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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1914
Page
2
A federal grand jury indicted members of the Halibut Trust under the Sherman act. The group allegedly controls most halibut fisheries in the north Atlantic north Pacific and Behring Sea with products sold in the United States.
Indictments accuse Booth Fisheries firms of Maryland Washington and affiliates along with presidents and a buyer of conspiring to fix halibut supply and prices in North Pacific Atlantic and Behring Sea waters. They allegedly used bid suppression coercion and pretended competition to control markets from Seattle Tacoma Vancouver Prince Rupert and Boston. Grand jury probe started May 12 under orders from Attorney General McReynolds and U S District Attorney Clay Allen.
Dense harbor fog trapped two Nantasket steamers and two other craft near Spectacle Island yesterday afternoon at 4. The pilots navigated a narrow channel with whistles warning shore observers. No fire or accident occurred and the boats reached their berths about one hour late.
About 100 unemployed men in Lawrence demanded jobs demolishing the Atlantic mills plant, razed to clear a right of way for the proposed Central bridge. They were told the contractor holds the work and that they should apply to him.
Thousands of light colored pants including Scotches homespuns cheviots flannels and crashes offered in cuffed or plain bottoms at four dollar outing price one ninety eight. Located at 662 672 Washington street in Harrison's Bargain Basement.
Miss Cornelia W Leidy of Narragansett Pier and Philadelphia society circles, a Boston traveler for 22 summers, reports 200000 miles by all forms of transport. She will depart for Narragansett Pier for the rest of the summer and then start another cruise to foreign shores.
Secretary Lane marked a half century birthday today in Washington. The ceremony featured a flowered office bower and many congratulations from diverse sources.
New York reports a sharp rise in divorces with 540 grants in Manhattan during the six months ending June 30, up from 872 in the same period last year, according to figures released by the county clerk.
The German steamship Mendoza ran aground July 11 near Mogotas Point, Argentina, in a fog. All 27 passengers and crew were saved when the vessel was abandoned as a wreck on July 15.
The steamship Laconia bringing five Harvard men and four Union Boat Club rowers home after Harvard won the Henley trophy from Britain. The Union crew finished second, beating all foreigners in the races. Names include Felton, Meyer, Middendorf brothers, Herrick. Union Boat members Waid, Tappan, Ayer, Maxwell.
In San Francisco on July 15 George M. Austin a sailor on the West Virginia shot Miss Alice Wallace in a private cafe booth and then killed himself. Wallace has slight chance of recovery. Austin had recently returned from a cruise and claimed Wallace was receiving attentions from other men.
The President nominated Major Lewis H. Rand of the Corps of Engineers to serve as a member of the California Debris Commission. The announcement was made in Washington on July 15.
Attorney General McReynolds awaits the New Haven directors in New York to decide on pursuing dissolution under the Sherman act or accepting Massachusetts stock sale provisions. A Massachusetts plan could avert an antitrust suit and avoid wider regional disruption. The department may file if directors reject the plan.
The body of Horace H. Lurton former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court was buried in Greenwood cemetery Clarksville Tenn beside his two children. Interment followed services at Trinity Episcopal Church conducted by Rev H J Mikelli of Nashville. Business was suspended during the funeral.
Leroy Scott contributes a stirring Sunday Post Magazine tale about a 35 year old woman who decides not to be an old maid and goes out to find a husband. It offers entertaining reading with a vivid heroine.
An acrimonious dispute among editors Paul and Guy Cassagnac of Autorite and I Fuchs of the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger with Carl Lahm of the Leipziger Tageblatt could strain Franco German ties. Cassagnac brothers challenge Fuchs to a duel while Lahm is challenged for not leaving France in 48 hours. The German Embassy in Paris is prepared to support German correspondents.
Boston's seven assessors and assistants honored Agnes Ware of South Boston a clerk and telephone operator by transferring her to the main switchboard in the new City Hall annex. They presented a sapphire studded gold pin and two pearls and the staff gave her a gold watch as a token of regard.
Paris July 15 The French Socialist Congress heard speakers led by Gustave Herve and M Guesde insist a general strike cannot prevent war. They urged improving Franco German ties and autonomy for Alsace Lorraine. Jaures and Vaillaint argued a strike could press for arbitration during wartime tension.
Joseph S. Sheppard and his wife arrive in Boston after a two months honeymoon in England. Married by Major Joseph Sheppard of the Boston Salvation Army with a justice of the peace oath, the pair are connected to the Salvation Army in New York and Mrs Clarke, a Boston girl, is known in Boston as Louise P. Clarke. She will assist her husband in New York.
Bob Dean narrates a playful feature with story and pictures in color, in the Sun Day Post. The amused piece showcases quirky characters and lighthearted scenes designed for Sunday readers.
George Lyman 9 year old son of Mr and Mrs Edward J Lyman of 1 Bay View Place South Boston is on the dangerous list at Carney Hospital with little hope of recovery after falling from a cannon on the southeast side of Castle Island while playing with other children. He suffered lacerated wounds to the right side of the head a fractured skull and concussion.
Coroner's jury in Cook county Illinois finds Army trooper William F. Manning of Roslindale murdered and his body dumped in the Chicago River. War Department informed and investigation underway at request of Congressman Andrew J. Peters.
A summons was issued for 16 year old George Squires to appear before the juvenile session of the court Saturday morning after Almira Frank of 64 Pearl Street Cambridge was seriously wounded on the Fourth of July. The charge alleges Squires fired the shot.
Sewell Ford presents another beloved installment in the Sunday Post Magazine. The piece titled Peeking In On Pedders showcases Ford's wit and charm as Shorty navigates local quirks and comic misadventures.
An old medical advert suggests indigestion stems from a weak stomach and promotes Dyspeptlets as a palatable remedy. It claims the product aids digestion, relieves sour stomach and heartburn, and urges readers to buy a box from their druggist.
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