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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1911
Page
16
London July 6 The committee stage of the Parliament bill to curtail the Lords powers was completed in the Lords tonight. Independent members proposed amendments but all were withdrawn or rejected.
Debates reveal restiveness among peers against leaders as Lords resist yielding control of money bills. A joint six member committee would determine bill character and potential referendum, while the Speaker would still wield authority on money bills. The Unionists push to block peers' expansion and a 500 peer creation threat looms as Cromer’s new clause passes through.
Miss Annie McCrea daughter of Mr and Mrs John McCrea of 68 Jefferson avenue and James McCaughn son of Mr and Mrs James McCaughn of 53 Jefferson avenue were married tonight at the North Congregational Church by Rev G H Tilton. Andrew Harron acted as best man with Lucinda Harron as bridesmaid.
With the opening of the L street bath yesterday morning the new crowding led to discontinuation of adopted rules and a new method of managing bathers. After suits ran out nude bathing was allowed. Attendants controlled lockers by issuing checks matched to locker numbers.
Acting Mayor Collins and bath trustees chairman Richard J. Walsh inspected the redesigned facility noting improved access as officials plan extra staff and a possible 65000 square foot rope off area for clothing oversight in hot weather. Nude bathing would be avoided. trunks may run out and some guests may bathe nude temporarily.
New York July 6 62 000 000 barrels of beer were sold in the United States in the year ending June 30 an increase of 6 21 percent over the prior year The United States Brewers Association notes prohibition has reduced draft saloon trade while bottled beer flows into dry areas The whiskey bill totals 116 973 000 up nearly 8 000 000 or 5 66 percent over the previous year
Paris July 6 Mme Lucette de Lievin of the Boston Opera company gave birth to two boys and a girl. She is wife of Leo Devaux tenor in the Boston company who will name the infants Pelleas Melisande and Debussy. The couple will both join the Boston organization next season with de Lievin prominent in soubrette roles and Devaux to be stage manager for French operas at the Boston Opera House.
The Central Conference of American Rabbis closed in St. Paul after adopting a peace resolution and electing officers. President Samuel Schulman of New York, recording secretary Julian Morganstern of Cincinnati, corresponding secretary Solomon Foster of Newark, and treasurer Leo Franklin of Detroit were chosen.
The government yacht Mayflower arrives at Philadelphia navy yard as Taft plans a short cruise from Philadelphia to Washington. After attending the Christian Endeavor convention at Atlantic City tomorrow evening, the president will board the Mayflower off Philadelphia and sail to Washington, expected Monday morning.
Washington July 6 The principle of arbitration of international disputes gained momentum today as Secretary Knox and Ambassador Bryce signed the first schedule of pecuniary claims between the United States and Great Britain and laid out terms for submission to arbitration under the Aug 18 agreement.
Officials report an hour long conference on wording of a broadened general arbitration treaty to replace the existing pecuniary claims mechanism. The administration backs quick Senate ratification this session as schedules list millions in old and current claims including war era, fisheries, and Fiji matters.
James T. Moore, 78, of 40 Park Street Newton, died yesterday at Newton Hospital after weeks of illness. A Sudbury native, he lived in Newton over 40 years and worked in the Boston boot and shoe trade, once with Johnson Rust & Co. He retired about 25 years ago and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Mrs Josephine Swanton of Chester England arrived in the city yesterday seeking her husband who vanished nearly two years ago in a dramatic disappearance. Yesterday marked the 465th day of her worldwide search for him.
Mrs Swanton, a young Englishwoman, tells a Post reporter of her seven year search for her roving husband. Married in 1908, he pursued India and Turkey prospecting and refused to part with a silver ring with a blue stone said to bear a bad influence. After robberies and strange visits seeking the ring, he vanished after a Bombay note promising arrival in San Francisco. She traces clues across India and Boston, convinced the ring links to his disappearance and vows to continue the search nationwide.
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