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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1913
Page
3
Harvard University head A Lawrence Lowell and Mrs Lowell arrived in Boston aboard the Laconia. He immediately entered University Hall to begin work, his face sunburned from the voyage and travel.
At the university, President Lowell sits amid a foot-high stack of letters on his desk. His stenographer notes items while the secretary shuttles papers. He takes a lunch break with friends before returning to reduce the pile and declines interviews.
Chelsea officials say the south and Winthrop bridges are unsafe and may close to traffic unless the War Department approves a temporary structure across the south channel from Charlestown navy yard. City council delays in funding rebuilding threaten lives and could force closures and long detours for travelers to Boston and Lynn.
Charlestown City Councillor Timothy J. Buckley announced his bid for the Democratic nomination to the Governor's Council in the third district. The district spans Cambridge Wards 1 2 3 4 and Boston Wards 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 and 22. Buckley previously represented Cambridge Wards 4 and 5 in 1906 1907 and has served on the Boston City Council since the new charter.
George Sweetland, Everett contractor, seeks a court order to restore title to about fourteen houses in Everett Arlington and nearby areas. He claims he transferred properties to his wife for business use with mutual understanding she would convey them back on request and asks a trustee be set up to recover rents and titles. A Suffolk County hearing is scheduled this morning.
Brockton August 13 Almah Robin son 67 of 11 Whipple street tonight killed himself with a revolver. He was a member of Fletcher Webster Post 13 G A R and had been in poor health for a year and it is thought he brooded over his physical condition.
The syndicate managing the $88 million Southern Pacific stock owned by Union Pacific said the issue was more than twice subscribed, with strong European participation, in New York on August 13.
In Gloucester on August 13, a whimsical procession gathers babies of all kinds led by mothers toward Stage Fort Park for what is billed as the greatest eugenic baby show in the country.
Gloucester staged a eugenic baby movement event during Gloucester Day with 100 infants examined by physicians from the town and Boston nurses. Top scorer was Roswell Francis Lane 99 percent, followed by Mary Cados 98 1/2 percent, with prizes awarded and charts to be filed in New York for future reference.
Before leaving Chicago Cardinal Gibbons condemned divorce as a stain on social life. He urged all Americans to join in efforts to wipe it out for the future of the nation the child and the preservation of womanhood.
The piece recounts Margaret Tindal and John Winthrop, early Massachusetts Bay Colony figures, focusing on their marriage in 1618 at Great Maplestead England and their enduring, devout correspondence. It highlights Margaret’s qualities and the couple’s affectionate letters, including her 1624 1625 note and Winthrop’s reply praising his wife and promising prayers.
Brookline boys are said to have broken panes in many town school buildings. The school department calls it typical for this season. Police vigilance is said to be of no avail. The Lincoln Primary School on Boylston Street reports damaged front windows with many large lights broken.
Experts from the Bureau of Animal Industry announce a new cross breed combining toughness and utility with intelligence and speed. Dan the Greavy zebra bred to a Morgan mare at the Maryland Experimental Farm produced a foal praised by horsemen. Breeders urge government import of more zebras to establish the new strain.
Hobart August 13 Dr Roberts senior surgeon at General Hospital claims success in cancer treatment using Roentgen secondary rays filtered through silver copper or tin plates He says he has treated 40 cases with no recurrence of the disease.
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