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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
20
Philadelphia socialite Mrs. E F Krewson ordered Buckey the horse laid to rest in a custom 12 by 4 foot casket crafted by Edward Supple. The coffin packed with burlap and straw was placed in a dray and buried at Blackwood New Jersey where the horse grazed as a colt.
Miss Elizabeth McKay sister of George E. McKay superintendent of Faneuil Hallmarket died yesterday at her home 258 School Street Somerville. She was 78 and born in Boston.
President Wilson will confer frequently with members of the House and Senate in the President's room at the Capitol during the extra session. He will be accessible on tariff legislation days, recalling his New Jersey governorship where close communication expedited bills.
The White House said Mr. Wilson will visit the Capitol in a spirit of friendly cooperation to consult with Democrats and Republicans on legislation. He asserts the President is the party leader and the tariff bill should be treated as a party measure. The President had a busy day meeting Congress members, greeting visitors in the East Room, and taking a brisk automobile ride.
Federal authorities will soon announce changes to lifeboat requirements for harbor and coastwise vessels. Boats within five miles of shore may carry fewer lifeboats if equipped with proper wireless apparatus to summon aid in danger.
Edgar F. Twombly, candidate for re election as surveyor of highways, filed a $20,000 attachment against Frederick S. Clark, treasurer of the Talbot woolen mills, in Lowell Court. A Clark letter to town voters alleged reflections on the official’s character and cited affidavits by George W. Whitney and Charles M. Forrest as the basis of the suit.
Carson City March 19 Governor Oddie vetoes the bill establishing an eight hour day for working women in Nevada stating conditions are not right for such action.
Commissioner Redfield’s ruling shifts Nantasket Beach, Boston Bay, and possibly Boston Nahant and Pines steamboats to river boat status. They may operate year round with life boats at 10 percent capacity, sparking plans for more late boats and lower commuter rates. Nantasket’s Fred L. Lane lauds the decision citing safety and efficiency, noting past lifeboat shortages. The season’s timetable extends later with a 10:47 p.m. departure from Nantasket and a 11:10 p.m. return from Pemberton, altering late-night travel between Boston, Pemberton, and Nantasket.
The first House debate today centers on placing Boston's first assistant assessors under civil service. Donovan opposes, praising the current system as making the Boston assessing department the best in the country. Cox supports, saying the bill completes Boston’s civil service system.
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