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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
2
A discussion emerges on forming a coalition of Progress Prohibition forces. Secretary John Nicholls reports Prohibition nomination openness while weighing coalition limits. The Prohibition platform includes traffic control, land ownership limits, Sabbath preservation, and immigration restrictions.
Olive C Webster daughter of Daniel W Webster of 68 Electric avenue West Somerville married Harry A Marchant son of Mr and Mrs A H Marchant Winchester formerly of Somerville at Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Ceremony at 7 30 with N N C Club members in attendance. Reception at the bride’s residence then Canadian trip before settling at 68 Electric avenue.
The meeting yesterday nominated Bird as head of the Prohibition committee at headquarters. Sumner Progressive candidate or not, Bird would accept the role if it is offered, with the annual State conven tion in Hingham on July 4 noted.
Ex governor Guild and State Treasurer Elmer Stevens were among leading figures named as contenders at the state Republican executive committee meeting in the Kimball building. August Goetting drew strong support for lieutenant governor with long service and notable prior offices cited. Delegates to the state convention were set at 1245 with the same apportionment as last year. a big conference of party leaders will be called to map candidates and issues. The next meeting will be a Legislative committee luncheon at the City Club with Senate members announced.
Malden police are asked to search for Walter H. Lord a 35 year old druggist who vanished from his Clifton street home last Wednesday evening. Lord runs a drug store at Pleasant street and told his wife he was going to Boston on business. she has heard nothing since.
Mayor Fitzgerald yesterday won one fight and lost another over funding for the City Hall annex. The Council approved $9,143 for interior changes as advised by the Mayor to prevent a full work stoppage on the annex project.
The council suspended rules as the Finance Commission rejected a change favoring a limestone cornice on the annex instead of artificial stone. The Mayor blasted the commission as penny wise and pound foolish and defended a $1500 six foot widening of Court square, claiming it saved time and money and could avert future demolition of buildings for a parallel downtown thoroughfare.
Yesterday many of the 400 to 500 Boston customs employees went unpaid as the fiscal year closed July 1 and June 15 pay was exhausted. Officials say Congress will authorize funds to cover the gap, noting delayed second half payments last year extended into September.
The Retail Trade Board of the Chamber of Commerce will substitute red white and blue lights for ordinary white ones in store windows in the city retail district on July 4 and July 8. The aim is to observe the Fourth safely and sanely and to promote a patriotically themed display.
A Boston Dye House blaze on Eastern avenue and Main streets forced hoseman Jack Carr to leap into a Malden creek to escape suffocation. He was aided by a fellow firefighter who helped rescue him from the water.
Lighted lanterns guided the Charlestown fire department horses drawing the Mystic wharf apparatus to and from an ice at Tower B at Mystic last night. Travel over the railroad-tie roadway in darkness increased danger and difficulty for the responders.
Two sailors discovering a fire on a tower alerted a custom officer. Sparks fell on the coal steamer Suffolk moored nearby. The sleeping crew woke and prepared to cut loose. Fire under control with about 200 dollars damage. A fireboat initially searched near the south draw before guidance led it to the north draw.
At 8 Terrace street the Ward 19 Democratic Club praised McInerney for obtaining the south side of Oriental court for a playground opposed by the Finance Commission. They seek a municipal building with showers and handball on that site and endorse mayoral candidates pledging support. A three member committee will press the Mayor to spend 15000 for Parker Hill fire protection after a recent fatal blaze. The group denounces opponents of Timothy J. Ahearn’s Roxbury judge appointment and plans a June 27 outing to Peddock’s Island inviting mayoral hopefuls.
Fire Commissioner Cole named nine new firefighters and ordered eleven regulars moved between units. Appointees include W. E. Coughlin Engine 38 39 J. Harrington Engine 38 39 TIT Manning Engine 41 M J McLaughlin Tower 3 and others to Ladder 14 Chemical 9 Ladder 2. Transferred include John F. Hardy Engine 38 39 to Engine 25 Arthur L. Johnson Engine 6 to Engine 25 James W. Ryan Ladder 8 to Engine 6 and more.
Nearly 500 prominent Progressives from Greater Boston sail tonight by special train to Newport Rhode Island for Navy Day exercises and the national Progressive conference. About 2000 hotel rooms in Newport were booked. delegates include Charles Sumner Bird, Mrs. Charles Henry Davis, Miss Mary R. Cabot, Daniel Cosgrove, Eldon Keith, F H Bigelow, R W Nickerson, Mrs. Agnes Parker, and others. Colonel Roosevelt will deliver an address at the event.
Hamburg arrival shows Boston ships reach Hamburg a day before New York runners. Frank W Hodgdon reports F W Dean in Hamburg confirms Cincinnati on June 7 beat sister Cleveland by 24 hours, proving Boston is 24 hours nearer Europe.
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