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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1914
Page
4
A playful fragment shows Noodle the Poodle planning a train journey to New York. The speaker asks about a trunk and mentions seeking the baggage man for arrangements.
The Judy V a large powerboat owned by Allen S Hulbert an insurance man of this city was almost destroyed by fire late yesterday afternoon as she lay at her moorings off Hull Mrs Hulbert was aboard and escaped serious injury with several cuts and burns recorded.
A backfire in the engine started a blaze aboard the Judy V, a 35 foot launch valued at 2500, moored in Hingham Bay near Hull. Mr. Hulbert, a Boston Yacht Club member, escaped as government vessel General Jesup and Hull life-saving crews fought the flames and towed the scorched craft to the beach.
The Cambridge tax rate rises to 21.40 per thousand, up from last year, due to a 250 000 increase in expenses. Mayor Good praises the board for keeping the rate under 23 while city valuation climbs to 127 91 895 and poll taxes rise to 25 622.
Gladys Chase a 14 year old Roxbury and Dorchester girl married Frederick Darmer 21 of Somerville yesterday ending a public notice over her disappearance and subsequent probate hearings and court action.
Frederick R Cutter performed the wedding at 32 Broadway Somerville after Darmer’s arrest and a pending charge. They had secured a marriage license at Somerville City Hall with Darmer’s mother paying 1.02. The Chase girl had reappeared after weeks away and denied marriage unless the charge was dropped. Assistant DA Lavelle asked Judge Pierce to drop the charge. the judge ordered release and the marriage proceeded.
A hearing before the street commissioners on the Dorchester avenue Adams street junction takings drew no protest. The city plans to purchase the triangular land for 5000 dollars.
The Sunday Post features the comic S'Matter Pop, praised as one of the best in the brilliant series. It promises clean, light humor and broad appeal for readers seeking entertaining laughs.
Boston lawyers dissect the Caillaux trial methods. Some call the French system an absolute farce while others claim it achieves substantial justice. Opinions differ on hearsay, jury influence, and the role of elected judges, but many insist results validate the method.
The author argues jury based trials may better deter prejudice than law alone. He contends France’s jury system shows it cannot fully function without checks on juror biases. He suggests even in France a common law method would be preferable, noting the French temperament is excitable and needs constraint.
Dr. Dennis F. O Callaghan a Dorchester physician and surgeon died at his home 17 Victoria street after years of ill health following septic poisoning from a hand wound during an operation. Born in Salem he trained at Harvard Medical School and practiced in South Boston before Dorchester. He leaves a wife and one son and was active in the Knights of Columbus.
Patrick McCabe of South Boston died from injuries after meddling with an elevator at the American Sugar Refining Company works. Elevator tender Patrick J. Duffy left the gate down. Sylvester Nevis sought to use the elevator but withdrew. When Duffy returned the gate was raised and McCabe’s body lay at the bottom of the well.
Foresters riding motorcycles toured Massachusetts warning residents about the army worm and urging immediate control efforts. Reports of the pests appeared in Cohasset Watertown Martha's Vineyard and other areas with significant crop damage and widespread mobilization of sprayers and deputy foresters.
More than 200000 people stood bareheaded and silent as the funeral procession for three slain in Dublin last Sunday moved through the city. The mass gathering followed a clash when the King's Own Scottish Borderers fired into a mob during a try by police and soldiers to seize arms for the Irish Nationalist volunteers. All shops were closed for the occasion.
A mile and a half long procession from the cathedral, led by the Mayor, City Council, and Nationalist Volunteers, followed hearses as bands played dirges. Burial took place at Glassneven Cemetery with a volley fired over the graves by volunteers.
A Newton meeting at Hibernian Hall organized by Timothy J. Murphy raised 200 for Irish home rule. Martin Kenny, with three years militia experience, was named captain of 100 volunteers. Drills set for Tuesdays at Hibernian Hall. An executive committee tasked with fundraising for firearms. Speakers included Richard M. Lyon, Daniel O Connell and John Whelan.
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