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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
16
John F. Holland of AttleboroMass shot his wife twice then killed Fred Marden of Concord Mass who aided the woman. In Municipal Court he pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity and was held for the April grand jury.
Police say Jealous husband Hol land shot his estranged wife Lena Holland after she filed divorce papers last month for cruel treatment. Lodger Marden, a carpenter from Middle street, was wounded fatally as he rushed to help, dying from two abdominal gunshot wounds. Holland had arrived from Boston that morning and confronted his wife at her father's home.
In Portland on February 2 Noel Marston aged 9 was seriously injured and two companions narrowly escaped when the upper two floors and roof of a condemned building on Congress street at Pearl street collapsed in a high wind. The boy was buried under debris but partial protection from an old sled likely saved his life.
Frank J. Hayes, president of the United Mine Workers of America, ordered striking coal miners in Alabama to return to work pending a settlement with their employers.
Washington February 20. Representatives of employees described the advantages of the eight hour day to the Railroad Wage Commission. Operating officials questioned these points while federal railroad administration officials considered lengthening shop hours to speed repairs.
Rail officials describe proposed 10 hour day with time and a half for the tenth hour as the nation faces crisis. Tollerton notes no surplus mechanics and predicts future essential production staffing. New York Central reports nine to ten hour shifts kept engines running through winter and lists shifted engines to repair. Discussion also covers women in rail work with New Haven and Central noting sizable female staff and policy changes. Hearings expected to wrap tomorrow.
In Dedham Superior Court a jury hears the will contest of Gaspare Di Colas 250000 estate. Attorney Wayland Dorothy testifies he drew up the death bed will at Massachusetts General Hospital and that Di Cola signed with his mark. Alienist Dr Evans says Di Cola was not mentally fit to make the will without awakening.
German raiders attacked American lines in France but were spotted and repulsed as artillery blazed out rockets and fire. A private was killed by a machine gun bullet during the night raid while enemy planes roamed the area and an American squadron answered with a dash over a trench.
In London on February the British government told its Kiev agent to declare Britain will not recognize any eastern peace involving Poland without prior Polish consultation. Poland was absent in Ukraine talks and part of its territory was ceded to Ukraine.
Washington reports the government adopts a plan to limit production of luxuries peace time goods and excess war materials. The fuel administration will enforce strict fuel allotments to all industries for the coming year with a list of industries ranked by war importance. The program should begin by April 1 as the coal year starts.
Fuel Administrator Garfield outlines an expanded preferential plan based on the January 17 shutdown order. A national board will set delivery priorities for railroads, war industries, and public health needs, with a staged system and regional enforcement to boost efficiency and align production with wartime needs.
Washington reports credit for drafting the American document that influenced turning the Versailles talks toward centralized war control. Secretary Baker attributes the papers to General Bliss chief of staff and American representative on the Supreme War Council. Baker says he had no role in preparation and the document cannot be published. Lloyd George praised the plan but noted it was mixed with operations.
London Feb 2. Updated U.S. Army figures report 204 Americans dead from the Tuscania disaster. Identified and buried include three officers and 137 men. unidentified buried cover one officer and 31 men. 32 men listed as missing presumed lost at sea.
Nelson P. Brown assistant attorney general was yesterday named justice of the Superior Court by Governor McCall and may be the youngest on the bench if confirmed. He would succeed Judge Shattuck who died weeks ago after shorter than six months on the bench. Brown, 40, is a Dartmouth and Harvard Law School graduate who previously served as first assistant attorney general and handled hundreds of state criminal cases in Middlesex county.
Mrs Albert L Key wife of Commodore Key chief of staff of the First Naval District died last night at her Charlestown navy yard home from heart disease caused by an electric shock while assisting in an X ray exposure in a hospital Funeral arrangements were not yet set Grace Condit Smith of Washington was her maiden name She was aunt to Stephen J Field later a Supreme Court justice Her sisters included the wife of General Leonard Wood and the wife of Lieutenant Hooker a Nevada senator's grandson Her husband served in Tokyo as naval attach during the Boxer uprising in China
Eight people seven of them children were rescued from beds on the third floor of a wooden block at 254 Meridian Street East Boston when a fire swept the building last night. Eight others escaped through smoke filled hallways as flames raged through the structure.
A basement furnace caused a blaze that swept seven buildings near 258 Meridian Street. Patrolmen Hennessey McKindry and Whitten helped rescue Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ormond and their six children Hannah John Catherine Frances May and Thomas. Iowa Club members led by Edward S Kelley and Ted Riley aided families to safety. Multiple residents escaped in night clothing as smoke filled stairways and the fire displaced eight people sent to the East Boston Relief Station.
The Shipping Board ordered that after February 20 no American steamer under 2500 deadweight tons may clear for transatlantic voyages or other long trades. The ruling aims to conserve tonnage and keep small steamers for coastwise West Indies or other suitable services as they are deemed uneconomical and unsafe for the targeted routes.
John A. Kendrick of Lowell was yesterday granted a decree nisi in his divorce suit against wife Jenny M. Kendrick of Lowell. The Superior Middlesex Court at East Cambridge granted the decree on desertion grounds. the case was uncontested.
Former East Boston telephone operator Helen Judge married Private John McDonald of the U S Army last December. Hidden nuptials were revealed after two months of detective work, prompting a Dorchester reception held by friends at 17 Stockton street.
London February 20 report says the German Independent Socialists plan a demonstrative strike starting March 1 in the empire's munitions factories, based on information from Berlin via Amsterdam by the Exchange Telegraph Company.
Boston Street Car Men's Union issues an urgent strike notice after a long meeting. They cite higher wages, crowded and heatless cars, and hostile actions by the Boston Elevated Company. The union argues the immunity bill and other moves breach their contract and may trigger damages suits.
The executive board calls 10 000 ballots for a special meeting at Fay Hall corner Dover and Washington streets tonight at 8 30 pm to consider a strike vote on wages. Secretary John W Hurley signs the notice as motormen conductors and others weigh action amid alleged hostile company attitude. President Matthew J Higgins and Business Agent William J Timmins led days of talks with the board.
London Feb 20 The British tally of armaments seized in the past year totals 4542 guns including 168 heavy howitzers 68 heavy guns 437 field guns 1055 trench mortars and 2814 machine guns James Ian MacPherson parliamentary under secretary for war announced while presenting the army estimates in the House of Commons
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