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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1914
Page
5
A measure to call a constitutional convention with delegates elected without party labels passed the House 112 to 87. Introduced by Channing Cox as a substitute for Edward Carr’s resolution, the Carr resolution had earlier been defeated 103 to 105.
In a historic roll call the floor leader led allies to triumph against strong opponents from his own party. Progressives and Democrats backed Cox while 87 Republicans, without a clear leader, faced defeat on the Carr resolution. The split emerged over the Cox measure with a decisive yes vote by many.
An old time hair care remedy uses Sage Tea and Sulphur to darken hair and restore lustre. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy is advertised as a 50 cent bottle that darkens evenly and hides graying while also soothing the scalp and reducing hair loss.
A long OCR readout lists numerous individuals with last names including Briggs, Burke, Burke, Buckley, Burdick, Carr, Casey, Chandler, Collins, Cronin, Currier, Davis, Doherty, Donoghue, Doyle, Murphy, Sullivan, Wilson and many others. It also shows paired Yes votes for Brennan and others and Paired No votes for Armstrong and colleagues.
Colonel Sheldon Potter warned 650 bank officers that separating Boston and Maine from New Haven would harm service. He urged cooperation among railroads as essential for cheap, efficient public service. Mayor Curley urged banks to deposit city funds with a 3 percent rate. Speeches followed from Nathan Griffith and Samuel Powers. Blaisdell presided as toastmaster with numerous guests present.
Market report notes lower prices across beef fish and fruit with steady demand during Lent. Fresh groundfish aboard a steam trawler and six sailing boats kept prices easy while eggs dairy fruit and seafood carry varied price ranges from 2 cents to 60 cents per item.
Shareholders must renew seat holdings by tomorrow with unallotted seats to be drawn next Tuesday at 10 for changes. Subscribers must notify by March 21 to re-engage current sittings or face general public plans. The 1914 15 season is shortened to 12 weeks from Jan 4 with reduced prices, boosting subscriptions.
Mr and Mrs John D Pear left yesterday for their honeymoon from Miss Barbara Pierce s home. Friends found a sealed envelope marked Open only in case of emergency, adding an air of mystery to the couple s departure.
Mr and Mrs Pearmain left after their wedding amid a rice shower and sped off in a waiting car. An unread note in a small white envelope holds their destination unknown to all but the couple and the enclosing note, pledged to be opened only in case of emergency.
Mr. Pearmain from the Harvard class of 1913 wed Mrs. Pearmain in a private ceremony at the bride and groom’s families homes. Rev. Wndicott Peabody officiated at Groton school connections. Attendants included Virginia Pierce and Gretchen Harwood. best man Leon Hauser.
Boston Board of Health resolves a labeling clash over pure vinegar. Inspector Jordan argued for marking as compound, while state and federal authorities require the standard pure vinegar label. Merchants must comply with the stricter Massachusetts standard under city direction.
In Jaffa Palestine on March 12 two Turkish army aviators Nuri Bey and Ismail Bey fell into the sea when their plane broke down to the south of the port. They swam ashore exhausted and were hospitalized. Nuri Bey died later that day.
Edmund Billings of the Port of Boston defended President Wilson’s Mexican policy last night in a Canadian Club of Boston address at the Parker House. He condemned violent attacks on the President and urged Americans to support the leadership during the current emergency.
More than 150 members of the Canadian Club praised President Wilson and voiced confidence in his leadership. Boston figures including J Randolph Coolidge Jr and MIT president Richard Maclaurin spoke at the season's final dinner, highlighting ties with Canada and plans for the Paris International Congress of Chambers of Commerce.
Three inmates fled the Pierce Farm hospital for the insane on Dorchester Wallhill Street while guards momentarily relaxed. A general police alarm has been issued to locate the fugitives.
The men identified as Dennis Coleman alias Daniel Coleman Henry Bower and Christopher O'Hara wore gray clothing with O'Hara the youngest without a hat. They had been confined for a short period and police issued a general alarm to Boston and suburbs. Authorities say none are violent and expect capture soon.
Sergeant Harrison B. Vinal of the Fields Corner station, the department’s oldest serving superior, retires on a pension after 43 years and four months of service. He left at age 64 and will receive $876 yearly.
Harry S. Starkey former American circulation manager now business manager of the Cleveland Leader and News was guest of honor at a Boston Newsboys Mutual Club banquet at the American House. Newsboys cheered and sang as speeches were given by Thomas Downey of the Globe James Reardon city editor of the American and Daniel Maloney of the Post.
Daisy Reach age 17 and her husband Charles a 21 year old Halifax electrician rode 131 miles in the blind end of a mail car from Boston to Bangor in near zero temperatures. They were removed from the train in Bangor and arrested for evading railroad fare.
The couple, aided by probation resources, face parole efforts as funds seek to send them back to Halifax. They left Halifax for Boston two weeks earlier, failed to find work, rode a train toward home with disguises and hardship, and endured a painful ride to Bangor before reaching temporary shelter at a local building.
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