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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1915
Page
3
Alfred A. Adams of 18 Hillside Terrace race Malden died yesterday morning after a four year illness. He was the first man to raise the American flag and fire the cannon in Belmont when Governor Banks signed the bill making the town a separately governed community.
The Legislature did not act on the Public Service Commission recommended investigation of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. The House and Senate could not concur on referring the report to the mercantile affairs committee, and the report was placed on file after Representative Smith of Somerville moved to do so.
London reports continue as strikes persist despite Kitchener’s warnings and government union agreements. At Birkenhead dockers quit over pay timing. Liverpool dockers discuss similar action. Dowlans steel works delays cite France Belgium material orders. Clyde engineers seek higher pay after arbitration ruling.
The College of the Spoken Word pupils at Cort Theatre postponed the unemployed benefit show to April 7 due to many requests. Tickets remain valid without exchange. Governor Walsh will auction boxes, now scheduled for Saturday noon, April 8 at Hotel Nottingham.
Nashville reports Tennessee lawmakers passed a bill abolishing capital punishment with exceptions for murder and criminal assault. The measure moves to the governor for approval.
Fire damaged the E. W. Chapin mansion in Chapinville, a 25 year old building valued at $100000 with two stables and a garage. Occupied recently by Robert Whitaker, the loss is estimated at $65000.
The men's annual retreat at St. Augustine's Church will end tomorrow with Sunday Palm Sunday approaching. The Diocesan Catholic Total Abstinence Union advisory council meets tomorrow in Cheverus Hall. Next week marks Palm Sunday and Holy Week observances with fast days and special services. Moving pictures on the life of Christ are shown Tuesday at Congress Hall. East Boston Catholic Literary Association closes its retreat tomorrow led by Rev. Father Fitzpatrick.
The governor met with Public Service Commission members and trustees to seek compromise on the Boston and Maine reorganization bill. He warned he may decide between the two and mobilize support if no accord is reached, while a legislative committee seems likely to reject both bills.
A narrator offers a dramatic exchange about Dyspept-lets as a cure for sour stomach and indigestion. The ad asserts personal and peer success, promising relief and a guaranteed experience to encourage sharing meals again.
James I. Doherty of Springfield told the Massachusetts Reform Club that the Boston and Maine can only recover as a profitable system if owners of leased lines release the railroad from guaranteeing dividends on leased properties. He stated that none of the 25 units can operate successfully alone.
Rumor cites an alumnus donor offering three dormitories to Dartmouth in exchange for the college becoming co-educational. College secretary Gray Knapp declined to confirm or deny the report, noting no definite information from officials.
Charles A. Crosby and William A. Wakefield were arraigned in Lynn on charges of the murder of May Hey Yue a Chinese laundyman killed in his shop on March 4. The hearing was extended for a week at the request of Assistant District Attorney P F Shanahan. They are held without bail.
H. W. Raynard formerly of Halifax, arrested last week by Canadian authorities, was discharged yesterday by U S Commissioner Hayes. Raynard faced charges of obtaining money under false pretences from a Halifax shoe firm where he worked as a salesman.
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