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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1913
Page
9
Worcester July 22 Joseph Belli a company salesman was arrested on larceny charges for allegedly diverting about $20,000 in receipts from retailers to his own use while selling fruit and produce for W H Blodgett Produce Company.
Pittsburg July 22 All of the workmen injured by the collapse last night of a department store building on Smithfield street during demolition are in a fair way to recover. A revision of the contractors' roll call today showed no men missing.
A ledger shows James H. Vahey earning 5500 as legislative counsel at the State Capitol for the Carmen bill, which barred nine hours in 11. Numerous firms and unions paid thousands to various attorneys and brokers for “all matters” before Boston officials and agencies, including Brooks, Warren, Ladd, Dunbar, and others, with totals ranging from hundreds to several thousand dollars.
Miss Sarah J. Stewart of Belfast Ireland and John McCracken of Quincy were married at the immigration office by Rev Dr Herbert Manchester. Stewart traveled 3000 miles to wed her childhood sweetheart who came to the country two years ago. The couple planned a two week honeymoon in New York.
Settlement children from Jamaica Plain visited the Fine Arts Museum to hear Mrs. Mary Cronan tell stories and glimpse its wonders. A Denison House group, many Syrians, toured in the afternoon. Children from the Robert Gould Shaw House in Roxbury are scheduled for Thursday visit.
David B. Farnsworth, recently pardoned by Governor Foss after his prison sentence for killing an invader to his chicken yards, left for Chicago to work as a railroad telegrapher on the Chicago and North Western. He, a former farmer from Bridgewater, expects to sell the farm for his wife to join him and notes the heavy costs and hard night upbringings. He pressed on with a poet and magazine writer’s background and says 12 hours a day at the telegraph key await him, hoping for future work adjustments.
The household section of next Sunday's Post offers gardening hints and ideas for profitable occupations for children and valuable household helps for families seeking simple at home income and chores.
Frank Cavanagh of Ireland defeats Iver Lawson of Salt Lake City in three heats at the Revere cycle track to claim the sprint title. Wiley beats Ernie Pye and Bob Finley in a 10 mile motor paced event, with Pye and Finley pressing throughout.
Local Protestant church groups from First Baptist First Congregational and Trinity Methodist in Charlestown unite in morning services. Sermons by Rev E E Marsh and Rev G E McBride. The old Unitarian Church in Lynn sold to Greek Orthodox Church for 17000. Pastor Rev Theophilos Spiropoulos. Church in Lynn has 2000 members. United States Methodist Commission of Finance announces allocations across multiple boards. Marriages include Rev George H Gutterson's daughter Maud Caroline Gutterson wedding to Thomas Samuel Green of Worcester. Corner-stone for Bridgewater Methodist Episcopal Church to be laid Aug 4 with Bishop John W Hamilton. Rev A J Coulins and Rev James F Mears noted.
The Erie road informs the mediation committee it will return to the conference handling the Eastern railroads dispute, prepared to accept any awards from a federal arbitration board under the Newlands act. Funeral notices follow for Mr. Gleason, 69, longtime Grey's member, survived by widow and two sons, with services in Wellington and burial in Concord.
Mediators spent a day negotiating while Erie balked at a general wage increase. The Erie position blocked manager meetings, and trainmen threatened a strike unless the stance changed. Vice-President J C Stuart met mediators and relayed President Underwood's telegraph message.
Every seed store in Boston will close between 2 and 3 this afternoon as funeral services for Joseph M. Gleason, longtime seed merchant with Thomas J. Grey & Co., are held. The decision followed a meeting held yesterday.
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