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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
11
Mendel Beiliss, recently acquitted of the killing of a Christian boy, left Kiev with his family for Jaffa in Palestine. Baron de Rothschild showed interest in the trial and has bought a small farm in Palestine for Beiliss.
Providence R I January 15 A bill to prohibit tipping in hotels restaurants and other public places was introduced by Senator Addison P Munroe of Providence at the Rhode Island Legislature. The act was presented at the request of the United Commercial Travellers of America.
The Public Service Commission resumes its inquiry into the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad Company’s other expenses with Clarence W. Barron of the Boston News Bureau recalled to the stand after a month’s adjournment and prior disclosures of internal company dealings.
Charles S. Mellen and other former and current New Haven figures will testify about their roles in the road’s “other expense” arrangements. Harvard Law’s Bruce Wyman and state house reporters testified to being employed by the railroad to shape legislation and public sentiment, with ties to the hill towns trolley plan. The probe previously hinted at poker games at the Adams House used as a bribery subterfuge. The Public Service Commission hearing room is expected to be packed for resumed sessions.
Washington January 15. The Senate banking and currency committee finished hearings on John Skelton Williams for Comptroller of the Currency and Fed Board member. A final committee vote was set for tomorrow after praising his Munsey Trust deposit action as right and necessary.
Expressions of sympathy from Boston firemen were offered to James P. Maloney clerk at headquarters on the death of his mother Mrs Catherine C Maloney of Beachmont The funeral will be private with a high mass of requiem at Our Lady of Lourdes Beachmont and burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery Mr Maloney chairman of the Catholic Literary Union athletic committee and former president of the organization also received support from its members.
A fire in Troy on January 15 destroyed the Haughness & Co. ice and coal plant on Second Avenue and eight nearby buildings, forcing residents to flee in winter clothes. Loss estimated at $150,000.
Over a score of Harvard seniors will accept missionary teaching posts in the Far East after completing studies at Cambridge. They will work in schools in Japan, China and the Philippines, with transportation paid by missionary boards and freedom to return to the United States. Bishop Brent will oversee Philippine posts and Bishop Roots will supervise Shanghai assignments.
A report notes Perry G M Aus tin is placed in charge of the Phillips Brooks house. The arrangement assigns responsibility for administration and oversight to the named individual in the community program.
Kansas Progressive Representative Murdock introduced a resolution directing the civil service committee to report to the House the total number of women certified for clerical positions to the New York postmaster, the number appointed, and other facts to determine if women faced discrimination.
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