigley Timilty Wells Williams. Paired for Bellamy Hilton against Ross Draper.
City Hall considers Henry T. McConnell’s rescue by Comly from drowning aboard the ferryboat as a notable act. Commissioner of Public Works Rourke received the division engineer’s report and may award further recognition.
The National Forest Reservation Commission approved 72,000 acres of timber lands in New Hampshire, North Carolina and Tennessee. This brings total Appalachian and White Mountain forest land under government control to 500,000 acres since the Weeks bill protected eastern watersheds.
Frank 8 Simpson of Brookline sues Patrick Downing of this city in Superior Court for $5000 claiming Downing beat him without cause on January 9, 1913, causing pain and suffering.
The trial of Vice-President Henry J. Horn Superintendent Benjamin R. Pollock former Superintendent Co. N. Wood ward and Engineer Laurence O P Carmall of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad was halted as Judge Gardiner Greene granted a motion for separate trials. The move marked a pivotal turn in the preliminary proceedings though the state appeared unready for the change.
The Municipal News chronicled its own library today after thirty two weekly editions were published and circulated. Publication ceased by voter edict as revenues were nil and expenditures used the entire $36 000 annual appropriation.
A bill limiting drug clerks to six hours per week was defeated in the House by a 32 to 55 vote. The move would have restricted clerk hours amid ongoing labor debates.
Governor Foss veto on East Boston tunnel tolls is postponed to Wednesday while he drafts a new plan. Corporation Counsel Corbett and the governor meet to discuss abolishing the tolls.
Governor Foss named Milton J. Rosenau of Brookline to the State Board of Health replacing the late Julian A. Mead. The nomination list also includes Albert Evans of Boston as a Medfield State Hospital trustee and several others as special police officers on recommendation of the Y. P. C. A.
Horgan hopes the bill passes and the Ways and Means report is rejected. Ward of Buckland denounces the bill as dragging the Commonwealth into prize fighting. Fisher of Boxford, an amateur boxer, says he could beat Horgan but argues the bill degrades the State.
The Massachusetts Senate approved an amended pure food bill on a 23 to 12 vote. The change by Senator McLane of New Bedford adds a knowledge element to penalties for false stamping, prompting mixed reactions from supporters and critics.
A letter states Coleman Conley of 65 Gold Street South Poston, employed on the ferryboat General Hancock, rescued someone unnamed in the passage. The report notes his actions as a credited rescue on the river vessel.
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended proposed class and commodity rate increases on shipments routed via the Maine Central from Bangor and Aroostook to July 17. The move cancels through rates via the Maine Central and reflects a broader rail tariff contest in New England.
The Senate overrode Governor Foss veto to raise Municipal Court officer salaries from 1500 to 1700. 81 senators opposed the governor with Ward Buckland voting for, Ross New Bedford against, and Quigley Holyoke as the governor’s representative supporting the bill. The public health committee favors banning artificial colors in ice cream and capping cereal content in sausage at 2 percent. A bill creating an election court to replace the Ballot Law Commission was sent to the next General Court after House referral.
Frank L. Randall of St. Cloud Minnesota superintendent of the State Reformatory is suggested as a strong candidate for the Prison Commission chair. Randall has offered to resign but his successor has not been found yet keeping the vacancy unresolved.
The latest Paris fashions featuring color illustrated designs will be shown in the Post next Sunday, offering readers a preview of upcoming style trends and apparel developments.
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