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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1912
Page
6
Biddeford Me Jan 28 Notwithstanding retrenchment on the Boston and Maine railroad the week ending Jan 27 saw the largest payroll in the road s history due to overtime work among train crews Engineers alone drew 50 to 70 for six days pay indicating strong overtime demand despite layoffs and pay cuts
In Guayaquil Ecuador an angry mob stormed the Quito penitentiary and hanged Generals Eloy Alfaro Flavio Alfaro Medardo Alfaro Ulpiano Paez and Manuel Serrano key leaders of the revolution Recent events followed the Dec 22 death of President Emilio Estrada and the January 22 capture of the Alfaros and Paez in Guayaquil.
The Pilgrim Congregational Church on Magazine Street Cambridge raised 2950 in under half an hour after Rev. Richard Wright appealed for 2000 to cover repair bills and future work.
In Alto Pass Illinois farmer John Burns finds a live snake in the snow cold weather drives it toward winter quarters. Old settlers link the odd find to the coming summer nomination of Bryan and Roosevelt. A joke ends with a barber trimming a mustache after a strange episode.
In San Francisco on January 28 J H Yohe son of railway executive J B Yohe married Eva A Brown of Pittsburg. His father had the bride and her mother brought in a private car to avoid delaying the son’s work on a Southern Pacific branch line project in Princeton State. Eva Brown is the daughter of the late Charles A Brown a director of U S Steel Corp.
Police seek three suspects after they allegedly cut off about half of John Holly’s five inch Bismarck mustache. The Cumberland Street resident reported the incident occurred Wednesday night while he was in a hotel on Fulton Street. Holly values the mustache at 500 dollars.
Six representative Michael J. Coyle 41 of 387 Bayard Street Brighton returned to Boston in custody of Captain John R. McGarr. He is wanted for larceny of 2600 from the Massachusetts Nest No 1208 Order of Owls where he served as treasurer. Indictment date set for April 16 1910.
William S. Haake about 40 and believed to belong in Hyde Park was found dead in bed in his room at the New Winthrop Hotel Winthrop Beach yesterday afternoon by a chambermaid who entered to tidy the room.
Albany dispatch reports Mirham Chakmagian born 1883 in Tarsus Asia Minor went insane after a Labor Day visit by Governor General's foot guards of Ottawa. He attacked his employer with a knife. judge Addington may send him back to Turkey. Child labor debate follows in Louisville with Dr. Carroll Pearse arguing limited evil when conditions harm education and wellbeing.
Thirty five members of the Tremont Temple Brotherhood were immersed into the Baptist Church last night in a temple ceremony before about 3000 observers. Dr Cortland Myers presided at the pulpit as each man was called by Rev David M Lockrow and individually baptized in the great baptistry while a quartet sang.
John J. Barry, former IATSE president, won 123 to 92 against Patrick Maloney to become business agent of Boston Theatrical Stage Employees Union. Barry also won unopposed as financial secretary. Reynolds, Meagher, and Pickering re elected. Delegates named to the international convention at Peoria Illinois.
A Dorchester opium raid at 1 am led by 15 officers arresting one woman and four men at 2 Rosseter Street. Mrs. Annie Powers and Nixon Joseph Powers of 141 West Canton Street are charged with opium possession and others with being present where drugs were found. Police found a large quantity of opium and morphine with pipes needles and lamps.
Charles R. Doyle of Malden, Post correspondent, married Miss M Irene Doyle of Medford yesterday afternoon. Rev Fr Flanagan presided at St Joseph's Church Medford. Maid of honor Florence Czarnetzki of Medford. Best man James Rooney of Malden. Doyle, Malden High School graduate, pitched for the school team and serves in the Malden Common Council from Ward 5. He is a prominent Malden Elks member. His bride formerly worked as a telephone operator.
An operator in the Medford telephone exchange, a Medford High School graduate, and her husband left on a wedding trip to New York, Washington and Baltimore after a reception. They plan to reside in Maiden upon their return.
The I M C hockey club from Malden aims to arrange games with early state teams. Clarence Arms at 645 Salem Street, Malden handles inquiries.
An advertisement urges families to stock Pape's Diapepsin to quickly digest meals and relieve indigestion heartburn and stomach discomfort. It claims relief in five minutes with a 50 cent case, preventing fermentation and curing chronic dyspepsia and related symptoms.
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