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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1914
Page
5
In Milwaukee on March 10 labor organizations circulated petitions calling on the president to pardon W. E. Reddin and other officials of the Structural Iron Workers Union who were sentenced in dynamiting cases.
Medication with Poslam promotes skin healing in a soap form. It soothes tender skin, beautifies complexions, softens hands, prevents roughness, discourages dandruff, and leaves the scalp pure and in superb condition. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Mrs Mary Cheatham aged colored of 271 Columbus avenue fainted in Judge Browns session during the Margaret Clarke versus Henry Woodberry heart balm case. She weakened at the witness stand and a chair was provided. Police officers testified about late night associations at 271 Columbus avenue and 1167 Warren avenue. The case resumes tomorrow with Clarke expected to testify.
The last defence witness Mrs. Cheatham collapsed in court due to a weak heart and was taken home after a brief deposition reading. The hearing pended as Miss Clarke’s potential rebuttal testimony surfaced, with Woodberry denying plans to marry or lifelong devotion. Police officer Gaffney testified observing Miss Clarke entering a location with various men.
W W Naughton president of the San Francisco Press Club and dean of Pacific coast sporting writers died at his home in San Francisco from heart disease after a two week illness. Born in Auckland on July 31 1854 he began as a newspaper writer in 1886 and learned the trade from the printer’s case starting in 1870. He was famed as a boxer oarsman and athlete and covered boxing at many notable matches.
Mayor Charles Schumaker of Malden backed higher pay for grammar and primary teachers. He supported a $100 yearly raise for grammar school staff but said the city cannot afford raises now. He urged prioritizing primary teachers for the first increase.
The next Sunday Fest highlights prominent Boston Opera Company performers and their marriages. Read profiles of leading artists, their spouses, and how personal lives intersect with the stage.
In London on March 10 the Irish home rule settlement hopes dominated public talk. Unionists criticized the proposed county voting method for excluding Ulster, while Nationalists praised the cabinet for conciliatory efforts, saying the concessions reached the limit of compromise.
Independent voices favor concessions as a basis for conciliation in Ireland. Sir Edward Carson seeks to drop six year Ulster exclusion limit for an Ulster conference. Cabinet and Nationalists may negotiate during the adjourned Home Rule debate.
The Boston Lodge No. 10 B P O Elks on Somerset street hosted a well attended reception last evening with Jewish members acting as hosts. Prominent Massachusetts business leaders financiers and politicians were among the attendees.
Four hours of music speeches and vaudeville featured Miss Sophie Charak and Miss Amanda Schultz from Paris. Brother Samuel Carver led an 11 o clock toast for departed brothers as guests received ivory fans and wearables. Notables included Frank J. Donahue and Michael J. Murray among many other attendees.
Alfred J. Prera twenty of 374 North street was shot in the upper right arm last night at a North street house. An alleged assailant, Francesco Bigadelgre a lodger at the same house, fled as police issued a general arrest alert. The shot struck Prera an innocent bystander. the attacker intended to hit another lodger.
Edwin M Bacon offers further reminiscences from his golden age of Boston journalism in his characteristic charming Sunday Post style. The piece reflects on early editors and city papers and the enduring spirit of local press.
H Frank Geroy and Joseph McDonnell, clerks in the money order division at the South Terminal postal station, were arrested by U S Deputy Marshal James Tighe over a $120 theft from money order funds. Geroy is charged with taking the money. McDonnell is charged for failing to disclose the theft. The inspector cited Sunday gambling funds used for “shooting crap.”
The Peninsular Lodge of the Loyal Order of Moose held its annual election in Pilgrim Hall South Boston choosing William N Cronin as dictator Robert W Watmough as vice dictator Fred G Glynn as orator Albert E Clarkson as prelate John P Crowley as secretary and James A Lynch as treasurer
A Boston marketman demonstrates poultry judging during a Garland School of Homemaking lecture. He explains indicators of youth and quality, comparing turkey age, feathering, bone softness, fat, and weight. He advises cooking tougher birds by slow steaming to ensure tenderness.
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