28 Jan 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1913
Page
1
Labor tensions threaten Lynn's shoe industry as seven large factor ies warn that wage cuts will halt cheaper McKay process shoes, potentially halving production. New Hampshire cities could gain as firms consider relocating before summer if workers reject the proposal.
In London on January 27 the House of Lords debated the Irish Home Rule bill for a second reading. Aged peers, including Marquis of Clanricarde and Earl of Halsbury, attended to oppose any measure aiding Ireland, while others sought to block changes. The session drew little public interest as the outcome was seen as unlikely to shift.
Peers, escorted by policemen and cheered or jeered by spectators, attend a largely dull Lords debate on the Irish home rule measure as Ulster opposition and illness of Lansdowne dampen interest. Lord Crewe defends a federal Scotland plan while Devonshire urges rejection. Asquith may push the bill through the Commons thrice to become law.
Governor William Sulzer urges state supervision of the New York Stock Exchange and other markets in a legislative message. He calls for laws to curb abuses and schemes and to impose imprisonment for violations, citing findings by the Pureo committee and other investigators.
Governor Sulzer condemns exchange practices as unable to curb evils and urges New York to enact remedies. He supports measures to separate legitimate transactions from artificial price manipulation and to bar brokers from deceptive back and forth trading.
Robert E. Davie, the boy broker serving a five year term for embezzlement at Deer Island House of Correction, is to be transferred to the Charles Street jail.
The transfer of a weak prisoner was agreed by Governor Foss after persistent petitions by the mother, Davie’s, who sought Sheriff John Quinn’s care so she could visit. Dr McGaffigan notes incipient tuberculosis but not yet dangerous. Deer Island feared. Papers signed yesterday, with pardon petition to be pressed.
Wednesday roast features stuffed young turkey with cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes. Daily offerings include genuine lamb chops with tomato sauce and escaloped tomatoes, Hubbard squash, rolls, and breaded items.
Manufacturers report no center profit in McKay shoes which now account for almost half the city’s output. Brophy Brothers Shoe Co submits a wage scale claiming fair profit. unions to respond by February 15 with action due by March 1.
Workmen at Pocantico Hills estate uncover two women's skeletons while removing a hill. Coroner notified and bones reburied. Estate officials unavailable for explanation as to origin. Old residents recall no nearby burying ground.
Aachen date Jan 27 German aviator Huell was killed during a flight when he rose to dodge wires and fell about 30 feet. His skull was fractured in the fall near Aix la Chapelle in Rhenish Prussia.
The trial of Julian Hawthorne Josiah Quincy Dr. William J. Morton and Albert Freeman for alleged fraudulent use of the mails in promoting Canadian mining claims resumed in Federal Court New York before Judge Mayer after a two week delay due to Judge Hough illness Freeman testimony was offered by the defense and the hearing adjourned to tomorrow.
The physician treating Rufus Hendrick of Wakefield said the 90-year-old man who dropped 20 feet from the second story onto the sidewalk late Sunday night endured no injuries.
Suffragette protest in London turns violent as women clash with police in public squares. Homes of nobility and the royal palace come under heavy guard while militants chant smash heads and property. A valuable painting is attacked amid turmoil.
The marriage on Wednesday of Norman H. North of 1012 Beacon Street Brookline son of James H North president of the American Soda Fountain Company to Miss Harriet Eastman of Minneapolis reveals a romance.
A Harvard class of 1909 member known as North began his romance in Marblehead last summer. The couple married in Minneapolis after a lengthy courtship rumors swirl about Cupid’s difficult path to the altar.
North family denies parental objection to the match between Norman North and Miss Eastman. The couple wed in Minneapolis with Bishop Minnesota officiating and will reside in Dallas Texas. Best man Ernest Von Weibe of Boston attended. Nor mans summer was spent at Marblehead where his father owns Hotel Preston.
The second annual dance of the Blue Bells, a tele phone operators group at the Jamaica Plain exchange, was held in Intercolonial Hall Roxbury. Guests included main office attaches on Milk street and supervisors and assistants from almost all Greater Boston exchanges.
Advertisement notes daily service to California, except Sunday, with berth pricing at $9. Mentions Washington Sunset Route and implies travel via Milk and Washington Street.
Washington dispatch reports Arizona’s electoral vote missing after 6 pm deadline. Wilfred T. Webb, custodian of the three votes for Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, failed to appear at the Vice President’s Capitol office. Officials issued notice for finder to report immediately.
Arizona officials and lawmakers faced disappointment as the nation awaited its first presidential vote. Elector Webb remained missing after leaving Phoenix with credentials over 10 days earlier, triggering a 24 hour search of Washington hotels and clubs and constant wire reports to locate him.
An advertisement touts Father John's Medicine as a cure for colds and a source of new strength and health. The copy emphasizes restorative properties and personal well being.
London riot fear sweeps the city as suffragettes clash with police and shop windows are boarded up. Emmeline Pankhurst threatens militant action and warns opponents’ families, while ministers safeguard Parliament buildings and royal residences amid the dead end of manhood suffrage efforts.
Members filled the Commons chamber this afternoon amid anticipation of an important in session. The atmosphere suggested a major debate or decision was imminent as MPs awaited proceedings and remarks from leading figures.
The note lists sunrise and moonrise timings for the Midwest on the 28th day of the year with 9 hours 51 minutes of daylight and a 47 minute increase, Venus and Mars rising and setting times, and a reminder to light auto lamps. It highlights today’s anniversary: African explorer Bens M. Stanley born 1841 and Civil War action at Tunnel Hill, Ga. in 1864, plus a reference to a Quito mob lynching of insurgent generals a year ago.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair weather and cooler temperatures Tuesday with moderate west winds. Wednesday remains fair with little temperature change. New England forecast from Washington predicts fair but colder Tuesday and Wednesday with inland clouds and possible local rain or snow, winds diminishing and becoming variable.
Fragmentary data shows a list of times and codes such as 8 p.m 18 ae eee 12 47 6p and 9 p. in 12 Wess 16 47112. Temperature data notes yesterday average 42, and one year ago 14.
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