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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1911
Page
4
Tentative plans for an $800,000 City Hall annex to be built on the Old Court House site have been prepared under the direction of Manus G. Fish, Superintendent of Public Buildings, and are now under consideration by the City Council.
Superintendent Fish presents a perspective of the proposed new City Hall to the Council. The plan mirrors an older favored design and shows an 11 story building occupying the current Court House footprint with bridges to City Hall. It features four sided entrances and modular floor layouts to allow easy future enlargements.
J Yuil Eibye of Orient Heights Yacht Club announced before sailing to Copenhagen that he wed Miss Else Guame of Winthrop in Nashua New Hampshire on June 17. The couple married privately on June 10 or 11 and took a two week wedding trip through the White Mountains before she joined her parents in the old country.
Governor Foss's inaugural proposal to raise salaries for supreme and superior court judges faced no opposition yesterday before the committee on public service. The plan would lift chief justice pay from 8000 to 10500, associate chief from 6500 to 8500, Supreme Court justices from 2000 to 10000, and Superior Court judges from 6500 to 8000.
The report compares minimum advertising rates per inch per thousand circulation for major U S daily papers. It highlights the Boston Post at 0 0116 cents and notes only three papers rate as low or lower. The compiled figures show wide variance among 273 papers with many examples cited.
Frank S. Farrell 28, MIT graduate, died after a lingering illness three days after marrying Helen Louise Wales of Stoughton. The wedding occurred at his bedside as he lingered, betrothed for three years, and health failures including tuberculosis hastened his death. Farrell had worked at Emerson Laboratory in Springfield before illness. The widow remained at his side.
Slippery rails caused a rear end collision between two electric cars on Dorchester avenue near Summer street yesterday. Three women suffered fainting spells or minor injuries and were taken to Relief Hospital. Mrs Mary Angell and Miss Catherine Bindin fainted. Agnes Cronin received a minor arm injury and fainted, then sent home by cab.
G H Norcross, president of the Bostonian Society, telegrammed Mayor Fitzgerald urging him not to sign a Street Commission order renaming the Court street section between Washington and Scollay Square to State street. He argues the street name should be preserved for historical reasons.
State Treasurer Elmer A. Stevens criticized muckrakers at a Boston Credit Men's Association dinner at Young's Hotel. He argued Massachusetts handles state departments effectively, favors pay as you go finance, and cautioned against partial or misleading figures about public spending and the state's debt of twenty million two hundred forty thousand dollars.
In Washington on February 24 the Sutherland amendment to the Borah resolution for popular election of Senators passed the Senate 50 to 37. The measure grants Congress power to regulate elections and to bar southern states from restricting suffrage.
Washington officials review the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling on railroad rates with no reductions ordered and existing rates held. Railroads may appeal to the commerce court, but failure there could lock in rates for two years, while western lines face limited impact.
D Ives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce argues that freight rate changes stem from competitive conditions, not science. He claims railroads shifted rates to few tonnage and failed to consult shippers, warning against long term harm to carriers and shippers but predicting continued railway prosperity due to crops and a strong economy.
The Senate ratified a new Japanese treaty amid warnings it could affect Western labor by replacing the 1894 exclusion clause. Supporters argued diplomatic notes promise strict passport scrutiny to curb undesirable immigration, while California and other Western senators worried about rushed action and its regional impact.
Mrs. John L. Gardner won seven prizes for her flower collections at Horticultural Hall. Her cimerrarias center display stood out amid a smaller exhibit due to a cold spell. W A Manda showed orchids from South Orange, J T Butterworth took second for orchids. Fred Ayer of Newton exhibited ericas and acacias, while William Whitney displayed cyclamens. Vegetables and New England apples also drew interest.
Western Senators allowed ratification without a roll call after a full discussion. The immigration clause offended Japanese pride as it appears unique to this treaty, with no similar clause in others. Secrecy remains and no public ratification announcement was issued.
Governor Foss will send to the executive council on Wednesday an appointment to the superior bench to fill the vacancy created by Judge Robert O. Harris winning a seat in Congress from the 14th district. Rumors name John P. D. McLaughlin Henry V. Cunningham Roscoe I. Learned as possible choices with Learned discussed with the bar association.
George Hallett a 77 year old carpenter of Division street Chelsea and several other Chelsea men were indicted for abusing young girls of immature age. Hallett was found guilty yesterday and faces sentencing next week. He testified tearfully that he never mistreated the girls and urged them to stop visiting his shop.
A Connecticut woman chronicles relief from bilious attacks after abandoning coffee for Postum. She credits three years without digestive pain or attacks to the hot beverage, noting medical advice on heredity and liver function was outweighed by her new regimen. The testimonial, from Postum Company, invites readers to consider Postum as a cure.
A blaze at the fire department repair shop on Dover Street threatened the building about 6 PM. Intense heat on the first floor triggered the automatic system. A citizen quickly alerted by smoke from box 58 before engines arrived. Damage estimated at $50.
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