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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1912
Page
3
The well known adventuress and globe trotter Miss Gentle Spring returns. public reaction cooled by past actions. Snow piles on downtown streets burdening the street cleaning department. Weather outlook hopeful with clearing today and fair, rising temperatures and westerly winds.
The piece contrasts bright spring expectations with a harsh winter return. Miss Spring arrives about six o'clock plus a heavy snowstorm follows. The public faces strikes and political frictions as trains and cars run in rain and wind with temperatures plunging from 57 to 20 degrees.
On the third day of a 10 day drive to raise 28500 for purchasing the Barnard estate at Broadway and Hancock street the Everett Y M C A gathered 2180 bringing the total to 8450. More than 50 members attended a dinner at the association rooms showing enthusiasm. State Secretary Edward Ahearn will speak tonight urging a record campaign tomorrow.
A New York jury was completed and testimony began in the murder trial of Mrs. Genevieve Nicodemus the young widow charged with shooting her husband Rafael Nicodemus. The coroner’s physician testified, and the victim’s father testified as tears flowed. The defendant also wept.
The S H Harrison Company advertises suits from 18 to 30 dollars with most 9.75 each. Men's pants 4 to 5 dollars and over 2000 pairs at 1.98. Spring overcoats silk lined, black Oxford regular 25 garment at 9.75. Visit today or tomorrow opposite Gaiety Theatre.
A 40 percent rise in coal cost from 10 to 14 cents per 25 pound bag increases a ton bill to 11.20 dollars. Federated Charities, the Society of St Vincent de Paul, and Federated Jewish Charities denounce the move and vow to lead protests against retailers.
Retailers say they earn only two cents a bag and pass costs to consumers as peddlers boost bag coal prices. Large coal firms deny any retailer profit and insist dealers buy bulk coal at set prices. Peddlers average 6.25 dollars per ton paid and 9.60 to 11.20 dollars resold. final consumer outlay rises with each hike.
The Wildey Savings Bank adopts thumb prints as a substitute for signatures on checks for illiterate patrons and those with illegible or easily copied signatures. Trustees endorse the system, citing near zero chance of two prints matching and permanence from birth to death, with P A Fink recruited to codify prints.
Hillsville Va March 21 an other tragedy was enacted in the court house as moving picture crews staged a fake feud. Amateur actors competed for parts while governors plan a coup to end the Allen outlaw chase. Andrew F P Howlett lies near death from a back shot as crowds stay indoors awaiting news.
A resolution for submitting to voters at the next general election a constitutional amendment to recall the judiciary passed its first reading in both houses. The income tax amendment to the federal constitution also received its first reading in both chambers.
Kenney of 6 Rich street Malden found his brother John 30 missing from his home since Tuesday in a field off Shute street Everett about 8 last night. He had been searching for two days and was frozen to death.
A Constantinople despatch reports the Turkish minister of war announces a great victory at Benghazi in Tripoli. Italian casualties are listed as 400 killed or wounded.
Bargain notice lists blue serge pants four dollars and several suits and coats price points. Men’s suits range from eighteen to thirty dollars with mid single to mid double digits. Store at 666 to 672 Washington Street opp Gaiety Theatre advertises silk lined spring over coats at nine ninety seven and similar offers.
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