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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1914

Page

4

Conspiracy Angles in Lomasney Charter Bill At Governor Walsh

The Lomasney district council bill nears enactment with Governor Walsh to hold a hearing Monday at 10. Boston politicians including Mayor Curley denounce a alleged conspiracy to force a veto. The Good Government Association and 900 signers urge the governor to veto, citing threats to home rule.

Walsh Lomasney District Council Senate Curley Boston Charter Association John A. Sullivan Richard Olney Matthews Thomas J. Kenny Bernard J. Rothwell Geoffrey B. Lehy Morton Prince Charter Association Ovides Bill of Men Leonard Boston Bagley Bellamy Boyer J. P. Brennan Dean Doyle Draper Fitzgerald Hickey Horgan Johnson Mack McGonagle McLane O’rourke Sheehan Sibley Tetler Timilty Bazeley Clark Eldridge Fisher Gifford Gordon Hilton Hobbs Lange Yer Nichols Norwood Williams McCarthy Orosper Man House Sullivan Good Government Association David I. Walsh

Urge Lease of Hampden Railroad to Boston & Maine

Colonel William A. Gaston representing Shawmut Bank Old Colony and Commonwealth Trusts urged a bill to lease Hampden railroad to the Boston and Maine. He noted a 1.4 million loan secured by Hampden stock and tied to a 5 percent return on construction cost per New Haven contracts. Ex mayor Fitzgerald pressed for a $10000 Port Board chair salary and a $16000 contingent publicity fund for the directors.

William A. Gaston Shawmut Bank Old Colony and Commonwealth Trust Companies Committee On Railroads Hampden Boston & Maine Gaston Hampden Construction Company Old Colony Trust Commonwealth Trust Companies Mellen New Haven Parker Fitzgerald Board of Port Directors Committee On Ways and Means

Alleged visits of William Rapp Jr to Mrs Katherine Dean detailed

Depositions read in court describe late night and early morning calls to the New York apartment of Mrs Katherine Dean, listed as co respondent in Mme Schumann Heink's divorce suit against William Rapp Jr. Affidavits say the calls continued into daylight.

Chicago William Rapp, Jr Katherine Dean New York Mme. Schumann-Heink Rapp

Rapp and Mrs Dean Tracked by Detectives in New York Case

Detectives testified they trailed Rapp and Mrs Dean to apartments on Home Street and to a hotel, with a janitor, the landlady, and Arthur Shaw recalling sightings. Rossi began shadowing Rapp in December 1912 and observed a shopping trip ending with Rapp entering an apartment with a key and leaving with a suitcase. Goldsmith testified on Rapp’s lodging, while questions about earlier marriages were ruled inadmissible. Mme. Schumann-Heink hopes to sing at Beyreuth. Rapp’s counsel warns days of evidence remain.

Rapp Home Street Marie Schumann Mme Schumann-Heink Beyreuth Germany

Graduates Earn Diplomas at Lucy Wheelock School

Graduation exercises at Central Congregational Church awarded 72 diplomas to young women ready to teach kindergarten across the country. The Lucy Wheelock Kindergarten Training School held ceremonies yesterday afternoon.

Lucy Wheelock Central Congregational Church

Harvard Educators Warn Against Overrigid Kindergarten Methods

Graduates from distant states completed a Boston training that featured Prof. Henry W. Holmes of Harvard advising against excessive organization in kindergarten work. He urged sentimentality and stressed the close ties between home and school. The ceremony included singing by the graduates and remarks by Rev. Willard L. Sperry. Parents later met faculty at 134 Newbury Street as plans for Pilgrim Road dormitories in Fenway were announced for the new term.

Boston Henry W. Holmes Harvard Willard L. Sperry Raymond C. Robinson Newbury Street Pilgrim Road Fenway

Dorchester Celebrates 284th Birthday at Clubhouse

Dorchester marks its 284th settlement anniversary today with events at the Dorchester Clubhouse 26 Talbot Avenue opposite Franklin Field. Fitzgerald, founder of the club, leads the celebration with assist from the Dorchester Dames and officers including Tilton S. Bell as president and Edward G. Richardson as secretary.

Dorchester Dorchester Club Talbot Avenue Franklin Field Fitzgerald Dorchester Dames Tilton S. Bell Edward G. Richardson William D. McKissick William D. MecKissick E. P. Dean

Dorchester Day Celebrations Highlighted by Races and Banquet

Dorchester hosts a multi event day with lighting and decorations at the club, a 3 pm horse race featuring Mayor Curley and Patrick O Hearn, parades, a prize program for schoolchildren, open houses, and a 10 mile run. Bands, fireworks, and public remarks mark the festivities across Franklin Field Washington Hall and Dorchester landmarks.

Curley Patrick O’hearn Riley G. Crosby Dorchester Gentlemen's Driving Club Franklin Field Speedway C. M. Warren Washington Hall Cadman Square S. W. Wales James Graham James F. Carey Albert Fellows Horace Harris John A. Anderson Dorchester Historical Society Old Blake House William P. Russell School Edward Everett Square Dorchester William B. Russell Collins Mandolin Dorchester Club Franklin Field North Dorchester Athletic Association Harvard School Streets Moore Talbot Avenue Stewart Savin Hill Avenue Strachan Eaton Square Post 68 Collins Square Stone Neponset Playground Sarrington-Sargent Ninth Regiment Boston Equal Suffrage Association Upham’s Corner Columbus Club Knights of Columbus Pleasant Street Daniel J. Gallagher Minot Street Neponset Walsh Barry Mansfield Frank J. Donahue Oliver Wendell Holmes Harvard Street School Athelwold Streets Joseph Reddy Harvard Improvement Association

Pleads For Posimen 10 Join A F L

The battle for the letter carriers affiliation with the A F L continues with a campaign started at the American House last night. Frank H. McCarthy urged members to join while opponents pressed a strong case, with President Nicholas S. Lawless presiding and introducing McCarthy.

A. F. of L American House Frank H. McCarthy Urgd Nicholas S. Lawless Mr. McCarthy

Funeral for Dorchester Postal Worker Theodore Dennis

The funeral for Theodore C. Dennis of Dorchester, a 45 year postal service employee, was held at the Virginia Street Universalist Church. A postal delegation attended as the casket lay draped with a flag before burial at Cedar Grove Cemetery.

Theodore C. Dennis Dorchester Postal Service Virginia Street Universalist Church Cedar Grove Cemetery

Progressives report one third of Bull Moose fund raised

State Progressive leaders announce more than one third of the $50 000 Bull Moose campaign fund has been raised or pledged. They cite reports from teams statewide and auditing figures showing about 13 336.90 on hand or pledged, with recent receipts of 371.75.

State Progressive Committee Bull Moose

Osteopaths Receive Degrees at Massachusetts College Commencement

Sixteen graduates received doctor of osteopathy degrees at Ford Hall commencement led by college president Dr Wilfred F.E. Harris. The Rev C P Gifford delivered the address, with welcome by Dr Harry E Wheeler and invocation by Rev H D Maxwell in a large ceremony with many relatives and friends. six graduates were women.

Massachusetts College of Osteopathy

Stevenson in Chicago Slips Into Relapse

Ex vice president Adlai E Stevenson Jr. suffers a serious relapse in Chicago after a nervous breakdown triggered by his wife’s death six months earlier. He arrived at a hospital three weeks ago from Bloomington home.

Chicago Adlai B. Stevenson United States Cleveland Mr. Stevenson Bloomington

Miss Duncan to Wed C Desmond Wadsworth Today

New York date June 6 Miss Dorothy Duncan daughter of Dr and Mrs Louis Duncan will marry Charles Desmond Wadsworth tomorrow at the Duncan home in Pelham Manor New York City area dwelling in Pelham Manor hosts the ceremony expected to draw family and friends from the district

Duncan C. D. Wadsworth New York Dorothy Duncan Louis Duncan Charles Desmond Wadsworth Pelham Manor

Boston Chorus Girls in Gay Paris

Sterling Heilig reports from Paris on the Boston Opera company chorus girls who astonished Parisians with their self control and frank American ways. Photographs accompany the tale of their adventures in the French capital.

Boston Opera Company Sterling Heilig Sunday Post Paris

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