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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1913
Page
3
Governor Foss and Mayor Fitzgerald conferred Sunday on the mayoralty future. Foss hinted at a possible swap of offices while joking the mayor should stay alert or risk staying on School Street with pie. The governor dismissed Democratic pressure for a mayoral bid and described the discussion as amicable.
In a candid interview the Governor muses on balancing duties and politics. He weighs serving as Boston Mayor while possibly remaining Governor, cites precedents like Adams and Otis. Mrs. Foss reports callers seeking details as the pie analogy underscores political plans amid high living costs.
The third annual Cheverus Assembly ball at Symphony Hall drew 600 in a grand march scene with first time electrical effects. Dressed in formal attire, attendees included top Catholic professionals and Boston leaders. vivid lighting and rose petal effects enhanced the spectacle with photographs of dignitaries rising through clouds toward the heavens.
Review lauds Mme Marcel and Zenatello for standout Desdemona and Otello, with Weingartner's conducting praised for revealing Verdi's color and drama. Also recounts a dramatic asylum case testimony interwoven in performance notes, highlighting dramatic depth in era.
In the Superior Court equity motion session Judge Hardy hears John Ejlls a former Unitarian minister and Harriet Cox Ejills claim for custody of their five year old daughter Olga. Mrs Ejills testifies of dreams about a cat headed dwarf and alleged cruel treatment, noting the father’s six month Europe sojourn without support and encounters with a Miss Weinstein and a Miss Polichere. He allegedly spent days with the niece, criticized meals, locked study doors, and bought Mayflowers when unable to pay for her. The hearing is continued.
At a Columbia University trustees meeting today Henri Bergson professor of philosophy at the College de France and visiting French professor at Columbia for 1912 1913 was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters in New York on February 3.
Percival H. Dunn of South Boston pleaded guilty to bigamy yesterday and was held in 500 dollars bond for the grand jury by Judge Fallon in the South Boston court.
Dunn of Derry New Hampshire faced confrontation as both of his wives were present in court. His first wife Etta Thomas Dunn accused him of desertion years earlier. His second wife Catherine Sheehan Dunn, living at 588 Dorchester Street Boston, refused to testify claiming he was "as good as gold" to her and recounted a cemetery headstone she says marked the resting place of the first wife. Dunn married Etta ten years ago and had a son and daughter. the daughter died while the son survives. He reportedly left home five or six years ago, returned, and left again last October prompting arrest efforts.
The mid winter water color exhibit by M. Alice Hammond at the Commercial Art School studios 246 Huntington avenue drew a large audience despite bad weather. Because many could not attend, Hammond will extend the showcase to Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings this week.
Dorchester Ice Company of Boston completed plans to build a 50 000 ton ice house on Lake Webster shores in Franklin New Hampshire. Manager A J Barbour said construction will begin this week and finish in time to store part of the winter's ice.
A brief ad claims Adamson's Balsam provides relief for coughs. The copy notes it is sold by druggists and emphasizes curative language with concise endorsement.
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