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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1914
Page
2
Dr Edwin D Mead told Congregational ministers at Pilgrim Hall that state records show natives commit more crime than immigrants, countering a prior assertion that immigrants drive crime. He stressed the native population accounts for higher crime figures in the state and Boston.
The Monsignor Ronan Association of St. Peter's Catholic Church on Meeting House Hill formally opened the new parish house, to be known as the Ronan Memorial, last night under auspicious surroundings.
A six year old boy, Roland Goyette, slipped into a stream off Hartwell Street and drowned. His two younger brothers ran to tell their mother as rescue crews recovered the body.
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma spoke at the Jefferson day banquet of the Indiana Democratic club in Indianapolis calling for congressional enactment of initiative referendum and recall to shift political power to the many. He warned that failure by Democrats to meet expectations could yield another party taking power.
Miss Mary Tarbell aged 16 daughter of Edmund C Tarbell the artist of the Hotel Somerset escaped death yesterday when a buggy she rode in with her brother E C Tarbell Jr and Miss Olga Ladenseck collided in the parkway with a dump cart and was upset and demolished.
Miss Tarbell remains in serious condition at Massachusetts General Hospital after a collision with a tip cart driven by James J. Green of Roxbury. Miss La denseck suffered severe cuts and bruises, while Young Tarbell escaped unharmed. Witness Arthur J. Caufield and others helped rush them to Brookline Village for hospital care. The upcart, owned by Timothy Connors, was in the accident near Riverway and Washington Street.
Miss Fay Berrenice Tucker daughter of Mrs Ida H Tucker of Brookline announces her engagement to Edward Thomas Richardson a Newton High School schoolmate. No wedding date set but expected in fall. Tucker active in Brookline social circles and Junior Charity Club resident of 41 Bartlett Crescent. Richardson a Newton Centre resident and Cornell Class of 1913 graduate.
Beverly plans athletic field upgrade for Beverly High School. A $10,000 appropriation proposal was sent to City Council by Mayor MacDonald for a five acre Essex street field with baseball diamond gridiron running track and a steel grandstand for 1500. Residents along the Beverly shore have contributed $11,000 toward the project, with Henry C Frick among major donors.
A striking portrait of Boston’s oldest former mayor Dr Samuel A Green by artist Charles L A Smith of Somerville was placed in private exhibition at the Vosb Gallery. The painting depicts a remarkable likeness of ex mayor Green and was recently completed for private display.
Exhibit at the R. C. and N. M. Vose gallery on 398 Boylston Street was held yesterday with sittings taken at the Canterbury Hotel on Charlesgate West Back Bay, the residence of the former mayor.
President urged by Star Spangled Banner Centennial delegation to back a congressional bill to erect memorials at North Point and Fort Mc Henry near Baltimore where late War of 1812 battles occurred. He said he would take the question under advisement.
Hardwick Vermont April 13. The strike of 200 granite cutters at the Woodbury Granite Company ends as workers vote to return to work. They had been out since March 26 seeking higher wages. Many had left town but are expected to come back.
Washington April 13 Navy secretary Daniels orders two pay days monthly for Bluejackets and marines. The change ends the old monthly schedule, which forced enlisted men to spend a lump sum when ashore, easing financial hardship.
William A. Paine on the witness stand in the Superior Court case James M. Hall vs Paine Webber Co. He refutes Lawson on bucketing and testifies the firm agreed to carry 1415 Copper Range shares for Hall while alleging fictitious sale. The trial before Judge Brown and a jury continues with cross examination by Morse and Whipple.
Paine testifies about Hall seeking margin relief, consolidating three Copper Range accounts, and turning down an offer to close at 41 000. He recalls a 1902 option on 10 000 Copper Range shares held by Lawson and states Bucketing and supporting orders defined. Paine denies civil or criminal plans against Learnard and clarifies stop orders and P.B. terminology.
Witnesses discuss a purported bull campaign to push prices up and then quietly dump stock to the public. The exchange labels such actions as market manipulation, noting expert operator Lawson’s reputed skill and secrecy about the method.
Reports from Christiania say Captain Roald Amundsen must raise 200000 dollars to outfit his planned polar expedition. Explorers and scientists fear the sum will be hard to obtain.
In Claremont New Hampshire on April 13 Mrs Eliza N Crain marked two uninterrupted decades of attending Woodbury Rebecca lodge meetings an Odd Fellows auxiliary unit. She serves as district deputy president of the auxiliaries for the current year and her record is described as unparalleled in the state if not the country.
Thomas Starbird, a wealthy mining man, was found dead in his bed in Vermere British Columbia on April 13. The coroner’s verdict states he killed himself by poison. Starbird was born in Maine and had resided in Haverhill Massachusetts for several years.
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