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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1913
Page
12
George W. Coleman once labeled the wrecker of the National City Bank of Cambridge wandered Boston unseen. He had breakfast in a Newspaper Row restaurant and walked crowded spots in the financial district and to the Common without being recognized.
The $12 a week clerk who spent $500000 worked on bank books with former Governor Bates under guard. Coleman, jailed in East Cambridge, spent evenings with Deputy Marshal Tighe and secretly met with his mother in a Federal street office. He remains energetic and defiant about reports of ill health.
Mrs. Joseph Quinn of Ivy court Gloucester refutes a Post story saying her 9-year-old daughter Beatrice was assaulted. Beatrice is cited as a witness for Jeffry White, who pressed a complaint against two Gloucester businessmen accusing them of assault on his 13-year-old daughter.
Mrs. Mary Ruseau of Brashier New York, identified Dakota Dan as her brother-in-law James Delbert Ruseau before Master Pevcy at the East Cambridge Courthouse identity hearing. Her testimony marked a notable moment in the proceeding.
Mrs Ruseau after viewing a photo marked This is for William identifies the man as her husband’s brother James. She confirms the claimant is Jim Ruseau after 23 years of acquaintance. The witness and late James D. Ruseau’s mother testified to the claimant’s identity and letters linkage.
Worcester court approves sale of the Franklin Theatre to Sylvester Z. Poli for 135000 dollars. Poli already owns the Poli and Plaza theatres, consolidating his dominance in local theatre enterprises.
Leading Massachusetts women suffragists denounce any link to a bill seeking a public opinion vote on suffrage. They call labeling the measure as a women suffrage bill false and attack Speaker Grafton D. Cushing for tying the Republicans to the proposal. The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association executive committee approved a resolution denouncing the bill as a discreditable subterfuge.
Mrs Theresa A Crowley chair of the state association legislative committee says the opinion bill is a device to mislead the public and demands a constitutional amendment. She notes pledged legislators will not be satisfied by supporting the opinion bill and cites leaders backing a real suffrage measure. Mary Hutcheson Page of Boston says the bill is anti suffragist and aims to delay and defeat the cause.
Robbins Spring Hotel on Robbins road in Arlington is slated to be converted into a private Catholic girls school. An order of teaching sisters based in Belgium, with a community in southwest Massachusetts, is near to taking title. Cardinal O'Connell recently visited and reportedly approved the plan.
Title papers will be passed next month and a formal possession by the sisters will begin. The four story main building and a second building named The Nest contain 48 chambers and are linked by a run way. The first floor houses a dining room for 100, two parlors and an office. About 58 000 feet of land accompanies the property with talks of purchasing adjacent plots near Massachusetts avenue to create a 100 by 200 foot plot. An unaccepted way on one side is now said to be an accepted street. A caretaker will stay until June 1 to oversee the property.
The location sits atop a hill 400 feet above sea level offering a panoramic view. Minot's Light 27 miles distant may be seen at night. The buildings near a spring with waters reputed to resemble famous springs and a pine grove nearby. Rooms all have outside exposure, electric lights, fire escapes, steam heating, and open plumbing with modern sanitary appliances.
Vera Barstow the brilliant young violinist will debut in Boston at a concert by Elena Gerhardt in Symphony Hall Sunday afternoon. A protegé of wealthy Boston patrons she is among the rising Americans attaining high rank in music. Barstow, native of Pittsburgh, studied under Luigi von Kunits former Pittsburg concert master, and has played in Vienna Berlin Chicago and New York drawing strong interest for her Boston debut.
Everett fireman Alexander J. McDuff was ordered reinstated by Malden District Court Judge Charles M. Bruce after removal for wilful neglect of duty and disrespectful language. The case involved the Board of Fire Commissioners and followed a hearing.
London reports the European powers have handed their collective note to Turkey in Constantinople as diplomacy for southeastern Europe enters a new phase. Turkish delegates await their government’s precise intentions with prediction of a prompt response and possible concessions to restart peace negotiations.
An advertisement touts No Tea for its appealing fragrance and strong flavor that quickly wins friends. The brief promotes social appeal and robust character as key selling points in everyday life.
New York January 17 Izzy the Painter a self accused firebug testified before the grand jury. The panel returned an indictment accusing three men of operating a fire setting and insurance scam with connivance of public adjusters. Arrests are expected soon.
Izzy Stein admitted to setting more than 50 fires over two years with weekly acts. He describes payments of 25 to 50 dollars per fire and says public adjusters harassed the insured, taking 50 to 60 percent of claims. He notes removal of valuables and substitution of burned items in some cases. More indictments are anticipated.
Washington January 17 The Senate executive session adjourned with no progress on confirming President Taft's appointments as Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked. No confirmations were advanced and little effort was made to move any nomination forward.
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