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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
7
The New Haven Railroad directors say withholding a dividend is wiser amid heavy fixed costs and pending legal actions. They note 1913 dividends reached 5 percent totaling about 8.66 million dollars and forecast limited income for the next six months.
Boston observers react to the New York New Haven Hartford directors decision not to declare a dividend now. Public Service Commission member George W. Anderson Brookline attorney James F. Jackson and stockholder William B. Lawrence weigh in on the move and its implications for traffic driven earnings and future public support.
Hartford bank commissioner Norris S. Lippitt praised the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad directors for not declaring a dividend. He said the action preserves the legality of road securities held by banks and trusts and that the railroad is in excellent hands and will be strong again in a few years.
Unusual value in women's thread silk stockings with double tops and a dark purple silk center run. Sold by R. H. Stearns & Co with gold toe stamping and guaranteed quality. prices shown include 35¢ and 1.65.
A major purchase of hand engraved sterling silver cabinet frames was announced. The supplier described frames as highly valuable and sought after with daily orders. a large quantity of 2000 frames was planned for delivery before Christmas at a premium price of 92 dollars, with a suggested sale price around 3 dollars per frame.
Congressman James M. Curley speaking as a mayoral candidate told the Mattapan Improvement Association in Lander's Hall last night that Boston is freer from graft than most cities but that department efficiency and methods are very low.
A Boston candidate argues the city is free of graft but lags in efficiency and sewerage, calling for a scientific city planning system. He cites Dorchester’s growth, water main issues, and scarce wardrooms, criticizing rivals and noting prearranged rally and meeting schedules. He pledges frank discussion of issues and public honesty.
Masonry leadership in Massachusetts announces Melvin M. Johnson as grand master with a growing statewide network of 255 lodges and about 66 000 members. Offshoots include lodges in the Philippines under Massachusetts jurisdiction and new Mt Orthodox lodge in West Springfield.
Everett C. Benton consented to serve an unexpired one year term on the lodge committee. Auditing committee members are Oscar F. Allen of Cambridge George H. Graves of Malden and William J. Hobbs of Malden. Johnson, a Boston attorney and former senior counsel in the Hattie LeBlanc murder case, will be installed with officers on Tuesday December 30 after the feast of St. John.
Boston politics heat up on Beacon Hill as Governor-elect Walsh rejects Foss push to name a Public Utilities Commission member to replace Commissioner George W. Bishop. Peters and McNary refused the offer. Bishop’s term ends in June. resignations ripple through state offices. Senator Lodge plans return to vote on the currency bill.
Charles H. Quackenbush and James W. Scales resigned from the railway mail service. Frank Johnston announced 17 new mail clerks to be appointed. Quackenbush, once moved from the gag rule controversy, cited poor health and lives in Stamford Connecticut. Scales served on the Boston and St. Albany run.
A 200 pound wild black bear arrived in Boston yesterday afternoon and disrupted the American Express section at North Station. The untrained animal, fresh from the forests, showed distress at trains and wagons, making its first journey with the menagerie exhibit.
Joseph Knowles plans a public demonstration in Maine to prove he trapped and killed a bear in a pit near Lost Pond. A moving picture crew, witnesses, and bear experts will observe as he shows the pit can hold a bear and that a carcass can be skinned with stones, not tools.
Acting Mayor Thomas J. Kenny met Joseph Knowles at City Hall and expressed full faith in Knowles two month wilderness experiment in Maine. Kenny recalled hunting and camping, described meeting Knowles without his beard, and shared views on Knowles’s honest account of his experiences.
An old advertisement claims rheumatism relief from Eimer & Amend New York 2361. It asserts broad endorsement and reliable druggists carry the product for user satisfaction.
The passage extols inner strength over money and institutions, praising Knowles Hearst's experiment as noble. It argues that only the human spirit endures, with courage, health, and mental clarity as true treasures. It claims raising people’s courage benefits a country more than amassing wealth.
In Cadiz a mutiny by engine room workers and firemen of the Spanish steamer Alfonso XII of the Transatlantic line was quelled after a violent assault on officers. Several crew wounded. mutineers arrested on docking in Cadiz. The ship had departed Vera Cruz November 16 and Havana November 26 for Bilbao under Captain Aldamez.
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