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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1914
Page
16
Woman suffrage went through the Senate without debate yesterday afternoon. The resolution declares a constitutional amendment to be submitted to the people. It marks the first time the Senate has formally supported sending the question to voters.
Prominent suffragists attended the galleries but expected trouble-free passage only in the House where a two-thirds majority is required. A hospital land purchase bill and a plan to provide vacations for poor school children passed or stalled on roll calls. Edmund Mortimer Blake named deputy commissioner of labor in charge of health inspection. The mercantile committee rejected theatre bills including caps on ticket prices and subscriber lists in directories.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company paid 243,510 in back pay to about 10,149 employees after arbitration. Average payout was around 24 dollars, with individual awards from cents to 154 dollars. Payments required 16 cars, two teams and many officers.
New York March 2 General Horatio C King a renowned orator author and lawyer is seriously ill at his Brooklyn home after a paralysis episode late Saturday night at the Brooklyn Academy of Music He is 70 years old
Dr Algernon S Crapsey told a Boston audience at Tremont Temple that the responsibilities of fatherhood persist by tradition and law while the father gains nothing. His talk titled The Downfall of the Father argued the family no longer exists as an institution.
A speaker laments changes in family life. He argues children became liabilities due to costs and independence, notes sons replacing fathers in labor, and claims men lose fatherly authority as women gain property rights. He cites alimony fears and the idea of love insurance as responses.
In Gloucester on March 2, 2 year old William Thomas Allen, son of Mrs. Thomas Allen of 322 Main Street, was severely ill at Addison Gilbert Hospital after eating bichloride of mercury tablets from a trunk. The child, believed on the dangerous list, is not expected to survive.
Street Commissioner James A. Gallivan and ex-Senator Thomas JF Joyce filed Democratic nomination papers for Congress in the 12th district yesterday. Gallivan submitted hundreds of names, forcing the Election Board to refuse some sheets, while Joyce campaigns as an anti Curley candidate on his public service record. Five candidates have filed so far, including Daniel T. O Connell Senator Redmond S. Fitzgerald and Joseph Eagan of Ward 6.
Early trolley car traffic in Roxbury was tied up by a ghost yesterday morning. After fighting the elements all day, the Boston Elevated faced a supernatural visitation. A few late passengers, aided by Dudley Street police, managed to drive away the specter and get home.
A 19 year old, John J. Burke of 206 Hampden Street, wandered barefoot in a nightshirt amid slush on Magazine Street at 3:30 am. Passengers followed, mistaking him for a ghost, until light revealed a sleeping, exhausted youth who was turned over to police as a sleepwalker. traffic resumed.
Worcester romance unfolds as 74 year old Mrs. Alice Clark relocates with her 95 year old fiancé Thomas S. MacNab to live with the Vigne family on Hamp ton avenue. The couple refused to confirm a wedding date though evident plans persist. The move aims to avoid publicity for the marriage when they settle in Worcester.
An advertisement touts ZEMO as an instant itch remedy offering relief with a 25e bottle. It claims rapid soothing of irritated skin and a faster application than scratching, asserting the product tackles the itching cause and leaves skin cool and comfortable.
Joseph Aloysius O'Brien spoke before the social welfare committee defending the tango as not objectionable, while corridor protests raged. Lawmakers led by Representative Sullivan urged banning what they called degenerate and indecent dancing, prompting a long, heated corridor debate as the session began.
In Johnstown on March 2 authorities confirm Hon. W. H. Stetler reduced his weight by fifty seven pounds in a remarkably short period using a small invisible device weighing less than an ounce. The gadget claims to act as a flesh reducer without dieting or exercise and is advertised as available on free trial from Prof. A. B. Burns of New York.
The School Board voted to prohibit students from participating in athletic contests that require overnight away from home. Critics cited lack of restraint among athletes when far from home. A new rule requires approval from the director of school hygiene for any away games or meets.
The Schoolhouse Commission informed the School Board that Adjutant-General Pearson won t permit Mechanic Arts High School pupils to use the Irvington street armory drill hall for track drills. The board had asked to secure the hall for Jan 5, but it is reserved for military purposes. The board then voted to let the cadet battalions from South Boston High and Dorchester High join the Evacuation Day parade in South Boston on March 2.
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