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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1914
Page
6
The State Board of Education urges a new policy to train industrial teachers and supply adequate instructors. If funded, the board will establish classes in Boston Worcester Springfield Lowell and New Bedford to support trade and industrial training already begun years ago.
The board recommends establishing a separate normal school for men in Worcester. It argues current manual and technical schools cannot provide satisfactory training for trades. The plan includes assistantships with small salaries in existing vocational schools for teachers to study teaching methods and class management.
Paul Carl, who confessed to shooting Monroe Ellis of Basking Ridge two years ago, was discharged as the confession proved false. Ellis recovered from the shotgun blast fired through a window while he dined, with no clues to the attacker.
Paul Chevandier de Valdrome French diplomatic agent in Tangier was shot and killed by his cook Sure during an official dinner at the legation. The cook followed him after an argument, fired two shots, and fled or was arrested. Diplomats and notables expressed condolences.
A new schedule of working hours for 50 Bose ton Elevated Company blue uniforms goes into effect today. The change, agreed a month ago with union officials, affects several shifts but not car service. Drivers previously worked nine hours in twelve, sometimes from 6 am to 6 pm. the revision splits nine hours over at most eleven hours, an internal arrangement with no public impact.
Red Sox manager Bill Carrigan told Roxbury youth Bill O Connell he cannot take him on the training trip as the squad limit is reached. O Connell impressed during tryouts last fall but remained under Columbus control and could not be released until he became a free agent after the season ended.
A Boston Catholic appeal launches a 200000 fundraising drive for St Elizabeths Hospital to expand charitable care. Cardinal O Connell urges broad participation across parishes, stressing every donation matters and thanking the Sisters of St Francis. reports detail campaign structure, team leaders, and collection sites.
Two newspaper bills were heard before the legislative committee on legal affairs. House 220 would prevent one wholesale dealer from handling all papers in his territory. The other would prohibit selling a Sunday paper for more than the marked price.
In Woonsocket on Jan. 25 Lillian Rocheleau died when a sled on which she sat front of the craft struck a taxi. Two other children suffered bruises and cuts but are expected to recover.
Providence January 23 Six hundred diners heard U S Senator Moses E Clapp of Minnesota speak at a Rhode Island Woman Suffrage party event with Mrs James W Algee presiding over the gathering urging support for suffrage measures and women's rights.
In Bath Maine a prominent hunter’s daughter plans a two month outdoor trek to emulate Joseph Knowles back to nature. She will enter the woods unclothed and return fully clothed and healthy. The donor informant says the father has shared plans but the daughter’s name remains private.
The revenue cutter Androscoggin limps into Portland after three weeks patrolling for distressed vessels at sea. With boilers and engines damaged and hull plates strained, she will go to dry dock in Boston for major repairs after minor fixes at port. Captain W. E. W. Hall plans onward voyage to Charlestown navy yard for maintenance.
Four Reading children aged 6 to 12 were bitten by a dog owned by John Galvin and taken to Tewksbury Hospital for Pasteur treatment. State authorities reported the dog’s head showed rabies after examination.
A brindle Lull dog bit four children while they played in Reading streets. The owner John Galvin was informed after the attack. The dog was killed with an axe and its head sent to Harvard for rabies testing. the Pasteur treatment was begun for the children at Tewksbury Hospital.
In Neodesha Kansas Standard Oil of Kansas authorized a 7 per share extra dividend payable February 28 to shareholders on record February 11 along with the regular quarterly dividend of 3 per share. Mario Marrata 38 of North Street is dying in Relief Hospital from a stab wound alleged to be inflicted by his brother in law during a fight near his home. The assailant fled and a general search is underway.
A three story wooden dwelling at 24 Underhill Avenue Winthrop sustained serious fire damage spreading from basement to top floor and causing about 2000 dollars in losses.
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