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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
14
Justice Gerard appointed John M. Nash as referee to hear evidence in Grace Brown Guggenheim versus William Guggenheim. The case seeks to prove she remains the legal wife despite a divorce granted to her in the French courts in 1900.
Abraham A. Elston of 25 Preston Road Somerville died of heart disease after two years of illness. He leaves a widow and four children and two brothers John F. and Thomas A. Willston. Funeral services will be in St Catherine Church with private interment at St Paul Cemetery Arlington. He chaired Somerville Ward 2 in 1886 and twice ran for mayor on the citizen ticket. He married Mary E. McCann in June 1886 and belonged to several Catholic and civic groups.
Senator Teller urged in the Senate that all executive department documents are subject to congressional inspection under the Bacon resolution. He contrasted President Cleveland's alleged refusal to provide information with the current administration's response to such calls.
Miss Hattie Williams of the Fluffy Bullies company will attend the February 23 State House hearing on woman suffrage. She supports efficient Boston car service, would vote to keep bad men out of office, and vows yearly registration. Suffragists say her performance could boost public attention and support.
The 1886 dispute over presidential access to dismissal papers centers on whether such records are public property or private for presidential information. Mr. Cleveland argued private possession. Mr. Teller said Congress may demand reasons for removals and impeachment could follow if power abused. The current President disputes congressional access, while either house retains the right to information.
Washington February 3. Representative Mondell Wyoming attacked the forestry service as autocratic and mocked planned buys for 84 624 dollars in typewriters 16 000 dollars in paper 7000 dollars for card indexes and 10 000 dollars for compasses arguing such spending shows mismanagement while forests water flow and resources would be protected only by the funding.
The Pennsylvania Railroad announced it will file a tariff with the Interstate Commerce Commission lowering import commodity rates from Philadelphia New York and Baltimore to western points. The move restores existing differentials with Boston and takes effect March 15.
Frank Drinan, driver for Ward Corby Company of Cambridge, was thrown from his team and seriously hurt at 11 last night within 50 yards of the spot where Thomas Kelley, another Ward Corby driver, suffered a similar accident less than a day earlier.
In a local clearance, 97 pieces priced originally at 12 and 94 pieces at 15 are now offered at 9.50. The selection includes black unfinished worsteds and fancy worsteds with sizes 34 to 44 regulars, songs and stouts, all Morse-Made.
Horace Greeley lodge No. 163 K P held its second annual banquet and reunion at Crawford House on the birthday of Horace Greeley. About 60 percent of the membership attended with guests from several area lodges and letters of regret from district leaders. The daylight lodge, mainly Boston morning newspaper staff, was noted for meeting in the afternoon.
The battleship Vermont topped the combined night and day drills and target shooting records at Magdalena Bay and Manila. While at Manila, on duty with the Atlantic fleet in Gibraltar, she earned first place and will hoist the gunnery pennant for one year per Admiral Sperry's orders.
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