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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
7
A Catholic laymen's movement will launch at the City Club tomorrow night to raise 200000 dollars in 10 days for equipping and partially endowing St Elizabeths Hospital in Brighton.
A massive campaign in the Boston area gathers top clerical and civic figures including Governor Walsh Mayor Fitzgerald and Cardinal O Connell. Fundraising aims at 200000 with 27000 pledged so far from leaders and organizations as campaign offices set at 451 Washington Street.
Mott serves as executive secretary with James J. Brennan and Donald O’Brien as assistants. The campaign covers all cities and towns in the Boston diocese and Sunday masses will relay an important cardinal message from pulpits. District chairmen lead parish teams under General Committeeman T. J. Galvey, with numerous named local officials and civic leaders listed as chairmen in each community.
At the Exposition poultry show a Pittsburg bidder offered 3000 dollars for four White Plymouth Rocks owned by Maurice F. Delano of Vineyard Haven Mass. The offer was refused after escalating bids from 2000 upward. The birds, three hens and four roosters, have won first prize in major eastern shows.
The Virginia Senate passed a bill urging Governor Mann to ask J. P. Morgan of New York to return the will of Martha Washington to Fairfax County records. If Morgan refuses, the Commonwealth may pursue legal action in county records.
Dr. William Duane was named assistant professor of physics at Harvard. He will direct radio activity research for advanced students in the Jefferson physical laboratory and spend part of his time on the physiological action of radioactive substances at Harvard Medical School.
Market prices show only modest changes with vegetables scarce and some items luxury. Butter 44 to 31 cents, eggs 39 to 88 cents, celery 35 cents per bunch, grapefruit 61 to 121/2 cents, lemons 38 cents, and lobsters 35 to 40 cents. readers are also reminded of Mrs. Atlee Pomerene’s pie recipe from the Economy Administration Cook Book.
George Walter Barnes was found guilty of shooting and killing his mother in-law Mrs. Mary B. Servoss in Chicago four years ago. He had previously served time at Leavenworth for forging post office money orders.
Rumors say the Winnipesaukee Telephone Company will be sold to New England Telephone and Telegraph Company soon. The firm and nearby lines were previously supervised by New England Telephone & Telegraph.
A two day convention on forest and railroad fire protection concluded with a visit to a model fire tower in South Hanson. Attendees examined spark arresters used by local railroads, including the Mudge-Slater and Stearns styles, under the guidance of State fire warden M. C. Hutchins.
A check for 54,099,270 dollars in payment for 61 million dollars of 50 year highway and canal bonds sold yesterday to Kuhn Loeb and Co and William A Read and Co syndicates was deposited today by Controller William Lohmer. The 27 million dollar highway bonds issued last year will be retired with part of the money.
Mrs Rosalie Junior Duquette a prominent French American of Southbridge was found dead in her East Main Street home after a two day illness with the grippe. She was 89. Survived by three sons and a daughter. Death attributed to a paralytic shock.
A barn fire at John Pine's farm in Natick early today killed two horses and four cows and caused about 2000 dollars in damage, partly insured.
Frank L. Jones of 2% Pleasant Street and Patrick J. Gallagher of 9 Townsend Place, broker at 28 State Street, were arrested yesterday by Inspectors O'Neil and Dorsey for charges including three counts of conspiracy and larceny.
Henry Gooding of 14 Morrell Street North Weymouth alleges that Gallagher and Jones misrepresented a sale of a half interest in the Back Bay Theatre with a price dispute over 2000 dollars. Others Louis A. Burnham and Charles S. Knott accuse similar schemes involving sums of 1000 and 600 dollars and a note for the rest.
The Mabel I Meyers and the Lovisa began a 7000 mile voyage to Argentine ports Rosário and Concepcion del Uruguay, respectively. Both ships carried 800000 feet of lumber and left within hours of each other. They are expected to stay within sight as they race toward South American ports.
The tanker Broadmayne, en route from New York to Calais with crude oil, reached Halifax Harbor for repairs after fierce three day gales. Her bridge was carried away forward lifeboats vanished and hatches burst open by a tremendous sea.
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