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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1914
Page
6
Miss Rose Liberman testified in a $10,000 breach of promise suit against Israel Novoselsky. She said he offered marriage in 1910 after the holidays and then stalled in May and June citing illness and lack of money.
A man tells a woman that if she or her family give him $500 he will marry her at Christmas. He previously worked as a farrier at the beach and now aims to start a business.
Miss Liberman said she lived with her mother at 102 Brighton Street where Novoselsky boarded. She saved 200 dollars and her mother 300 dollars, money hidden in a handkerchief given to Israel. Christmas passed with him delaying marriage, then she learned he was married to another woman and she consulted a lawyer.
Vienna reports no appreciable change in Emperor Francis Joseph's condition. Physicians state his strength heart action and appetite are satisfactory in tonight bulletin.
The measure to reorganize the Parental School at West Roxbury into an industrial and agricultural school was referred to the education committee yesterday. Backed by the Mayor and the superintendent of schools, it would place the institution under the Boston school committee rather than trustees.
More than 200 insurance men attended a conference in City Hall yesterday afternoon where Mayor Curley reviewed several proposals to reduce fire hazards in the city.
The Mayor asks insurance men to refuse coverage on properties in a Fire District where fires exceed 60 percent of assessed value for real estate and 50 percent for personal property. A plan includes new building laws and compulsory cleanliness measures with city aid, plus a city fire marshal with investigative powers.
Patrolman John Connare of Division 4 was seriously cut on the wrist an artery severed while attempting to arrest two men quarreling at Washington street and Wayward place. He was taken to Relief Hospital. Suspects Thomas Mitchell 36 of Shawmut ave and David B Brannon 40 of Shawmut ave face mutual assault charges.
The Boston park department began replacing decayed shade trees on the Common with young English elms. About 25 trees were planted along Beacon and Charles street malls under Richard J. Hayden. Additional plantings occurred in the Common to replace removed settlers, with more set near the bandstand today.
Three affidavits seeking to fix guilt on James Conley were filed by Leo M. Frank's attorneys in Superior Court. The affidavits accompany a motion for a new trial on newly discovered evidence in the Mary Phagan murder case. Hearings began yesterday and are expected to continue for several days.
Two affidavits sworn by Rev. C B Ragsdale and R L Barber allege that days after the murder a colored man confessed to another that he killed Mary Phagan. Barber identifies the confessor as James Conley. A third affidavit by Annie M Sarter states Conley confessed to her. Conley testified at Frank's trial and is serving one year for accessory after the fact.
Captain William M Parker commanding the Charlestown marine recruiting station leaves for New York today with a detachment of the Forty fifth Company Marines to prepare for instant embarkation for foreign shore service. The detachment is due in New York before noon Sunday and will likely head to Mexican waters. Enlistments remain strong as about 25 men were accepted yesterday. Fred A Bartholemy who fought in the Spanish American War was one enlistee. Parker is a Virginia native with prior service in the Spanish American War and the Philippines.
Milford April 24 60 employees of the Eastern Basket Company who quit Tuesday over three weeks of unpaid wages returned to work this morning after management adjusted the grievance.
A 10 year old Gardiner Maine girl Doris Black asks readers for the address of another Doris Black who appeared in the paper's elephant pictures. She encloses a two cent stamp for a return reply.
The Elephant Fund reports yesterday’s receipts totaling 6500.60 with 183.17 previously acknowledged. Donors include Flossie Squires of MPONGEE area and Louise Costello with Rosemary Costello of South Boston among others. Names listed show multiple donors from Dorchester Ashmont and Walnut Street addresses.
George F. Farley, driver for C. Brigham Company, found guilty of assault on Chester Wright, a H. P. Hood driver, after a trial in South Boston District Court. Wright was delivering on East Fifth Street when the incident occurred, tied to a recent milk drivers strike. Farley appealed and bonds were posted, with a $5 fine imposed.
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