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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1911
Page
6
In Swampscott on Paradise Street a 4 year old, Marty Arribeau of 34 Elm Place, grabbed a wire after leaping from a railroad bridge as a Marblehead bound train rounded a curve. The child’s quick action saved him from death while companions fled the bridge and fled to the embankment.
A Swampscott highway engineer frees a girl who leaped from a bridge with a train near, grabbing a telegraph wire to survive. Henry Anthony climbs down as onlookers hold him by the ankles and lowers to reach the child. An auto passes beneath at the moment of danger.
Essex Conn June 21 Henry Hurlburt chauffeur for E P Dickey of Guilford failed to heed a stop signal and the car was hit by a freight engine at the crossing near the Station. Dickey 81 years old sustained a brain concussion and other injuries likely fatal. Mrs Dickey broke her left arm in two places and Miss Dickerman dislocated a hip.
Thatcher Thayer Thurston associate editor of the Providence Tribune dies at his home after a lingering illness. Born in 1859 in Fall River he worked on local papers before moving to Providence. He was a Phillips Andover Academy and Amherst College graduate.
FOSS argues against a 50 year lease for the West End to the Elevated. The Governor supports subway legislation. Three callers remained for a discussion on the issue.
An official in the governor's office has spent significant time reviewing the situation and exploring all angles. The process involved broad outreach and assessment of potential actions.
Governor Foss faces Senate action on the 12 million dollar omnibus bill for subways including Boylston street and Andrew Square lines with a 50 year West End lease. Elevated leaders seek postponement or compromise while opposition grows and Public Franchise League backs Tinkham measures and a shorter lease term.
The Lomasney resolve, from the committee on federal relations, records Massachusetts opposition to Russia’s refusal to recognize American Hebrew passports and urges the United States to press the issue with the Russian government.
The direct legislation bill appeared yesterday with a favorable report from the committee on constitutional amendments. The vote was eight to two. Reported by Russell Crane of Cambridge who worked it out with Senator Malley of Springfield. Favoring: Malley Crane Bliss Hill Curtin McInerney Bogue Casey eight names. Opposing: Senators Brown and Evans.
Governor Foss and the Marlboro council clashed over William H. Murphy being named clerk of the Marlboro police court. The finance committee then pressed for salary details for Experts Sherman and Webster. Murphy’s appointment, made June 7, would replace James F. J. Otterson. only Democrat John Quinn voted yes.
The Chelsea annexation failed in the Senate with a nine to twenty vote. Senator Granger's proposal to test Chelsea sentiment via a postal card canvass was also defeated yesterday afternoon.
Governor Foss appointed a five member commission to study Suffolk municipal, police, district and juvenile courts with a plan to unify and modernize the system. Chief Justice Bolster chairs. members include Justice Brown Justice Williams and Daniel O Connell. The group will hold hearings and report by January 15 1912 with potential jury trials and centralized court administration.
New Haven June 21 The Yale University obituary record lists 165 deaths during the year with an average age of 59 years 7 months for 113 graduates. The graduate list grows by 57 per year and the classes of 183 and 1841 each have one member remaining.
A vintage ad explains cloth cleaning by Fels Naptha soap. It contrasts boiling and hard rubbing with gentle washing in cool or lukewarm water, claiming dirt dissolves and rinses out, saving time, fuel, and preserving fabric.
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