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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1915
Page
2
Early yesterday a burglar forcibly entered the apartment of Joseph Delorey a special policeman of Waltham and forester on the Adams estate. He broke into the trunk at the policeman's bedside stole 250 dollars and pinned the officer's badge to the bed sheeting.
A police officer on the summer estate of Charles Francis Adams slept through a break in as a burglar pried open a trunk and unlocked a window. The officer awoke to scattered clothing and valuables, noting the badge on Delorey and the broken window lock.
An officer is grateful a burglar left his badge intact and pinned near the breast where he wears it on duty. Police conduct a thorough search but have no lead on the burglar’s general description.
Arthur Whiting performs chamber music with assisting artists in John Knowles Paine Concert Hall at Harvard. The program features Mozart Debussy and Grieg with explanatory remarks by Whiting and Mrs Marie Sunderhius assisting.
London February 9 There will be no strike of Yorkshire coal miners as feared. At a conference attended by mine owners and men representatives the owners conceded the men demand for a wage advance through the end of the war.
Boston Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy heard Senators Lodge and Weeks pledge to vote for the Blue and Gray bill. President Rosco H. Chesley explained the measure, arguing pensions favor Northern veterans while Southern veterans receive little. She noted Works proposal to turn Johnson City Home Mississippi into a national relief home for Confederate veterans.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire February 9 an improper service of process may delay the divorce case of Mrs Jeanette Folsom against Rev Harold M Folsom the former rector of St Johns Episcopal Church The writ was left at the last known Summer Street residence while Folsom had moved to Montreal and was not personally served The proper method requires delivery in person or publication in a newspaper if the officer cannot locate him
Willie H Shaw prominent yachts man former minister traveler manufacturer and clubman died at his Maple street home in Braintree yesterday. He was a well known resident and leading member of the Quincy Yacht Club.
The notice promotes Cartoonagrams as the latest feature in comics with a teaser for readers to see them in the upcoming Sunday Post.
Philadelphia naval yard awarded medals for service in the 1912 Nicaraguan campaign to 300 marines and officers. Colonel L. W. T. Waller presented the honors as over 1,000 marines stood at attention on the yard's drill grounds.
A dozen speakers urged passage of the mothers pension bill before a legislative committee in Albany as 3000 feet of motion picture film illustrated a poor family’s troubles. Three speakers opposed the bill while Judge Aaron J. Levy presided.
The bill by Senator Mills and Assemblyman McCue would provide dependent widowed mothers with funds to support their children, matching the cost of keeping them in a public home. A state board would review applications, with advocates arguing it helps families, while opponents warn of higher taxes.
Vermont Senate lays on the table a bill to reorganize the Boston and Maine railroad via amalgamation with its parent company. The move prompts an inquiry into a possible transportation monopoly in the state. W B C Stickney argues for the railroad with Justice P Knowlton and James H Hustis present.
In Tremont Temple the Bay State Railway dispute between company and union employees sparked a near perjury incident. District Attorney Joseph C. Pelletier, head of the arbitration board, vowed to strike the conductor's testimony from the record and urged his dismissal and expulsion from the union.
The hearing features James M. Swift challenging Harry Swartz over payroll figures showing $13.75 pay and Swartz admitting he told the truth under oath. Union counsel Vahey questions motives while District Attorney Pelletier warns Swartz of record implications. Other witnesses describe finances tied to family support and roomer help with bills.
New Haven February 9 Roasted ostriches are the novelty of Yale s social week of the prom A pair of plumed birds arrived from Arizona to be prepared for a dinner of a select few Before serving their feathers will be plucked and guests will receive mementos of prom week
An old advertisement promoting a grip cure and preventive, claiming bromO quinine removes the cause. It notes a single bromO quinine dose and directs readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grove. The price is 25 cents.
The Sunday Post features a new movie style comic about Haphazard Helen. The installment promises a fast paced ripper of a tale with bold art and sharp humor.
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