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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1917
Page
4
Marie Hawks of Eel River Quebec testified in Municipal Court that she was imprisoned for six days in a room at Adams House Washington Street Bangor by George Black a woodsman from New Brunswick who had come to town for a good time.
A guest testified that after visiting a room at the Adams House she was forced to stay and prevented from leaving until an employee helped her escape via a window. Black faced claims of kidnapping and illegal confinement amid hotel owners denying wrongdoing. Adams and Harmon were bound over for Supreme Court on charges of keeping a disorderly house.
Washington Feb 23 The Federal Shipping Board exempted American merchant ships now in South American waters from Wilson Proclamation to allow them to bring cargoes back to the United States. The move lifts the ban on chartering ships to foreigners for these vessels returning home.
Pledges and cash received toward a Charlestown Y M C A clubhouse for enlisted Army and Navy men amount to 178445 dollars. Final target remains 200000 dollars to purchase land and construct the building.
Dr Alfred W La Vigne 78 found criminally liable in the death of Elizabeth Davis Shevlin 19 who died at St Johns Hospital Jan 22 The inquest before Judge John P Pickman resulted in the finding and the doctor is held in 5000 for the grand jury while James Shevlin husband of the deceased is held in 2500
Thomas O. Mooney, labor leader, convicted of murder not by case evidence but on a past record cited in an affidavit filed in Superior Court. Juror J. W. Miller states Mooney was convicted of first degree murder and awaits the death sentence for the July postponement day bombing that killed ten people.
Eli Greenberg who runs a small Charter street store appeared before Judge Creed charged with stealing $2.60 from a mother of three. Warned that restitution could reduce the sentence, he fetched the money himself, paid the victim back, and was placed on probation.
Newsprint paper makers and publishers told the Federal Trade Commission their views on a group proposal to fix prices. No decision yet and talks continue. The commission will hear manufacturers not yet endorsing the idea and will meet publishers from across the country tomorrow. The American Newspaper Publishers Association executive and paper committees met today.
Some manufacturers are ready to sign the proposal while others withhold consent. Adoption of an arbitration plan does not require all manufacturers to agree, the commission says. If accepted, the panel will act as an arbitration board and consult many manufacturers and publishers. Publishers expect relief but oppose immunity for manufacturers under federal investigations. A separate inquiry into book paper shows conditions similar to news print, with no shortage and prices not tied to costs.
Last night officials floated the possibility of rebuilding the old Columbia Theatre with its 28 inch walls after a fire gutted both the theatre and the Grace building. The Grace structure with lighter walls must be demolished. Elevated trains ran past the ruins on schedule but slowed to avoid the area. The U S quartermaster's department notes loss of charts and maps in the Jaynes building just across Lovering Street. Hundreds of workers from Grace and Jaynes firms face temporary unemployment.
The State Department in Washington says representations may be made to London over the British cruiser Amethyst stopping the American steamship Allaquash en route to Boston from Buenos Ayres and capturing two German firemen. The seizure occurred Feb 3 off Pernambuco Brazil after the ship had called at Rio de Janeiro where five German seamen who had hidden aboard were landed.
A disagreement between Harvard President Lowell and Technology President Maclaurin questions which institution has absorbed the other. The dispute centers on the size and scope of their respective schools and their possible merger.
President Lowell testified before Judge Pierce as Harvard and Technology trade lines over the Gordon McKay endowment worth 22.5 million. Harvard has already drawn 100000 for engineering expenses at Technology and seeks income control to avoid another school. Tech trustees argue the will’s spirit is violated. The cross examination covered Maclaurin remarks from a 1914 Tech alumni banquet. The case moves to the full court with rulings awaited.
Governor Milliken signed a unanimous Senate resolution for a referendum on equal suffrage for women. Three pens used for the signature were given to Deborah Knox Livingstone, Arthur T. Ballantine, and Mrs. Robert I. Whitehouse, all Maine suffrage leaders.
The Greek steamer Calimeris was held in port after a telegram from New York bankers ordering the vessel to stay until Monday. Two British steamers, Anglian and Cleveland Range, finished loading and likely to depart, Anglian for London with grain and munitions and Cleveland Range for Havre with flour and supplies.
In Concord New Hampshire Judge Kivel of the Superior Court withdraws as presiding justice in the Carpenter case. The next phase focuses on the separate maintenance action by Mrs Marguerite Paul Carpenter. Chief Justice Chamberlain will assign a replacement judge for that trial. The temporary custody petition remains under Judge Kivel.
Miss Ethel Thomas daughter of Mr and Mrs James Thomas will marry Stanley M Brown of Rochester New York son of Mr and Mrs Alfred W Brown of Chelsea today in Wollaston.
In Greens Fork Indiana early today a safe was blown by burglars who escaped with about 8000 dollars in currency. The First National Bank building sustained blast damage but residents heard the noise and did not investigate, delaying discovery by hours.
A Boston City Club meeting by the citizens' committee of 2% aims to lay out a definitive plan for the 192% Pilgrim tercentenary honoring the landing at Plymouth Rock. The effort seeks governors mayors congressmen town officials clergy college presidents and leaders from labor and press for a large New England expo. A subsequent mass meeting will organize women and a massive public parade in Faneuil Hall.
The Harvard Dramatic Club held its annual dinner at the Victoria last night with fifty members attending. A class of eighteen initiated members performed a travesty based on the club’s recent production The Mission of the Dammed.
J P Morgan & Co. announced the arrival of 9 million dollars in gold from Canada at the Philadelphia Mint. This brings total gold imports to 152 million dollars since January 1.
A vintage health ad claims youthful vitality comes from a healthy liver and bowels. It promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle, olive colored remedy to cleanse impurities, with boxes priced at 10c and 25c and available everywhere.
After four weeks, the Senate Commerce Committee approved the administration bill giving the President power to commandeer American merchant shipping in emergencies. Chairman Fletcher urged passage this session, but at least two Republican Senators oppose many features, making passage chances doubtful.
Colonel Cyrus B. Adams head of the Massachusetts Prison Commission appealed to the Master Builders Association to help former prisoners reintegrate, urging them to provide work opportunities for these men.
A Worcester water main burst at Newbury and Sigel streets flooded cellars and caused about $10,000 in property damage as thousands of gallons spilled before shut off.
The Boston finance committee approved two orders authorizing $1,000,000 for the sewerage system for 1917. The committee plans to report favorably to the City Council.
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