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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1914
Page
18
Cupid broke all records in this city yesterday as the city registry issued 93 marriage licenses. The prior high was 90, a figure reached on one day in June last year and again in June the year before and once in 1911.
The city registry reports a record turnout for marriages as June begins. Register McGlewen said the day started with several couples waiting and more recording within hours, predicting the month will mark a historic peak for June brides in Boston.
The Rev. Michael J. Murphy was appointed chaplain of Charlestown State Prison by Warden Bridges, succeeding Rev. Herbert W. Stebbins who resigned over a year ago. Rabbi Morris Sedar was named chaplain for Jewish prisoners. Salary is $20. Murphy has advised Catholic prisoners for about three years, succeeding Rev. Father Malley. He previously served at St. James' Church on Harrison Avenue.
Antrim New Hampshire June 1 Mr and Mrs Henry E Messenger celebrated their golden wedding in the presence of relatives and friends. The elderly couple were described as half and hearty and enjoyed the occasion.
The Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Rattan Co workers resume production after seven weeks of strike. Italian workers vote to return if company keeps promises within three weeks. if not, a new strike may follow. Union officials warn of renewed action if settlement is violated.
Dr. George B Magrath directed Police Inspector to prepare witnesses for an immediate inquest by Judge Brown at the East Boston court. The sewer gas explosion at the Metropolitan Water and Sewerage Building pumping station yesterday morning killed three men and injured eight.
Authorities pursue fast facts on who caused a massive blast that wrecked the brick and steel screen building and damaged pumping stations across a large metropolitan district. The 360000 dollar loss is tied to a blast that shattered windows miles away and flattened machinery. Firefighters, nurses, and police responded as seven others were seriously hurt and treated at City Hospital.
About 2000 Progressive volunteers across Massachusetts will canvass to raise $50,000 for Bull Moose candidates. Calvin G. Fengeil directs the statewide effort with 30 fund-collecting teams. George W. Perkins will attend a Boston dinner as progressives assemble at Mechanics Hall.
Early morning fire at Bernard Levison’s rear stable 302 Beacon Street Cambridge destroyed four wagons and killed one horse. Tenants fled as flames licked a three tenement house. Somerville apparatus responded and the loss is set under two thousand dollars. Frantic evacuations and wet bedding followed. The stable sits near the city line.
An unidentified woman, described as five foot five, 190 pounds with a dark complexion, attempted to gain entry to Cardinal O Connel's Granby street Back Bay home yesterday. Police sent her to Fenwood road hospital for observation as doctors work to identify her.
An archival ad extols Graves Grain Alcohol as a home necessity offering consistent purity and always sealed bottles, reinforcing reliability and quality for household use.
Miss Eva Synnewicz fled her wedding day leaving guests and a dinner behind. Dominick Zalewski obtained a warrant for larceny of 32 dollars and Eva was found in Norwood and brought to Station 12 for court. Police traced her via her Norwood sister after a note indicated Baltimore plans.
A man with a loaded revolver entered the Hotel Crofton cafe at 56 Eliot Street and fired at the head waiter after being ejected. The shot missed, embedding in a wall as diners ducked. He was captured at Eliot and Washington Streets. identified as William Williams, 26, of Lynchburg, Virginia.
William Williams, armed with a steel carving knife, threatened head waiter William Lafferty after being ejected from a Winthrop cafe shortly after 8 PM. He later fired a pistol at Lafferty, missing. police subdued him with help from Officer Earle. Williams faces an assault with intent to kill charge.
D S Brown of Boston writes in support of Keevin's remarks on boxing in the area criticizing the current law as a sham. He urges an up to date law with no special privileges and notes the Boston press has been silent while the Post published the issue. The letter is dated June 1, 1914.
New York District Attorney Charles S. Whitman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor. He stated his plan to seek the nomination in the Republican primaries.
A Syracuse movement aims to nominate Mr Whitman for governor on both Republican and Progressive lines through a late July mass meeting. The plan, opposed by many Progressive leaders, seeks support from district attorney allies for the dual-ticket presentation. Roosevelt was reportedly informed and tentatively supportive through sponsor Charles H. Duell Jr.
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