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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1912
Page
4
Mothers who worry over the cost of clothing their daughters are invited to investigate the Tunnel Bargain Basement. The article touts hundreds of lots and explains Automatic Price Reductions, promising savings apparent to readers. Today highlights among the hundreds of lots available.
Governor Foss orders state flags half staff from noon to sunset on March 16 in memory of the sailors lost when the Maine exploded in Havana harbor. The Maine hulk will be sunk off the Cuban coast at 3 pm with warships present, as the North Carolina turns its prow north to recover the fallen.
The Maine hulk was towed through a breach in the cofferdam by the Osceola and moored. At 2 PM the public viewed 34 coffins containing 65 Maine crew members laid in state in Havana and later carried to Caballeria wharf for formal surrender to US General Bixby. The ceremonies include President Gomez, cabinet, diplomats, and clergy before the vessel sinks off the Cuban coast.
Gardiner M. Lane lists Massachusetts Red Cross contributors, including Eugene N. Foss Misses Kimball Miss Helen Wheeler Mrs. A. G. Wheeler and others. Totals show 15.50 400.00 10.00 17.60 25.00 15.00 2.00 in donations. An advertisement for LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE by EB. W. Grove appears.
John Robinson, 25, of 79 Montgomery street, was fined 75 dollars in police court for tossing the valuable Boston terrier Pincher from a three story window to a yard 35 feet away. He appealed and was held in 500 dollars bail for Superior Court, remaining jailed at Charles Street.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society outlined plans for a new modern building on its current site during a Parker House banquet. J B Farquhar stated the society has outgrown its present hall at Massachusetts and Huntington Avenues and will erect a larger facility on the same site. The Horticultural Hall Italian garden exhibit opened to invited guests and public viewing begins today with daily hours through March 31.
Residents of Hollander Street Roxbury and neighbors sign a 154 person protest to Mayor Fitzgerald claiming the street is a quagmire. The petition notes nearby streets share the poor condition and asks action. Mayor orders Public Works Commissioner Rourke to investigate.
Judge Hammond urged appointing a disinterested examiner to audit vouchers for the Lawrence strike fund. Plaintiffs Mahoney and others prepared to open books with E Scott Morse, an expert accountant, while Concordant testimony put the fund balance at 49 cents from a peak of 345,000.
Lawrence March 15. Several suits to recover damages from the city of Lawrence for stopping the departure of children from the city on Feb 24 will be filed early next week. Interference by the police at the Lawrence station detained a delegation of children and parents, sparking one of the worst rioting scenes in Massachusetts in recent years. Attorney George S. Roewer Jr. disclosed the plan during a conference with parents and before returning to Boston.
John C. McDonald, formerly of Provincetown and a longtime Oak Park resident, has been named president of the Kansas division of the Standard Oil Company. The appointment, praised by his Oak Park friends, marks a high rank in the company and reflects his years of earnest effort and broad experience in the West and East.
Oklahoma Republicans vote to send a solid ten man delegation to back Theodore Roosevelt at Chicago. Taft forces used aggressive tactics but were outnumbered nearly two to one. At session close, delegate S S Denison of Lexington collapsed and died amid the excitement.
Obituary notices list multiple deaths and funeral arrangements across Dorchester Dorchester Charlestown Roxbury Roslindale Somerville Cambridge and Boston lodging dates March 13 to 17. Entries name George Bishop Raymond B Bradshaw Frederick Bamberg Samuel Brooks Margaret Bunton Annie Brackett Daniel Cronin Lettia Cowan Charles Doherty Anna Doyle Marta Dondero Elizabeth Dynan and Mary Willard with street addresses church names and service times and burial plans.
Multiple death notices appear for March with funerals from homes in Somerville Salem Roxbury Brighton and Waltham plus Roxbury Cathedrals and parishes. Names include Sarah Gill Mary Hathaway Arthur Kelly James Laffey John Leahy Mary MacDonald Louise Glew David Moir Helene Rand Patrick Ready John Russell Elizabeth Rieger Annie Schuppert and Bertha Bligner with funeral times and burial locations in Boston area.
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