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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
6
An investigation by 40 police and Assistant District Attorney Daniel V. McIsaac into papers filed for City Council candidate Lewis J. Hewitt reveals about 98 percent of 4800 names are rank forgeries. Police Inspector Rooney questioned four stenographers at Hewitt’s Atlantic Print Works.
Inspector Rooney held talks with two stenographers, Besie L. Balcom of Dorchester and Catherine C. Cooney of Newton Upper Falls, at the district attorney’s office. Balcom, employed by Hewitt for about three and a half years, said Hewitt checked papers as they came in. Cooney’s questioning by Assistant District Attorney McIsaac yielded no disclosed result. earlier in the day, John H. Rooney was involved in the proceedings.
Thomas V. Rooney and his wife were questioned by the assistant district attorney over a batch of voter papers they allegedly filed from Hewitt. Police in several districts canvass households to verify signatures while voters deny their names on the papers. Hewitt says 3000 names were genuine and he employed about 40 signers. handwriting will be checked by expert Hingston as the grand jury prepares next month to determine responsibility for fraud.
Rome dispatch reports the Italian government informed Ambassador Thomas Nelson Page that Miss Dorothy A. MacVane daughter of Professor Silas M. MacVane of Boston has not been under police surveillance for several days and will not face further surveillance according to instructions.
Leo Kimball aged 20 was killed at Bridgeton Lumber Company saw mill when a board flew back and struck him on the forehead, crushing his skull.
The New York Sun reports a Washington despatch recounting a seven hour session of political talk and mock poker at which former Speaker Uncle Joe Cannon, named for play not baseball, lost 3.08 in currency. A rival quipped about Adams, and Cannon replied it was a lie, claiming he never played with the son.
Harvard German club the Deutsche Verein presented Flachsmann als Erzieher in Jordan Hall. For the first time Radcliffe College members played female roles in the three act comedy satirizing German school life, rehearsed under August Vatter's direction before a large audience.
A firm touts its history of handling shirts in the broadest and most liberal way. The message emphasizes service and reliability.
A huge Colorado spruce will sit as a centerpiece on the Common surrounded by smaller trees to form one towering holiday tree. It will be secured with a green frame and burlap swathes to protect it during setup, while thousands of colored lights will be added the day before Christmas. Choirs including Filene Choral Society will participate in a program organized by Theron D. Perkins with rehearsals at English High School.
Washington dispatch reports a feud between Rep Hobson of Alabama and Rep Donovan of Connecticut escalating to a public duel of words. Donovan has challenged Hobson to debate before an Alabama audience on whether absence of a representative from Congress is honest and justifiable.
William Davis Hayes, grandson of Jefferson Davis, and Elizabeth McEuen Davis of Colorado Springs were married in Colorado Springs today. They plan to live on the Hayes ranch near Swallows, Colorado.
Kansas City, Mo December 18. Farmers Equity Union now in session at Kansas City Kansas plans cooperative markets to deliver produce direct from farm to consumer. Delegates from eight Middle West states attend. The union has focused on acquiring elevators and selling members grain directly to millers.
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt arrived back in New York today after a journey through Brazil Argentina and Chile with her niece Miss Margaret Roosevelt. She parted from Colonel Roosevelt at Santiago on November 26 as he continued to Valparaiso.
A board of 10 student commissioners with many assistants will combat cheating in examinations under the new honor code adopted yesterday. Students caught using smuggled textbooks or notes on cuff bands will be punished by the commission with faculty approval.
The Monocacy and Palos gunboats designed for shallow waters in China and the Philippines are packed in the hold of the steamer Mongolia. The ship departed today for the Orient, carrying the vessels to their destination.
Chicago December 18 Miss Marjorie Ward aged 25 is expected to inherit the major portion of the late A Montgomery Ward estate valued at about 15 million dollars. The widow and daughter are the sole near relatives.
Construction of telephone links from Denver to San Francisco advances toward commercial transcontinental service by 1915. Experiments will test the line after completion, with engineers aiming to have all work done by 1915. Boston is expected to use the line mainly in emergencies, while Chicago anticipates heavy benefit.
Brookline residents push a two automobile omnibus from Chestnut Hill to Park Street. A petition to Boston street commissioners outlines the plan and a Monday hearing at 11 am. Two buses seating 20 to 25 each would run via Beacon Marlboro Park Tremont Boylston Arlington, with trips to suit workers shoppers and theatergoers and capacity rules to avoid overcrowding.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts will stay open Saturdays and Sundays until 6 PM year round thanks to a trustee who funded artificial illumination. Previously many visitors were sent away at 4 PM due to lack of light, with hundreds more on Saturdays and thousands on Sundays. Electric lights now illuminate main floor rooms and key ground floor spaces with ceiling fixtures that diffuse light onto walls.
A Chicago bound express on the Chicago Rock Island & Pacific railroad was saved from a head on collision with a runaway freight train near Joliet Illinois today by automatic derailment equipment. The freight airbrakes failed and the train ran past signals before the derailment switch threw, sending the runaway into a ditch and allowing the passenger train to pass unharmed.
Fragment from an old ad lists leather bags with varied price ranges. Lot 1 shows items priced 3.50 to 6.00 each. Lot 2 notes 6.00 to 8.00 each. Lot 3 indicates 8.50 to 10.50 or 12.50 to 15.00 per item.
The fragment lists price points from one dollar up to forty dollars with multiple quantity estimates. Includes 0.25 to 0.50 and 0.25 caret notations, suggesting fractional pricing or discounts. No clear event, organization, or names are present.
The Harvard freshman class pledged over 3500 toward the 2,000,000 fund for a new gymnasium. The 1917 class surpassed last year’s figures, with Donald Campbell leading the pledge-seekers who credited 295 to their tally.
John W. Thomas Jr. president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad died yesterday. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the First Presbyterian church in Nashville with several hundred employees from across the railroad system attending.
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