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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
3
William J. Dinan aged 38 of 186 Chambers Street West End was arrested last night on manslaughter charges after Louise Surry a 27 year old widow was found dead in bed at his home early yesterday morning.
Medical Examiner Magrath reports Mrs. Curry died of a brain hemorrhage after a confrontation with Dinan and Joseph Sullivan at a Chambers street flat. Dinan says he slapped her, she fell unconscious, and the pair slept in the living room before notifying police. The body was taken to North Grove street morgue.
Charles Sumner Bird declines the Prohibition party offer to run for Governor, saying he cannot support a platform that includes liquor prohibition. The Prohibition convention will nominate Alfred H. Evans of Northampton for Governor, continuing preparations for the 1918 state campaign.
A July 3 1913 letter to the Post appeals for donations to fund water and cooling stations for horses in extreme heat. Henry C. Merwin president and Lewis A. Armistead secretary urge relief for truck horses and street peddler horses kept in hot stables and worked in the streets.
The Taxi Motor Cab Company of Boston denies bankruptcy charges brought by creditors and seeks a hearing in the United States Court. Morton of the court refers the matter to Olmstead of the Bankruptcy division for a hearing to be scheduled.
A Seattle letter to Mayor Fitzgerald refutes Boston Post claims that Oregon ladies seek Western teaching and stenography jobs. It notes teachers are more available in rural and city districts, while stenographers face few openings and wages range from 5 dollars a week to 100 125 dollars monthly for experienced lumber workers. It cautions Eastern girls not to abandon Eastern positions for uncertain Western prospects. A former New England resident.
In Lexington on July 2 a frightened horse attached to a buggy with two children bolted along Massachusetts Avenue. The coachman, who had stepped into a nearby store, leapt into action and managed to restrain the horse, saving the boys from a potential fatal crash as the mother watched in distress. Names and exact addresses were not disclosed.
Henry R. W. Webster continues his popular serial Torn Across in the Sunday Post Magazine with another cliffhanger setup. The forthcoming instalment promises heightened suspense as characters confront new dangers and unexpected twists.
Hundreds of travelers rushing to trains for the seashore and country resorts were delayed for over two hours yesterday afternoon as an empty shuttle train coach derailed a switch at multiple elevated and tunnel stations. Public transit crews worked to restore service and clear the tracks.
A coach jumped a switch on an Elevated near North station, tearing up rails and wiring and stopping at near right angles. Both inbound and outbound tracks were blocked, causing a two hour standstill and delays through late afternoon. Several passengers faced overnight stays as services slowly resumed.
Filing for the Maine primary to fill the Forrest Goodwin vacancy closed tonight. Democrats William R. Pattingall and Samuel W. Gould filed papers, along with Republicans John A. Peters and Roy C. Haines. No Progressive Socialist or Prohibition filings. election is July 8 primary and September 8 general.
Minnesota Supreme Court rules the plaintiff assumed the risk by sitting in the grandstand and that the club is not an insurer for injuries. Echo I Wells injured by a foul tip won $825 in lower court, but the ruling was reversed.
Oxford marked the town's bi centennial with an historical exhibition at the public library a dedication of a marker on the Old Training Growth and a pageant reenacting episodes in the community's history.
President Wilson arrived at the White House after a three days cruise on the Mayflower in the lower Chesapeake Bay. He sought rest from Washington heat and noted the air was sultry both at sea and on shore with barely any breeze on Tuesday night.
The President cruised to the Virginia Capes and Yorktown aboard the Mayflower. He toured Nelson mansion and Temple Farm, traveled with Dr. Cary Grayson, and asked no salutes or formalities. He avoided work and received Texas budget news by wireless.
More than twenty business leaders from major firms in the shopping district protested downtown parades at a Street Commission hearing. They urged parades be banned from retail streets and moved to residential zones or Back Bay routes. Acting Chairman Gallivan named a three man committee including Buxton Williams and Lothian to gauge opinions and propose parade routes. The council previously approved a parade street ordinance, which Corp. Counsel Corbett calls illegal.
The Progressives closed their national conference in Newport with a leaders reception at Convention Hall. A planned fireworks display was dropped as sessions focused on social economic and industrial topics.
Oscar Straus and notable speakers defend a non merger Progressive platform. They call for a national industrial commission, a minimum wage, and tariffs based on expert economic needs while opposing old party fusion and urging national remedies for industrial evils.
Mrs. Harry Silverman narrowly escaped harm when opening her door to her husband's tailor shop at 341 Centre Street Jamaica Plain. A backroom flammable bottle fumes ignited by a hot iron caused a blast blowing out front windows and gutting the shop. Fire crews arrived too late. minor damage to nearby plumbing office. estimated loss between 1500 and 2000 dollars.
Mary Catello of the North End testified for Louis Fatello in municipal court. She claimed both her hands were on his arm when the attempted theft occurred and urged that he be released. Judge Joseph A. Sheehan discharged Fatello after her testimony.
Announcement from New Haven notes Sergeant Kendall of New York and Newport Rhode Island has been elected director of the Yale School of Fine Arts. He succeeds John Ferguson Weir who retired this spring after 44 years of service.
The notice encourages readers to subscribe to The Boston Post for vacation stays, noting its daily features and news for keeping in touch with home. It advises ordering the paper before travel and enjoying leisure reading while away.
Boston customs receipts fell by 2,589,015 during the fiscal year ending July 1 as import activity slowed ahead of a new tariff bill. Total year receipts reached 24,421,738.43 with 23,976,167 from duties. Monthly highs appeared in August at 2,948,236.93 while March onward saw declines under 2,000,000 and May hit 1,158,348.07.
John McKenna of Kingston Street West Somerville a driver for Cambridge Ice Company was found guilty on two counts of short weight in ice deliveries. Judge Wolcott fined him ten dollars on the first count and the second count was placed on file. Deputy Sealer Hugh Healy also charged Ralph Pulaski of 2 Third Street Last Cambridge with short weight in potatoes and he was fined two dollars.
At 76 Bedford Street Lexington on July 3 about 10 relatives and friends attended a reception for Mr and Mrs Williams S Scam man to mark 25 years of marriage. The couple married in West Newton Baptist Church and were joined by family, friends, and the Misses Eleanor M J Mildred assisting with greetings.
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