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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
10
Councillor Thomas J. Kenny, candidate for mayor, said in speeches that he was amazed by the election tangle and would await developments. He claimed his opponent would have removed his name from the ballot if possible. He expressed astonishment at the jural question but planned to wait for further steps.
Candidate Kenny conducted house rallies in Roslindale at stops on Centre street Primrose street Cohasset street Denton terrace and Metropolitan avenue. He spoke at Albert Fox's home by invitation of the Metropolitan Hill Improvement Association and urged widening Washington and Centre streets and a bridge over the railroad. He denied withdrawal rumors and outlined plans to limit department head spending and elevate the fire department while opening public building planning to all architects.
The first babies born in Boston in 1914 were twin boys to Mr and Mrs Vincent J Gilfoile of 61 I Street South Boston. The first twin arrived at 12 19 am and the second at 1 15 am. The mother is 20 and has seven children. all are living except one. Dr Edward Denning of 577 Broadway is the family physician.
The excerpt notes a story in Sun Day's Post Magazine by Hugh Pendexter titled For the Red Ant Pennant and suggests it provokes strong suspenseful mood for readers.
Congressman James M. Curley urged Councillor Thomas J. Kenny to withdraw from the mayoral race after hearing disclosures at a Ballot Law Commission hearing about forgery charges in Kenny’s nomination papers. Curley said he would withdraw and apologize if he found forgery in his own 14 000 signatures.
The crowd greeted Congressmen Curley amid cold weather as he addressed rallies in Ward 3 Mishawum Hall Ward 5 and Congress Hall Ward 4 then spoke at Ward 38. He accused James M. Kenny of irregularities in petition signers and urged Kenny to withdraw or publicly apologize. He critiqued Kenny on city finances and opposed rapid abolition of the contract system citing legal and financial constraints.
The remarks emphasize Curley entering the mayoral race freely, pledging independence from bosses, governed only by his conscience. The statement portrays Curley as unbound by external obligations and promises.
J H Goodwin of this city and Groton Vermont and Miss Susie Bailey of Ithaca New York wed just after midnight on New Year morning in a New York hotel. The ceremony was performed by the groom’s clergyman brother, Rev R A Goodwin, with a Holland House party witnessing. Goodwin is connected with a Boston tobacco firm and is known in New York and Vermont. Bailey is known in Ithaca social circles. The couple decided to marry as the New Year arrived, aiming to be the first couple wed in 1914.
The reserve bank organization committee plans a 10000 mile trip with an office on wheels. Secretary McAdoo and Secretary Houston will travel with private secretaries and stenographers to hear testimony in 12 western cities. A steel car will house records and allow daily updates for the Federal Reserve Board’s future district lines.
The committee opens hearings in New York on Monday and will not use the special car until mid month. Milton E. Elliott, secretary pro tem, will travel to New York Saturday to arrange hearings and will establish the sub-treasury as headquarters.
The United Railroads in San Francisco presented life insurance policies totaling 1,250,000 for 1587 employees with three or more years of service. Coverage is 250 dollars after three years, 500 after four years, and 1000 after five years.
Plans filed with the bureau of buildings show the Pan American building at Broadway and Fifty-eighth street will rise 894.6 feet with 81 stories and cost 12.2 million dollars making it the world’s highest building.
The 1913 gold value world total was 455 million dollars, up 11 million from 1912. The US produced 88.401 million, down 5 million, while Transvaal, Australia and Mexico fell and Canada and British India rose. Nevada led US silver output with 9.123 million. Montana, Utah, Idaho and Colorado among top five.
A new installment by Anna Steele Rich ardson continues her Talks on Baby ology in the Post. The feature promises practical guidance for new and expectant mothers with focus on infant care.
General Francois Xavier Bonnier landed near the Pool of Siloam in Jerusalem on New Year’s Eve aboard the first aeroplane seen by locals. A brigadier general born in 1857, he earned his aerial pilot certificate in July 1919 and continued by air toward Cairo after arriving in Port Said.
Edward Wood age 20 from a Westport factory drowned while skating on Noquochoke Lake in New Bedford on January 1. Local authorities investigated the accident.
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