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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1912
Page
12
Seven hundred women and their husbands in Malden resolved at a Lincoln Hall meeting to open cooperative meat shops to fight high prices. They subscribed 500 dollars and expect another 500 soon to launch the first store, with plans for similar shops in other New England cities.
At a meeting the speakers included Mrs. Annie Finkelstein Max Rosen Ystac Wolf and N I Goodman. Women and husbands urged to avoid regular meatshops and plan a second meeting in For ester Hall to decide auspices and leadership of co operative shops. Finkelstein circulates petitions to May or George L Farrell of Malden to permit reopening Hyman Grinfields slaughter house on Willow street. Eva Hoffman resigns as strike leader after recent overwork. West End women vow to widen the campaign by appealing to Jewish households to abstain from meat.
John Armstrong Chaloner’s will dated May 10 1912 places his roughly 1.5 million dollar estate in trust with the Virginia Trust Company of Richmond. The University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina are named residuary delegates, with nine other educational institutions in several States to receive 10000 dollars each.
Control of property remains with Mr Chaloner during life and voting rights on stock. He pledges not to encumber real estate or hypothecate securities except for permanent improvements to Merry Mills New York estate. He leaves 10000 to Columbia University for a Chaloner historical prize. Bequests of 10000 each go to Virginia Military Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts Roanoke Rapids Town South Carolina University South Carolina College Clemson Agricultural College and College of Charleston.
Mrs. Mabel E. Cross 28 of 9 Tremont street Brockton cut her throat with a razor in the bathroom, dying after falling into the tub. Despondent over ill health and mother of a five month old, she was found by her husband.
A citywide roof top burglar hunt lasting an hour and a half ended when William J. Jones, 39, of 911 2 Court Street, was found on a fire escape after being chased from the Wil son Bros. jewellers store at 95 Court Street. Jones, a porter for Dr Killory, was taken to the station and detained for investigation.
Minso G. Pike of 18 Dustin Street Brighton alleges an attack by William Strain at 28 Washington Street Brookline after visiting his wife. Pike received a head wound but skull is not fractured. Strain held at Brookline police station as ambulance took the casualty to Massachusetts General Hospital.
Four persons drowned in the streets of Alton Illinois during a July cloudburst that wrecked two miles of streets, six buildings, and the Alton Gas and Electric Company gas plant, causing about 250000 dollars in property losses.
A night long storm drenched Alton with a cloudburst. A nine foot wall of floodwaters overwhelmed main streets, flooding cellars and washing away foundations of six houses. Sewers broke and a culvert under the Alton Gas & Electric plant was washed out, causing the plant to sink several yards.
London July 14 thousands gathered as the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston trooped the colors at the Honourable Artillery Company headquarters. The Bostonians led the march past Princess Christian who saluted, while Americans carried both national and their own colors and were cheered.
Richard D. Masters, injured in an automobile crash at Rockaway Beach that involved `Knockout` Brown and others, died today. Masters suffered a fractured spine and brain concussion. he was the son of Joseph W. Masters, a Belle Harbor yacht broker and scene of the incident.
A compact portrait of Amy Lyon later Emma Harte later Lady Hamilton, described as tall and graceful with blue eyes and golden hair, rising from humble origins to become the wife of Sir William Hamilton after romance with Charles Greville and painter Romney.
Emma Hamilton abandons love for power at Naples as she becomes Queen Maria Carolina’s confidante. She captivates Nelson and the Prince of Wales, aids European politics, and loses fame after Nelson’s death. Fatness, gambling debts, debtors’ prison, and poverty mark her final years before death in 1815.
A large fleet reached port yesterday bringing groundfishermen from offshore grounds and swordfish vessels with steady hauls. Vessels Josephine Costa, Mary F Sears, Good Luck and Eugenia report heavy pounds of groundfish and swordfish. The Bohemian endured a 10 day cold voyage while Boston faced a heat wave. A Geneva schooner is aground near Bahia while Cunard Laconia and Bethania prepare to arrive midweek. The Gresham revenues cutter remains at New Haven docks.
A historical note lists the revenue cutter Itasca and a half dozen steam and sailing yachts under the Landsman group, indicating a small, diversified fleet and historical vessel names.
The almanac lists vessels arriving and sailing including steamers Bohemian McCallum Admiral Schley and Prince Arthur with routes to Liverpool San Jose and Port Antonio. It notes tides and high water times, multiple schooners and tugs in service, and Port of Portland Gloucester Bar Harbor and New York as calling points along with barge movements and tows.
Terry Martin, a boxer, is jailed in Portsmouth for the assault on Mrs. Patrick Igoe of Manchester New Hampshire. He failed to post bail on a $1000 civil suit and was nabbed by a Hillsboro county sheriff after a bout in Manchester. The May 14 assault at Auburn in Rockingham county led to his transfer to Sheriff Spinney.
Death notices list numerous July 1912 obituaries and funeral plans across Charlestown Roxbury Somerville Dorchester South Boston and Chelsea. Entries include Sarahen Brown Catherine Cummings James Dooley Mary Finnegan Clarence Goodwin John Griffin James King Nehemiah Lee John Leonard Charles McMorrow Adolphus McVey Daniel Murray Mary O Hara Daniel O Neil James O Neill Ellen Wallace Helen Whalen and James Whiteside with funeral details high mass times and burial instructions. An in memoriam for Walter H Lynch is noted.
The Navy Department authorizes a 24 cent per day raise for laborers at the Portsmouth N H navy yard when engaged in scaling or painting the double bottoms of vessels under repair.
The renowned Tris Speaker of the Red Sox leads the league in batting today sharing first place with Cobb, tops run-getters in both circuits and ranks third in stolen bases. Week leaders show Speaker at .478, Cobb at .450, Jackson at .302 as Speaker rises ten points while Cobb gains four and Jackson falls fourteen.
Matty Baldwin of Charlestown faces Tommy O Keefe of Philadelphia in a Pilgrim A A bout tomorrow night. The match caps a successful summer boxing season with both fighters in superb condition and promises a rattling good bout before the next show on Sept 8.
A dozen striking L employees from Medford and Malden collected $165 in five days by playing hurdy gurdy in the streets. The funds go to the general strike fund and collections will continue while the strike lasts.
Montreal Rochester 10, Montreal 0 noted for the day as two rain postponed games at Rocky Point Providence Jersey City and Newark Baltimore were postponed due to rain.
Score updates show Minneapolis Toledo 2 in the first game and 7 to 7 with Ledo in the seventh. Milwaukee hosted a first game where Indianapolis led 5 to 1 while Waukee trailed 10 to 1 in the second game. St Paul led Columbus 12 to 4 in the first game, and Columbus won 8 to 4 in the second after 11 minutes. Kansas City beat Louisville 8 to 2.
Fragmentary text from Montgomery and Mobile region includes scattered names and numbers with unclear context. Readable items mention Mapile Mobile and Birmingham areas, but specifics and events are not discernible.
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