22 Apr 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1913
Page
1
A report by Dr. Thomas Harrington to Boston school authorities shows 23 000 children had their teeth treated since the campaign began. The meeting covered hygiene work including fresh air schools tuberculosis and cardiac reports. A German group urged future histories omit the term German and reference Hessians as German.
The new and elegant Perfection Billiard Parlor at 630 Wash'n Street, opposite Boylston, offers first class trade with courteous service and attention to patrons in a refined setting.
The Rev. T. Arthur Whitaker a retired Baptist clergyman and Welfare Union president was found guilty of non support by Judge Luce in Waltham Court. He was ordered to pay his wife 14 this week and 7 weekly thereafter. His wife testified of being ejected from Mrs. Weeks lodging house in Everett while visiting her ill husband. She said Weeks nursed him at his request under a physician, Whitaker claimed his wife threatened him with a revolver and torn his shirt. He also said Mrs Weeks was treasurer and owned 80 percent of stock in the corporation he presides over. He expects $75 weekly when the business pays. Mrs Whitaker said she has only received 42 since October and works as a nurse in Belmont.
Friends in Newburyport seek Bernard Reiss to inform him of a $20,000 Swedish legacy rumored to be his. Reiss, a local resident within a year, is believed to be in Boston as of April 21. The inheritance reportedly arrived by letter from Sweden.
In Rochester New Hampshire on April 21 Lewis Berry of Strafford became the town's oldest man and thus the holder of the Boston Post gold headed cane following the death of longtime holder Mark Ham.
The government resumed its inquiry into port smuggling disclosures leading to the previous week’s indictment of Terrence L. Shevlin a custom house clerk and his wife Miss Kate A Brennan and Miss Margaret Mulhall both from New York along with two dressmakers. More indictments are anticipated when the grand jury reconvenes on April 29.
Indicted defendants to be arraigned next Monday before Judge Morton. Feeney and Lynch to represent the Shevlins who appeared with counsel to continue the old complaint until renewal of surety on the indictment. Winters, a cab driver, questioned about trunks and passengers tied to port smuggling. Mrs Mellody, wife of Honey Mellody, principal government witness, was brought in and questioned amid expectations of new leads from New York.
Officials plan an early morning raid to track a suspected female accomplice in a mystery murder case. Authorities aim to locate the suspect and gather evidence at the camp site. Local police declined comment on potential motives or the suspect’s identity.
Fifteen officers in three cars leave Attleboro to raid a Red Rock Hill hobo camp ten miles away where Ulrich Paro is held as a suspect in the Mrs. Eugene Cobert murder. Massachusetts and Rhode Island officials coordinate raids and watch two Rhode Island line homes for possible accomplices.
Massachusetts state officers and Taunton officer Macy direct police movements in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Tomorrow morning Boston Postal district Chief Inspector Lawrence Leatherman will join the case and additional federal officers are expected to assist.
Testimony before Interstate Commerce Commission details profits by Charles S. Mellen of the New York New Haven Hartford from purchasing and selling New Haven stock. Expert David E. Brown testifies that directors likely authorized the deals. Commissioner Prouty expresses desire for Mellen to testify but notes potential immunity concerns due to Sherman act proceedings.
Tide rise times and lengths of day and night are listed for Portland Gloucester and Newport Sh. Events include Venus setting Mars rising Jupiter rising Saturn setting and auto lamps at 7 03 p m Also daily anniversaries note John J McNamara dynamiting arrest in 1911 Oklahoma settlement in 1889 and Odessa bombardment in 1854 A year ago Waterbury fire destroyed City Hall
Washington received word that California legislative leaders intend to frame and pass an alien land ownership bill targeting Japanese. Opponents plan to challenge figures on Japanese landlords in California and their holdings, with data to be sent to the State Department.
Forecasters expect fair skies in Boston and vicinity with warmer temperatures into Wednesday. Winds shift from moderate west to south and southwest as temperatures rise across New England on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Reported readings show temperatures at 3S a.m. 44 88 Bp m 69 55 6 a.m 43 86 6 p m 65 56 9a m 54 41 9p m 56 58 12 aera 67 52 12 mid 52 49. Average yesterday 47 7-24 and average this date last year 55 17-24. A year ago it was mild and rainy.
National League games saw New York edge Boston 4 to 3 after a 7 to 6 comeback over Cincinnati in 11 innings. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 8 to 5. American League matchups included Philadelphia 6 over Boston 4, Detroit 3 over Chicago 2, Cleveland 8 over St Louis 3, Washington 8 over New York 4.
The Legislature reaches a definite agreement on an anti alien land law aimed at Japanese and exempting foreigners eligible for United States citizenship. The bill, approved by Governor Johnson, will be enacted this week and signed upon passage. Legal challenges are expected to test constitutionality in federal courts, though the majority supports state rights pending judicial ruling.
The schooner Helena ran onto Old Woman's ledge at Port Clyde in a heavy southeast wind. Lifesavers from Burnt Island station found the craft and crew, then coast guards rescued all six sailors without injuries.
More than 500 delegates from across the country attend the mid biennial council in Washington for a four day session focused on welcoming addresses and 보고 reading of reports. Delegates later receive a reception hosted by the District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs.
Rosie Fernia, four, was grazed on the head by a bullet fired from a revolver in the hands of Antonio Forrest, fourteen, of 110 Decatur Street Arlington. The shot occurred in Forrest’s home. he fled after seeing the injured child. Police and parents searched for him late last night.
Children present recall Forrest handling a revolver found in a bureau drawer. The weapon discharged, hitting the boy who collapsed. Neighbors alerted Mrs. Rocco Fernia of 108 Decatur Street. The child revived and returned home with hope for recovery barring complications.
Sacramento dispatch reports President Johnson said the administration has reached an agreement to move forward with anti land legislation. Details were not disclosed and timing remains uncertain as officials prepare the measure for action in Congress.
The body of 70 year old Charles T. Deblois of 17 Dwight Street South End was recovered by a Metropolitan Park police officer last night floating in the Charles River Basin below Harvard Bridge.
Mia Beaudry of Jamaica Plain files for divorce from her husband Joseph J. Beaudry a hotel steward on Berkeley Street. She charges him with a statutory offence and says she engaged a detective agency for the matter.
A daylong hearing exposes intricate financial dealings within the New Haven system and its subsidiaries. Expert witnesses describe large losses from steamship purchases, inflated book values via transfers, and over 3 million dollars of goodwill with little justification. Details surface on Boston & Maine stock moves and Mellen stock dealings, with questions about personal profits.
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