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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1914
Page
2
Charles Gilman a Nutley town employee fought 20 rats in a concrete pit behind the West Nutley House today and killed 17 with a pitchfork. He was severely bitten and remains at home under a physician’s care.
Public Service Commission hearings resume with Mayor John F. Fitzgerald to be questioned about payments to his paper the Republic for New Haven advertising. Wyman Jr and Baxter are named witnesses along with other figures from the New Haven publicity apparatus and press coverage disputes.
Three transatlantic liners faced exceptionally heavy weather in the mid Atlantic delaying arrivals. The Cedric from Liverpool was 36 hours late, La Savoie from Havre was due Saturday, and Captain Pavy of the Santa Anna from Marseilles noted 111 Atlantic crossings without a gale sequence like this.
The season resumes tonight with Faust. Mme Edvina sings Marguerite for the final time this season. Mr Constantino stars as Faust with Mr Ludikar as Mephistopheles and Mr Danges as Valentine. Mmes Swartz Morse Severoni and Mr Everett complete the cast under Mr Tournon's direction.
Poslam claims rapid relief for eczema acne itch and skin scale with daily improvement seen from the first application. The remedy is advertised for clearing inflamed complexions and red noses overnight with free samples available by writing Emergency Laboratories New York and Poslam Soap also marketed for skin and hair care.
Boston diocese launches a ten day drive to raise 200000 for the new St Elizabeths Hospital at Brighton. A large thermometer at 451 Washington street will show progress, with 30000 already contributed and credential cards issued to collectors.
London January 25. George Lee Temple a British aviator is killed while flying at Hendon. While performing a difficult dive a gust of wind caught the tail of his monoplane causing a crash. His neck was broken. Temple had become the first British pilot to fly upside down in this country on November 4, two days before B C Hucks performed a loop.
Several of Boston's young pianists will perform at a pianoforte recital in Steinert Hall Wednesday evening. Advanced pupils of Benedict FitzGerald, they include Frances Rose Fay who will play Debussy and Rachmaninoff, with Miss Kathleen Christie Miss Jane Norton Miss Anna Cullinane and Milton Rogers. Mrs Arthur Berenson soprano will sing.
The British freighter City of Edinburgh from Calcutta and Colombo docked yesterday after strong storms at sea. The voyage included tales of hoodoo Sundays and a mute canary that refused to sing on the Sabbath.
Captain Rigby recalls brutal Sundays at sea with blizzards and mountainous seas. Winds from the east wake the crew by Friday as Dick the canary falls silent, signaling another perilous Saturday night and a near-deadly voyage.
A sailor recalls January 7 marking the start of brutal weather as the City of Edinburgh battered through 40 foot seas. The ship endured flooding, damaged cabins, smashed portholes, and crew forced into the bunkers amid relentless hammering and gear losses.
Several hundred Polish Catholics gathered in Hyde Park for the blessing of St. Adalbert's Church on River Street. Rev. James J. Chittick led the ceremony with mass by Rev. Father Chittick and Rev. Alexander Lyski officiating at 11 o'clock. The opening sermon was given by Rev. John Chmielinski. The basement held the services as the unfinished building, measuring 126 by 66 feet, is slated for completion in about two years.
Officials of the Carmen's Union said last night that Joseph Traynor had no connection with the union nor was he employed by the Elevated. They noted Traynor had written to the Post stating that older men made the real gains in the arbitration board decision.
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