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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1910
Page
5
Boston building experts attributed the ceiling collapse at the Brighton telephone exchange to staples of insufficient length. Fourteen young women operators were injured on Thursday. Supervisor E. J. Turner and Inspector Hickey led the investigation of the wrecked ceiling.
In a report to Commissioner Everett the team concluded the 2 inch iron staples of one-eighth inch wire, placed on opposite sides of channel iron and driven into 2x6 spruce, caused the failure as they were too short. The diamond mesh held to channel iron but the accident is attributed to staple failure. The telephone company investigates, with results likely in a month. Brockton builder F S Jackson said the structure, erected in 1905, was mostly completed by their firm.
Mary I Christie of Dorchester Avenue South Boston was granted a divorce from George F Christie in Suffolk County Divorce Court yesterday. She cited cruel and abusive treatment and testified about his cruelty the month her child was born.
The Massachusetts State Poultry Association met at Mechanics Building for annual elections and a lecture by George Cosgrove of Connecticut. Officers chosen include President Henry D. Smith and vice presidents George F. Eastman and D. P. Shore Falliver. A queen hen laid 250 eggs, while Colonial Ribbon the brown tabby Angora bore three kittens, drawing attention at the gathering.
Mrs. George W. Fiske of Auburndale is named the beneficiary of a property prize as attendees celebrate in snowy conditions. The brief item notes recognition and location without additional details.
The Mechanics Building Poultry Show announced awards led by J. W. Shaw of Brockton capturing the Governor Greenhalge Cup and two other crowns. Walter C. Baylies of Taunton won the J. C. Sharp Jr. $100 cup and the year’s championship for the best partridge cochin cock. Multiple cups were awarded for breed champions across Light Brahma, Partridge Cochin, White Cochin, Barred Plymouth Rock, White Plymouth Rock, Wyandotte, Rhode Island Red, Silver Gray Dorking, Brown Leghorn, Blue Andalusian, and Partridge Wyandotte categories with numerous named winners and farms from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and beyond.
Fifty members of the Furniture Dealers and Interior Decorators Association gathered at Young's Hotel for their annual banquet. Retiring President William L Shearer presided as toastmaster and officers were elected with H A Skinner as president and O D Baker as vice president. Speakers included Arthur P Sheldon, Katharine M H Bickford, and Arthur Brisbane, with labor and production costs discussed as key concerns for Boston furniture makers.
Richard Olney former Secretary of State under President Cleveland lay near death in Corey Hill Hospital Brookline after abdominal surgery on Tuesday. A woman of the family announced last night that he would be able to leave within a week, though the exact nature of the operation was not disclosed.]]
Mr. Olney, former Secretary of State, was ordered operated on at Corey Hill Hospital after his illness worsened Monday. His law partner Francis I Amory learned of the surgery only from a Post reporter, unaware Olney had been away from the office.
About 3000 Holy Name Society members will take part in tomorrow’s feast observances. They will attend mass and receive communion at central churches, then gather for solemn vespers at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross with Archbishop O Connell in attendance. The Rev Edward F Fitzgerald will preach. Members join from multiple Boston parishes, plus groups in Lynn and Cambridge for union services.
As 4:54 PM and near deadline petitioners from the Citizens' Municipal League and campaign staff filed recounts for multiple council candidates. Richard F. Field acted for Mayor-elect Fitzgerald while Billings and Innes filed for Storrow and Sitzgerald papers. Recounts target Ward 8 12 and several named aldermen with figures showing Kenny Attridge Buckley Lane and Hale among those seeking review.
The court record clarifies that Mrs. Marguerite M. S. Stilwell is not the daughter of Boward Gately. Earlier papers misidentified her father. her real ancestor was M. R. Gately, once in business in Boston twenty years ago.
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