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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1913
Page
4
Harvard students argue the bare necessities of life have risen sharply with clothing costs at record levels. They note only undergraduates with liberal allowances can purchase better quality garments as suit prices, belts, shirts, and collars appear steep.
A Waltham tally by local ladies demonstrates that a married man can clothe himself for 50 dollars while Harvard students often spend well over 80 dollars on everyday outfits. An undergraduate’s total, including shoes, socks, suit, belt, silk shirt, collar, necktie, and cap, comes to 86.35 dollars, with potential extras like silk underclothing. The piece notes wardrobes along Mt. Auburn Street valued in the thousands and argues Harvard attire reflects rising costs.
Mrs. Caroline Fletcher Dole of Norridgewock Maine composed a special Easter hymn sung at the First Congregational Church in Jamaica Plain and in several Maine churches. The hymn set to St Agnes tune honors Christ's resurrection and remembers vanished friends with lines praising God and the Ancient of the Days.
Julian Hawthorne and Dr. William J. Morton started toward the federal prison at Atlanta in U S marshal custody. They wore the clothes from their conviction for using the mails to sell Canadian mining stock and carried a suitcase.
Dominico Pasquale, 17, of 83 Canal Street, Quincy, is in Quincy City Hospital with a stab wound near the heart that penetrated a lung. Three other Italians were badly battered in a free fight that started about 5 PM yesterday, according to police, linked to a broken window pane.
John Sargent of 388 Cooper Street, an Italian constable, was severely beaten while attempting to restore order. Perno Rocco, 24, and Mathew Antonichi, 19, both of 22 Field Street, were arrested at the Quincy police station for assault with a dangerous weapon. Rocco suffered a deep scalp wound needing three stitches, Antonichi injured a finger, and both of Sargent's eyes were swollen as the fight escalated after he intervened. Sargent escaped after his revolver was wrested, then telephoned police from the electric light station.
Edwin L Balser 21 of Arlington and Miss Anna C McDonald 22 a nurse with Mr and Mrs Anthony Wayne Strauss are at the center of a suspected marriage. Balser says they used a Cambridge City Hall license but will not release details. McDonald declines to comment and mentions no information will be shared.
Mrs Matilda Wynn a washerwoman who saved $30,000 lived in Glen Cove Long Island. Her husband John Wynn won a favorable decision preventing probate of her will as the estate dispute moves forward.
New York March 23 Mrs. Alexander Furst 64 of South Street Jamaica survived a gas poisoning scare yesterday and her hair turned white within six hours, despite her age.
The sentence of one year dated November 25 allows parole after one third served. The opinion favors possible release around March 26. Albert Freeman, Hawthorne, and Dr. Morton will remain at the Tombs while the U S Circuit Court weighs bail during their appeal.
Williams Bay, Wis., March 23. Disregarding doctors and a cold wind, Thomas Sullivan, keeper of a summer resort, celebrated his 112th birthday by swimming in the bay before a curious crowd.
Dr Allan McLane Hamilton famed alienist is critically ill at Presbyterian Hospital. His illness was not disclosed and his family keeps vigil at his bedside as he remains a patient since March 4.
President Wilson tonight reluctantly accepted Chairman McCombs of the national Democratic committee to decline the proffered French ambassadorship. He cited that diplomatic service suffers when only men with time and means to leave their business can serve abroad.
In a personal missive, the writer expresses regret that Mr. McCombs cannot take the post in France. He praises McCombs abilities and tact, notes intimate relations, and accepts the reasons given. The letter laments the growing burden on those invited to serve abroad and the high cost of diplomatic service.
Sir Ernest Shackleton announced plans to head a scientific expedition to the Antarctic just before sailing from Southampton on the Mauretania bound for New York.
Margaret Gundaker, 6, hands a decorated napkin with an Easter egg to Miss Eleanor Wilson in the President’s pew at the Eastern Presbyterian Church. The President bows in thanks as the Easter parade crowds enjoy fine weather while Washington’s social scene flocks to churches away from the main parade.
Roscoe Boyd aged 30 a Black man in Washington Pennsylvania reportedly consumed vast amounts of food over a few weeks and was found dead in his shack. Doctors say he died from overeating as he believed he had little time left.
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