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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1912
Page
7
Worcester March 8 Lena M Bates and W LeRoy White graduates of Harvard Law School both of Phillipston filed $5000 breach of promise suits against each other in February and have now filed their answers as defendants.
The defendant denies all plaintiff allegations in the action. White had sued Miss Bates for 1000 for services and a loan. Bates answers claiming White owes 150.40 with an itemized bill. White once practiced law in Boston with Adler Barker and Wood, now his counsel.
Boston awaits a decision on whether grand opera becomes a permanent institution with a $150000 guarantee fund. Harold Blanchard, new board member, notes current subscriptions fall short though many prominent donors have contributed, listing amounts from the Copley Plaza Hotel to individual backers.
The patients of the North Reading State Sanatorium publish a letter to the editor rebutting recent local accusations. They praise food, clothing, and care under Dr. MacComson and deny mistreatment, calling the claims slanderous and insulting to staff and patients.
A Dorchester resident urges the Post editor to begin electrifying steam railroads citing health benefits. Harry Dowd says thousands in transit through South Station inhale unbreathable gas and cough daily.
Thieves forced entry at early hour into the residence of F Woods superintendent of Wellesley College. They escaped with loot. The notice also mentions a local druggist ad for cough remedies with no balsam cures.
The English coal strike drives soft coal to 5.25 retail and anthracite to 7.50 retail in the United States. Wholesale firm prices see daily jumps. New York and Pennsylvania figures rise amid higher water freight rates. Seventeen ships chartered for coal exports, with Allan Line vessels prepared for round trips to ensure supply to England.
The Massachusetts House pushed the primary bill to engrossment after defeating an attempt to strike direct election of delegates at large. A discharge motion passed 84 to 20, sending the measure toward Senate debate. The Roosevelt committee praised the House action as a step for direct delegate election despite machine opposition.
Natick owners sought 100 for a cow accidentally shot by a militia man. The Ways and Means committee cut the claim to 75 dollars. the Senate refused Mulligan’s bid to restore to 100. The cow bore fine ancestry and was part of a damages petition before the General Court.
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