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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1914
Page
12
Harvard seniors roam campus without class buttons. P J Waldstein, a senior, denounces the Slothful committee responsible for distribution. He says 1 percent paid 20 cents for buttons last October and no buttons or funds have been heard of, and asks any student to notify him with information.
Harvard students facing mid term exams use red railroad lanterns hung from Shepherds block windows to signal they are busy studying. The lanterns create a dramatic display while indicating they are not at home, as prank ideas circulate among the undergraduates.
Judge William L. Putnam says the shoe machinery business is nearly dried up except for United Shoe Machinery Company. He presides over the federal case to dissolve the company now pending in U S District Court.
Government argues United company monopolizes bottoming shoe machinery. Charles Choate presents a list of other makers. Judge Putnam questions their business volume, while Sidney Winslow describes competition among several firms. Testimony covers royalties and defense strategy as parties plan further amendments.
A six month strike at E. L. Rowe & Sons sailmaking plant in Gloucester ends with a provisional settlement reached yesterday through mediation by Bernard F. Supple of the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration. The new working conditions are to be formally ratified this week.
The Harvard Union shows a decline in enrollment with 2108 members this year down from 2168 last year. Officials fear reduced student attention and engagement compared with prior periods.
The arbitration board may issue its final report today on wages and working conditions in the Boston Elevated Railway Company dispute. By agreement, the board will specify how far back wage increases may date if raises are granted.
The board met yesterday after fifteen weeks of hearings on wage and hours disputes. Chairman Storrow and counsel for both sides left questions about retroactive wage dates to the board. The group adjourned the session subject to the chairmans call. testimony concluded in November and the final report is due within 24 hours.
Boston hosts its 18th annual poultry show in Mechanics Building with about 1200 more entries than last year and a mammoth ostrich from Darien Conn arriving before doors opened. The display spans three floors with sections for incubators, Tilley’s rare birds, turkeys and ducks, plus a concurrent cat show beginning tomorrow.
Mrs. Mary McPhail, 65, of 2 Cross Street, Gloucester, burned to death this afternoon when her clothing caught fire from a small oil stove. Apparently she had just returned from an errand and was warming her hands when the garments ignited.
A neighbor’s son Louis Trainor aged 17 rushed into a burning cottage to rescue Mrs. McPhail who died from severe burns. The blaze caused slight damage to the home but was quickly controlled by Trainor and others. Benjamin McPhail, her son, notified and traveling to the scene.
In New York on January 13 the United States Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that publishing a defamatory libel about prominent figures in Britain does not entail moral turpitude, applying the same logic to a libel about the lord chancellor or the King. The ruling allows Belgian journalist Edward F. Myllus to remain unbarred from the United States, with no appeal planned by federal official John N. Boyle.
Promotes Dr True’s Elixir as the remedy to expel worms and keep the stomach in order. Claims to have been first manufactured in 1851 by the author’s father and suggests signs of worms in children. Offers pricing 5c 50c and 1.00 with free advice and correspondence.
A two thirds vote by the Trades Federation and Rand miners triggers a nationwide strike. The government proclaims martial law and plans to escort about 200000 natives back to their kraals. Rail workers face restrictions and presses censorship is threatened as authorities seek to maintain order.
The funeral for 71 year old Thomas J. Tute treasurer of the Boston Master Plumbers Association will be held tomorrow morning at Holy Cross Cathedral at 9 a.m. He served in the Civil War later earning ranks in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery and was active in the G A R. He is survived by a widow and three Boston daughters.
Jan 13 Philadelphia reports a rare operation at St Marys Hospital to treat paresis using drilled skull holes and serum salvarsan. The patient died from the shock and weakened vitality, despite praise from peers for attempting to bring salvarsan directly to brain tissue. Doctors Kirby Bizczynski Keiffer Murphy Snively performed the procedure.
A general alarm fire in Salem tonight gutted multiple Gannon properties and several shops and sheds. Winds fanned the flames threatening Gallows Hill. Highland Tannery roof suffered major damage before firefighters stopped further spread despite low water pressure and cold weather.
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