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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1913
Page
14
Mrs. Edwin Perron, described as the state’s first eugenic wife, asked police protection yesterday while collecting gowns and millinery from Edwin Perron at 35 School Street Lynn. The husband, who bore a bruised face and loosened teeth, handed over the items and warned never again. They wed on June 26 by Rev. C Thurston Chase.
Perron recalls night encounter with a strange man in his Lynn flat. He alleges a punch and a man thrown downstairs after a quarrel over gas and privacy. Mrs Perron denies bringing a guest home and says she stayed with a neighbour. she cites hair and faith differences as nonessential issues.
A collision between a Manchester auto ASA and a Washington street trolley at Franklin street halted five Manchester youths at 9 15 last evening. None injured. auto lost right front wheel and sustained other damage. Names: Francis O Rourke John Riley Martin Foy L I Mahoney and owner A Beauclair.
Representatives from several interests met at City Hall with Mayor Fitzgerald to urge the Boston Port Directors to create an industrial and publicity bureau as part of their department to boost the city’s commerce and image.
Mayor Fitzgerald criticizes banking houses for not sending representatives to a Boston conference on forming a municipal bureau. He warns that city only action could breed public suspicion of politics. If directors cannot form the bureau, plans may resume in September with popular support and private subscriptions.
London July 28 Former United States Senator Lafayette Young arrived from the Servian army headquarters at Nisch after weeks in the war zone with Consul Mad din Summers Belgrade. He said the war’s brutality is evident in the mutilated wounded he witnessed and that sleeping in freight cars and dining in a hotel mark the harsh conditions.
Frederick A Emery longtime licensing board member died at his Hull home after four months of Brights disease. A Republican figure and MIT graduate, he served in the common council and state legislature and was named to the Excise Board in 1906 and reappointed in 1910. He belonged to several societies including the Roxbury Historical Society and Masons.
In Cadeling, Wisconsin, a windblown tree fell across a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul train track last night. Four railroad employees died and one was seriously injured when the engine, mail, baggage and express cars derailed into a ditch. The remaining cars were recovered at Iron Mountain.
A fragment from an advertisement notes G O Taylo quality whiskey, promising consistent taste and pleasing quality with a brief brand claim.
In Harrisburg on July 28, the young son of John M. Fitzgerald, First Vice-President of the Western Maryland railroad, was saved from a venomous copperhead by a bulldog aboard a boat on the Juniata River. The dog sheltered the boy as the snake lunged, taking the bite itself. a veterinarian tends the injured dog.
Heavy rain caused a sewer to overflow at Fordham station flooding New York Central tracks to three feet. Electric power shut off for about an hour delaying East and West bound trains on the New York, New Haven & Hartford line between Grand Central and Woodlawn. Traffic resumed before evening rush.
In Waterville on July 28 former State Attorney General William R. Pattangall and Waterville Mayor were nominated by the Democrats and John A. Peters of Ellsworth by the Republicans to run in the Sept. 8 special election for the Third Maine district seat left vacant by the death of Representative Forrest Goodwin. Edward M. Lawrence of Lubec was also nominated by the Progressives.
Revere citizens and summer residents view Captain Claire Ghainey led raids on Sunday as a joke. Nineteen raids were recorded yet only two persons appeared in Chelsea Police Court to answer liquor nuisance charges, reflecting perceived conditions.
Patrolman John Bulger of the Jersey City police force was attacked by two strangers while napping on his front stoop at 191 Bay Street. They robbed him of his revolver shield and fire box key, he woke and resisted but was overpowered. the thieves escaped.
In Newport Rhode Island Edwin Connell Jr. 41 2 lies unconscious after Mrs Elsie French Vanderbilt's touring car struck him on John Street as he played tag with other children. Chauffeur John Flynn could not stop in time. Mrs Vanderbilt assisted the boy and physicians say he has an even chance for recovery with no blame resting on driver or hostess.
Ninety chicken pickers and handlers in this city voted to strike Wednesday morning at nine shops unless management grants a shorter workweek and sanitary working conditions. They report irregular hours from 12 to 18 a day and seek a 10 hour weekday workday with 7 am to 9 pm on Saturdays, plus a wage increase from 3 to 812 cents per chicken. Wages currently range from $9 to $15 weekly. Employers have rejected the proposals. workers give till tonight to reconsider.
Australian reports claimed King George and Queen Mary would lay the Canberra Parliament house stone next year but Pall Mall Gazette dismisses the plan. It says the royals will visit Canada next, and possibly cross the border to the United States including Washington and New York.
A large car driven by James Langan of Port Jervis rolled over on a bank near Cuddebackville while descending a curve. Five people were pinned under the vehicle and injured. Langan sustained multiple broken ribs. His wife and Clark, mother of Mrs Caneen, were seriously hurt.
Martin M. Mulhall testified before the Senate lobby committee while another senator denied his statements. Senator Lodge said he did not know Mulhall and had not heard of him until the current investigation began.
Hull residents speculate about a secret third party signing as the Hull Civic Association. While the older parties push a $100,000 Town Hall project, locals believe the Civic Association seeks reforms and opposes the plan.
Town residents face 50 cents weekly for garbage removal 60 cents per 100 pounds ice and milk at 12 cents a quart. A Hull Civic Association circulates opinions on keeping the Town Hall and cutting living costs amid secrecy of officers and unclear origins.
Antonio Bourgio 47 of 400 Commercial Street was shot by his brother in law Dominico D Alesandro on Hanover near Battery Street. Bourgio died after jugular injury and D Alesandro was captured after a chase through Battery Street L station and the ferry waiting room. Bourgio identified his killer before death.
In Geauga county Mrs. J. K. Turner leads a group of farm girls forming the Tomato Club and a campaign against high farm living costs. Miss Ilena May Bailey of the Agriculture Department visits the Turner farm near Chardon to study the effort and its August meal contest.
The correspondence details Mulhall's push to influence House committees and block labor-friendly legislation as Democrats gain control in 1911. He claims meetings with leaders like Underwood and Wilson, and describes a secret room used for long distance calls to Senators and Representatives. He also notes loans and receipts involving McDermott and McMichael.
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