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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1912
Page
14
Hard coal now sells in Boston 50 cents a ton above last year. Dealers expect a further 25 cent per ton rise on Sept 1. They cite a claimed Atlantic seaboard anthracite shortage of 8 million tons.
Attorney General Wick ersham probes a lateral phase of the money trust involving the New York Clearing House Association. The inquiry questions its rule on charging a set fee for collecting out of town checks and whether to apply charges uniformly to other localities.
An official from the Metropolitan Coal Company said price increases are expected to exceed 25 cents per ton due to shortages higher wages and a planned retail teamsters raise. The Boston area Coal Club coordinates prices and wages, with Justice Department agents reportedly investigating the group while Secretary Albert C. Betteley denied knowledge of the advance.
Francis Bergstrom, a 54 year old Worcester attorney formerly in Minneapolis, killed himself by inhaling gas at his home. Despondency from an incurable disease was cited as the cause. He left a widow and a son.
The district attorney cites Becker’s stacks of cash as central to payoffs for pistoleros who killed Rosenthal. A Burns tabulation shows a wide sliding scale of blackmail from top gambling houses paying $1000 monthly to small operations at $60 weekly, detailing the racket’s reach.
Sam Schepps, held as a material witness in the Rosenthal murder inquiry, has been hidden by federal officers after being turned over to Fred Johnson the deputy marshal and postmaster. Johnson declines to reveal Schepps location as New York district attorney's office seeks custody, amid legal complexities.
Miss Helen Taft daughter of the President travels with her brother Robert Taft and a party of youths on a three week horseback trip through Montana They explore Iceberg Lake Glacier National Park on the Great Northern line Accompanied by Lloyd and Miss Bowers and chaperoned by Mrs George Vincent the group visits Minneapolis and Bryn Mawr ties to University of Minnesota strong and shines in the West spirit.
A young woman about 21 rushed into Nickerson’s gas company office at 2 pm firing shots. George M. G. Nichols recovered a revolver from the assailant. Nickerson suffered a possible injury and left hand bound. The woman, later identified as Miss Phillips, ties to Grace Sherwood and the arcadian circle. no one else was hurt.
Six people were killed when fireworks exploded during a Feast of Assumption celebration by the Church of St Francis di Assissi in Auburn New York. Local authorities investigated the accident as residents mourned the victims.
The government withdrew its suit against the William Underwood Company alleging pure food violations. Assistant United States Attorney Garland stated there was no adulteration and that turmeric was used as a spice, not a coloring agent, in line with common trade practice.
Mrs. Mary Wild Poor widow of Henry Varnum Poor died at 389 Walnut Street Brookline aged 91. Born in Brookline she was active in public life and school work. Survived by three children Miss Agnes Blake Poor Miss Lucy Tappan Poor and Henry W Poor. Her husband originated Poor's Manual and died five years ago.
Washington reports Past Assistant Surgeon T. B. McClintic of the United States Public Health and Marine Hospital Service died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever. A noted specialist on the fever tick, he had nearly eradicated it from Montana’s Bitter Root Valley, making his death a somber note for medical science.
Boston bank clerks plan a cooperative store to lower living costs. Married men would buy groceries and unmarried men would obtain cigarettes. A petition circulated in banks has 700 signatures, with about 2200 clerks in Boston, and most are expected to join.
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