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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
7
President Theodore N Vail of American Telephone & Telegraph Company pledges 25000 dollars to MIT directed as a five year fund of 5000 dollars annually. The money will support the electrical library project, its care, cataloging and maintenance, and the purchase of new books.
Mr. Vail announced a major gift on behalf of his company to fund five years of electricity research. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company will support the project, with no restrictions beyond keeping it within electricity, though the final amount remains to be determined.
In discussions with President Maclaurin, President Vail argues for liberal corporate funding of broad research. He says major firms should support inquiries beyond immediate business needs and favor university partnership where facilities and unbiased reporting ensure credible results.
About 5000 Longshoremen who load ships will get higher wages. Day work rises to 40 cents an hour and night work to 50 cents. A compromise settles the dispute with steamship agents, ending the threat of a strike. The article also notes upcoming home and garden features in the Post.
A Boston sales pitch promises 1600 high grade home furnishings clothing and furs with a buy from them discount plan. The message urges readers to purchase teas foods soaps and toilet preparations to receive these goods, claiming 20 000 thinking housewives already participate.
Colonel Roger Scannell told the jury in the second session of the Superior Court yesterday that he was injured through the negligence of the Boston Elevated railway. He dislocated his right shoulder and a gallon jug of whiskey broke at the same time. He explained the whiskey was not for his own use but for his wife who used it with eggs milk and sugar.
The jury heard Colonel Scannell describe his shock and injuries after a July 8 1911 subway crash. He testified he declined ether, endured pain, and explained the jug mishap and whiskey details while defense and railroad counsel sparred over liability for suffering. The trial resumes tomorrow.
Earnest E. Smith filed with the Supreme Judicial Court a mandamus request to compel Louis K. Rourke, public works commissioner, to execute a June 18, 1911 order allocating 300000 dollars for the public works to buy and install about 11000 gas lamps with mantles and a similar number of automatic lighting and extinguishing devices. The case will be heard in March.
Sidney E. Blanford retiring president of the Boston Retail Credit Men's Association was presented with a gold watch for two years as chief executive. The presentation occurred at the monthly meeting and banquet at the Hotel Thorndike, with John D. Clark of EK T. Slattery Company presenting as committee chairman.
Louis D Brandeis a future Secretary of Commerce and Labor for Wilson is profiled for his public service. The narrative traces his battles over Boston transit leases and streetcar monopolies, savings bank insurance, and labor issues, highlighting his plain lifestyle, family, and reformist achievements.
Louis Dembitz Brandeis born in Louisville Kentucky in 1856 rose from public schools to Harvard Law School. He taught evidence at Harvard and after Oliver Wendell Holmes left became an assistant professor. He partnered with Samuel D Warren shaping a law career focused on economics and public franchise work. His early work included teaching law as applied to business at MIT and leading social economic reform efforts. He later built a practice that grew rapidly by age 30 and became a key figure in corporate and public policy matters.
The five mile Municipal A A cross country meet scheduled for Saturday March 1 has been postponed. The RB A A interscholastic athletic meet remains set for Mechanics building on that date. The Municipal A A annual ten mile run will take place March 17.
In West Roxbury a hermit named John Fisk, whose body was found in a dilapidated shack, had a stash missing yesterday. The loot totals sixteen thousand dollars in mortgages and bonds plus a small amount of cash from his reported treasure chest.
An upcoming summer memorial celebration at Daniel Webster's birthplace in Franklin New Hampshire gains support from Boston leaders. A Massachusetts committee of the Daniel Webster Birthplace Association plans the event with Principal address by Samuel W McCall and a memorial address by Hoke Smith.
Official despatches report General Alfau, resident commissioner of the Spanish zone in Morocco, has occupied Tetuan without opposition. The move underscores Spain's control in northern Morocco amid tensions in the region.
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