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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1912
Page
6
John F. Eliot, chairman of the Head Masters' Association salaries committee, appeals to the school committee for a raise to 4200 dollars. The request notes 30 years with stagnant top salaries and argues better pay is needed to retain leaders as other cities offer higher wages. The proposal was filed in executive session.
Arthur W Shaw and Mrs Georgia M Stuart await a jury verdict at 9 30 am after a 3 25 pm adjournment yesterday on charges of larceny in a $19 000 theft from the A W Shaw Shoe Corporation and the Cumberland County Shoe Company of Freeport Me Mrs Stuart is charged with receiving stolen property from Shaw
Bath Mo June 10 Charles W Morse leaves for New York City after visiting his old home. He is accompanied by Mrs Morse and their son Harry and plans to return later for another visit.
An advert promises a penny cost remedy for freckles using double strength ethine from Houghton & Dutton Drug Co. and Riker Jaynes Drug Co. One night’s treatment may clear the complexion, with a money back guarantee if freckles remain.
After two Socialists were rounded up in Roxbury, John R. Hutchinson a 22 year old iron worker living at 106 Tremont Street Brighton was arrested. Police seized three sticks of dynamite from his home and say an attack on the Oak Square car barn was planned to harm strike breakers. Hutchinson is married and claims Socialist party membership. his father once worked for the Elevated.
Police plan canvass of known individuals after detecting an explosive smuggled into the state. Captain Hall says Hutchinson may have designs on the Oak Square barn.
Commissioner O Meara issued general orders naming 25 new reserve police officers for strike duty and detailing eight patrolmen transfers. The document lists station assignments and the specific personnel moved among divisions and stations.
Philadelphia June 10 The Rev J C Stock of Woodbury N J urged corporal punishment for Margaret Jackson a parishioner’s daughter who ran away He helped arrange return to Woodbury and offered to whip the girl himself if the mother declined The minister then took over the punishment task from the mother
Linn Boyd Porter of Brookline complains that the Panama Canal map misstates a voyage route by claiming the Atlantic to Pacific passage must go near Cape Horn. He notes ships regularly sail through the Straits of Magellan about 200 miles north of Cape Horn, saving hundreds of miles along Tierra del Fuego. The letter is dated June 8, 1912.
Dr. John W. Coughlin of Fall River Massachusetts national Democratic committeeman accuses Mayor Fitzgerald of using city staff to influence Fall River delegates against him and to install former Democratic State Chairman John F. McDonald in a push to defeat his re election.
Dr Coughlin accuses John Curley and John McCarthy of Boston in Fall River visits to enlist Democrat support against his re election. He cites a telegram from Norman E Mack denying any opposition and urges delegates to judge candidates by Democratic principles. The piece notes McDonald, FitzGerald, Foss backing and a 23 of 36 vote pledge amid a split race in Baltimore.
The item presents extracts from Massachusetts Democratic State platforms of 1910 and 1911. It notes that a Democratic candidate was elected Governor based on the principles stated in both platforms.
Paris reports indicate Gaby Deslys and her husband Harry Pilcer will live apart though no divorce is filed. The pair allegedly wed in Queenstown after sailing from London, a move Marinelli doubts, while Deslys avoids comment on her marriage amid rumors of estrangement and shifting affections.
Divers combed the Charles River basin for four unidentified youths believed to have been carried into the water when a touring car crashed through a fence Sunday night. No bodies were found. The car, retrieved with a lighter and tackle, belonged to Fred Goodwin of Brookline, a district superintendent for Boston Consolidated Gas.
Gloucester police aided by Finnish residents search for the assailant who killed Mat Kangas in a drunken row on Centennial avenue. Four arrested men Arne Johnson Henry Ketol Alex Kallio and Oscar Isaacson were discharged after pleading not guilty. An autopsy found death caused by a temple blow from an iron picket with a fatal brain clot.
The U S Supreme Court today set aside a Georgia Supreme Court decree that barred African American men from forming a Knights of Pythias lodge in Georgia. Chief Justice White announced the opinion with Justice Holmes dissenting.
Boston College seniors depart at 8:30 in the morning for Green Harbor for their annual commencement picnic. The day includes a clambake baseball swimming running obstacle and dory races as part of a big weeklong celebration.
A national ad promises a free six day trial bottle of Uric-O to rheumatism patients who have never used it. Testimony from Frank Howe of Baldwinsville New York claims relief after three doses and six bottles total with lasting effect. Send name address and 10 cents to Urico Company 421 State St Binghamton NY for mailing and purchase details.
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