21 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
1
Weather forecast notes rain with no snow or ice for the coming period. Forecaster cites 40 years of records, says temperatures vary widely across cities from Boston to Duluth, with lawns turning green and pussy willows blooming despite rain.
A band of 50 Ute Indians fled from the reservation after a clash that left a sheepherder dead and Joseph Vichel wounded. Sheriff Gawith and Agent Spears pursued, but the group disappeared into the mountains. Residents arm themselves as authorities seek a peaceful surrender of Big Rabbit and his followers.
Henri Bourassa, former Laurier ally now opposing English navy funding under the Borden measure, foresees Canada becoming free. He criticizes Laurier as weakened by reciprocity and says Prime Minister Borden struggles to satisfy his anti imperialist base in an exclusive Post interview.
In an interview the leader accuses Taft of pushing reciprocity for political gain. He says Canadians oppose the measure and would not back a US trade deal while cost of living remains high. He notes reciprocity was strongest in western Canada but frames it as a dead issue. Continued on Page 2-Fourth Col.
Paris, Jan 20. M Dussaud a French scientist described his discovery of cold light a method that may revolutionize electric lighting He outlined how the process could produce light without heat and with greater efficiency signaling a potential breakthrough for future illumination.
An inventor describes an electric lamp that concentrates light on a single point using filaments and a lens. It passes 82 volts into an eight volt lamp with minimal heat and current, proving safe and efficient. The device can run on a tiny battery or a water jet and even a squirrel driven cage, with potential for photography and searchlights.
Warden Bridges bans embossed postcards to prisoners to stop drug smuggling hidden in raised designs. Investigations found attempts to ship morphine and cocaine hidden in embossed Christmas and New Year cards.
A Sing Sing incident exposed a five year operation where a New York woman manufactured drug cards sold to inmates. Cards contained opium morphine or cocaine with two cents per card and extra for drugs. Police seek the supplier while convicts reveal mail delivery through Charlestown prison after release or on request.
A new Coast Artillery hydro aeroplane surpassed government standards in final test at Marblehead with operator Frank Coffyn. It climbed at 210 feet per minute against the 150 fpm requirement, weighing 500 pounds with 50 pounds extra. The craft will be sent to Palm Beach for government aviators.
Colonel George B. Billings was honored at a banquet hosted by the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society at the American House. Speakers lauded his 18 years as immigration commissioner of the port of Boston and Toastmaster Samuel Balin presented a large silver loving cup for his service to thousands of Hebrew immigrants.
Five tales men answered questions satisfactorily for the defense and two were excused for suspected prejudices at the close of the first day of Clarence S. Darrow’s second trial for alleged jury bribery in the McNamara case in Los Angeles.
Paris January 20 Aristide Briand has definitively accepted President Fallieres call to form a new French cabinet. The development signals a reshaping of the government as Briand proceeds with preparations for the administration.
The Attorney General ends its own inquiry into monopoly regulation and proposes a broader regulatory solution. A commission or higher authority will consider the inquiry findings and pursue policy actions. The move signals a shift from agency driven investigation to a centralized approach.
Attorney General Wickersham announced he referred the entire telephone trust issue to the Interstate Commerce Commission for investigation and action. The move ends Justice Department inquiries into the alleged 600 million dollar telephone trust and its treatment of independent companies.
Sympathy strike in big industries along the Bangor and Aroostook line may involve mill workers engineers and firemen as a show of support. Conductor and brakeman groups may join while engineers officials reject the offers. A prolonged strike could lift potato prices nationwide, as Aroostook County guards shipments against extreme cold with stove protection and storage measures.
The commission’s far reaching inquiry aims to shape policy on whether a federal monopoly under regulation should be created or if government takeover of utilities is needed, or if competition should be enforced under the Sherman act.
Miss H. Pearl Richards opens a Mexico delivered parcel post package at Merrill Abstract Company in Phoenix building Minneapolis revealing a ready to serve dinner headlined by a pig roast home grown potatoes head cheese pumpkin mince pie eggs and doughnuts causing a stir in the office and prompt inspection by manager E. D. Knickerbocker.
Guster Wirt a tug boat fireman of Commercial Tug Boat Company lies in serious condition at Relief Hospital Haymarket square after being beaten and robbed of 10 dollars early last night at Commercial Wharf head Atlantic avenue. Two alleged attackers John Plug and Michael boarded the sea-going tug C W Parker which is bound for Newport News Virginia and are in custody aboard the tug following the assault.
Gustavus Wilson of 302 Columbia Street Cambridge dies aged 58. A leading builder and six years a member of the city cemetery commission, he is survived by a widow and six children.
William Roach of 37A Linwood Street Somerville was struck by an outbound electric car on the Somerville Avenue Bridge about 9 PM last night. He was thrown 10 feet and sustained facial contusions and a side injury while crossing the street. he is about 40 years old.
Readers hear from those who know Abbie L Moulton nee Davis in Boston as she faces a Sherborn sentence for forging checks. Eyewitnesses describe her as a country-born girl with a taste for riches and a vivid imagination, who left home too early and turned to crime. She wore an expensive velvet suit, a large hat, and big rings while Special Officer Lyons recounted three forged checks totaling eighty dollars drawn on Beacon Trust Company.
Before arraignment she wept in the dock as fellow prisoners consoled her. Abbie C. Moulton Davis, a 23 year old, is portrayed as exceptionally inventive among young female wrongdoers with a wide range of methods.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate travel fares and service details. Mentions Berth price set at nine dollars and a route with milk stops and a wash schedule. Information is incomplete and not clearly tied to an event or dates.
Miss Angeline Bertha Carlstrom attempted suicide at her Woodstock home on the eve of her marriage to W Arthur Fuller. Found by Fuller on the parlor floor after swallowing poison, she languished through a long struggle with doctors but is expected to recover. The wedding is indefinitely postponed.
Walter Egan was sentenced to six months in the local jail for breaking into the jail to rescue a friend. Police charged him after finding him inside and pursuing him about two miles toward South Windsor.
Ad claims Fr John’s Medicine cures bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with strong insinuations of medical effectiveness. The brief text emphasizes broad curative promises for respiratory issues.
All but one regular passenger train departed the Bangor and Aroostook terminals under heavy guard. Several trains ran late by as much as four hours, while freight cars were not moved despite protests from manufacturers and potato shippers.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain Tuesday, then colder by night. Wednesday should be fair and colder with brisk southwest to northwest winds. In south New England rain Tuesday and a cold night, followed by fair, colder weather and strong winds. North New England expects rain Tuesday with colder conditions, then Wednesday turns fair and cold with brisk winds.
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