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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
6
Half starved ducks crowd the harbor driven from frozen feeding grounds by cold weather. Passengers on ferry decks watch with pity as both whistlers and divers struggle to rise from water. Winters has been severe and birds search city harbors for food.
Joseph Chapman Merriam of South Framingham Massachusetts was elected second marshal of the senior class, after a tie vote resolved this afternoon in Exeter New Hampshire.
Percival Roberts Jr a director of United States Steel told the Stanley steel investigating committee that his firm favors labor unions under the same government control as corporations He denounced trade unions in this country as un American and urged tighter oversight by the government.
Mr. Roberts argues unions can be legitimate if under government control with full liability. He criticizes the closed shop as a monopoly and notes no law requires unions to be liable for contracts. He says railroad labor groups differ from manufacturing unions and calls unions un-American in origin.
Congressman William F. Murray introduced a bill to build two tidal indicators in Boston harbor. They would show masters and pilots the tide stage to dodge shoals in fluctuating conditions. One indicator to be near the Narrows lighthouse and a footbridge to it. the other near Castle Island.
Members of the Continental Clothing House Mutual Benefit Association will hold their annual banquet at the United States Hotel this evening with elaborate preparations. A post banquet entertainment features talent from leading theatres. Banquet committee includes Humphrey Galman and Jukes. officers are President J M Glidden Vice President Jukes Secretary M L Galman Treasurer A J Sullivan.
Bishop Anderson and other prominent Boston clerics joined about 1000 people at the fifth annual St. Paul’s parish reunion in Dorchester held last night at Intercolonial Hall on Dudley Street.
Malden High athletic instructor Charles F. Cuddy was suspended after a warrant for arrest on a charge by young girls. Police could not locate him at his Somerville home. a court order sets dates and financing for disputes tied to a theatre entrance and lease, with Edwards & Farren retaining control of the main entrance pending dispute resolution.
Miss Alice Oliver swore out a warrant against Henry B. Cuddy after an attempted agreement failed. His temporary suspension awaits School Board approval on February 26. Cuddy, engaged to a Lawrence girl, has long associated with Miss Oliver and has been absent since Monday. He led athletics at Malden, coaching football baseball hockey and interclass basketball, earning 1200 dollars annually.
The Supreme Court decides the dispute between new theatre owners and the lessees under the old proprietors over the rights to the playhouse property.
Edwards and Farren remain lessees with three years left in the lease and have been granted control of the entrance without a theatre. The Columbia Amusement Company receives a playhouse without an entrance. Unless a settlement between the opposing controls is reached the theatre loses value and new entrances must be built at high cost.
The T wharf fish mart shows abundant groundfish with cod and pollock arriving in fair quantities and about 3000 pounds of halibut brought in. Vessels like the Arethusa carried large cod and pollock cargoes while other ports delivered haddock cod pollock mixed fish and flounders.
George Henry Rymill longtime chief clerk of Boston’s Lamp Department dies at his West Roxbury home aged 68. Born in East Boston he is survived by his wife two brothers and two sisters. funeral arrangements pending.
William J. Hartnett, labeled a jury briber, was sentenced by Judge Sanderson in Suffolk Superior Court to two years in the House of Correction. Kelley attacked District Attorney Pelletier over alleged cold feet in the Crocker case while a mysterious young woman linked to Hartnett drew court attention after sentencing. Hartnett claimed immunity from Moran and money from a police official, which Pelletier said should be answered by silence.
A vintage advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as restoring gray hair to its youth, soothing dandruff and itching scalp, and improving hair growth. It claims a 50 cent bottle from any druggist with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
Arrivals include Battleship Utah and multiple steamers from British and American ports. Vessels listed are Canadian, Bullock, Isle worth, Redding, Louisburg, Nor folk, James, City of Gloucester, and more with tugs Astral and Beattie. Departures include Craster Hall for Valparaiso and steamer Horatio G. and others sailing to New York and James 8S Whitney.
The John T. Connor Company distributed $17,000 among its employees at Corinthian Hall in a Valentine day meeting. Every staff member on payroll over a year received a share based on position and merit, with amounts from $5 to $1000. This marks the third year of the profit sharing plan, following $11,000 in 1909 and $15,000 last year. Henry Gannet and Miss Josephine Mahoney attended as recording and corresponding secretaries.
The John T. Connor Association held its monthly gathering where the annual profit sharing was revealed. President Frank W. Mason and officers urged employees to see themselves as stockholders, praising daily efforts and company success amid speeches on loyalty and courtesy to boost profits.
A period advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle safe laxative for women in all life stages. It touts delicate flavor, soothing stomach tone, and easy regular cleansing. It notes the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A Boston letter to the editor confirms that while the joint general committee of B and M conductors, trainmen, and yardmen are meeting at the Quincy House for two weeks on schedule and organization matters, no demand or request has been presented to Boston & Maine officials. It notes changes in train service have disturbed workers, causing some to leave and breaking up homes, but expects committees and company officials to adjust these issues.
A reported pint size cough syrup made from granulated sugar water and Pinex offers quick relief for coughs throat and chest infections. The recipe promises strong palate friendly taste and a laxative effect with a money back guarantee and is marketed via The Pinex Co. in Ft Wayne Indiana.
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