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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1911

Page

3

Mrs Whitney to Hunt in Scotland for shooting season

New York July 17 Mr and Mrs Harry Payne Whitney plan a September 23 departure for England and have booked a Scottish Highlands shooting season They recently took to yachting and will spend most of their time aboard the steam yacht Atlantic which is chartered They will attend Narragansett Pier polo and Newport matches.

New York Harry Payne Whitney England Scottish Highlands Scotland

Turtle Spits Coin, Biggest Local Find At Chelsea Beach

East Boston worker Romano Giacnnetto captured a two foot long turtle on Eastern avenue beach Chelsea. The shell bore a 1770 copper penny marked George III and a large hole with a wire suggesting captivity. The turtle is exhibited at his home 1 Venice street drawing local interest.

Romano Giacnnetto Boston Eastern Avenue Beach Chelsea George III of England Giaennette Venice Street Eastern Avenue Giaennetto

Uniform Rank Re-Elects Stetzer Leader at Cleveland Convention

Major General J. E. Stetzer of Cleveland was unanimously reelected after ten years heading the uniform rank, Knights of the Maccabees of the World, at the supreme division convention in Cleveland. He will announce his staff later.

Cleveland, O J. E. Stetzer Cleveland Knights of the Macabees of Supreme Division

FLOX Dry Powder Promises Oil Free Hair In Minutes

FLOX offers a waterless daily hair cleanse using a soft absorbent powder sprinkled in the hair and brushed out in five minutes. It claims to remove oil dirt and dandruff without lather staining or water, selling for 50 cents a can and available via druggists and department stores.

Flox Chemical CO Syracuse N. Y Riker-Jaynes

Tax Dodger Bill Passes House With Fine Up To 5000

The House passed a bill aimed at tax dodgers by imposing a maximum fine of 5000 for filing errors after a 73 to 119 vote. A rival measure proposing imprisonment was defeated. An amendment letting the tax commissioner act independently of local assessors was approved.

Foss Russell Wood Cambridge Dean Robert Washburn New Haven Senate Ways and Means William H. Coolidge New Haven Railroad United States Steel Corporation

Compensation Bill Saved from Senate Defeat

The Saunders-Parks compensation bill barely escaped defeat in the Senate as the Ways and Means recommendation to refer it to the next General Court failed 16 to 17. Senator Evans moved to reconsider, with Doyle proposing that any insurer may cover employers under the plan. The roll call shows 16 votes for next General Court and 17 for immediate action, plus paired senators for both positions. Debate continued with promises of further action on reconsideration and on the insurance amendment. A separate measure to raise judges’ salaries advanced under suspension, and a Prison Commissioners’ report resolve sought guidance on prison labor and administration following Governor Foss’s request to abolish the Prison Commission and prison labor as it stands.

Senate Ways and Means Committee Evans Doyle Adams Barnes Blanchard Chase Curley Denny Hibbard Hunt Keith Mellen Murray Pearson Tinkham Tolman Bennett Brown Grainger Halley Hatton Hoar Mack Malley Mulligan Nash Nason Newhall Powers Quigley Stearns Timilty Turner Gates Greenwood Ross and Lomasney Supreme Superior Courts General Court Foss

Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association Meets in Brewster

Cape Cod Brewster July 17 The annual meeting and memorial celebration of the Cape Cod Pilgrim Memorial Association featured a galaxy of speakers praising the Pilgrim fathers. The Provincetown memorial, dedicated Aug 5, 1910 with Taft present, was funded by admission receipts totaling 2463.75 dollars, enough to cover running expenses for maintenance of the shaft.

Brewster Cape Cod Provincetown

Skipper Fights Big Swordfish At Sea

Captain Thomas Selig of the Galatea hauled in 17,000 pounds of ground fish homeward when a monster swordfish surfaced. An improvised harpoon struck the fish, it thrashed, and Selig toppled into the water while trying to haul it in. He rode the exhausted fish into a dory and landed the catch.

Thomas Selig T Wharf Selig

End of Bull Case Today in Biddeford Probate Court

Settlement of the $500000 will of Mrs. Ole Bull to be finalized in Biddeford Me Probate Court before Judge Nathaniel Hobbs. Contested by Olea Bull Vaughan and the executors Joseph G. Thorp and Edmund M. Parker, with hearings to void earlier wills. Vaughan’s counsel Sherman L Whipple and Ralph S Bartlett will not attend. Bartlett and Thomas L Talbot will represent the executors.

Ole Bull Nathaniel Hobbs Biddeford Olea.Bull Vaughan Hobbs Sherman L. Whipple Ralph S. Bartlett Vaughan

Mrs McNanigal's Case Put Over Until Today

Judge Bordwell postponed contempt proceedings against Mrs Ortie McManigal until tomorrow. Her lawyers contend the State lacked right to summon her before the grand jury because her husband and the McNamaras had already been indicted.

Los Angeles Bordwell Ortie &. McManigal

Hold Two for Carrying Guns

Francesco and Domenico Spinale of Hale Street Boston faced Judge Almy in Cambridge Police Court on a charge of carrying dangerous weapons at arrest. Patrolman James G Russell arrested them Sunday on the Cambridge side of West Boston bridge while they say they went there to identify the sender of blackmail letters to Carmelo Spinale. The case is continued until Oct. 17 after guilty pleas. sentence to be pronounced.

Francesco and Domenico S Pinale Hale Street Boston Almy Cambridge Police Court James G. Russell Cambridge West Boston Carmelo Spinale

Reason for Eddy Appeal in Mary Baker Eddy will case

Attorney-General Swift argues the will is a foreign will and contest should stay in Massachusetts. He contends Mrs Eddy resided in Newton at death rather than Concord New Hampshire, affecting probate jurisdiction and a $100,000 inheritance tax transfer. He seeks transfer to Middlesex County and full Supreme Judicial Court review.

Swift Mary Baker G. Eddy Concord N. H Newton Suffolk County Middlesex County Supreme Judicial Court

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