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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1915
Page
7
The Kasenga crew from Calcutta faced an eight hour batter with field ice in a vast sea of ice that threatened to crush the ship. They fought with all odds to save the vessel, arriving here yesterday.
The Kasenga, after two weeks of violent storms, encountered a dense field of ice at 43.07 north. Captain Elford and 49 crew fought the ice all night, finally threading through to open water on Wednesday morning. The ship, valued near $1,000,000, berthed at Pier 4, East Boston after delivering Indian and Orient goods.
John Rox, a former worker at Schechter and Weinstein at 51-55 Elm Street Chelsea, refused work, seized a one pound iron weight, and struck boss Weinstein in the forehead. Weinstein fell, Rox fled, Weinstein treated at Frost Hospital and will recover. Police seek Rox.
A Quincy blaze damaged uniforms of Mt. Wallaso a Lodge of Odd Fellows valued in the hundreds. Fire occurred yesterday afternoon in the Adams building on City square. Defective wiring is suspected. First floor houses Mt. Wollaston Bank and Foy's market. Second floor holds Quincy Co-operative Bank and Granite Manufacturers' Association. Odd Fellows occupy upper rooms.
Patrolman John W. Tracy, appointed in 1912 by ex Mayor Duane, is suspended by Mayor Kearns after a complaint from Miss Lilian Cosgrove. A Wednesday hearing is promised to reveal sensational evidence. Cosgrove, 20, has twice attempted suicide, first leaping from Newton Street Bridge, then in custody after an idle and disorderly arrest, saved by officers.
The Cabot estate case goes to trial in Norfolk Superior Court Dedham before Judge Hardy. The dispute concerns the will of Louis Cabot valued at about 1.89 million with 1.28 million in personal property. Plaintiffs include Mary C Briggs wife of Dr L Ver non Briggs and Charlotte H Bartol wife of Dr John W Bartol, with Briggs appealing the will’s allowance.
The will provides for Cabot's granddaughters to receive the estate in trust until the grandchildren reach age of majority. The daughters are to marry well-known physicians and will have large incomes of their own. Income from the trust is to accumulate during the trust period.
The Lithuanian relief fund for destitute widows and orphans in Lithuania grows, reports treasurer Charles Sidlauskas of South Boston. Recent contributions include Cambridge Lithuanian Sons' Society $10, M. J. Skirius $15.75, Maple Farm Milk Co. $10, Gardner donor $10, William Mikulsky $2.50, and a $1 gift, bringing the total to $10,933.49.
Prayers of thanksgiving marked observances across Boston churches for the centennial of the Ghent treaty of 1814 and a plea for a swift end to the European war. The commemorations honored the United States and Great Britain a century after the accord.
Sunday schools joined the Poston observance aligned with a national peace push. Professors and church leaders stressed brotherly love and the absence of armament on the U S Canada border as a compelling example supporting disarmament.
In Havana Harbor the Maine sank seven years ago and Spanish War Veterans of Winthrop held memorial services in Ellis Hall with Rev. William F. Dusseault as orator. Maine survivor Frank G. Thompson, a former Marine sergeant aboard the ship, shared personal recollections.
Roxbury residents between Cedar Townsend Walnut and Highland streets push for an Elevated station at Dale Street midway between Dudley Street and Egleston Square. A mass meeting is scheduled at Dudley Hall Thursday night to prepare for a February 23 hearing before the Legislative committee on street railways. The hearing will review former Representative James T. Kenney’s bill demanding the Elevated build a Dale Street station.
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