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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
11
Mutual National Bank at 40 State Street and First Ward National Bank of East Boston will merge to become a trust company in the near future. The consolidation will combine deposits totaling 3,500,000 dollars.
Directors of both institutions vote to consolidate and convert into a trust company. East Boston institution, founded in 1873, has applied for a trust company charter, with Mutual National Bank to follow. Boards’ committees completed asset and deposit reviews, recommending the merger as mutually beneficial.
The merger of Mutual National and First Ward National banks will create a new trust company with Chandler M. Wood set to serve as president. Colonel George W. Moses will likely be chairman of the board, while other officials stay in post where feasible. The Mutual National main office on State Street will remain, and the First Ward’s Maverick Square site will become the East Boston branch. Officials declined to discuss terms, confirming negotiations have progressed over weeks.
Mrs Geneva C Moore of this city sues William L Moore now an inmate of State prison serving eight to ten years for forging and uttering checks. She alleges cruel and abusive treatment failure to provide and notes his convict status.
The article recounts Moore’s arrest and extradition to Boston over forgery and polygamy charges. He pleaded guilty to forgery, with the polygamy indictment dropped, after a tumultuous life marked by multiple marriages and flight from law across several cities.
Mrs Christoforo Raffi of 11 Cooper Street has created a lush fifth story roof garden inspired by Mrs Philip Davis wife of the Civic Service House head worker. The blossoms transform the upper terrace into a desert oasis effect for residents around the corner.
Window boxes four feet wide surround the roof of Mrs Raffi s house forming a green terrace with blooms from seeds and bulbs and larger indoor plants. Three hanging baskets and climbing vines frame the space above a wash line framework as lemon verbena heliotrope Santa Maria and spice geranium fill the bower. A kitchen herb box provides fresh flavors for soups in this high rooftop garden.
In the Post’s next Sunday Wit and Humor section a tale features Lady Bountiful rescuing Freckles from a fearsome gang’s wrath, delivering a lighthearted episodic rescue with moral flourish.
July 21 The Metch nikoff sour milk diet for sick turkeys and topics on handling bees were discussed at the first day of a three day poultry convention at the Massachusetts Agricultural College. Dr. Burnton N Gates a leading bee expert wowed the audience by handling a hive full of bees and sharing them with spectators.
At the college congress 500 poultry enthusiasts heard Dr. Gates compare bees to poultry while Dr. Hadley warned Massachusetts turkey doctors about black head disease. Hadley cited sour milk as a cure and showed sterilization steps. Gates demonstrated smoking bees to curb bad habits and stimulate honey consumption.
Professor Gates handles bees without protection to show ease of beekeeping and profits for poultrymen. Miss Mahaney stresses clean, sanitary turkey houses and rich feeding to prevent sickness. Dr. Gage warns white diarrhea in chicks is widespread and urges testing, removal of infected stock, and sourcing eggs from uninfected stock.
Frank Bennett longtime Wakefield baseball captain wed Emma C Edgett at the Edgett home 594 Main street Wakefield. Miss Edgett a notable social worker with the Methodist Church assisted by family and church ties.
Indictment charges two city firefighters John Ferrick and William Maloney with burglary and grand larceny in a conspiracy said to involve many fire department members. Investigations traced loft fires to conceal thefts amid burglaries reported to police and fire officials.
Park Commission chairman Captain John Dillon urged lifting the auto ban in Franklin Park so autos may share park space with horse drawn vehicles. He pledged to trim shrubbery to keep views clear and safety intact while allowing greater vehicle access.
Walter Gassett of Boston longtime American vice consul at Kobe Japan for 10 years and former Boston Stock Exchange member died Sunday at Yokohama Naval Hospital from pulmonary embolism. He was 60. His brother Percival Gassett is consul at Malaga.
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