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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
6
Marble pillars in the Boston Custom House rotunda, long viewed as single-piece sculptures and admired in histories and guides, were yesterday found to be composed of several marble blocks. The 12 pillars, celebrated as masterpieces, challenged the prevailing belief.
A municipal and metropolitan committee report to Mayor Fitzgerald urges replacing gravel sidewalks in outlying districts with permanent paving and calls for revised specifications, competitive bidding, unified contracting, a separate sidewalk appropriation, and city half-cost support for better sidewalks.
Dr. Mark W. Richardson, secretary of the State Board of Health, reports in the monthly bulletin that typhoid inoculation provides assured protection. He cites 373 inoculated Massachusetts nurses with no cases, 13 000 army troops likewise protected, and plans to extend inoculations to more nurses and healthcare workers.
Engineers and a superintendent discover that 12 marble pillars in the Custom House rotunda are complexly joined pieces. Each pillar stands 29 feet high with a three foot diameter and weights 12 tons, totaling 144 tons. The pillars, likely present by 1849, support a 62 foot high interior dome. Removal involves hoisting through a temporary roof and lowering to the street in an elaborate engineering feat.
The Bluffs line of dwellings faced a blaze that destroyed Mrs. E Whitehouse summer cottage from Mast Boston. Neighbor spot and 50 mile gale limited spread to adjacent homes. Fire cause unknown and damage estimated at about 4000 dollars.
George F. Hogan railway mail clerk was reported dead on the Boston to North Conway route December 23 but is alive. A report to Superintendent Ryan says Hogan is ill with pneumonia at his Newfields home after being taken from his car in Rochester the day of the death report.
Wolf's store corner Hanover and Portland markets surpluses and odds and ends to clear stock before February 1 stock-taking. Mr Wolf urged buyers to dispose of all surplus stock regardless of loss to achieve a clean inventory.
Arch Hoxsey, California aviator, climbed to 10 575 feet twice to test a possible error on his 11 474 foot record set last Monday. The heights exceed Legagneux's recent Pau mark by about 70 feet but are 1000 feet below Hoxsey's own 11 474 foot record, with a new record requiring an additional 200 feet.
A newly discovered star in Lacerta, midway between the zenith and horizon, was reported by Rev T E Estin of Walsingham England and observed photographically and visually by Professor Edward C Pickering and assistants at Harvard College Observatory. The star is seventh magnitude and fading, with bright spectral lines noted in Harvard photographs.
At the 1910 final school board meeting the salaries committee urged setting aside 2500 to reward superior merit in graded schools. Seth Loring and Miss Julia T Conner were elected Latin school teachers with salaries of 1300 and 850 respectively.
Three hundred pounds of gold in $5 pieces totaling about $82,000 will be handed out today to the uniformed men of the Boston Elevated for a year of service without demerit marks.
The Order of Railway Conductors Division 413 will install its officers tomorrow at 14 Canal Street. The Mascot Division and Ladies Auxiliary will also install officers and help with the after ceremony entertainment led by D A Neal of Lynn. The program includes the Fadette orchestra Weber quartet a reader Miss Sanderson and ends in the late afternoon.
Mothers are urged to give Father John's Medicine to children for coughs colds and lung troubles as a safe tonic without alcohol or dangerous drugs. The ad claims decades of use and success and urges readers to buy a bottle today.
The merit system, eight years old, has distributed $485000 to honor unblemished conduct. This year over 80 percent of eligible men join the merit list. About 2500 will receive five five dollar pieces and about 1000 will receive four five dollar gold pieces.
Congressman John W. Weeks returns from Washington and states his position on leading the national Republican committee and pursuing the United States Senate seat if Senator Lodge cannot win reelection. The interview outlines Weeks plans and political stance in the event of Lodge’s retirement.
The speaker discusses a potential 1912 Taft re election bid and his own chances for national committee chairmanship. He notes rumors of Lodge withdrawal triggering support from Crane and efforts to secure legislative backing, emphasizing ongoing party maneuvering.
Senator Crane Weeks discuss political backing for Lodge re election and the role of party in shaping any United States Senate bid. A street poll question is posed about personal willingness to serve if nominated. Congressman Thayer meets with city leaders on the situation and expresses readiness for the Democratic nomination. Ex mayor Quincey and James H Vahey share similar views.
Giuseppe DeChise aged 22 fired four shots at a stranger on Sheafe street after an argument. Police chased him through alleys to Cleveland place and arrested him. Witnesses say DeChise emptied his revolver at a prone man before fleeing. he is held for investigation.
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