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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1913
Page
8
Boston's board of assessors has seized stock lists from several corporations and plans to tax prominent residents who evaded property taxes. The wholesale survey uncovers unacknowledged personal property and signals a new aggressive approach to tackling tax dodgers in the city.
Assessors expect a sharp rise in real estate valuations while personal property shows weak gains. With appropriations set, officials anticipate a tax rate of about 17.20 to 17.30 per thousand, likely the highest in city history.
Zelda Greenhood and Juliet Isaacs owners near Nantasket Steamboat Company land cannot block its plan to build a 500-foot pier with coal pockets and rock. Judge Crosby dismissed the bill saying they deserve sympathy for coal dust but state and federal permits justify no interference.
John A Connolly who accused Justice Daniel F Cohalan of improper conduct was arrested on perjury charges. The allegation stems from his March 1912 testimony in a civil suit filed by Minnie Seyward widow of John F Seyward seeking $20 on a note Connolly is said to have issued.
The Milwaukee meeting of the American Federation of Catholic societies called for Wilson and Congress to curb anti Catholic publications and stop persecution in Portugal. It urged greater foreign missionary aid and support for new American colonization work.
The national committee on public morals led by Edward Feeney condemned anti Catholic publications and urged protests to protect Catholic rights. Bishop Koudelka outlined the Catholic Colonization Society role while Fr Husslein spoke on persecutions in Portugal. Delegates protested mining conditions affecting church work and Bishop Busch advocated Sunday rest.
An argument over swimming prowess led to the drownings of Seamen Thomas Sharpe and P. J. Finnegan of the torpedo station. Two other party members were rescued with difficulty after a long fight with the tides.
Early this morning Sharpe Finnegan and two sailors took Newport Lighthouse skiff toward Newport, a dispute arose, Ke H Smith and T J Glavin from destroyers rescued Eige, Ke H Smith and Glavin later saved Figo, Cavanaugh rescued at sea wall, Sharpe and Finnegan vanished, naval court of inquiry ordered.
President A Lawrence Lowell of Harvard will arrive this morning on the Cunard liner Laconia due at 9 o clock Mrs Louise K Liggett and her two daughters are aboard returning because of Mr Liggetts illness Also on board are Miss Barbara Sutcliffe Miss Bayard Thayer Miss Ruth Thayer Rev P J Walsh Rev and Mrs Samuel A Eliot Rev Dr S J Nicholls and Dr Allen W Rowe
The Jordan Marsh Company showcases fall fashions in its Washington street windows all week with daily changes. Women will view skirts and dresses with new drapings, sashes, and girdles, plus fur trims and new coat shapes. Colorings include Russian green, absinthe, hunter’s green, paprika, prune, and blues. Displays cover misses to children, with Parisian hats and fur sets also featured.
Banks that borrow or lend for speculation will be denied any portion of the 50 million dollars to be deposited in national banks to aid crop movement. The entire fund will go to institutions that strive to meet the currency demands of agricultural regions.
The Treasury announces a new policy under Acting Comptroller Kane requiring all national banks to report money loaned or borrowed as of Aug 9. Data will help allocate a $50 million distribution and identify banks tied to speculation or chronically borrowing. The move signals future information reforms for bank condition reporting and circulation needs.
Tracy Perkins aged 18 drowned at Lake Waukewan after venturing beyond his depth while wading from a bathing beach. A. W. Parker of Washington DC summering at the lake located the body after diving and searching underwater but could not revive him. Small boys with Perkins summoned help as he cried for assistance.
Impressive services in synagogues and temples marked the Tisha B Ab fast in Greater Boston last evening. The ninth day of Ab commemorates the destruction of Jerusalem and two anniversaries of Jerusalem’s fall, a key holiday in the Jewish calendar.
Alarm over a threatened strike by Central Vermont railroad engineers and firemen has led to a secret campaign to hire strike-breakers. A 42 Court Street agency lists workers ready to replace strikers as talks with management over a 19 percent wage rise stall.
Funeral services for Frederick Orin Baston, longtime treasurer of Natick Five Cents Savings Bank since 1889, who died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Brookline, will be held tomorrow at 3 PM at his residence on Washington Street, Natick.
An affidavit from A. D. Bettersworth of Bowling Green Kentucky praises Eckmans Alterative for severe coughs and lung troubles lasting months. The testimonial cites rapid improvement after one week and several bottles, claiming the remedy cured long standing illness amid debatable claims of efficacy.
A series of local testimonials from residents of Saugus Framingham Winchester Somerville Revere and Brockton praising Osmo-Chemic Physicians for indigestion gall stones lumbago deafness asthma nervous troubles and restored hearing. Each reader cites personal relief and recommends the treatment.
Mr FE PD Waterman of 267 Lincoln Street Stoughton Massachusetts says the Osmo-Chemic Physicians cured his asthma. The claim is presented as a testimonial from a local resident regarding a medical treatment.
Permanent offices listed at Boylston Street Boston and Spreig Street Brockton Mass. Specialties include eye ear nose throat chest and chronic diseases. Office hours show mornings noon early afternoon and evenings with Sundays closed.
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