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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1907
Page
7
Attorney Edmund A Whitman of Elder Whitman will represent the Post telephone petitioners at a highway commissioners hearing held this morning.
Washington Feb 20 The navigation bureau says Section 2 of the new immigration act raises minimum steerage space by nearly 2 percent for passengers from Europe Asia Africa Australia and South America entering U S ports after Jan 1 1909 The 1882 rule grants 199 cubic feet per passenger and 14 4 square feet on deck The British standard is 15 square feet now raised to 18 square feet A nine member immigration commission will be formed with appointments by the President and by the Vice President and Speaker.
Malden reports suggest a banquet may accompany the dedication of the new police station. Tickets priced at 1.50 are discussed though plates cost 75 cents, sparking concerns of perk favors for politicians. Dedication set for March 1, with main brick building 51 by 45 feet and a separate barn and cell building, built at 40,000 dollars on 12,000 dollar land. Commission in charge: Alderman Chester chairing, ex-Alderman Rood, Councilmen Atwood and Carr, ex-Councilman Sheldon.
Fire Commissioner Wells reports against independent Parker Hill engine units after review. He states Engine 387 on Longwood Avenue and Engine 14 on Centre Street can respond to Parker Hill boxes and deems the old reservoir site unusable. He notes plans to secure adequate water pressure at the hilltop.
Augusta Feb 20 The Canadian Pacific railway would gain a tidal outlet on the Maine coast at Wiscasset if an act presented by Representative Weeks of Fairfield in the Legislature passes. The bill allows the Sebasticook & Moosehead Railroad to extend from Main Stream Harmony to a point near Onawa Lake to connect with Canadian Pacific and to extend from Pittsfield to join the Wiscasset & Quebec railroad in Albion.
Letters and petitions flood the Post telephone editor as an opposition to the New England Telephone Company grows. The hearing before the highway commissioners will probe alleged favoritism, high rates, and limited service, with Boston officials and citizens urging reform. The Post accuses the company of profiting from streets and tax concessions while offering little in return.
At the annual Dedham Business Association and Board of Trade meeting in Greenleaf Trials Tonight a vote authorized opposing New England Telephone and Telegraph Company redistricting. A three member committee will attend the March 4 hearing to present views. Judge Frederick D. Ely presided at the banquet and introduced speakers Charles F. Cole of Boston and Representative Norman M. White of Brookline who spoke on industrial insurance. Officers elected include President Henry D. Humphrey and Treasurer Charles A. Turner with an executive committee comprising Arthur Clarke I A Newcomb Robert Hamilton Henry Brigham Ralph W Redman Frank W Lyons and Everett J Winn.
A fragmentary verse hymn invokes heavenward imagery where good souls stand in a celestial grove. It speaks of a second birth, radiant gardens, and flowers whose perfume surpasses earthly blooms.
A Lake Erie storm center and a Nantucket storm moving eastward are expected to meet in the Atlantic causing worsening weather in Boston. The city recorded 4.1 inches of snow by 8 p.m., up from 2.2 inches the previous evening.
Lexington police arrest Andrew Zamitric after a two day search for assault with intent to kill. He returned to the Katah din farm where he worked and was detained. Darzin Costanto, identified by Peter Casper, was captured soon after the incident. They face Concord District Court today.
Three hundred workers in Jewett City Connecticut walk out after the Astinook mills refuse a 10 percent wage raise. The stoppage follows the company's rejection of higher pay for certain employees.
One line of old health advice extols Sozodont as a reliable dentifrice. It warns that neglect equals harmful experiments with worthless products and predicts a day of regret if teeth are ignored.
In Boston Superior Court James E. Wyer sues John Jacobs a restaurant keeper at 50 Shawmut Avenue for damages claiming a large carving knife fell from a shelf on February 12 1906 injuring his hand and hindering his work efforts due to the defendant's alleged carelessness.
Judge Gaskill sentenced Frank Gallo the hair slasher to two months in the House of Correction. Upon release he will be deported to Italy and enter the Italian army without scissors. Gallo claimed no real harm in cutting hair and sought only a few braids for pocket pieces.
The Unity Club of Dorchester and South Boston hosts its first special dancing party this evening at Winthrop Hall Upham's Corner. Committee members Charles A Carolan William Reagan John Ledwith George Minchin and Joseph T O Reilly are organizing the event to ensure a grand social success.
Judge Grover imposed a fine of 0 on Charles F. Garriss for larceny of money belonging to Frank Whitney of Hyde Park. Michael T. Mullen was found not guilty of keeping an unlicensed dog in Dedham.
An expert recommends a home-made mixture: Fluid Extract Dandelion half ounce, Compound Karyon one ounce, Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces, shaken and taken in teaspoonful doses after meals and at night, plus ample water. Claimed to strengthen cleansing of kidney tissues and reduce toxins causing rheumatism and other diseases.
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