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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1910
Page
16
Mayor and city officials ruled out moving the Mason Street fire apparatus after a brief hearing at City Hall. About 150 business leaders opposed the change, and the Mason Street location will remain. The city explored selling the property with a plan to lease space back as an engine house.
News from New York reports the 31 year old diplomat William Bayard Cutting Jr. died in Asgouan Egypt after a pneumonia relapse. He formerly served as secretary of the United States legation in London and as vice consul in Milan and secretary of legation in Tangier. He married Lady Sybil Cuff in 1901 and graduated from Harvard. He directed much American relief work during the Messina earthquake.
Ex Governor John L Bates urged improved school conditions and opposed portable schools at a meeting in East Boston High School hall. He pressed removing the Devonshire street fence to connect the tube with Washington street and called for a new police station and better Chapman district schools. Superintendent Brooks warned of overcrowded classrooms, advocating no more than 44 students per room and more schools.
Mayor Gaynor attended an NYU Law School alumni banquet at the Hotel Astor but sat alone in another room and paid for his dinner. He arrived at 6 45 pm found a reception under way for Governor Weeks of Connecticut, and told the alumni vice president he had a prior engagement for dinner. He said he wished to eat alone and collect his thoughts. Earlier at a Suffolk County Society dinner he left after arriving late and not being greeted promptly.
A fire at the Hotel Falmouth block on 216 Middle Street in Portland Me drove about 200 guests from their rooms to the hotel office. The blaze started in York & Boothby’s electrical contractors’ store in the block’s western corner and caused up to 15000 dollars in damage before being contained. The hotel’s new fire roll call system, devised by proprietor James J Pooler, operated successfully. The cause remains unknown.
Eugene N. Foss addressed a Boston City Club gathering urging passage of an income tax amendment. He argued New England benefits from federal tariffs and Civil War pensions, and urged contributing via income tax to support national prestige. Nathan Matthews opened the discussion arguing for economic and political reasons against the current tax proposal.
President Lucius Tuttle of the Boston and Maine Railroad meets P H Morrissey former grand master of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Thomas F Fardy head of the Massachusetts branch of the American Railway Employees and Investors Association. The association seeks to defeat legislation harmful to employers and employees and asks Maine Central to join.
Revere's new board of selectmen at its first meeting last night re-elected William McNeill as chief of police, William Auchenbach as clerk of the board, and George Wilkinson as superintendent of streets.
Edward Weston announced on his 72nd birthday that he plans to walk 80 miles in 24 hours. He completed a 22 mile stretch to Lamar and will halt tonight at Holly, 30 miles east, after reaching Lamar from Caddao.
Despite protest from Division 30 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians the British flag will stay on invitations for the Evacuation Day banquet of the South Boston Citizens Association. Organizers say all invitations were issued a week or 19 days ago making changes impossible at this time.
Mary Goddard of Brunswick Maine the oldest Quaker preacher in the state perhaps the world marked her 100th birthday at home today She could not preach at the Friends Meeting House in Durham for the first time in many years reflecting the milestone and end of an era.
Professor Hugo Munsterberg of Harvard and Roosevelt exchange professors will oversee the American Institute for Berlin linked to the university. backed by Kaiser support its aim is to inform Americans and Germans on educational social and economic conditions. Privy councillor I Kopper of Berlin started the project and has endowed it. James Speyer of New York now funds it with 500000 marks in investments.
The Rt Rev Bishop Louis W Walsh told Portland Missouri Catholics of Pope Pius X’s blessing and the Pope’s belief that Catholic faith will grow greatly in the United States. He predicted the church will become more beautiful in this country than ever before and that the Pope’s blessing extends to Maine Catholics.
Mayor Fitzgerald and the school committee reached a compromise on two major school bills. They rejected a switch to a joint City Council funding bill, but agreed to amend the committee bill to grant $500 000 yearly for three years, totaling $1 500 000 extra, with the mayor controlling bond issuance via veto.
The Record-Herald reports Roosevelt will not make a political statement during his return journey. He plans to arrive in Khartoum Monday while a rival steamer race on the White Nile ends in Record-Herald triumph as the Cairo leads the Abbas Pacha by dawn.
A Somerville Indian held after a 9:30 p.m. disturbance in a Washington and Milk streets car led to a melee with Conductor Duffy, Patrolman Driscoll, and passengers. After breaking a window, he fled but was captured. charged with intoxication, to be upgraded to assault and battery at arraignment.
Stamford hearing on March 10 disclosed that artist William Balfour Ker of New York is being sued by his wife Mary Sigsbee Ker for divorce. Witnesses from Stamford and Darien testified, naming a Josephine Phillips as the corespondent, with Ker abroad in Paris.
George A. Healy aged 33 living at 53 Hudson street died in his city prison cell after being found unconscious at 7:30 pm. Officers from Station 4 arrested him, Dr Dunn declared him dead, and the body was sent to North Grove street morgue for Medical Examiner Magrath to view.
Spokane March 10 Frank Fromme national indoor pistol champion scored 99 of 100 at 20 yards to set a new world's record. The old mark stood at 98 under natural light. the new record came with artificial lighting.
In Nashville on March 10 the Religious Education Association elected William Lawrence, bishop of Massachusetts, as its new president marking a leading clerical figure taking the post.
Hyomei promises fast relief from nasal and throat mucus and head pressure. The ad claims it kills microbes and heals inflamed membranes and offers a money back guarantee if claims aren’t met. An outfit costs $1.00 with inhaler, liquid Hyomei, and usage instructions.
Free Double Legal Stamps given with every purchase mornings until noon at Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets. Single stamps available there, easily reached from Haymarket Adams Scollay and Friend-Union street subway stations.
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