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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1912
Page
9
The Observant Citizen notes Miss Alice M. Harriman of Bennebunk as Maine’s first woman to accept a nomination under the new primary law for clerk of courts. The piece also references Ellen Hayes and political changes including the Arizona and New Mexico statehood adjustments.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire now shows the highest poll tax valuation in the state with an average per person of 5294 dollars threatening Brookline’s title as the richest town. The figure marks a notable tilt in local wealth measurements and could affect perceptions of relative prosperity among neighboring communities.
While visiting Marion Esther and Marion Cleveland daughters of the late President Grover Cleveland stay at Mrs. Harold Williams residence. In Boston College president Very Rev Thomas I Gasson S J prolongs his tenure beyond the usual term a rare move for Jesuit assignments.
The former mayor Thomas N. Hart of Boston still uses a horse drawn carriage to ride from his summer home at Galloupe's Point to the Swampscott station each morning. The piece notes the honor to Samuel B F Morse with a bust at Charlestown public library reading room in City square acknowledging Morse's early experiments in Baltimore and Washington.
An advertisement touts TIZ foot treatment claiming relief from corns blisters and swelling. It urges readers to request a free trial package from Walter Luther Dodge Co at 1223 Wabash Ave Chicago Illinois and warns the product relieves foot discomfort.
The Rev. James H. O Neil LL D pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart East Boston has safely reached foreign shores. Friends report ornate postal cards from Hamburg and Berlin proof of arrival and parishioners expect his return about Sept 1.
At Quincy City Hall questions arise whether Paul Revere Post G A R will accept the Adams Academy building as a memorial hall. The property given by Joan Adams is intended for education but pupil numbers dwindled and veterans fear their right to use it may be disputed.
Johnny Royal, once with the Post, now a Boston theatre publicist, allegedly unfurls a large theatre banner atop Mt Washington to catch travelers’ eyes. In Cohasset, the North Cohasset M. E. Church on Hull Street is slated for removal and replacement with a stone edifice. Canton’s Lewis B. Smith sends a box of three odd seed radishes from government stock, Siamese and triplets, on 108 Rockland Street.
The new East Cam bridge baseball park is completed and the Sene cas will host the Cambridge Tigers in the inaugural game. Basketball courts are finished with play expected in a few days featuring One of the Boys.
Cape Battalion companies start a nine days gun drill at Fort Warren with four companies in two batteries. They conduct searchlight drills at night and use practice charges before switching to heavier loads for stationary and moving targets.
The Rev. William J. O'Brien, a recent American College Rome graduate, has been assigned by the bishop to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross as assistant to Mgr. M. J. Splaine. The appointment is effective immediately, his first after arriving in the country. He is nephew of Rt. Rev. Mer. William O'Brien of Lowell and studied in Dublin before Rome.
The New England Grocers' Exchange will host a supper for Boston area retail grocers and provisioning dealers at Ford Hall Boston July 30 at 8 p m Mayor Fitzgerald will preside with mayors from 15 to 20 cities attending Speakers include Berlah G Underwood Herbert Parker John Alberee and representatives from trust companies and savings banks in the audience
A passenger recounts a midnight voyage as a menacing storm rages on the sea The crew and passengers fear for survival while prayers rise in the cabin The captain fears they are lost until the captain’s daughter reassures him and faith helps them find safe harbor at dawn
NORRAD warns that a mother who eavesdrops and dictates dates undermines any chance of marriage. She urges the writer to trust her own judgment, encourage bashful suitors, and not worry about slim prospects after age 21, noting many marry after 21 and persistence pays off.
Daniel H. Maguire reports the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters had 33683 members on Jan 1 1912 and 35217 on July 15 1912 with 2267 new applications, 1877 initiations, 152 resignations, and 191 deaths. Mortuary fund balance rose from 69822.21 to 107622.01 after 250058.18 receipts and 212258.33 paid in death claims.
A recipe for cut up chicken fried in butter until brown then simmered with onion tomato mix, herbs, bay leaf and a flour thickened gravy served with rice. Includes two home cooks names and addresses Mrs M B Dunn 26 Frederick Rd South Braintree and Mrs Alice G Dutcher 188 Lebanon St Maplewood.
Malden District Court, not a mail order house, demanded Granville N Fuller appear to answer recklessly driving on the Fellsway boulevard. Attorney Henry W Jarvis said he was told by the clerk his client need not attend, but Judge Bruce overruled police claims on court customs.
The Edison Electric Illuminating Company expanded its Roxbury holdings by purchasing parcels on Massachusetts Avenue, Norfolk Avenue, and Franklin Court adding about 250000 square feet. Total frontage now runs 1600 feet on Massachusetts Avenue and 350 feet on Norfolk Avenue. The land supports new buildings for the general service station under construction.
Charles L. Harris the deaf mute barred from remaining silent in court refused to reveal the location of the $118 he took from Napoleon Bergeron of Stamford Street. Judge Burke had given him 24 hours to confess or face Concord Reformatory.
Howard Jackson, a wealthy engineer, falls for Judith Livingston, secretary at Blackstone Curtis, after a tense stock quote dispute. Their growing romance blooms from office visits and encounters around Curtis' firm, culminating in a moonlit lake moment and shared love.
Charles E. Hall, 47, of 40 Summer Street Malden, appeared before Judge Ely in the police court charged with stealing jewelry and $64 from Mrs. Rosie Greenberg of 135 Chambers Street West End. Hall was found guilty and the case was continued for sentence.
The old Colony Trust Company on Court Street rang its outer alarm just before 9 on yesterday morning causing street turmoil and police concern. Crossed wires triggered the bell, startling pedestrians and City Hall station officers.
Joseph Stiner of New York was sentenced to ten months in the House of Correction after being found guilty by Judge Ely of attempting to pick pockets on the running board of a car bound for Fenway Park. Joseph Moran of Roxbury, present on the running board and arrested, was discharged.
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