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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1912
Page
4
Infants' sample dresses and children's white dresses are showcased, all dainty and attractively trimmed. Available in sizes from 6 months to 4 years for selection by shoppers.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company outlines eight hour day rules for operators, overtime, travel reimbursement, rest periods, and appeal rights. President Keller defends the conference with operators, stressing lack of strike threat and willingness to investigate grievances. The notice explains vacation pay, Sunday rate parity, and split-trick issues while denying hostility toward staff.
Maria J Murphy was upheld by the Supreme Judicial Court as entitled to a $5000 verdict recovered in the trial court against the Bay State Wine and Spirit Company. Her husband Thomas Murphy was struck on the head with a bottle by a bartender employed by the defendant and was ejected from the bar on February 7 1902 by three bartenders.
The Wellesley arsonist who has targeted the Congregational Church and several homes this week set a barn fire at F Diehl and Sons, destroying the structure within 200 yards of the prior blazes. Authorities seek the offender as a string of suspicious arsons unfolds in the village.
A building burned completely after a kerosene sparked blaze went undetected for ten minutes. Damage exceeds $1000. Residents fear a firebug, urging a mass meeting to discuss safety and greater police manpower to prevent further incidents.
Secretary of the Navy George von L Meyer is ill at his home in Hamilton and will return to Washington when able. Rumors of resignation are unfounded. He is said to have malaria and nervous strain from overwork, with a trained nurse in attendance.
A new synod of the Presbyterian church will be created at First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday October 22. Named the New England Synod of the Presbyterian Church it comprises four presbyteries Boston Newburyport Providence R I and the Connecticut Valley.
Fire in Dorchester's Mt Pleasant section sparked four alarms as a blaze spread from 10 12 Letterfine terrace to adjacent houses on Woodcliff street and Sargent street. Twenty families evacuated. several residents injured. total damage estimated 15 000 to 25 000 with owner insured for 8 000. Mayor Fitzgerald visited and urged faster auto apparatus and stronger building laws.
Mayor Fitzgerald narrowly escaped serious injury while rushing to a fire as he warned residents about conditions inviting a large conflagration. The incident underlines urgent safety concerns in the city’s handling of fire risks.
The case of Paul E. Taylor, Worcester real estate heir, on reckless driving and leaving the scene after injury, was given to the East Cambridge Superior Court jury after Judge McLaughlin’s charge. A first manslaughter trial preceded this second proceeding.
Miss Annie J. Wilson won a $2916 verdict from a Boston Superior Court jury in Roxbury for a blueberry pie purchased July 15, 1908. She became ill after eating the pie, while the bakers argued fault lay after the product left their hands.
Saugus town treasurer Joseph F Meacom resigns after a reported shortage of 4000 to 6000 dollars is disclosed. He is guarded at home as officials review accounts. Auditor George Parsons flagged the issue. Meacom has long served 20 years and held local leadership roles.
In Cambridge District Court yesterday morning Judge Almy found Thomas H. O'Donnell and Cc. H. Grossman guilty of making illegal heroin sales and fined each $25.
The town awaited the meeting outcome as a brief statement announced an apparent shortage with details unknown and that Thomas P. Parsons was appointed treasurer pro tem. Chief of Police Thomas commented when asked.
The Norwood Lodge of the International Association of Machinists passed resolutions commending the Boston Elevated Railway strikers. It denounces the company and its loyal employees and pledges moral and financial aid. The lodge will refrain from riding the company's cars and sent copies to the car men's union.
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