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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1914
Page
3
A twice a year sale opens to clear winter merchandise at record speeds. Red Tags show new reduced prices while white tickets reveal original prices, with many items tagged across the store to emphasize bargain value.
The matinee of Die Meistersinger at 1 PM features Landi kar unavailable for Hans Sachs. William Hinshaw steps in from the Metropolitan as Sachs. Hempel reprises Eva and Carl Braun is Pogner. Lucia follows tonight with Evelyn Scotney as Lucia and Tanlongo and Fornari in key roles. large audience expected.
John Hi Grondin a former Waterville Me chemist, was cleared by Police Judge Joseph Chambers after the state failed to prove a case. Mrs Zelia Grondin was found dying Oct 30 with a hatbox and gas tube. a note of intent to self destruction was not admitted as evidence.
Mrs Scott Hartje, famed for a four year divorce battle with Augustus Hartje of Pittsburgh, married Stanley Howard in Pasadena on Feb 4 and will reside there. The 40 year old widow wed a 22 year old New York broker son, with Howard set to enter business in Los Angeles.
General Hugh Bancroft, Boston port directors chair, delays transfer of Col John Mills. Mills stays in Boston to finish the army engineers report on a proposed 40 foot channel, then heads to Washington a week from Saturday.
Bogotá reports that Colombia will elect a new president on Sunday February 8. Rostrepo, dubbed a dark horse, cannot seek re election. Concha, Conservatives, and Liberal Nicholas Esguerra remain main contenders amid Panama settlement hopes. In Vermont, State Treasurer Deavitt appeals first phone property appraisals under 1912 law, contesting valuations exceeding 3.63 million dollars.
At a meeting of the leagues executive committee a resolution mourns Edwin Ginn long member praising his practical idealism in Philippine independence and peace efforts. The note adds his name to the annals of good citizenship and conveys condolences to his family. Signed Moorfield Storey president and Irving Winblow secretary.
DECATUR Illinois February 6 Reason Trigg was released from Monticello jail by order of the Platt county grand jury. Trigg confessed to helping lynch Henry Wildman a wife slayer at Monticello 27 years ago. He said he was content and conscience satisfied as he left the jail to return to his farm.
The Rivadavia sailed for a scheduled trial trip but turned back to port due to threatening weather. The ship sheltered near quarantine as a snowstorm swept the harbor, delaying further testing and keeping the vessel unseen from the quay.
Urban, Eky., Feb. 6 Frank Pennington and Robert Hayer died instantly when a boiler exploded at a local saw mill. Thomas Hayer Daniel Cox and Robert Hampton were fatally burned, while John and Lincoln Hayer were seriously injured. The mill was wrecked and all victims were mill workers from the city.
John D Rockefeller departed Cleveland today for Tarrytown New York via the Lake Shore railroad. The move comes as the last day under Ohio law to list personal property for taxation approaches. Rockefeller had remained in Cleveland all winter due to his sister in law's illness.
Miss Edna B Porter daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert J Porter of High street was married this evening to Richard Briggs of Canton. The ceremony took place at Trinity Church Boston with Rev Alexander Mann officiating.
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