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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1914
Page
5
Public schools in Boston show more boys than girls with 60 543 boys and 58 164 girls enrolled last year per Superintendent Dr. Franklin B. Dyer. The counts rose by 1 830 boys and 1 371 girls from the prior year.
Last year proved the largest in Boston history for school enrollments with 141 624 pupils in day and evening programs. Day schools hosted 118 707 pupils, evening schools 21 604, and the continuation school 1 313, breaking previous totals.
The average daily attendance was 106 426 with five new schoolhouses opened last year. The teaching staff totaled 3112 including 42 men and 2660 women. Evening schools grew by 2414 due to foreign language attendance rules and new child labor law. Despite pupil gains only 55 additional teachers were appointed.
John Palmieri a New York lawyer en route to Como to defend Porter Charlton on a murder charge. He conferred with John Edward Jones American consul general on the case. The Italian Bar Association granted him permission, needing court approval at Como.
John Murphy of Wentworth Street Malden is badly injured after falling 20 feet from a tank beside the Boston and Maine railroad tracks in Worcester. He is in City Hospital with severe internal injuries and little hope for recovery.
Ginger Pop confronts ongoing issues as an electric fan malfunctions. Russ West has drawn their next appearance for Sunday at the Post event.
Mayor Curley acts to end nightly disturbances at Orchard and Putnam parks following resident complaints. Tension arises between the park and recreation department and the police over staffing, as Curley asks Chairman Dillon to confer with Police Commissioner O'Meara about a solution.
Mrs Leah Rosewater, widow of Howard Rosewater founder of the Omaha Bee and mother of Victor and Charles O Rosewater, died at her home in Omaha Neb today at age 71.
Portsmouth N H July 28 Following a prior order against riding freights the Boston and Maine railroad now enforces the rule against track walking. Offenders will be brought to court and fined on a second offence as part of a safety drive that began in yards at Haverhill and Lawrence with positive results.
Webster July 28. John Benson Prescott a wealthy retired iron merchant of this town died at his home 70 School street tonight of heart failure after weeks of ill health. He leaves a widow a sister Mrs. F B McDermott and a son Jesse Prescott all of Webster.
The U S Hydrographic Office reports July 27 observation of a dangerous navigation obstruction at 40.47 N 67.387 W with 11 large ice chunks.
Boston Consoli dated Gas Company President James L. Richards writes to about 600 profit sharers that unfavorable conditions and higher operating costs last year would have allowed an 80 to 85 cent rise per thousand cubic feet, but consumers avoided the increase.
The directors decide not to raise gas prices for consumers but to cut dividends to stockholders, citing 1914 earnings below 9 percent and referencing the Sliding Scale Act. President Richards notes premiums for profit sharers will still be paid, with about 3200 shares involved and $366,785.78 distributed since inception. A director ballot is closed as Fred M. Goodwin withdraws in favor of succession.
Nomination papers were filed at the election commissioners office by 11 candidates for the Senate and House. Michael F. McGrath Democrat seeks Senator in the second Suffolk district and Martin Hay Republican seeks Senator in the fifth. House contenders include Samuel Davis Republican Ward 10 Channing Cox Republican Ward 10 William A Doonan Democrat Ward 22 Michael J McDonnell Democrat Ward 20 Thomas H Tagen Republican Ward 23 William H Mogan Democrat Ward 1 Michael J McNamee Democrat Wards 4 and 5 and Frank J Burke Democrat. Theodore W Stevenson Republican filed for State committee in the eighth district.
Miss Nance O Neill postpones her Majestic Theatre appearance to the following week to accommodate public demand for Edmund Breese who is currently starring in The Master Mind.
Three hundred Boston firemen apply to Fire Commissioner Grady to take the civil service test on August 12 for promotion to lieutenant. One vacancy exists now. the last exam was three years ago. A note on page reveals a comic feature about Pierrot in next Sunday's Post.
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