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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
2
Pittsburg, Penn. Aug. 12 Magistrate W D Mansfield sentenced five men and one woman, I W W organizers and all foreigners named, to the workhouse for refusing to pay fines for violating a city ordinance. He called them a fine looking lot to educate American workingmen.
Miss Irene Adams of New York died after a farm wagon overturned in North Guilford during a woodside turn. The 23 year old was riding with others. a stone struck her head, fracturing her skull. She vacationed with her father, a New York police officer.
The Supreme Judicial Court will decide next fall if Boston may continue the one cent toll in the East Boston tunnel. Judge Crosby will report the equity case filed by Representative Benjamin F. Sullivan of East Boston, who seeks to stop toll collection for final determination.
A former East Boston senator William Taylor asked the Supreme Judicial Court for an opinion on toll abolition. The court ruled the proposed act unconstitutional. The current argument centers on the Legislature's power in this matter.
Legislation restores authority to collect tolls in the East Boston tunnel while noting that no charges are applied to users of the subways and the Washington street tunnel. The move aims to regulate funding for tunnel maintenance and future upgrades.
Louis Watson state deputy of the Knights of Columbus issues a card of thanks for the courtesy shown by Boston individuals and organizations to visitors for last week’s supreme convention. The executive committee shares in the gratitude as thousands left with high praise for the city.
Richard Puckett, a Black man accused of assaulting a white woman, was seized from Laurens jail by a mob of over 2000 and lynched. His body was later shot by revolvers fired by the mob.
Professor Herbert V. Neal, longtime head of Knox College biology in Illinois for 146 years, will assume the biology instructor post at Tufts College in the fall. He graduated Bates in 1890 and earned an AM at Harvard in 1894 and a PhD two years later.
Prominent college sports figures vie for the deputy recreation chief post in the city. The position drew attention after Walter Camp, the Yale athlete, was appointed by the Park and Recreation Commission but rejected by Mayor Fitzgerald.
Among those who have sought this place or whose friends have sought it for them are Ellery H. Clark ex Alderman and ex national champion athlete Dave Campbell Harvard football captain Bob Guild former Harvard football and crew man and Dr Edward J OBrien of East Boston a practicing physician and former prominent Boston College athlete and longtime sporting writer.
A well known Post journalist and figure associated with the publication is also recognized as a prominent football official.
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