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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1917
Page
1
President Wilson weighs how to respond to war nations about his peace terms. Cabinet and White House talks with Lansing and E. M. House focus on reconciling central powers and entente terms and exploring a new method to compare proposals.
Hyannis heiress Marion Pomeroy Smith has been declared sole holder of her $100000 estate. Judge Pierce of the Supreme Court upheld the Barnstable Probate Court ruling removing Charles C. Paine as conservator and dismissed grandmother Mrs Roanna Pomeroy Coburns bid to declare the heiress insane. During the arguments Morse reported Mrs Pomeroy Coburn may be on a wedding trip after recent marriage.
Anthony Papasardi a district messenger sues for divorce from Margaret on cruelty and abuse grounds. Judge Dubuque granted a decree nisi after Papasardi testified she hurled household items at him and refused to cook. He described a hot rice pudding being dropped on his head as an act of cruelty.
Evangelist Billy Sunday headlines two women only services drawing 17 000 and 12 000 attendees respectively, with 1 755 women stepping forward. Reported as a storming of the Tabernacle by femininity, crowds packed runways as doors opened early and 5 000 more pressed in.
Massachusetts plans a High Cost of Living bill to ban price fixing by grocers and other dealers in essentials. The petition is led by Mrs. Ida M Hebbard and filed by David W Murray for Rep. Maj Gen F E Pierce. it aims to empower the Attorney General to act against price fixing.
At 9 30 tonight a fire and explosion destroyed four hundred thousand pounds of powder at the Du Pont Powder Company plant in Haskell New Jersey. Officials say two workers are missing after checking the night shift. twelve others were injured but none seriously. Loss estimate unavailable.
Two blasts at Haskell in Passaic County shook Long Island to Poughkeepsie. Fires engulfed the glazing barrel, blending house, magazines, and drying houses, with one magazine exploding. The blast damaged Pompton Lake and Bloomingdale, with windows shattered for miles and residents alarmed as rescue and medical teams aided casualties.
Mary Ellen Slattery aged 15 of Cambridge eloped with James D. Shea 22 of Cambridge to New York. They wed there and will return home with Mary Ellen in the custody of her mother. Shea faces New York magistrate charges connected to the elopement and marriage.
An advertisement promotes Fr Johns Medicine as a sensible remedy for colds. It emphasizes simple relief and accessibility through a common home treatment approach. The ad urges readers to trust a familiar brand for cold symptoms.
The girl, daughter of Mrs Mary Harney of 25 Winslow Street Cambridge, married in New York City Hall by City Clerk Sculley after running away with a man from Cambridge identified as Shea who lived at 17 Tuttle Street. Rich ard J McCarthy of Concord New Hampshire acted as best man. They celebrated at a Washington Square cafe before authorities intervened and the girl was taken to the Florence Crittenden home while the man and his friend were arrested. Mrs Harney left for New York to claim her daughter.
Mrs Mary Timing 84 a ward of All Saints Episcopal Dorchester has been missing since Wednesday from the Home for Aged Women 568 Bowdoin Ave Dorchester Miss Mary McCreight reports she left for a short walk and has not been seen since The search continues with friends and church aid workers involved.
Mexican soldiers who searched for two American army aviators reported no trace of the men in lower California. United States customs agents also reported finding nothing.
Mrs. William Thaw prepares to aid her son Harry K Thaw as authorities face new difficulties after his Christmas confrontation. The bedside group includes six doctors two nurses and six detectives.
Harry Kendall Thaw, who slashed his throat and left wrist in a West Philadelphia rooming house, is reported to be living in the most elaborate suite at St. Marys Hospital on Frankford avenue and Commerce street. Dr Elwood R Kirby, in charge, gave the update today.
Washington January 12 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts will be the main speaker at the centennial celebration of St John s Protestant Episcopal Church in Washington President Wilson will not attend though a program listed his address Officials say he never definitely accepted and reports of his withdrawal stem from Lodge criticism during the peace debate and campaign.
Yesterday marked the coldest day of the winter, but forecasts showed temperatures easing in Boston and surrounding areas today with a gradual rise in the mercury.
Suburban readings show eight below in West Somerville and six below in Arlington Heights while Boston proper records five below. Fire, police and outdoor workers suffer as pipes burst and crews brace frozen switches and tank fills. ships in harbor frost laden and crews thaw waterways.
Read about the Fort Fisher bombardment of 1865 and a huge 1915 earthquake in Italy. A 16 year storm along the New England coast is noted, and a year ago Congress debated sending troops to Mexico to protect citizens.
Forecasts show unsettled weather for Boston and nearby areas with possible snow at night or Sunday. Northern New England expects increasing clouds and warmer Saturday, with likely snow on Sunday. Southern New England remains overcast and warmer with probable snow on Saturday and Sunday.
The new Boston steamer Felix Taussig will be launched at Newport News Virginia at noon for Crowell Thurlow Steamship Company of Broad Street. An invited guest party from this city and New York will witness the ceremony including firm members and their families.
The United States Golf Association voted 80 to 12 to sustain the executive committee recommendation on the amateur rule in New York.
After a heated argument the executive committee sustains its action excluding Francis Ouimet Paul Tewksbury and J H Sullivan Jr of Woodland Golf Club as amateurs about a year ago. A director opposed the report. the rule bars amateurs engaged in golf business for profit. The Brae-Burn Oakmont Shawnee clubs win national titles in open amateur and women championships.
In Ann Arbor on January 12 Charles Schmidt hurled his wife from their home then locked her outside. She later had him arrested for assault while on bail he began divorce actions. She claimed a four million dollar English inheritance and, after his faint reaction, said she would not share the fortune due to their unresolved estrangement.
The House rules committee, empowered to compel testimony, will recall Thomas W. Lawson to name the Congressman and others in a suspected conspiracy involving a Cabinet officer and a broker. If Lawson withholds, contempt charges may follow. Samuel Untermeyer denies advising Lawson or discussing the matter.
The committee approved a plan after a heated House debate as Republicans accused Democrats of stifling inquiry into rumored leaks regarding President Wilson's peace note, while Democrats charged partisanship by Republicans.
Sunlit glass paper weight on a Russell School desk in Cambridge ignited a blotter and desk fire yesterday morning. The alarm was raised and the building cleared of about 500 pupils. Teacher Miss Carrie J. Lindsay was in the hall as Miss Mary S. Bingham smelled smoke and discovered the fire.
Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow, newly named Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States, sails from Rotterdam to New York via London. He looks forward to renewing ties in Washington and has spent years in the capital as an attaché. The Countess Tarnowski and their son will join him in the U S later.
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