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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1910
Page
2
Captain William S. Seecombe, 61, longtime Cunard liner commander, died at his New Hampshire country home. During the Spanish war he commanded the auxiliary ships Glacier and Celtic. His last command before retirement three years ago was the Cunarder Cephalonia.
Count Laszlo Szechenyi, husband of Miss Gladys Van derbilt, attended the Children's Court in Yori to advocate creating a Hungarian institution modeled after New York courts. He is expected to donate generously to push the project forward.
The U S Senate voted to defy the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by instructing Reed Smoot Jonathan Bourne and Duncan Fletcher to ignore a summons. The House ordered the joint committee on printing to appear in mandamus proceedings linked to Valley Paper Co of Holyoke, Mass, which challenged a government printing office paper contract. The dispute centers on constitutional prerogatives and whether Justice Wright is in contempt.
In Managua on February 10, revolutionists numbering 1200 under Generals Chamorre and Masis seized Matagalpa this morning. Reports also claim insurgents defeated General Port Carrero in the same action.
Mayor Fitzgerald proposes a bill to cut automobile revenue in two and a quarter and allocate one half to the Metropolitan Park Commission and one quarter to Boston for road repairs. The plan, if enacted, would implement his distribution amid city budget considerations.
The naval architectural department yesterday announced first mentions for the fifth year including Kurt Vonnegut of Berlin Germany K E Carpenter of Pawtucket George Fox of Boston second mentions H M Glazier of Hudson N Y G Kelloggs of Brookline and L L King of Hartford.
Archbishop OConnell denounced France's political and social conditions during a lecture on Joan of Arc at the cathedral. He labeled the era as the order of hell where socialist doctrines are listened to, urging firm moral resolve.
The archbishop paints Joan of Arc as a luminous symbol of patriotism amid France's nationalist decline. He traces her peasant origins to Rheims coronation, Orleans siege, and Rouen burnings, arguing treachery felled her, not English foes. The Vin cent de Paul Society event featured stereopticon views and drew a large crowd.
Announcement says due to the success of Loie Fuller Ballet of Light at Keith's, Mile. Conda premiere danseuse of Paris Grand Opera will perform in America for the first time Monday afternoon. Observers expect a sensation from her appearance at Keith's.
Guarantee promising cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or a refund. Ad promotes 50 cent price and asserts full effectiveness.
Multiple funeral notices dated February detailing burials and masses for Aiker At Brighton Casey Finnan Grover Hoey Keefe Lafferty Lee Lynch Lyons McGann Myrick Morton Porter Stevens and others with addresses, church names, and service times. invites extended to relatives and friends.
Officers and crew of the Leyland line steamer Devonian report a lightning bolt blow at 125 miles from port after leaving Liverpool. It struck the mainmast splintering wood to the steel mast and fragmenting deck cover. A large piece struck Captain Trant’s door, waking him. No injuries occurred.
At 1 a.m. the liner Devonian faced a severe electrical storm with heavy rain as St Elmo fire flashed in the gloom. Second Officer Hagestad and a crewman stood on deck while the lookout monitored from the crow’s nest. The ship trembled but recovered. The Devonian, two days late after westerly gales since departing the River Mersey on Jan 20, had rolled and listed during a gale, cargo shifted, complicating docking in high NW winds. Holds held 4000 tons of cargo including 2700 bales Egyptian cotton, 2400 bales wool, and 1162 packages of textile machinery, plus one passenger, Thomas G. Breen of Malden, and 11 cattlemen returning home.
Judge Loring ruled in the case of John C Spofford and Ellen M against the State Loan Company. The couple borrowed 405 dollars in July 1903, paid 950, still owing 335, and faced 48 percent yearly interest. The decision said relief requires legislative change, as the court enforces the contract regardless of usury concerns.
Washington Feb 10 Mer Falconio Papal delegate to the United States today denied a broadcast claim that one must be a Catholic in Rome to obtain an audience with the Pope. He expressed regret over the Fairbanks incident in Rome and said there is no foundation for the statement.
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