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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1913
Page
5
Herbert Alm, 17, of 67 Tremont Street Everett, beat his mother Mrs Carl Alm into insensibility with a heavy billy early last evening then stole $5 from her purse and jumped 15 feet from a second story window eluding several neighbors drawn by her screams.
Everett police searched the area near a home after a reported attack by a young boy on his mother. She said he entered the dining room, demanded paper, then struck her repeatedly, robbed her of money, and fled through a window to the upper part of the house. Authorities scoured the vicinity but found no trace of the boy.
More than 1500 members and friends of the Jordan Marsh Company Mutual Aid Association attended its seventh annual dancing party at Horticultural Hall last night. Directors of the Jordan Marsh Company and wives were present along with Robert Jordan.
On March 26 a definite plan emerged as Kent of California Lenroot of Wisconsin Anderson of Missouri and Helgeson of North Dakota said they would not join a new Progressive group. They pledged support for Wilson administration measures deemed progressive and Kent said he would back Mann for Republican leader.
Late today members named to call a district conference discussed a plan of action. Roosevelt labeled some as near Progressives declined to state their stance. Lenroot Anderson Kent urged unity and backing President Wilson’s progressive policies over party divides.
Halifax reports the Leyland liner Bohemian picked up the steamship Cayo Romano after it lost its propeller and drifted. The tow was 150 miles southeast of Sable Island at noon yesterday, with arrival in Halifax expected tomorrow.
Harvard Pierian Society musicians join the production of A Happy Pair and Our Boys at Plymouth Theatre on Tuesday afternoon April 1. Dr. Francis Henry Wade directs the amateur shows to aid Emmanuel Episcopal Church social service, led by Rector Elwood Worcester.
March 26 London reports Churchill, first lord of the British Admiralty, offering a year long halt to new construction as part of naval estimates presented to the House of Commons. He argues the move would bring near immediate relief from global domination by the arms race and its follies.
In a Commons speech, Churchill argued huge naval spending achieves little against rivals and urged Britain and Germany to cancel 1914 programs. He praised improving Anglo German ties and proposed sharing restraint to curb wasteful arms race while protecting trade. The admiralty planned to equip British liners with guns and trained gunners to defend commerce in war.
The opera seat sale opened at 10 am yesterday with a steady line of buyers. Until April 7 seats priced 5 4 and 3 dollars are available, with lower price holders allowed to keep seats if they subscribe by April 5. The season spans 18 weeks with Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday performances. Prices range from 90 dollars for orchestra seats to 9 dollars for top balcony, deposits of 25 percent due at subscription, balance on October 1.
The note promises another of the "lorchy" Sewell Ford yarns in next Sunday's Post Magazine. It labels Ford as one of the author’s best works and hints at light entertainment for readers.
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