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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
2
Mrs Catherine Rooney aged 62 a sister of Representative Michael Sullivan of Quincy was burned to death in the cellar of her home in Quincy yesterday as flames engulfed the building leaving her unable to escape.
A Quincy woman died in a cellar fire after attempting to light a furnace and collapsing on the cement floor. Her son Joseph Rooney discovered the body after returning home at 30 Bates Avenue. Medical examiner Dr. Jones and firemen responded. the Rooney family, active in local civic life, includes sons John and Joseph and brothers Timothy and Michael Sullivan.
Governor Allen M. Fletcher and State Superintendent Mason Stone rally in Bennington Vermont as they continue a three week statewide push for advanced educational ideas. They plan further speeches in cities and towns across the state.
Florencio Constantino the Spanish tenor faced a breach of promise suit for 100000 dollars filed by Miss Marcelle Hontabat in New York. The case details alleged frequent meetings in Boston, a marriage proposal, and gifts as she testified about their relationship begun in 1911.
Twenty four thousand pounds of Argentine butter in 400 boxes of sixty pounds each will be placed on sale in Boston markets within a few days. With charges paid the butter will cost merchants 2 cents a pound and sell to consumers several cents cheaper than the prevailing rate. New York began selling the first shipment yesterday and has ordered 300,000 pounds more for immediate shipment.
Patrick Heffernan of 13 Sherman Street Malden an employee of the city refused to report for street work claiming no light work exists in any department. He recently won a $700 verdict and permanent light work in the street department, which he says prevents dismissal.
Heffernan argued about light work with city officials then fought Policeman Curley in the city stables yard. Eplin declined a boxing bout and police arrived to quell a riot before Heffernan was charged and later discharged in Malden District Court.
Fire destroyed the A. L. Hodge & Co. grist mill and grain elevator in Roxbury, New Milford area, causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. The mill had stood as a landmark for about 50 years though its equipment had been modernized, with an insurance policy of 1000 dollars not raised.
The Newtowne Club of Cambridge faces a crisis as internal disagreements surge on tango dancing, threatening the club’s upcoming dramatic show. Tensions rise amid disputes over the artistic direction and social plans.
The Cambridge club debates new dances amid rehearsals for Billy the Boy Artist. Miss Elsie Howlett and Ruth Irving back tango while Charles H. Lake leads opposition citing propriety. Miss Howlett argues dances are fine if not too "dippy" and vows to keep spirits high after the show.
William Wyman Greene, longtime publisher of the Congregationalist, died suddenly at his Roxbury home. A Kennebunkport, Missouri native, he rose to senior partner before retiring in 1886 and traveling abroad. He leaves two wives, Susan Langworthy and Sarah Eveleth, and three children including Harvard professor Herbert Greene.
The grand jury began examining the William Sulzer graft tale linking Charles Murphy to a bid to end Sulzer’s impeachment trial. District Attorney Whitman plans two inquiries into Gaffney’s alleged $100000 demand from James C. Stewart and Murphy’s role. Sulzer testified and Murphy denied the charges. Senator O Gorman agreed to testify, and Sulzer outlined a deal with Murphy involving four senators.
Mrs Addie Morris refused to leave as flames from an overheated furnace swept from an adjoining room into the sick chamber at 3884 8 Chatham street Lynn. Patrolman Dwyer fought the fire with a hand chemical extinguisher until firefighters arrived. The blaze endangered a five month old baby and the couple. loss estimated at 1500 dollars.
Mayor John F Fitzgerald and several state and city officials attended the annual R H White Company Mutual Benefit Association ball at Intercolonial Hall Dudley Street Roxbury. The event drew an estimated 700 guests with a long dance into the early morning hours.
Mayor Fitzgerald calls the Finance Commission report biased and picayunish in a statement yesterday. He defends city departments for a smaller tax rate share this year and accuses the commission of neglecting important issues. He plans a final town meeting at Fancuil Hall to account for his stewardship.
The mayor denounces the Finance Commission for silence on fire prevention and its role in Avery street delays. He claims the commission gummed up the City Hall annex project, hindered growth, and failed to credit his administration for tax reforms and millions in city improvements.
The Boston Moving Picture Operators Union voted to discourage the showing of sensational and objectionable films in Boston and sent resolutions to local unions and every film exchange in the United States and Canada.
In Chicago on January 22 1924 women resist serving as election judges and clerks, leaving about half of the 1400 precincts without women officials for the April primaries, as officials struggle to fill roles.
Five U S Military Academy officers and three women were injured in a coasting accident at West Point. Their bob-sled collided with a sled drawn by two horses. Mrs George Vidmer suffered the most serious injuries while Lieutenant James G Steese broke a leg.
An advertising notice warns that many soaps for women use impure fats and rancid oils and excess Alkaline Salts that strip natural oils. It promotes Savon Cadum made in Paris by Louis Nathan as a medicated skin soap with Cadum Pomade to soothe heal and purify the skin.
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