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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1913
Page
7
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company adjusted pay for girl clerks after discovering unequal wages compared with operators. The schedule in effect corrected discrepancies that would have reduced earnings for clerks switched from operator work. The adjustment board ensured all such inequalities would be rectified.
Pope Pius marked his 78th birthday with numerous congratulatory messages and gifts. He hosted his secretaries, sisters, and niece for lunch as the band of the papal gendarmes played outside the courtyard.
Mrs William B Leeds widow of the tin plate magnate who died five years ago denies rumors of an engagement to Comte Hely de Talleyrand Perigord. The denial follows rumors started by the Duc de Talleyrand husband of Anna Gould and cousin of the count.
The Duc de Talleyrand noted talk of an engagement between a wealthy widow and the man who would become Duc de Dino, but stated Mrs. Leeds would not be known as the Duchess de Dino as he intends to claim the Dino title himself.
The husband of Anna Gould contends the Duc de Dino title belongs to his family and objects to Comte Hely’s claim, citing a courtesy usage by the current Duc who is Marquis Maurice de Talleyrand. The Italian grant and Parisian marriages complicate the title's succession.
Miss Collins a former Guildhall pupil and linguist set to wed Dr Street in Yokohama after a world tour and study in 1912. Messages traced a crossing from Boston to Yokohama with lessons in Japanese and a May arrival before a June 10 ceremony.
John Ewen of New York files suit challenging the will of the late Caroline G. Ewen. He alleges she was mentally incompetent when she signed the March 1912 will that left half a million dollars to humane societies and animal rescue groups in the United States and Europe and that she was unduly influenced by unknown persons.
Robert Cookson, a steward on the Pequonnock, was arrested in New Bedford after police say he stole 26 pairs of silk stockings and a pair of trousers to please a lady friend who demanded only real silk garments. Police seized 52 stockings in the case.
The Milk and Baby Hygiene Association opened its tenth station at Dorchester House in Field's Corner. Distribution to mothers and infants begins at 9 am at Gordon Place, with Miss Mary G. McDonald directing nursing visits through 5 pm. A Monday conference and clinic follow, led by Medical Director Dr. Arthur A. Howard and his staff.
London June 2 Mrs Emmaline Pankhurst militant suffragette leader, whose license expires June 9, is recovering from illness from her hunger strike and could not attend the Monday Womans Social and Political Union meeting. A letter read at the meeting shows continued defiance of the government and hope to attend a Kensington floral fete next week.
In Olneyville, Julian Forgue, about 44, shot his wife after she refused to reunite, wounding her fatally and then fatally shooting himself in the head. He had been living apart from her for two months and attempted to flee after the act. Mrs. Forgue is not expected to live.
The closing chapter in the Russell identity case began with Attorney Robert Nason representing the Russell estate. He reviewed witnesses alphabetically and argued in a satirical, slow manner, continuing at 4 o'clock in the P column and set to resume today.
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