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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1913
Page
9
Personal views on the outcome of a conference this afternoon among Democratic Massachusetts congressmen center on F. S. Dietrick. A clean, active businessman in plumbing supplies, Dietrick is noted as successful and is described as having married Grace Earle Moore of Lawrence.
William P Hayes of Springfield, 47, served one year in the State Senate, was assistant assessor and Mayor of Springfield for two years, and has long been active in local and county politics. A prominent young Democrat, he is regarded as clean-cut and honest and ran for Lieutenant Governor with Governor Foss two years ago.
Humphrey O Sullivan, born October 7, 1853 in Skibbereen Ireland, rose from parish tutor to editor of the Irish Daily Telegram in Cork. He emigrated to America in 1874, worked as a union printer in Yonkers Lowell and Lawrence, learned shoemaking in 1877, and founded the O Sullivan Rubber Company in 1899 with 50000 dollars capital. A noted philanthropist and Democratic supporter.
J Edward Barry born September 18 1874 in Cambridge. He attended St Marys parochial school and St Thomas Aquinas College then a Boston commercial school. He rose from clerk in a trunk line to head of the New England tourist department for Wabash railroad in Boston. He served on Cambridge Common Council two years Board of Aldermen three years and one term in the State Legislature. He is now serving his third term as mayor of Cambridge.
Charles B Strecker of Brookline born in the South End on October 18 1863 educated in Boston public schools and spent nearly all his life there. He is a prominent financial figure serving as president of the Commercial Financial Press Association and managing editor of the Boston Financial News. He holds memberships in the Aleppo temple Mystic Shrine thirty second degree Mason Boston Press Club BPO Elks Royal Arcanum United Workmen Chamber of Commerce Boston City Club Economic Club Traffic Club and the New England Commercial Travellers Association. He was a Democratic state ticket candidate for auditor last year.
Charles Sumner Hamlin aged 52, of Democratic stock, descendant of Eleazer Hamlin, a Revolutionary officer. Harvard graduate 1883 and Harvard Law School 1886. Former secretary of the New England Tariff Reform Association and active 1882 campaigner. Served on Japan, Joint High, and Bering Sea commissions. Cleveland’s assistant secretary of the treasury under Carlisle. Gave lectures at Stanford University following noted predecessors.
John T Burnett born April 23 1868 in South Boro Massachusetts. Harvard graduate class of 1891. longtime secretary of the Boston Elevated Street Railway Company. president of the Joseph Burnett Extract Company and secretary of the Massachusetts Bonding Company.
Joseph Maynard, president of the Democratic city committee of Boston, is commended for his merit in directing party affairs. He served as a diplomatic executive, pleasing diverse interests in his department, and last year was a candidate for the Excise Board.
John F McDonald born Boston December 21 1867 graduated from Boston grammar schools and preparatory. He earned A B from Dartmouth 1890 LL B from Boston University 1892 and has practiced law since. He worked with the late P A Collins and was related to Judge John W Corcoran. He never held public office but chaired the State Democratic executive committee and its finance committee during lean years.
Samuel H Hudson born 1860 Na hant. Entered Dartmouth 1881 graduated 1885 A B. Studied law Boston University of Law 1889. Practiced with A Audley Maxwell until 1894. Became assistant city solicitor of Boston March 15 1894. Appointed corporation counsel 1904. Excise Board member 1906 by Gov Guild. reappointed 1908 for two years and 1910 for four years.
William Taylor born in Boston on May 4 1868 pursued Eliot Grammar School and Latin High before entering journalism. He worked with the Boston Globe, joined the Boston Post in the 1890s in multiple editor roles, served three years in Boston city government, and was elected to the State Senate in 1904 and 190. In recent years he acted as a Massachusetts Democratic elector.
The Post interviewed the Massachusetts Congressional delegation about acceptable candidates for collector of customs. William P. Hayes said he has not been a candidate but would consider it, while Charles B. Strecker asked to be kept out. Humphrey O'Sullivan declined to discuss, Hamlin had retired, Maynard was away, Hudson and Burnett could not be reached.
Motorman Frederick C. Stockwell of Stoneham faced manslaughter charges after his welding car crushed James Black of Roxbury to death on Washington Street Roslindale near Bussey Bridge. Stockwell posted $5000 bail to appear in West Roxbury Court. Three other workers suffered possible internal injuries in the forenoon collision yesterday.
W. H. Wood of Granville New York reports an arm injury amid a New Haven incident leaving two dead and six injured.
A milk train backed into a mixed passenger car at the New Haven station striking a train car and tossing the 11 aboard. Mrs Olin was carried unconscious to Judge Ord's home then Falls Village home. Doctors fear she will not survive the night. Mrs Blake's infant was saved by F C Sprague who caught the child but sprained his back in the fall.
At a Somerville Board of Aldermen meeting an order passed to boost grammar school teachers salaries by 50 dollars per year. The raise applies to teachers in grades one through nine and takes effect December 31, 1913, setting the maximum salary at 800 dollars.
The advertisement lists a vast sale of lingerie waists gowns corsets and embroidered trims with prices ranging from 1.00 to 8.95 and discounts on belts petticoats and lace items. It also features footwear including slippers and oxfords with varied sizes and sale prices. Local store details include Main Store Street Floor and Fourth Floor display areas.
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