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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1913
Page
14
Washington January hearing before the Ways and Means Committee signals majority support for free meat and free cattle as part of the tariff revision plan. Democrats push to move necessities of life to the free list, aligning with last year’s policy on free sugar and lumber.
S H Cowan of Texas, a cattle industry spokesman, warned that free meat would flood the U S with cheaper South American products and devastate Texas ranching. He urged fair preferential tariffs, noting foreign cattle would come from Mexico, Canada and Argentina, while challenging party loyalty in Texas.
Lexington news report states the Kentucky Trotting Horse Breeders Association reelected all officers including Ed A. Tipton as president at the annual meeting. A resolution to resume the three in five method for deciding the Kentucky Futurity passed, while a proposal to prohibit starting yearlings for standard records failed.
New York Jan 21 An independent film manufacturer testified he was forced out of his film exchange business for refusing to join the moving picture trust. He was the government's witness in the federal suit against the Motion Picture Patents Company and its affiliations.
William Swanson, secretary of Universal Film Company, testifies that the Motion Picture Patents Company cut off film supplies in 1908 and 1909, forcing him to halt Chicago, Omaha, New Orleans, and other cities. He recalls profits once around $100,000 annually dwindling to nothing as customers were notified of impending shortages. The hearing resumes tomorrow.
The Malden inquest into Mildred Donovan of Revere whose body was found New Year’s Day in a marsh at Malden resumed before Judge E Leroy Sweetser and concluded after five new witnesses. The judge will forward his report to District Attorney Higgins within a week.
Edward P. Pendleton a Yale senior was fined 200 for pulling several fire alarm boxes last week to create excitement. The judge could have imposed 500 or a year in prison but chose the minimum penalty in New Haven on January 21.
Miss Eileen Handlin a prominent Winthrop amateur actress will wed J. Edgar Littleton of Worcester and Winthrop on February 1. Their romance began a year ago after meeting at a Knights of Columbus play where Handlin starred. Littleton moved to Boston then Winthrop to be near his fiancée, and their engagement followed soon after.
In Elgin Illinois on January 21 Police Magistrate George R Thompson heard the case of Elizabeth Junghaenal 19 accusing her father Charles Junghaenal of whipping her. The court fined the father $1 after he confessed to acting hastily when he found his daughter spending the night at a neighbor's.
Plattsburg, N Y January 21 A bull led by George H Whyland telegraph operator jumped as he fell on an icy road and fatally gored him while prostrate The animal used hoofs and horns trampling the victim Whyland died in two hours
Isaac Harris reported total campaign expenses of 2013.25 dollars with 1000 dollars paid to his committee. Walter L. Collins, Lewis J. Hewitt, and Miss Curtis and others also filed expense statements showing varying costs for council and school board races.
Four ticket speculators were fined $10 apiece for plying their trade in the Park Theatre vestibule in violation of a prohibitive notice and the management orders. Defendants named Frank Andrews and George Wilson of Tremont Street, Robert A. Kelley of Burroughs Place, South End, and William B. Lakin of Regent Street, Roxbury. They appealed the Municipal Court fine to the Superior Court, each posting $50 cash bail.
Washington, Jan. 21. State laws like Ojilio’s to abolish the free lunch in saloons were urged by M. Farley of New York, president of the National Liquor League, at its annual conference. He said the new Congress would not pass adverse legislation.
Tudor Tea promotes a budget friendly option with a catchy slogan urging readers to try today and enjoy a value tea offer.
Trenton New Jersey January 21 President-elect Wilson said efficiency in public service and the merit system will guide his future appointments rather than partisan politics.
Governor Wilson met a 30 member labor delegation urging Democrat John T. Cosgrove for the state labor commissioner’s job, currently held by Republican Lewis T. Bryant. Wilson supported Bryant’s faithful service and noted possible future labor representation in a national department of labor.
Washington January 21 White House officials announced that President Taft plans to observe a traditional inauguration day custom by riding back up Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House with his successor. The practice was abandoned by Roosevelt four years earlier when he hurried to catch a train, leaving Taft to return with Mrs. Taft.
Henri Bourassa spoke at the City Club last evening to a large audience banqueted and cheered. He said reciprocity is not dead but diseased and that trade relations must develop naturally by the two peoples. He reiterated his view that Canada will soon be an independent country.
Mrs. Belle Clark, an artist, was shot three times and fatally wounded while asleep in her apartments in Indiana Penn on January 21. The assailant was Harry Spense, 50, who attempted to flee but was arrested. Clark was married to a hotel proprietor from Dubois, Penn, and Spense was said to be infatuated with her.
Mrs Emily Morton aged 18 of 19 Rockaway Street Lynn was seriously hurt Monday afternoon when an armed masked man attempted to abduct her at gunpoint. She is improving and received praise for her bravery in foiling the attack.
Mrs Morton fought to protect her child as an armed intruder pressed a revolver to the cradle, then struck her unconscious with the weapon. She clutched the baby Bertha Marion while a neighbor found them, two hours later. Police, seeking a known assailant masked during the attack, credit a clue from an all day search.
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on January 21 Thomas Sitler of Briar Creek Township was wounded when a long rusted muzzle-loader, dug from 18 inches deep last spring, exploded while plowing. The blast shredded his hat but he survived, with the gun likely aimed at Revolutionary era British forces.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills claim to act without scouring or griping, stimulating liver and stomach secretions to restore health and relieve constipation. They tout tonics for stomach liver and nerves, enriching blood and avoiding calomel, priced at 25 cents and sold at all drug stores.
Disruptive rail strike news swirls as 24 new engineers arrive at Milo Junction to replace strikers amid claims of Canadian recruitment in violation of contract labor laws. Immigration inquiries are urged as Pinkerton detectives convene. officials expect freight resumption within four to five days and passenger service to improve. The Legislature and Aroostook delegation call for arbitration under Erdman act, while railroad leaders promise to continue operations and defend vetting of applicants.
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