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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1914
Page
7
Miss Alice Williams aged 18 from Chelsea vanished after going to work as an usher at a Huntington Avenue theatre. A letter received by her mother hints at marriage to a man named Mannish and a move to Mount Vernon West Virginia, with police and prize detectives unsure if elopement or white slavery.
Denver March 2 T. J. Donnell an attorney was acquitted last night of assault with intent to kill charged by F. G. Bonfils editor of a local newspaper.
James McGinley aged 90 and Rose Egan aged 61, both from Boston, told Magistrate Dooley at Gates Avenue police court they did not care about their headaches after a weekend of alleged misbehavior in the city. They were found early today at Fulton Street and Bedford Avenue after spending Saturday at Coney Island. McGinley was sent to St Marys Hospital and Egan to the House of the Good Shepherd. they will be escorted home to Boston tomorrow. The McGinley name does not appear in the Boston directory.
Policeman Whalen told the magistrate that a taxi driver said he drove an aged man and woman about the city for eight hours. He claimed the couple instructed him to keep going despite running out of gas. The driver turned them over to the station after parting with cash for the fare. The couple said they came to this city to have...
A seismic landslide near Brive France has detached a mountain section and slides downslope destroying farms cottages and a half mile of roads toward Lanteuil. Government engineers seek methods to limit the disaster as residents flee their homes.
Fire destroyed the unoccupied pesthouse on Lowe Street Newburyport on March 29. Authorities believe the blaze was incendiary and police work on a clue with expect a morning arrest.
In Ford Hall an overflowing audience applauded John Cowper Powys of England as he argued women lack moral principle yet are fearless, while the wife is dependent on her husband or placed on a pedestal. He called motherhood the best paid profession and framed the woman question as economic, not about justice.
A speaker argues women are defined by economics and motherhood not rights. He claims suffrage and feminism are economic forces and that even with voting power women will remain in varied, often predatory roles. He rejects abstract justice and asserts moral principles are absent in women, warning that free love is economic independence not morality.
Daniel Twombly, 93, of Dover NH now living with his daughter in Cambridge, declares that women gaining the vote will abandon home duties and childrearing. He links suffrage to social decay and urges strict daily routines for longevity.
The Federation of State City and Town Employees' Union accuses Somerville officials of breaking the Sabbath by seven day work, hiring non residents and foreigners, and neglecting civil service laws. The State Highway Commission is cited as a major violator. Committees aim to seek adjustments. The board votes that mayoral budget authority may harm city workers.
Republican push to elect Frank L. Brier to Congress in the 12th district features more than 50 rallies in halls and numerous outdoor events. Major speakers include U S Senator Lawrence Y. Sherman and Congressman Patrick H. Kelley. local leaders Guild and Frothingham to lead the effort. Brier speaks to Walter Baker Company employees in Dorchester Lower Mills at noon and then at the Municipal building Upham's Corner and Norfolk Washington streets tonight.
In Rome officials report a general railway strike threatens to involve about 80,000 workers. Demands seek better employment terms, potentially increasing state budget by about 10 million dollars.
James B. Connolly criticizes his two opponents in the 12th district congressional contest. He says he has urged two weeks of public discussions on national measures while his rivals avoid such debates. Connolly notes dispatches from Washington suggesting Brier could finish second.
The piece notes Gallivan’s speech counts and large audiences as he campaigns. It mocks reliance on officials who back him and questions who will defend his positions in Congress when those allies aren’t present.
The Bamboo Palace, famed as a cosmopolitan saloon, will shut next Tuesday night due to the Avery street widening project. For 32 years it hosted actors, politicians, athletes, and laborers alike, with bartender Parker Shannon recalling notable tales and the bar’s storied gold inlaid top.
An article touts the J B L Cascade internal bathing device as boosting health and efficiency by keeping the colon clean. Citing a New York Times case of a child with tubercular joint disease, it claims rapid recovery after waste removal and promotes Dr Tyrrell's treatise on modern efficiency.
Days' rest in St Nazare prison precede continued examination by M Boucard the investigating magistrate into the death of Gaston Calmette editor of Figaro. She has recovered much of her composure and reportedly criticizes prison arrangements.
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