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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
3
In Pittsfield on February 16 an elderly Maltese cat, owned by Peter Donlin of 48 Winter Street, hatched 14 chicks from 15 eggs after taking over a Plymouth Rock hen’s nest. The cat also produced five kittens from the same brood, following the hen’s death two weeks into incubation.
Weather delays hamper fishermen but about a million pounds of fresh groundfish arrived at T Wharf. Wholesale prices dropped to multiyear lows with haddock 2 3 4 cents per pound cod steaks at 7 cents and market cod at 4 1 4 cents. Dealers expect ample supply to fill out of town orders and country buyers seek barrels of haddock or cod with ice and snow for freezing.
Lilian Nordica has fully recovered and will perform Isolde in Tristan und Isolde at today matinee. She says she feared missing the first performance but is glad to sing today and for upcoming shows. Evelyn Scotney is Violetta in Verdi Traviata with Gaudenzi as Alfredo and Blanchart as the father. Arnaldo Conti conducts.
Sneak thieves entered the Cambridge Theatre box office yesterday morning and stole between $200 and $300 in cash. They left an envelope containing $15 marked Church of the Sacred Heart, from ticket sales for Sunday's concert benefiting Mount Auburn church building fund destroyed by fire last Saturday.
Mrs. Lionel Marks prize play The Piper has been translated into German by Miss Margaret Munsterburg daughter of Professor Hugo Munsterburg The work invites audiences to compare the original with the new language edition.
Dr H A Bjerregaard librarian of the New York Public Library argues mysticism is part of daily life and not supernatural. He cites rhythm and inner development as paths to growth, contrasting Emerson as an intellect while modern mystics seek life’s meaning inside.
A pamphlet on the New Irish Drama guides readers to the Abbey Theatre movement in Dublin. Published by Professor Katherine Lee Bates of Wellesley College, it presents the achievements of the contemporary Irish stage.
A brief notice notes that when Adamson’s cough Balsam appears the cold or cough disappears, indicating a claimed remedy effect and timing of symptom relief. The text presents a health claim without peer context or corroboration.
Sheriff Quinn seeks action from the Finance Commission on bills presented by surgeons who attended Clarence V. T. Richeson after he mutilated himself in the Charles street jail. The doctors were summoned by the late Sheriff Seavey, not ordered by Sheriff Quinn.
The physicians bills total 750 dollars with Lothrop at 630 Ames at 50 and Brough at 75. Sheriff Quinn lacks any appropriation to pay them and will await Finance Commission ruling before seeking a city council special appropriation if deemed not exorbitant.
The Pilgrim Publicity Association holds a Public Utilities night at the American House on Tuesday evening February 20. Roger W. Babson of Wellesley Hills and Herbert W. Casson of New York will speak on public rights and applied publicity. Tickets for dinner are $2 with a committee led by Thomas J. Feeney, Louis D. Gibbs, Cleveland A. Chandler and Ralph W. Menard organizing.
The legislative committee on cities reports no salaries of 2500 for members of the Boston Finance Commission. Chairman Sullivan will continue drawing 5000 per year, remaining the sole salaried member of the five member board.
Former Senator Edward B. Callender urged the judiciary committee to report the George J. Raymond bill to curb graft and bribery. He criticized the provision granting half the fine to the complainant and urged stronger punishment for juror bribery and reduced sentences, citing regional corruption. He warned money buys legislative influence and called for reform to protect republican government.
A sale at Wolff's My Clothier at Hanover and Portland promises real ten dollar suits and overcoats for five dollars. The store claims it loses money on every garment at this price, enticing customers with surplus stock.
In Providence Rhode Island on February 16 a Vineyard street school drill spiraled into a full city response. Clarence Nordquist now on the job rushed to Box 212 with a key and triggered bells and alarms across ten rooms. Fire apparatus police and citizens swarmed the scene within minutes as pupils regrouped outside.
Miss Ethel Wilson alias Ethel Kimball, a Malden woman, was arrested Thursday evening on forging and uttering charges. She pleaded not guilty in Malden District Court and was ordered to post $200 bond for Tuesday's hearing. Police say she has masqueraded as a man for some time.
The bulletin from the Knights of Columbus announces Bishop Cheverus Assembly will attend the Governor reception at the State House on Washington's Birthday. Members meet at Fanuc Hall at 11 AM February 22 for the fourth degree's first civic and patriotic appearance.
An ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast cure for the worst cold and grippe. It claims two hourly doses eliminate symptoms after the first dose and that a 25 cent package contains a one of a kind remedy developed after three years of research costing over fifty thousand dollars with no quinine.
Henry Shorten of Pittsburg a fireman aboard the Montana was shot by a marine guard after resisting a liquor search at the main gate. Shorten fled into the yard where a second shot struck him in the thigh. He walked to the vessel then collapsed on deck. Corporal Butler who fired is held for court martial proceedings.
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