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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1915
Page
18
Joseph F E Miller, Weymouth quarry owner, found guilty in Dedham Superior Court of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of liquor. He was sentenced to one year in the house of correction, accepted the verdict, and was taken to jail without appeal.
A burglar alarm wired to link a plumbing shop and residence helped Charles B. Cunningham of 14 Homer Street Somerville catch three young boys as they tried to break into his plumbing shop and repair shop on Sanborn Street in the rear of his home.
Miller was acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Weymouth Chief Patrick Butler. The jury deliberated 1 hour 35 minutes. Judge O Connell postponed sentencing to allow Mrs Miller to leave the courtroom and imposed the minimum allowed on the second liquor driving offense.
Joseph T. Mc Carthy age 13 of Cambridge 1152 Cambridge Street Cornelius P. Cana van 14 of Somerville 283 Tremont Street and John Sawtell 14 of Cambridge 291 Elm Street were arrested. Cunningham reports three week losses of fixtures and material from his plumbing shop totaling over 109 dollars. He installed a burglar alarm connected to his shop and sitting room and fired at an intruder upon investigation last evening.
London December 29 The Japanese Mail Steamship Co begins a new route for Japan via the Cape of Good Hope instead of the Suez Canal due to Mediterranean submarine dangers amplified by the loss of the Yasaka Maru. The Kito Maru sailed today from London as the first trip on this revised line.
Secretary Garrison has left Washington for New Jersey to finalize the army portion of the administration’s national defense programme. He will present to congressional military committees a plan outlining a 500000 troop mobilization within three years, 500000 reserves within six, universal service potential, cadet training, coast defenses extension, and a 104 million dollar reserve material program tailored to European war consumption.
J F E Gorman was named operating head of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway to succeed H A Mudge now head of the Denver and Rio Grande. The appointment was announced today by H M Sloan assistant to Jacob M Dickinson receiver for the Rock Island.
The upcoming Sunday Post spotlights ideal love letters from New England women. The feature highlights personal sentiments and regional perspectives, offering readers a glimpse into intimate correspondence and era specific conventions.
A new model of French dirigible appeared over Paris this afternoon drawing large crowds. The very large balloon moved westward across the city and circled the Eiffel Tower.
A boy attempted to fire a rifle to frighten others but it failed to explode. He then rushed forward and seized Sawtell. Two other youths fled into Union Square and were arrested by Officer McGrath.
A major snowstorm hit western New York dropping ten inches to a foot of snow in five hours. Electric lines were blocked and trains slowed while snow drifts reached five to seven feet, with shipping halted on rivers and harbors. The steamer Clarence J. Fix ran aground near Niagara Falls and the Captain Thomas Wilson bound for Lorain, Ohio, was unaccounted for at press time.
High winds and heavy rains crippled wire service across the Southern States. Telegraph lines between the Seaboard and Mississippi Valley were severed for hours, isolating New Orleans temporarily. Several streams neared flood stage while damage included broken windows and downed trees in Knoxville Chattanooga and Birmingham. Streetcar service in Knoxville was heavily disrupted. No deaths reported.
The notice states deposits earn interest at a fixed rate computed at 4 percent on all deposits. Interest is credited on the first of each month and deposits can be sent by mail. The address given is Old South Trust Company at 306 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
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