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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1913
Page
2
Congress extends the eight hour law to employees on river and harbor improvements on government contracts. The change follows a Supreme Court ruling that laborers on such projects were seamen and outside the act. The Senate approved the House bill amending the original law to cover them.
A vintage appeal offers Renova as a secret remedy to curb a husband’s drinking. The ad promises to restore sobriety, support hungry families, and suggests buying from Riker Jaynes or requesting free proofs by writing to the Renova Co. in New York.
Miss Hannah Draper Osgood and Henry Hotchkiss Townshend marry at 4 30 in Beacons street home. Due to mourning for Edward L. Osgood the ceremony is quiet. Maid of honor is twin sister Fanny Osgood and best man Dr. Raynham Townshend of New Haven.
Thomas B. Gannett Jr formerly Miss Dorothy Draper and Miss Margaret Preston Draper of Washington are connected to the Sewing Circle and the Vincent Ward. A small reception follows the ceremony at the Beacon Street home with relatives and intimate friends invited.
The Hon. David I. Walsh, counsel for Mrs. John Eills, has retired due to duties as Lieutenant-Governor. Eills appeals from a Probate Court custody ruling in Hampton County that awarded Olga to Mrs Bills after a separation with the former Chicopee Unitarian pastor. A hearing was set for a week from tomorrow after counsels and the court sought a satisfactory agreement.
The Boston City Club begins a drive to raise 200 000 in debenture bonds of 350 each from 3500 members for a proposed clubhouse at Somerset Street and Ashburton Place. Ten teams compete to raise the goal in seven to 10 days, with 31 750 subscribed in one day from ten captains and their teams.
In a Metropolitan Affairs Committee hearing yesterday the proposed annexation of Revere to Boston sparked sharp debate. Representative Thomas J. Giblin urged the move comparing Revere to Goldsmiths Deserted Village while several petitions were presented.
Representative Beck argued the attack on Revere citizens’ intelligence while Judge Cutler opposed annexation citing liquor licensing and revenue from Revere. Martin Lomasney highlighted Revere’s $20,000,000 value and 4000 voters as the scene packed with supporters and opponents.
The Lowell Courier Citizen and the Lowell Law seek a libel law change via a petition to the House. The bill requires written notice within 30 days after publication specifying the article title newspaper and date. It would apply to pre passage libels with notice due 30 days after passage and allows notice left at the newspaper office if the defendant is out of state.
The committee on elections voted to ask the House for an order to recount the 4000 votes cast in the 14th Essex Representative district from the November election. William A. Fisher was declared winner by one vote on the recount with eight votes in doubt, after a request from defeated candidate Charles H. McGlue.
Premier Bourassa argues Canada must move toward independence under a Nationalist policy. He criticizes imperial ties, supports limited naval aid to Britain, and warns reciprocity politics have harmed the Liberal and Tory parties while stressing Canada can thrive with domestic development.
The parents of G. Frederick Hillier, 18, of Watertown, and Miss Nevada F. Worden of Boston, a department store music demonstrator, who wed in New London on Christmas Day, have filed papers seeking to annul their marriage.
Hillier and Worden couple wed in New London after a rushed Christmas Eve license. Parents contest the marriage claiming Hillier was underaged. annulment and potential perjury charges loom. The Wordens vow legal action while the groom's family seeks to annul the union.
James J. Connell of Wollaston rang a fire alarm at Motte and Washington streets at 10 38 last night to summon firemen as he says two men tried to rob him of a small amount of money. He was locked up on a charge of intoxication.
Mrs. Sarah J. Burns of Brockton, a dressmaker, allegedly dictated the text of Horace W. Howard's $400000 will. The Providence death occurred Jan. 14 while he was not fully conscious, a claim raised by Harry Curtis, attorney for Maria H. Goward, his sister.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a cure for clogged nostrils and catarrh. It claims immediate relief as the balm dissolves with nasal heat, opening air passages and ending headaches with a small bottle from any drug store.
Rioting surged as strikebreakers entered dress and shirtwaist factories. Police clashed with workers and East Side gangsters as battles erupted before daylight in Manhattan streets from the Bowery to Fourteenth Street.
Curtis replies to public accusations about a will that bequeaths only a small share to Mr. Burns. Mrs Goward confirms cordial relations with her brother before his death and questions why the will was drawn. She defers contest decisions to her lawyer and notes possible outside influence.
Stella Ward aged 39 died in a Green Street lodging house at 10 30 yesterday morning after sending a letter to her husband John Ward of 36 Temple Street Spencer begging him to take her home. He arrived near 9 pm last night and was overwhelmed by the news.
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