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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
1
Antivari dispatch reports Austrian forces advancing toward the Montenegrin frontier with a large number from Styria and others ferried to Antivari by sea. In Washington, President Wilson avoids discussing the Webb bill as California land eligibility talks proceed with legislative leaders.
The Austrian ambassador held a long talks with Sir Edward Grey as Russian and Austrian envoys confer. Constantinople reports Portes orders Essad Pasha to disarm and deploy regulars, while Austria Montenegro prepare militarily. Montenegro moves 5000 troops toward Austria front. guns mounted near Gattaro as Vienna hosts a war council.
Washington April 30 The man or men of a British owned mine at Mateuala San Luis Potosi and several other foreigners have been put to death by Mexican rebels for refusing to contribute to the revolutionary cause. Names and numbers are not provided in the late report.
The President will study California leaders proposals before deciding national policy on aliens. Bryan may remain abroad until the matter clears. Officials note anti alien sentiment spreads beyond California and may influence Pacific coast and Alaska politics. negotiations with Japan after California action could shape treaty enforcement nationwide.
About 8000 workers on the L system protest a June 1 response deadline from Elevated company officials. The union seeks wage boosts from 26 2 10 to 28 30 and 35 cents an hour, plus changes in hours and free transportation cards after submitting requests a month ago.
Nellie O Connor, a Hotel Venice cashier, is forced at gunpoint to open the till and the robber escapes with ten thousand dollars. Mrs Harriet J Ginty dies at 62 leaving a will naming Major General William H Oakes as sole custodian of nearly ten thousand dollars in property to care for her two cats Patsy and Dick. The will urges the general to provide bed and board and a happy future for the animals as legacy.
An armed bandit robbed the Hotel Venice cash register and safe on Hanover Street at 9:35 last night, escaping with $9 after threatening cashier Nellie O Connor. Clerk pursued but the foreign suspect vanished, leaving a defiant warning.
Charles F. Choate Jr. defended the New Haven by cross examining accountant David E. Brown at an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing. He argued Island trolleys lost value due to a legislative act and that Westchester road costs exceeded tangible assets, challenging capitalization and earnings figures.
The debate covers capitalization rising faster than earnings under Mellen, the West Chester road praised as well built yet costly, Rhode Island trolley exclusive franchises cited for high prices, and a dispute over a 1912 deficit versus a net surplus as Commissioner Prouty rejects several explanations.
Ramona Borden of New York fled Pompton sanitarium and was later found in Chicago with her husband Mrs. W. J. White revealed the incident is closed and smiled on being asked about Miss Borden.
Boston defeated Philadelphia 2 to 1 in eleven innings while Chicago beat Cincinnati 4 to 3. St Louis topped Pittsburgh 6 to 1 and Brooklyn won against New York 8 to 3.
A fire in a building at Everett avenue 17 25 drives Hebrew Association girls from the third floor hall where they were finalizing May party plans. Police and Chelsea firemen assisted, 26 Young Men’s Hebrew Association members aided after smoke forced a rush to the street.
The short notice notes the Ginty family marriage in Charlestown spanning two generations with no children. The limited readable text confirms a family wedding lineage but lacks full details on date or involved individuals.
Fire destroyed the grandstand and bleachers at Washington baseball park in Lowell on April 30, causing an estimated loss of $10,000. Sparks blew into nearby costly residences and the Franklin School as flames raged for two hours despite the fire department’s best efforts.
A lone bandit, about 25, 5 feet 6 inches, 150 pounds in a dark brown suit and soft hat, robbed the Peabody Co operative Bank office. He threatened Miss O Connor, opened the cash drawer and took all bills, leaving about two cents in change, and backed down toward the stairs with a revolver drawn. The inner safe door remained locked. Police hunt the suspect.
The article lists celestial events with moon and planet rises and set times, notes Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn timings, and records several anniversaries including Colonel William A. Gaston born 1859, Boston becoming a city in 1822, and Dewey's Manila Bay victory in 1898.
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