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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
10
Hartford April 24 The Senate adopted a bill for a more liberal Sunday observance allowing sports musical entertainments and moving picture shows during prescribed hours. The House has not acted on the measure.
At the regular weekly luncheon of the Reciprocity Club of America Boston section held at the Crawford House yesterday Luther C Greenleaf gave a 10 minute talk on Architectural Practice.
A Water town reader shares a testimonial urging belief in Renova as a cure for temperance. The letter claims a sober husband after using Renova covertly in tea or coffee and encourages requesting a free sample from Renova at 204 Broadway New York.
Beulah Miller a 10 year old girl praised for alleged psychic powers accepts $500 test by the Metropolitan Psychic Society of New York. The mother and child may travel to New York for testing after the society pays travel costs. Debates on X ray vision included with Dr John B Quackenbush backing the claim and Dr Hugo Munsterberg disputing it.
Miss Belle BK Breslin and Henry D Cosgrove of Biddeford Me were married during a spring trip to Southern Pines N C. The ceremony took place April 10 and the couple will reside in Biddeford where Cosgrove works with his father in a drug business after a Tufts Medical School background.
Baltimore April 24 It was learned that United States Senator Edwin C Burleigh of Maine underwent a second operation at Johns Hopkins Hospital yesterday He was reported to be getting along nicely and it was believed he now has a clear road to recovery He entered the hospital weeks ago and after a preliminary operation was performed The final operation took place yesterday
William DPD Hartshorne, agent for Arlington Mills, has retired due to poor health. Directors accepted the resignation after a full rest. Alfred Sagar, longtime corporate associate, is appointed to fill the office and will begin duties on Monday.
Detective work by Mrs. Nellie V. Mapes led to the arrest of her husband Frank V. Mapes on polygamy charges. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Wentworth in Somerville Police Court and was held in 100 dollars bail until April 29.
Mapes married last Sunday to Eva Thayer after a prior marriage to Nellie Jensen in Iowa. Police say he deserted Jensen in 1904, had two children, and later served time for forgery. He renewed contact with Thayer in 1909, obtained a marriage license, and wed at Rev. Noyes home before leaving for New York. He was arrested upon return and jailed.
In New York on April 24 Louis Kenert manager of Steel-Drake Company was fined $500 after 120 pounds of rotting eggs in liquid form were found at the bakery. The firm is a major cake producer and admits using a flavoring that could mask rotten eggs, though it claims the bad eggs likely did not enter cake.
Jack Geraghty, who eloped with and married Julia French, appeared before Judge Sullivan in the police court yesterday. He pleaded not guilty to overspeeding on Columbus avenue and the case was continued for a hearing on May 1. He was released on his own recognizance.
The Speakers Club at Harvard formally opens this evening at 6 30 in the former Agassiz House at Broadway and Quincy Street Cambridge. Speakers include Professor I L Winter and President S M Seymour with Secretary Richard H Pass. The Harvard College Corporation rents the building to the club at a reduced rate as plans call for a large undergraduate group, a library, and regular dining and social events.
Roxbury citizens gathered at St Patrick’s Church yesterday morning for the funeral of James H. Baxter a longtime Roxbury resident and former Boston police detective who died suddenly at his home at 8 Shirley Street on Monday afternoon. Baxter served 33 years in the police force with much of his career at the Dudley Street station and earlier worked with the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at police headquarters.
Lloyd Osbourne, stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson, teams with the author on several tales and offers a delightful "Old Dobbin" story in next Sunday's Post Magazine.
In Topfield Alberta April 24 the Ernberg brothers who were outlaws shot and killed Detective Bailey of the Northwest Mounted Police and fatally wounded Constable Whitley. They fled into the timber from a Grassy Lake cabin using underground passages believed to lead to safety as special mounted police search the area. Detective Bailey's body arrived here today.
Advice on restoring gray or faded hair with Hay's Hair Health a non dye treatment promising gray hairs fade and hair regain vitality. Claims quick noticeable results and guarantees through druggists with refund option.
A wife recalls marriage to John Wallace an architect. Jealousy grows as he favors her young sister Sarah, sharing fruit and attention. The wife discovers late night conversations and kisses between husband and sister, ending with a tense confrontation and a plan to publish the confession next Sunday.
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