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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
2
The Newton Free Library dedicates two tablets honoring over 400 patriots from Newton who served in the American Revolution. The tribute marks a civic memory of local residents who fought for independence and the city’s wartime heritage.
At 2 o clock a gathering including Sarah Hull chapter members and Newton leaders will attend as Charles Read of the Bostonian Society unveils the two six foot bronze tablets. Mrs Hornbrooke will present them to Mayor Hatfield who will reply for the city. A 8 pm reception at Hunnewell clubhouse features a Colonel Humphreys sonnet on the revolution. The program closes with a Star Spangled Banner and Rev Noyes address.
Mrs Margaret Vining Brown wife of George H Brown Lowell city official testified before Judge Chamberlain in East Cambridge Probate Court that threats violence and death by own action drove her to whip her husband and file for separate maintenance. Her mother Miss Gertrude Vining supported the account noting Brown’s abuse and threats including remarks about the river. The testimony described health decline fear insomnia and constant crying as the case continued to the next morning.
The National American Woman Suffrage Association pressed President Wilson to send Congress a special message urging immediate consideration of a constitutional amendment granting women the vote. Delegates urged that Congress pursue the amendment before any other legislation in a session in Washington.
Chicago author Mrs Medill McCormick and Mrs Desha Breckinridge of Kentucky named to carry the resolution to the White House. Suffragists opened with a Capitol hearing before the House rules committee urging a House woman suffrage committee. A night session featured Senators and Representatives arguing for women’s right to vote. Dr Anna Howard Shaw urged delegates to stay for the anti suffrage hearing tomorrow and focus on achieving suffrage. Mrs O H P Belmont announced plans to move suffrage headquarters to Washington. Primaries for elections taking place tomorrow dominated afternoon schedules. State presidents’ reports and a constitutional revision motion were discussed. Rep Bryan of Washington and Rep Murdock of Kansas spoke for suffrage. Gifford Pinchot urged voting rights for women for national betterment. Senators Thomas, Bristow, and Owen sent regret letters about attendance.
Italy. Cardinal Luigi Oreglia di Santo Stefani, dean of the Sacred College and the sole surviving cardinal created by Pope Pius IX, is ill with pneumonia. Born in 1828, his advanced age causes serious apprehension at the Vatican. The Pope sent his private secretary to inquire after his condition and to bear benediction.
Wakefield Lodge of Elks last night voted to purchase the Peter Roberts estate on North Main Street opposite Lake Quannapowitt. The acquisition will provide the lodge with a premier home and enhance its status among Greater Boston lodges.
Henry Wood aged 32 son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Wood of 59 Willie street Lowell died in Worcester City Hospital from injuries sustained late Monday night in an automobile accident near the Worcester Paxton line.
Judge James M. Morton rebuked Oliver M. Mink trustee of the Ames estate for missing grand jury duty. Mink claimed a date mix up involving his attorney but the judge lamented avoidance by a busy man and emphasized civic duty, ordering Mink brought to court to show cause why he should not be held in contempt.
A leading citizen faces contempt questions as the judge halts further argument. Attorney Tyler seeks explanation while Judge Morton dismisses additional remarks. The matter centers on public duty and the individual's conduct, with potential consequences discussed but not yet decided.
In an open letter to the Harvard Crimson Willam Garcelon former Harvard athletics treasurer urges compulsory physical exams for freshmen and advocates replacing the Hemenway gym with a new Cambridge facility. He criticizes Harvard indoor sport options and calls for improved athletic facilities based on his decade of involvement.
The New York Alumni Association of the University of Vermont held its annual smoker with an address by Dr. Frederick Tupper, professor of English and literature at the Vermont University, who traveled from Burlington and was warmly welcomed by the alumni.
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