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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1908
Page
5
An English romance ends in a Salvation Army hallelujah wedding in North Shields. James Beech and Miss Gertrude Hoggarth wed under Colonel Adam Gifford with Army speakers, flags, and band accompaniment. The ceremony honored Army customs and featured vows of service and mutual support.
Newport July 13 Mae Brady Hall divorced from Major Charles Hall of England to wed Herbert M Harriman cousin of the railroad magnate Harriman known for golf and sports. Date not set. Mae Hall obtained divorce June 16 after desertion and failure to support with Newport elites as witnesses.
The commission recommends immediate reform of the Treasury Department payroll. The head bookkeeper’s pay would drop to $2500 from $3000, with total annual savings of about $11,500 including county and sinking fund salaries. If adopted now, annual expenditures may drop to $46,500, with 1909 1910 appropriation not to exceed $43,000.
Mayor seeks a full list of city employees as Finance Commission urges cuts in clerks and salaries. Department heads defend current staffing, with Dr Durgin noting health workers are underpaid and short-handed, while Election Commissioner Burlen and Building Commissioner Everett defend staffing and pay. City Auditor Mitchell and Schoolhouse official Clipston Sturgis acknowledge under staffing or pay issues in their areas.
The article questions whether Lodge and Crane will back Robert Luce for Lieutenant Governor as Luce’s radical rise shifts the fall caucuses. It notes past bitterness with the Republican machine, but recent cordial public moments suggest potential cross faction support and strategic political calculations.
The Maine delegation to the Denver convention arrived in Boston from Chicago tired but enthusiastic about the Democratic nominees. Delegate Wolman of Waterville said Eastern sentiment favors Bryan, noting the West is strongly for him. He challenged a reporter to ask Massachusetts about Bryan. All 12 delegates departed Boston in May for home.
In New York the inventor Frederick Bangerter demonstrated a noiseless powderless gun firing 100 shots per second. The test used a seven horsepower electric motor driving a mechanical system, with targets of pine boards at 60 feet, yielding rapid holes in under a second.
Star of the Sea at Point of Pines hosts athletic day sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union with many notable entrants. Annette Kellermann will judge the mile swim and perform an open water exhibition after the race while Governor John Higgins attends. Proceeds fund Star of the Sea Church construction in East Boston.
The harbor saw seven steamships from Europe and the West Indies including the Cymric and Laurentian. The Cymric, captained by David Kerr in place of William Finch, arrived with 70 saloon and 366 steerage passengers after a seven day forty hour crossing. Notable passengers included John H. Casey and J. H. Breck. The Laurentian carried 45 cabin and 34 steerage passengers, led by Henry Imrie, with Civil War veteran John Smith aboard. The Menominee from Antwerp set a new port-to-port record, carrying 28 cabin passengers and missionary Father Adelbert Pielander, who will head the College of the Sacred Heart at Fairhaven with Father Bernard present.
Vincent D. Fowler a Hull special police officer threatened to kill anyone near him after drinking. He disarmed by Thomas Irwin and Brown at a hotel on Peddock Island. Fowler faced Judge Pratt in Hingham and received four months for drinking and disturbing the peace and lost his commission.
Merritt A. MacArthur 28 a mechanic living with cousin Robert Lyle at 273 Princeton Street East Boston shot himself after a heartbreak. He cleaned cars at Blake's garage and was despondent since moving to Boston three years ago.
Mrs. Allen McInerney, 70, of 11 Grantcourt Charlestown, toppled near the Pemberton building in the heat. She suffered a deep forehead gash and bruises after collapsing on the stone steps while seeking relief at the big office building entrance.
The Bedford Springs to Harrisburg leg of the Glidden trophy tour penalized five cars for issues like broken springs and late starts. Syracuse and Rochester No. 2 lost points. Franklin driven by O Talbot and James Daily’s car suffered major penalties. Seven runabouts remain with clean slates as the group heads 183 miles to Philadelphia. Massachusetts Highway Commission members will ride with the group to assess road conditions. Frank Nutt’s Haynes car was rehabilitated to restore Chicago Club No. 1 to a perfect score.
Sylvie Ferretti, manager of Hugo Kelly, reports traveling expenses paid and the Kelly Ketchel fight agreed for July 31 in Los Angeles. Ferretti insisted on his terms, noting weight conditions and the need for time to reach 156 pounds if the match occurred on short notice.
The Amsterdam Johnstown and Gloversville squad of the New York State league refused to play in Binghamton on July 13 because players’ salaries were unpaid. The franchise, owned by the Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad, leased to John L. Bacon, Waterford, may be transferred to Auburn.
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