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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
2
Boston Finance Commission urged Governor Foss to veto the $500 raise for Suffolk Register of Probate Arthur W. Dolan and to veto any other salary increase bills for county officials that may reach him this year.
The commission urged Governor to consider appointing a panel to study salaries of Suffolk county officers including courts registry of deeds probate and sheriff. It noted county expenses rose 677439 in 20 years and will exceed 750000 by year end. Increased salaries pushed by legislators raise city costs for Boston.
Chester Balkum a 40 year old man carrying his 12 year old niece Martha Cole fell from the Hotel Columbus elevator shaft from the third to the basement at 315 Columbus avenue in Brookline The 65 foot plunge killed the child who died at City Hospital shortly before 10 o’clock Balkum remains in a dying condition with a fractured spine and scalp wounds at the hospital
Balkum, holding a child and accompanied by Mrs. Lillian Coleman and Mrs. Eva Morrow, entered a hotel elevator shortly before 8. He tried to stop the car at the third floor and lost balance, plunging down to the basement as the car continued. The incident ends with a fatal fall amid a crowded hotel scene.
John Rollins a five year old Roxbury boy was struck by a moving automobile on Dudley street Roxbury yesterday noon The car owned by Alfred Winsor and driven by Christopher J Cute of 56 Yeoman street struck the boy as he walked from school toward Vine street The child suffered a fractured skull and multiple injuries and was placed on the dangerous list at City Hospital
Virginia Seeley, eight months old and one of four born to Mrs. Thomas H. Seeley of Dorchester, died Friday of bronchitis. Funeral was held yesterday. The other three sisters Eleanor Barbara and Louise thrived after infancy in an incubator at Dorchester Cottage Hospital.
Salvatore Tormana, 25, of 44 Webster Avenue North End, is hospitalized with a gunshot wound at Relief Hospital. He alleges Santo Loratto of 4 Keiths Alley North End shot him on North Street opposite Fulton Place early last night.
Surgeons fear Tormana may die after a bullet lodged in his stomach during a card game quarrel. Loratto fired four shots and was mobbed by angry citizens. Patrolman Morris Sullivan intervened to prevent serious injury with a short club after an axe attack. Loratto was stunned by a blow.
A fire yesterday afternoon at Major Arthur Blake's Governor's staff residence on Guild road Dedham caused about 9000 dollars in damage. Partitions in the rear were badly burned and water damage was extensive. A overheated furnace started the blaze which had gained headway before discovery as high winds hampered firefighters.
Nearly 200 striking workers on men's garments left Boston for New York to be put to work in union shops. More than 500 strikers paraded to South Station to bid them farewell, with 35 women among the onlookers. Three special cars were provided for the departure, and a second 200-person party was slated to leave today.
Frederick Marks of New York, alias Francis LeMoyne, an alleged forger and bonds hypothecator wanted by New York police on two counts, is held in this city on $25,000 bond after being brought from Florida. He asked that the name of a local female companion be kept secret as part of extradition.
In Boston last week over 700 strikers left the city with total departure surpassing 1000 as talks with nine large clothing firms stall. About 1500 garment workers in men's wear are affected while 250 out and 800 helpers remain idle. The Merchant Tailors’ Association backs a preferential union shop while the union rejects it.
Helen Keller addressed about 3000 attendees at Tremont Temple last night. The deaf blind speaker delivered a half hour talk, drawing repeated applause as she urged brotherhood of man and better use of the senses.
Police Sergeant Owen J. Farley collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage at police headquarters and was taken to Relief Hospital in Haymarket square in dangerous condition. Surgeons say he has a fighting chance to recover after Dr. Sherwood from Back Bay treated him at once.
Robert McKenzie a 20 year old foreman for the Connecticut River Transmission Company drowned in the Ware river while crossing with two laborers. The boat filled and McKenzie attempted to swim to shore but did not survive. The two laborers reached the river bank safely.
Comte Raoul de Saint Phalle chancellor of the French embassy in Washington died after a two month illness. He had served the embassy 18 years, was 58, and unmarried. Relatives in France have been notified of his death.
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