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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1913
Page
6
London January 7 Sir Edward Grey British Secretary for Foreign Affairs stated in the House of Commons that intervention by the powers would be considered if the peace plenipotentiaries fail to reach an agreement.
Balkan delegates report ambassadors in Constantinople press for terms with Balkan states. Albania frontiers are shelved amid disputes between Austrian aims for a wider Albania and Russia's narrower bounds. Ambassadors begin reviewing the Aegean Islands with Venizelos outlining Greek claims. Turkey secures a short London loan viewed as sign of improving peace prospects.
The Vermont Supreme Court declared four days railcar demurrage law void for conflicting with federal Interstate Commerce Act. The statute allowed shippers to hold cars for unloading for four days.
Poslam quickly cleanses skin removing pimples and blemishes and clears complexions. One or two overnight applications improve appearance and relieve itching. Poslam and Poslam Soap protect skin, improve color, and are sold nationwide with samples available from Emergency Laboratories, New York.
Legal steps are under way to merge Hartford Life Insurance Company of Hartford Connecticut with Missouri State Life Insurance Company of St Louis Missouri. State insurance departments back the move and expect approval. Hartford Life holds about 25 million dollars in legal reserve business while Missouri State reports around 35 million in force. Hartford will stay as a separate entity handling safety fund and assessment branches with about 20 million in force.
Police opened an investigation into the attempted death by own action of Mabel E. Carter a 22 year old who swallowed paris green at 19 Castlegate road Dorchester shortly before her marriage date set.
Miss Carter, engaged to traveling salesman Fred Bates, ingested Paris green in a flat shared with Mrs. Florence Schultz and a maid. Bates and a doctor were summoned. a stomach pump saved Carter who rests now as police open an investigation. Carter refuses to explain, claiming a wish to die, while Schultz disputes prior suicide attempts.
New York January 7. Governor Sulzer launches a fire insurance investigation with special commissioner William B. Willison presiding. A draft of the standard policy will be submitted for public inspection on January 14, and the inquiry is adjourned until that date.
In Providence on January 7 a patient fisherman used a hook on a stick to reach through an open window of Mrs. Theresa Higgins's grocery at 25 Mary street and pull out 10 pairs of baby stockings 12 pairs of boys stockings two clay pipes and peanut slot machines and other items.
James A. Jerry Watson a City Council candidate announces a verbal broadside against the Good Government Association. He will answer their pronunciamento at 2 p.m. this afternoon in Pemberton square near Barrister's Hall, inviting any Goo Goos to reply.
Governor Woodrow Wilson spent the day urging nearly all Democratic lawmakers to back Edward H. Grosscup for State treasurer over Edward I. Edwards. He warned Edwards banking ties could endanger public deposits, meeting 50 of 61 legislators at the State House in sessions that stretched through the day.
Franz Wenz brother of Henry Wenz, famed chocolate maker, says Mrs Henry Sullivan Wenz will be named a defendant in a $60,000 lawsuit claiming she confined him to a bedroom. A $200,000 will contest also involves the widow, who reportedly married the ill 70 year old chocolatier as guests held him upright during the ceremony.
The case centers on the will of Henry Wenz, leaving Mrs Francisca Wenz 500 of 200000, with Ferdinand Wenz seeking to set aside the will. Separately Franz Wenz sues Mrs Henry Wenz and Leikauf in a 60000 action alleging unlawful confinement after joining the family business in Austria and New York. The probate hearing adjourned to January 24. details describe a coercive dispute tied to a confectionery firm.
In Washington on January 7 the Taft administration held the final diplomatic corps dinner at the White House. President and Mrs. Taft hosted guests including the diplomatic corps and their ladies, Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox, senators and representatives, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati.
The Harvard musical clubs conclude a Southern tour with a return to Cambridge for the eighth annual concert in the New Lecture Hall this evening. Generous program highlights student ensembles and campus musical talent.
The Sunday Post Magazine invites readers to await next Sunday's instalment of Earl Derr Biggers new serial "Seven Keys to Baldpate" after its strong reception this week.
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