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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1913
Page
5
Nearly 1009 members of the Boston Cigarmakers Union packed Fanueil Hall for a special meeting. After a stormy discussion the union sustained a vote from a previous meeting to bar foreigners from membership.
At a Boston Cigarmakers’ International Union local meeting a motion to require one year of continuous membership for new applicants was reconsidered. The ballot showed 244 for reconsideration and 717 against, with 7 blanks, ending after 11 PM.
George Whitfield Macauley prominent lumber dealer of Boston area died at his Brookline home from blood poisoning after injuring himself three weeks earlier when he tripped over a suitcase left on the sidewalk by a man near New Found Lake New Hampshire where he was buying a newspaper. He leaves wife Margaret Wagner and four children and held memberships in the Boston Chamber of Commerce Mt. Lebanon Lodge Masonic Order Boston Athletic Association Master Builders Association Corinthian Yacht Club and other organizations.
Violet Carlson 16 daughter of J A Carlson of 198 Florida street Ashmont was missing since August 5. A photo in yesterday's Boston Post led to her location in Winchendon. Chief Robert H Callahan aided Boston police. father to travel to Winchendon to bring her home.
Customers may return Snow whiskey if it fails to meet the tester's or purchaser's expectations after tasting. The policy promises a money refund if the product does not satisfy both the tester and the buyer.
Massachusetts announces 163 candidates meeting bar exam requirements will be sworn in. Among them are M Frances Brady Watertown Sarah Coyle Charlestown Anne Hourin Boston and Lucy Linquist Boston with ceremonies in Boston on September 12 and October 17 if no objections arise. The list names numerous applicants from Brookline Cambridge and other towns.
The Ladies Kennel Association of Massachusetts faces fraud charges filed by ex president Mrs Elta Seagrave and ally Fanny Brooks. Judge Morton ordered final decree recognizing Mrs Talbot and Mrs Blake as lawful officers after a long court battle. A New York judgment committee will hear the charges with a decision expected next week.
A long OCR style roster enumerates numerous individuals with street addresses in cities such as Boston Cambridge Springfield Lowell and Chelsea. The names appear alongside their respective street numbers and areas in a compiled list likely from a voter or resident directory.
Leslie Baxter aged 24 of 54 Monument street Charlestown was struck and killed when his Fitchburg division train passed under a bridge between North Station and Union Square Somerville. Engineer F R Temple halted the 4:00 western express No 3 and notified Conductor Arthur Cannier. Baxter had served the B and M since February 1912.
The Rev. Jonathan Leavitt Jenkins, who served pastorates in several New England towns over four decades, died at House of Mercy Hospital in Pittsfield at age 838 years after an operation. He retired a decade ago and lived in Jamaica Plain Boston, summers in Pittsfield. He leaves two sons and three daughters.
Mrs Mary McHarton testified that Mrs LeMaire told her she would commit suicide last Friday night. Dr Thomas Carroll found Mrs LeMaire dead in her Washington Street room with an envelope of pellets nearby and a handkerchief on the floor. no sign of struggle. Police and medical examiner investigated and began inquiries.
Robert De Peyster Tytus Egyptian archaeologist and former Massachusetts legislator representing the seventh Berkshire district in 1908 and 1909 died suddenly at Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks this morning.
Mrs. Maud Wood Park executive secretary of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government leads a tour of suffrage women along the Cape. She promotes civic equality and voting rights through organized outreach and public talks.
Mrs Glendower Evans and four other women will form the band that begins Tuesday next on a Cape Cod tour under the auspices of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association for Good Government.
Five Boston suffragists plan a Cape Cod tour to advocate women’s suffrage with meetings across Marion Onset Falmouth Cottage City Woods Hole Yarmouth Hyannis Osterville and Provincetown. The schedule features afternoon talks and evening open-air gatherings aimed at rallying local support.
Foster Stearns named by Boston Art Museum trustees to succeed Morris Carter as librarian of the Museum of Fine Arts. Stearns, son of Frank W. Stearns, is an Amherst College graduate of 1908 with an MA from Harvard in 1906 and a library school degree from New York Public Library.
James Johnson a 23 year old without a home led police on a rooftop chase near Auburn street West End around 9 last night before being captured on a watch theft charge. Patrolmen John D McDonald and Campbell of Joy street station caught him on the building roof at 47 Auburn street.
Joseph Kargan of 23 Wall Street slept on a mound at Charles River Park when a man named Johnson allegedly stalked him, stole a watch and chain worth 150 dollars, and fled. A large crowd pursued, a roof-top chase ensued, and Johnson hid on a Gardiner Maine origin, later captured at Joy Street station amid a mob scene.
Mrs. Olive Susan Butters, Burlington's oldest resident, dies in her 93d year after a three week illness. Born in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Washington August 15 The Senate extended debate on the agricultural schedule delaying tariff bill progress. The session focused on butter hay and potatoes with few items passed. Senators Page Gronna Bristow Walsh Poindexter and others spoke on duties and proposals.
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