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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1913
Page
5
Three children aged 5 4 and 6 drowned when honey combed ice on the Naugatuck River broke beneath them in Seymour Conn. Their bodies were recovered later today as rescue crews searched the river for others.
Washington February 16 Sir Edward Grey's rejoinder to Secretary Knox's note on the Panama canal tolls question is essentially finished and its substance is expected to reach Washington this week.
The note does not settle the dispute nor assure acceptance of the American proposal to exchange ratifications of the general arbitration treaty. Britain argues for equal shipping terms in the Panama Canal while not dismissing arbitration, aiming to preserve options if the 1908 treaty expires next June. The State Department expects a five year extension, as occurred with the Franco American treaty that would otherwise have expired February 27.
Josiah Royce will be awarded the honorary Doctor of Science at Manchester College Oxford on February 2. He will deliver lectures on The Problem of Christianity and return to America March 18 aboard the Ivernia. Royce already holds seven degrees from Harvard Yale Johns Hopkins California St Andrews and Aberdeen.
In Scranton on February 16, Blakely borough's 30 young women publish a public letter seeking husbands. They state ages from 18 to 22, admit a desire for marriage, and invite "nice men that will make homes for us" to respond, forming a club to find suitable mates.
Women fled Max Golden's Malden home at 249 Bryant Street believing an aged relative was dying. A frightened passerby then rang Box 83 fire alarm as Chief Frank Turner investigated yesterday, finding the alarm to be false.
Dr. David E. Edsall of Harvard Medical School warned that headache remedies widely used by women have caused poisonings and deaths. He estimated 17,000 annual deaths 52,000 cases of degrading drug habits and 310,000 poisonings from headache and nervous remedies each year.
Princeton N J February 16 President elect Wilson will be governor for twelve more days and aims to see seven anti trust bills enacted and other reforms signed into law. Senate already passed the corporation bills and House action is soon. Adjournment may wait due to pending measures. Wilson planned to visit the State House early this week and distribute advance copies of his inaugural address tomorrow.
Mayor Fitzgerald and his family departed from the South station aboard the Twilight Express at 4 pm for a 220 day Palm Beach vacation. He plans to meet party leaders in New York and Washington en route, signaling continued involvement with national democracy discussions.
The mayor departs with family not expecting inauguration coverage, planning a Florida trip focused on his son Thomas who suffers rheumatism. He aims to meet Democratic leaders in Washington to urge no tariff cuts on boots and shoes to protect local industry, while hoping for limited publicity of his resort activities. He bids farewell to daughter Rose.
Return figures from nationwide voting show President Yuan Shih Kai likely to secure a substantial majority and win re election across China.
An advertisement touts Red Cross cough drops as a remedy for voice huskiness and sore throat, pricing five cents per box. It presents a simple late era sales pitch without extra details.
Morrison IT reports Swift declaring at the Franklin Union that workers should not bleed for the rich. He argues wars serve capitalists, criticizes pensions for widows, endorses state support for orphans, and calls for arming only a world police force backed by arbitration. He opposes militia use against strikers and urges international arbitration.
TRENTON February 16 A Philadelphia bound freight train from Jersey City brought in Clarence Clements 15 in custody of Special Officer Michael Murphy for safekeeping He was semi conscious from the cold and could not speak as he was removed from an empty car.
Portsmouth, N H Feb 16 A freak calf with two heads and two necks was born at the farm of Lewis D Hill today. The heads were identical in size and color with perfect structure to the shoulders. It weighed 100 pounds and lived only a short time.
In Faneuil Hall, with national emblems and a large Spanish flag, Massachusetts Spanish War Veterans and city officials paid tribute to the heroes of the battleship Maine, sunk at Havana harbor 15 years earlier on February 15, 1898, during a memorial staged by the Boston Municipal Council and U S W V.
William StopfordSpeeches by veterans mark a crowded hall as they push for pensions for widows of Spanish War veterans. Maine survivors cheered as colors trooped and a flag salute honored the dead. Frank J. Donahue spoke for the Commonwealth, with local officials in attendance. Sigsbee Chidwick Donovan, age 15, born the day Maine exploded, has long been a guest of honor at these gatherings. He once prompted Boston to hold school exercises on February 15.
The Rev. Benedict J. Masselis S J, believed to be the oldest Jesuit in the United States and possibly the world, died at the University of Detroit. Born in Belgium in 1820, he marked his 70th anniversary in the Jesuit order last October.
A building facing State street near Quincy street with a 33 1/2 foot frontage was leased for 12 years at a rate of 1471 per front foot, claimed as Chicago’s highest. The total rental equals 582,900 dollars, or 48,575 dollars annually.
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