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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
2
Washington dispatch reports the National American Woman Suffrage Association plans a protest parade for April 7 at the Capitol. About 531 women from every district and state will form a marching group to present arguments and petitions for woman suffrage to Congress.
A suffrage parade is planned to start immediately after a mass meeting held in a local theatre, marking a coordinated sequence of events for supporters.
Providence I March 19 The British oil steamer Georgian Prince which went ashore on Hog Island earlier today ran her nose into a 2 mud bank on one side of the channel while entering the harbor but was freed later without damage. She carries 1 176 000 gallons of oil from Tampico for this port.
The Maine Daughters of the American Revolution hold their annual state council convention in Augusta with strong attendance from all sections. A reception for delegates was hosted by Mrs. William H. Fisher the state regent, and the convention runs through Thursday.
An Harvard restaurant executive says pie remains a five cent staple for Harvard students despite higher prices on other menu items. He asserts a ten cent pie would threaten business and even bankruptcy, calling five cent pie a core advantage of college life.
Thousands of students come to Harvard for degrees and for New Zingland pie. Some falter in degree pursuit, but the pie taste remains. Admirers praise the Pie Eater Club as a powerful Cambridge undergrad institution. The joy note sounded yesterday.
The committee on taxation reported leave to withdraw a bill taxing bachelors at five dollars a year. Proposals tied age limits and proposed marriage refusals, with funds to go to deserving spinsters or needy bachelors. The panel decided the bill was too large to handle.
Frederick W. Cope a Cambridge traveling salesman was awarded $5000 for kisses exchanged between his wife Winifred and Cambridge furniture maker John Shaw who once lodged with them. He valued the affection at $25,000 but the jury set the payment at $5000.
Antonio Musica and his three sons George Arthur and Philip all New York hair dealers were arrested in their Heredia steamer apartments in New Orleans on March 19 charged with defrauding banks in the United States and Europe of about one million dollars through alleged invoice manipulation.
Louise and Grace Musica were detained as the party headed for Colon Panama. Police found a large sum of money and negotiable papers in their possession. About 50 000 dollars was taken from Arthur Musica and 10 000 from others. Nine baggage pieces were hauled to headquarters. more money and papers are expected. The group will return to New York immediately.
Harvard president emeritus Dr. Charles W. Eliot turns 79 today though he plans no special observance. His family and alumni send congratulations praising his decades of guiding Harvard and shaping national education. A separate note mentions the mortal Fund led by Admiral Peary to aid Scott expedition martyrs families, with Henry Clews handling contributions.
The elderly doctor remains in excellent health after a surgery for appendicitis in Kandee Ceylon during a world tour. He had two light illnesses last winter but was not housebound for more than ten days and continues to be in demand as a speaker at conventions and banquets, delivering three to four addresses weekly.
New York March 19. Notice posted announcing dissolution of the stock exchange firm Mitchell & Co. due to external market manipulation of United States Hair Company stock. Firm members named are J. M. Mitchell, Thomas B. McGovern, and Frederick B. Alexander.
The American branch of the Scott Martyrs appeals for financial support to aid victims or relatives associated with the Scott incident. The request requests donations and outlines the purpose and contact avenues for contributing observers.
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