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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1916
Page
14
City engineer Joseph A. Rourke says Boston’s new one million dollar high pressure water system will not operate until fire underwriters assume control and run it themselves.
Mr Rourke told a Post representative yesterday that underwriters will likely take over and run the long delayed high pressure system designed to protect downtown property. He argued insurers would gain most, small suburban homeowners would bear costs, and criticized the National Board of Fire Underwriters for leaks in Boston.
State inspectors report the New Haven railroad uses an inadequate plant with high operating costs and frequent delays. Many passenger engines are unusable, and the commission urges rapid modernization to restore reliability and handle express and parcel post traffic efficiently.
Fire at the Savoy Theatre in Fall River raged above and below the auditorium during a Charlie Chaplin show. Spectators remained seated and laughed as smoke-filled rooms emptied and firefighters battled a $50,000 blaze. Firemen were overcome by smoke while guests fled to the street.
A blaze in the Hotel Mohican boiler room in the Durfee block at North Main and Bedford streets swept the five story structure housing a theatre and shops. Miss Louise Brunelle jumped from her top floor room escaping injury with cuts to wrist and face while firemen battled dense smoke and water flooding the lobby.
A literary and musical entertainment will be held tonight in Jordan Hall for the Guild of the Infant Saviour under Rev M J Scanlan. Maud Mc Garry Tibbetts will read the play Green Stockings and Cecilian quartet will perform a musicale followed by organ overture and Christmas carols.
Mrs Edith T Farrington filed a divorce suit against Robert D Farrington a real estate broker at 30 State Street alleging his unfaithfulness and naming Miss Josephine Lawson of Somerville Avenue Somerville a brunette formerly a waitress as a party to the action.
Mrs Farrington files a divorce libel in Suffolk court and an attachment of 75000 against her husband’s property. She is daughter of Fred M Wood of N G Wood & Sons jewelers at 1 Park Street Boston and lives with her parents at 10 Beaumont Street Dorchester. Farrington, a real estate broker with Holdsworth Farrington Inc, denies the libel and says he will contest and file a cross libel. He would not discuss details. Miss Lawson denies knowing Farrington. Farrington is MIT graduate 1906 and later attended Harvard Law School.
Mayor Rockwood proposes a $50 yearly salary raise for policemen and firemen in next year’s estimates. Current pay stands at $1200 annually, with a push to reach $1400. He cites departmental economies and plans to urge City Council approval.
The local fishing fleet has shrunk due to vessel sales, with only about one third of the past fleet still active. Even more steam trawlers operating weekly have not offset the decline, so fish receipts this winter are likely to be considerably lower than in recent years.
Frank Penilo aged 21 of 10 Fleet Street North End was shot in the neck on North Street near Lewis Street around 9 last night. The assailant, police say, was his cousin Vincenzo Cutino who lives on Court Street. Penilo sent to Relief Hospital. bullet lodged in chest muscles. Cutino fled the crowd and was at large early this morning.
Revised election returns show neither Democrats nor Republicans hold a majority in the next House. A small group of independents will determine which side gains control and can elect the speaker.
House party balance shows Republicans 214 Democrats 213 Independents 2 Progressives 2 Prohibitionists 1 Socialists 1 Contested 2. Majority 218. Democrats or Republicans would still lack it. Independents silent. caucus support shape favors from Democratic and Republican leaders. Kelly Progressive and former Democrat tied to Democrats. Randall Prohibitionist favors. London Socialist aligned with Dems. Fuller Progressive may lean Republican. Fuller Independent Massachusetts also GOP hope.
Michael Branigan 60 of 20 Hubbard Street Malden suffered a broken neck after an accidental fall from a banister on the second floor. Dr Charles D McCarthy and Dr Charles D McCarthy Jr performed a delicate operation at Malden Hospital to save his life.
Harry Greb of Pittsburg decisively outpointed Bob Moha of Milwaukee in a ten round bout. Greb pressed the action throughout as Moha failed to show his best form until the late rounds. Greb weighed 160 pounds while Moha weighed 167.
Advertisement promotes Father John’s Medicine as safe for every family member from child to elderly. It claims no alcohol or dangerous drugs and that it soothes throat irritation, removes impurities, and provides nourishment to build strength. Describes it as not a patent medicine but a doctor's prescription with long use.
The marriage of Miss Ruth Sumner Draper and Richard Dudley Peters will be held at the bride’s parents home in Milton on January 2. Only immediate family attend due to a recent death. The couple’s engagement was announced last June. Miss Draper is a 1914 Sewing Circle member and horsewoman. Peters is with Lee Higginson & Co. and son of Mrs. R. Dudley Peters.
Ruth Stanwood Patch daughter of Andrew Patch of Malden and Elmer Walter Barron son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barron of Malden were married last night at the bride’s father home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Richard E. Sykes of the First Universalist Church.
Mayor Curley will ask the City Council for a $35,000 appropriation to fortify the Broadway Extension bridge so 40 ton trolley cars can operate there. The Public Service Commission has ordered the bridge strengthened to allow these heavy cars.
A Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam says German newspapers claim the Somme battle is finished. They state German positions are stronger than on July 1 and that behind the front lines there are more than a dozen formidable defense lines.
In Salt Lake City and across Utah more than 12 inches of snow fell in 24 hours breaking storm records. Overland trains faced long delays and street car traffic in Salt Lake City was halted.
Hudson resident Asa Bohanon was struck by a Middlesex and Boston car driven by Motorman Joseph M. Jones of Arlington Heights. Medical examiner Keleher of Woburn found Bohanon not dead when hit, noting uncertainty about his condition due to snow and the driver mistaking a snow drift for a mound on the tracks.
Dominick Chiffalo, 38, of 124 Charles Street Waltham, died yesterday afternoon at the Waltham Bleachery and Dye Works finishing room. He was crushed when caught in a whirl ing belt and hurled against a wall before power could be shut off.
The freighter Maryland sent an SOS and reported it was sinking about 380 miles east of Sandy Hook at latitude 39 and longitude 67. The coast guard and search crews comb the waters of New England for the vessel and any survivors.
Midnight reports show no word from the freighter Maryland as Gresham and Acushnet lead the hunt. engine room flooding may have cut wireless power. The Savannah reported S O S 250 miles away. aid diverted to another Maryland believed to be the American freighter owned by NY, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad.
A fashion feature highlights flirtatious styles with a colorful illustration set to appear in the next Sunday Post. The piece teases a vivid presentation of colors and charm to entice readers.
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