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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
2
A district attorney and police commissioner clash over Sunday work rules in Boston. Moran's order curbs nonessential labor on the Lord's Day while outlining the permitted activities in Revised Laws. O'Meara defends the iron clad nuisance law and urges enforcement, urging officials to pursue cases for crime rooting out.
Moran forwards December 28 1906 correspondence to William H Pierce superintendent of police with an attached slip listing street numbers of houses alleged as dens of ill fame and naming a neighbor offering use of her house for observing criminal conduct. He urges officers to use all lawful means to secure evidence and to act with earnest effort.
Mrs. Rosamond Turk of 455 Columbus avenue, a linguist pianist and contralto, once linked to translator Dr. Michael Rodkinson, lived in Europe and travelled widely. She now works quietly as a cloak model at R. H. White's in Boston, unknown to most, until yesterday.
A prominent writer known for contributions to both American and European publications is noted. She married Sidney Turk of Toronto on June 7, 1904, marking a key personal milestone in her career reportage map.
The Boston Post announces a Booklovers Contest with $2000 in gold prizes. Readers must submit numbered answers in separate envelopes, naming book authors, in neat legible form. Ties split prizes. changes reserve by the editor. catalog available for 25 cents at the Post business office.
Widow states she will not distribute money left by her husband this year or to strangers. She urges that real needs be met by local and national donors, not by her, and she will consider applications in writing only after full investigation.
Robert L. Michie, a hay and grain dealer of 40 Hastings Street, sues the New York New Haven Hartford railroad in U S Circuit Court alleging unjust discrimination in car service rates against Forest Hills businessmen. He seeks damages of 1000 and treble under the Sherman act, with Charlestown South Boston and Back Bay favored as shippers. The case, before Judge Lowell without a jury, was continued for two weeks with witnesses Edward M. Fox and J M Williams testifying.
Panic at a midnight mass in Tanjay, Oriental Negros, leaves 14 natives dead and 18 wounded after a woman’s epileptic fit triggers a stampede. Governor reports details from Manila.
Worcester reports the death in Atlanta this morning of William Watts Smith. He was president of the Bank for Savings of New York and connected with the bank since 1878. Born in Worcester, he was a direct descendant of Roger Sherman.
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