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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1913
Page
5
Elton E. Briggs, secretary of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange, told the Reciprocity Club at the City Club last night that New England must produce its food supplies to avoid prohibitive prices.
A speaker warned New England risks rising food costs as cities grow faster than farms. He urged using fallow land, backyard hens, and refrigeration to smooth supply and prices. He blamed transportation and credit systems, praising refrigeration and cautioning against misperceptions from the state agitators.
The Hamburg American liner Bluecher departed Commonwealth Pier yesterday for Hamburg via Plymouth and Boulogne with a small passenger list. Notable saloon travelers included Frances and M Bowen daughters of Lt. Daniel F. X. Bowen USRC chief engineer of the revenue cutter Gresham, and Judge John H. Hardy and his bride Mrs. Hardy formerly Miss A McNabb. Relatives saw them off as Father Garrett Barry and Father P B Murphy accompanied the voyage plans to three months in Europe. Also aboard were physicians including Dr H W Dunning Dr H A DeWolfe Dr Susan J Fenton Dr Carl Scheel Dr F B Percy and Dr D G Edmundson.
Four bulls escaped as they moved toward the bull ring in Almeria Spain. One man died and many were injured as they charged through narrow streets. Three old men were tossed and one bull fled into the sea where it drowned.
The Cunard liner Laconia departed yesterday afternoon for Queenstown and Liverpool carrying more than 400 in the saloon plus nearly 1000 in steerage and second cabin. Among the aboard were many teachers college students and clergymen.
The Right Rev William Lawrence Episcopal bishop of Boston sails with his family for a summer in England and will return in August to Bar Harbor. Rev Dr William Harmon van Allen rector of the Church of the Advent to be abroad three months. Many school teachers from Dorchester and Winchester plan summer travel and study. Dr Margaret E Carley a Boston pediatrician will study in Vienna hospitals. Laconia saloon capacity reached with about 400 steerage and 200 second cabin. Miss Julia McHugh, a steerage passenger, deported after tuberculosis found during immigration exam. she had lived in the U S seven years.
Former Senator Winthrop Murray Crane was in town when Governor Foss requested him to chair the commission enlarging the State House under a June law. Crane left for New York without committing. Foss values his leadership, noting a $900,000 appropriation and a precedent from John D. Long on extending the building.
A bronze tablet in memory of Samuel J Bullock, 32 years master at Bunker Hill Grammar School, Charles Town, was installed in the school assembly room as a gift from the alumni association. It bears his name and the years 1874 1906 with the inscription Gentleman, Patriot, Educator and Friend.
In Boston five people were overcome by the heat while a whole family in Malden also suffered effects as temperatures topped 86 degrees. Forecasters expect a fair and warmer day with a potential jump toward 90, and brief thunder showers may temper the heat.
The day is described as hot but not record scorching, contrasting with June 24 a decade ago when temperatures fell to 49 degrees, giving a winterlike impression at that time.
A strong breeze kept comfort mild and humidity at 62 percent. Mitchell Dyer, 3, fell 49 feet from a roof at 111 Boylston Street, at City Hospital with a fractured skull and critical injuries. William McCarthy, 41, collapsed at Cambridge City Hall annex and was admitted to Cambridge Relief Hospital. Alfred De Lara, 30, at 148 Salem Street, fell in the street near 47 Friend Street and was taken to Relief station. John Connors, 42, on a Carver Street staging, suffered a broken leg and possible internal injuries at City Hospital.
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