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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1913
Page
5
Deficits after dividend payments appear in the Boston and Albany figures and the New Haven figures as shown by the railroad commissioners report issued yesterday.
Albany shows an $18 160 deficit while New Haven reports $929 989. New Haven paid $14 315 540 in dividends at 8 percent on stock. Boston and Maine shows a $1 290 248 surplus though dividends were charged to surplus. Street railways carried 701 798 274 passengers, up 18 435 557 from last year. One and a half million more miles were run, totaling 125 078 724.
Portsmouth dispatch reports the three masted schooner Henry P Havens refusing to proceed after arriving in port. The vessel was leaking badly with three feet of water in the hold. Owners were notified. cargo lumber from St John to Vineyard Haven.
An advertising copy touts Olive Tablets as a mild effective substitute for Calomel for liver and bowel relief. It claims Dr Edwards opposed Calomel for 17 years, offers olive oil based tablets, and promises safe pleasant dependable results at 10 or 25 cents per box.
Proposals call for a fire prevention commission to set uniform building fire rules, signals, hydrants and drills. Recommend increasing city firemen to one per 750 inhabitants. Prohibit wooden shingles and combustible roofs. Upright supports below first floor to be noncombustible. Wooden frame buildings capped at three stories. Buildings must be at least ten feet apart unless walls are solid brick or concrete with eight inch thickness. windows require wired glass unless adjacent wall is solid.
A report details sweeping reforms for Boston area safety including building construction limits for the metropolitan district. Provisions require nonwood roofs on new or altered structures and restrict wooden frame height to three stories with strict side and opening protections.
Last performance here for Mme Edvina as Louise in Charpentier's opera. Zenatello as Julien with Gay and Marcoux in key roles. Strong ensemble, audience praise, but score cuts noted. Next performances include La Boheme and Carmen this afternoon and tonight.
The Good Government Association criticizes its City Council representatives in City Affairs while acknowledging past efforts and pledging to seek better men in future elections. The article notes the group’s aim to raise standards in city leadership and praise for current members' achievements.
The Good Government Association stated eight of nine council members were endorsed, signaling a plan to reform the council next year. Political circles expect leaders to push for ousting Councillors Earnest E. Smith Daniel J. McDonald and Timothy J. Buckley as a start to the new policy stance.
The Wakefield scheme of school savings banks was adopted and first tested at Greenwood School with about 350 pupils. On opening day deposits reached 85 dollars, with the largest single contribution from a child at 5 dollars.
A historical notice touts a home remedy described as odorless and wasteless for drunkenness and addiction, promoted as a secret treatment that could be added to tea, coffee, or food by any woman at home.
Cambridge police aided by hundreds of Harvard students pursue a suspect believed to be a university student or adept forger thief targeting Harvard and Radcliffe. About $3000 stolen in the past month from campus locations, with many victims choosing not to report thefts to authorities.
At a meeting of the Broadway Baptist Church of Cambridge the decision was made to receive the Free Will Baptist Church members into the Broadway Society. Services will be held tomorrow to mark the merger of the two congregations.
The Chelmsford Foundry Company of Medford and Lowell was placed in receivership yesterday by Judge Morton in the United States District Court. Receivers named were F. N. Rock and William B. Willett with bonds of 15000 dollars each.
Four small cakes of fine imported soap in violet and other delicate odors sold in assorted boxes. A pure soap in small cakes, attractively wrapped for guest rooms. Limited quantity available. large economical cakes 10c, three for 25c, a dozen for $1. Suitable for winter use and skin care.
Taskish Weave offers 20C fine large face cloths described as unusually good quality. Knitted face cloths priced at 7 for 25c. Cloths made especially for Liggett's and available only at their stores.
In Ogden Utah two women prisoners escaped from the city jail during a blizzard by sliding down from a high second story window on a rope made of braided blanket strips. The fugitives were Mrs Mary McGill jailed for aiding her husband in a robbery and Mabel Wilson jailed for vagrancy. McGill previously broke jail in the same way ten days earlier. She reportedly telephoned Salt Lake City yesterday to ask the cost of freeing her.
A Brockton company I. B. Washburn Co. was convicted in U S District Court of violating pure food laws by adding glucose to cocoanut macaroons. The jury’s verdict hinges on whether the treat still qualifies as a macaroon under the law.
William Slade and James E. Fox stewards on the steamer Prince George of the Yarmouth line pleaded guilty in U S District Court to assaulting Customs Inspector George B. Tinkham on August 31. Judge Morton suspended sentence until March to allow payment of fines. Fox to pay 25 dollars and Slade 100 dollars.
Russian Prime Minister Kokovtsoff presents to the fourth Duma a plan to reform passports, aiming to reduce red tape for travelers. The government seeks clearer personal rights laws and simpler passport formalities to ease relations with foreign countries.
The first Carmen of the season plays at the Boston Opera House tonight with Maria Gay as Carmen and Fernand de Potter as Don Jose. Escamillo will be sung by Jean Ridder, with Miss Diamond Donner debuting as Micaela. Mme DeCourcy sings Mercedes and Miss Sharlow appears as Frasquita. other roles filled by Chasseriaux Bourquin Devaux and Giaccone. Charles Strong conducts the orchestra.
James William McIntyre of Little, Brown & Co. dies at his Newton home from pneumonia linked to a Christmas cold. He was 64 and a prominent figure in publishing and bookselling. The obituary notes his national reputation.
A call to action urges readers to send name and address on a coupon to seek help for liquor victims. The message promises lasting gratitude if a loved one is helped, framing it as a simple, cost free step.
Edward Preble of Fresno testified at the East Cambridge Court House about the missing Daniel Blake Russell, known as Fresno Dan. He described the homestead in Melrose and reasons for leaving, noting the case grew from a Fresno newspaper account in 1910.
North Providence RI January 10 One hundred operatives at the Esmond cotton mills went on strike today. Strike leaders said men were dissatisfied with wages. Superintendent Crocker said no direct wage demand had been made.
Colonel Robert T. Van Horn founder of the Kansas City Journal was reported dangerously ill today with apoplexy. He was stricken last week at age 88 and represented this district in Congress for one year.
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