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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1911
Page
10
The market shows a new upward movement with rising prices and increased trading volume after a period of narrow moves. Improvement in the crop outlook and better general business could lift prices, with August typically bullish. cotton prices fell on a record crop prospect, aiding renewed stock market strength and easing textile industry stress.
The railroads are beginning to order equipment on a larger scale than in the past two years. With harvesting, transportation needs, and new buying power likely totaling over 90 dollars per person, the fall should bring broad improvement across industries including steel and iron.
A short calendar note lists current items including American Locomotive preferred stock and Ex Dividend H B Claflin 1st and 20 pfd. The entry hints at financial market activity with focus on these securities.
The local Board of Health confirmed a cholera case in a Boston woman after a positive test. Inspectors disinfected 12 North End premises near 27 North Square and expanded checks to washer Mrs Mastrodenko’s work sites and recent immigrants from the liner Romanic while denying ties to a sailor quarantine case in New York.
President Taft credits Secretary Knox and congressional Democrats for passing the reciprocity pact with Canada. He says the agreement marks a new epoch in US Canada relations and predicts increased bilateral trade. He praises bipartisan support and argues the farm fears will be proven unfounded through its operation.
President Taft arrives by federal express from Washington and travels by motor between Beverly and Boston with Major Butt, planning weekend trips to Maine and Bar Harbor if Congress adjourns early. He attends a sermon in Lynn and reviews papers at home before a Myopia course round at Hamilton. Assistant Secretary Mischler accompanies him for tomorrow’s workload.
Dr McLaughlin arrives in Boston under a Treasury health order issued July 19 to enforce aboard steerage passenger checks for cholera. The five day test period proved insufficient, so a new rule extends detention until a full test is completed. McLaughlin will oversee initial detention and then return to Washington. Dr Cofer from the Washington bureau inspected the local quarantine station and returned.
No new cholera cases in New York as of July 23. Authorities credit prompt Bellevue Hospital case detection, quarantine removal, and fumigation at the lodging house with preventing an outbreak. Manuel Bermudes, the Spanish sailor linked to Belle Vue, remains unchanged at Swinburne Island while Hoffman Island observers report no new cases. quarantine conditions deemed satisfactory.
James J. Gallivan of 13 Chesterfield Street Roxbury is under arrest at the Dudley Street station charged with breaking and entering the liquor store of Patrick J. Smyth 817 Massachusetts Avenue shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday morning. Gallivan was captured after a lengthy pursuit by Patrolman Carroll who fired four shots at three men seen in the saloon they fled through a store window yard and over a fence to Albany Street. Seven quarts of whiskey were found by police and taken to the station to be used as evidence in court today.
Washington July 23 Postmaster General Hitchcock ordered promotions for post office clerks and city letter carriers with salary increases totaling about 2 million dollars per year. Railway mail service promotions add 175 thousand dollars yearly. rural carriers rising by 4 million yearly. Total four groups rise to 6 million this fiscal year. Hitchcock says gains offset by efficiency and the department now near self sustaining.
Charles Durborow, a Philadelphia panx clerk, swam 22 miles in New York Bay on July 23. Encouraged by a supportive rowboat teen, he pressed on until exhaustion, held for 6 hours 43 minutes, and nearly reached Hook before a turn in the tide forced him into a boat one mile off.
An international mystery surrounds the dreadnought Rivadavia nearing completion at Fore River shipyards Quincy. Her sister ship at Camden New Jersey, if fully equipped, will be the world’s two greatest battleships. Built for the Argentine Republic, her sale by that country is considered almost certain.
Work on the two giant dreadnoughts accelerates toward a noon August 26 launch as Argentine representatives, stationed nationwide, scrutinize materials and processes. The Rivadavia mirrors international battleships in size and power, with 26,506 tons displacement, 585 by 98 feet hull, 39,500 horsepower turbines, and a main battery of twelve 12 inch guns.
Portsmouth N H July 23 Alfred Delaverie and Arthur Delaverie of North Giveie were injured in a high speed motorcycle collision. Delaverie suffered a fracture to the right leg while both were badly cut about the head and body. The motorcycle and auto were badly smashed. they were thrown over the top of the machine. Both were taken to Portsmouth Hospital for treatment.
Connor of the Riverside Boat ridge swam from Water n to West Boston bridge on a Friday afternoon, covering 8 1 2 weeks minutes less than 7 hours. Ernest Williams and Cornelius Goulding, club members, started with O'Gonnor but dropped out along the way.
Rev Robert Stuart MacArthur of New York, at Tremont Temple Baptist Church during Dr Myers absence, gave morning thanks for President Tafts success in reciprocity with Canada. He prayed for Tafts other policies to prosper. His sermon was titled Broken Cisterns.
London July 24 The Unionist split deepens as Viscount Curzon and Lord Charles Beresford clash with supporters of Lord Lansdowne over surrender plans. Lords Halsbury Selborne Salisbury back a no surrender line, while Austen Chamberlain Wyndham and Carson lead a strong no surrender faction in Commons. A crisis likely to widen with possible peer creation as Asquith may pause after today's Commons statement.
A midnight spree in Portland and nearby Fal mouth tied together a holdup burglary and attempted burglary. H F Strout of Ing home, with companion, was robbed of about 385 dollars at gunpoint after a mask man stopped them. A second theft yielded 24 dollars from Joseph Soule’s trousers. Mrs Norton awoke to a fleeing man as an electric flashlight was found on a window sill.
A historical proposal outlines reciprocal tariff removals with Canada worth hundreds of millions. It lists free-list items such as grains cattle vegetables and lumber, plus targeted reductions on meats canned vegetables flour maple products laths and shingles, detailing revenue costs and annual duty remissions totaling about 4.85 million dollars for the United States.
Ernest Holman of Rockland was knocked down and seriously bruised yesterday afternoon in front of Hotel Thorndike on Boylston Street. The speeding driver did not stop, and fled after the impact as Holman was treated by the hotel physician.
First-class machinists lathe hands milling machine hands Norton grinder hands on automobile crank shaft work also screw machine hands who understand operating Jones and Lamson and Pratt & Whitney machines steady position good wages no labor trouble Apply by letter giving account of past experience reference MA2 WELL BRISCOE MOTOR O Employment Tarrytown NYX g24 37
Police believe they have the car number from a late night train to Rockland and will investigate further.
If the heat holds, three sets of 1915 games will be played this week. Junior class meets are planned for Charlesbank Charlestown Wood Island Park First Street and Brighton on July 26. Intermediate meets follow on July 27 and senior class meets close on July 28.
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