Fragmentary OCR Note Points to Legal Proceedings
Readable fragments indicate a court related item and official action. Names and specifics are unclear but the record references a legal matter with a decision and potential party involvement.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1914
Page
10
Readable fragments indicate a court related item and official action. Names and specifics are unclear but the record references a legal matter with a decision and potential party involvement.
A noted Boston society mother reveals how parental love can become dangerous to children. She exposes how the Back Bay’s childrearing practices shape young lives and lifts the veil on these troubling dynamics.
Richard Watson narrates how a patient maid servant stole an historic necklace and how the diamonds were transformed into tears as the story unfolds.
Mr Bangs argues that an excess of humorists creates a paradox where brilliance is hidden by the volume. He laments that the abundance of jokes makes it hard to discern the true wit amid the forest of humorists.
Prohibitionists in Congress plan to press pending bills to establish prohibition in the District of Columbia after the Hobson proposal secured a majority in the House to submit a constitutional amendment to the states.
House split over a prohibition amendment with Henry arguing it is dead for two years yet urging a vote, while Hobson predicts action next Congress but unlikely to gain enough support. Analysts note 14 prohibition states and 107 new members, suggesting the movement faces long odds and continued campaigning.
New York police announce an arrest likely in an important homicide tied to Barnet Baff the murdered poultry dealer. Detectives left the city after a briefing and were headed to Buffalo to pursue leads as the grand jury prepares to hear Carl Rettich testify about where the plot to kill Baff began.
The Reece Folding Machine Company declares a quarterly dividend of one percent to stockholders of record at the close of business January 1 1915. Francis A Shea, President.
Night watchman Owen Callahan of R H White's store caught burglar Peter Petersen at 8 am after finding a window opened with a jimmy. Petersen, armed with tools, claimed he crawled in to sleep. Callahan seized Petersen at the upholstery department after nearly an hour of searching.
At North Station a north bound Elevated train struck a passenger after two belts were delivered while doors were open. Mrs Frances of Salem suffered back injuries as she left the car center door. The 11 04 train stopped by emergency brakes and carried crowded cars.
Edward I. Courchene a 60 year old Malden resident was robbed by two young men on the steel works bridge of the Medford boulevard on his way to his daughter's home on Riverside Avenue. They threatened to kill him and fled after taking $8. He reported the incident to park police who alerted Medford police.
Mrs. Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, a pioneer of women’s suffrage and a co worker of Susan B. Anthony, died at her New York home. She was 81, widow of Egyptologist Charles E. Wilbour, born in East Hartford, Connecticut, and educated at Wilbraham Academy. She helped found the Sorosis club and the association for the advancement of women.
Jean Caujolle, famed French international football and track star, is in a field hospital with both legs amputated after shell wounds. He dictated a letter asking to be sent back to the front as a typist. Critics once called him Europe’s finest football back.
London price figures show a 17 percent rise in retail food costs from August to December with eggs tea and sugar leading gains at 13 12 and 6 percent respectively. Sugar and eggs average about 65 percent above August levels while potatoes remain cheaper than in July.
Retired U S N Admiral John Fairfield Merry of Somerville cherishes Christmas turkey as a core tradition learned in Maine and abroad. He recalls wartime feasts, hunts wild turkeys in Florida, and describes how sailors once hung greenery aboard ships for celebrations.
The Austro-Hungarian ambassador Dr Constantin Dumba denied reports that Austria-Hungary seeks peace or has unofficially offered peace to the Allies. He stated rumors of ceding Galicia to Russia and Bosnia to Serbia are unfounded and misleading, noting that honor and self interest prevent breaking with Germany.
The Rev. J. G. Taylor resigns from Arlington Congregational Church effective soon. The Rev. Charles H. Brown begins Parish Messenger for Grace Church Norwood. The Rev. Frederick J. Gould leaves Leominster for Toledo Unitarian Church on Feb 1. The Rev. Paul Smith becomes pastor of Central Methodist San Francisco. The Rev. George B. Dean schedules a Worcester Methodist mass meeting following the New England convention.
The Russian ambassador Mr Bakhmeteff dismissed rumors of negotiations with Germany as absurd and unfounded. He indicated no peace talks are underway and stressed the question of Galicia and Bosnia would require a crushing defeat of the dual monarchy, which contradicts the current battlefield realities.
A three story frame dwelling owned by James E. Cuthbertson on High Street in Revere was struck by a blaze last night. Firemen fought the fire in the third story and confined the flames to the upper part of the house with estimated damage of 1500 dollars.
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