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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1914
Page
18
A washed out roadway in Haverhill, New Hampshire, led to the drowning of Mrs. Clara Knight, wife of Newbury Vermont town clerk, and her sister-in-law Mrs. Leon Knight of Pike, along with Leon Knight’s four year old daughter Dorothy.
Mrs Clara Knight of Newbury drove to meet her sister in law at North Haverhill station. A stream overflowed washing over the route between the towns. The carriage toppled over a culvert and the occupants were thrown into ten feet of water. Bodies were recovered tonight.
In the weekly waltz and one-step final at Le Petit Trianon Miss Pauline Chamberlain and her brother William E. Chamberlain Jr. won silver cups. The event echoed Castle trophy success at the Boston Opera House last Monday. A novice waltz and one-step contest drew a large crowd, with Miss Underwood and Mr Schulman emerging popular winners.
Roscoe Walsworth petitions for a writ of mandamus against current Revere town solicitor Andrew A. Casassa. Walsworth seeks to compel Casassa to vacate the office and recognize him as solicitor, alleging Casassa holds the post without warrant and has access to papers and records of the office.
A 700 yard brick tunnel under Rome led from a Colosseum near Constan tine arch to the submerged Church of St Clement to drain a centuries old lake. This defused water damage, exposed Mithraic temple and fourth century basilica remains, and opened access to Rome's buried treasures via ongoing excavations guided by Rev Louis Nolan and funded by Cardinal O'Connell.
The gunboat Castine departed from the Charles town navy yard for Vera Cruz carrying 150 seamen and added artillery including two 4-inch guns and six 6-pounders. The vessel was ordered into full commission April 22 with repairs rushed before departure. The U S S Chicago entered dry dock for overhaul and hull cleaning after winter growth.
Harvard meets Princeton at Soldiers Field at 3 p m in the final intercollegiate soccer game of the season. Harvard trails Penn by one game and must win and score more than two goals to claim the title on goal total.
Bishop Lawrence administered confirmation to ten people during the 100th anniversary of the first bishop's visit to St. Mary's Episcopal Church Newton Upper Falls last evening.
Washington May 1 Norris opened Senate debate on tolls urging arbitration. He supported the House repeal bill with an amendment stating the United States waives no rights and asked President Wilson to invite Great Britain to arbitrate the dispute over favoring U S vessels in toll discrimination.
The speech attacking the exemption clause faced counter-attacks from Senator OGorman and other repeal opponents. OGorman, canal committee chair, aims to call up the bill tomorrow. Simmons will press to keep it unfinished business until a vote. Norris argued the coastwise vessel exemption is a subsidy to a monopoly and won t benefit shippers or consumers due to rail water rate differences of 33 1 3 percent. He opposed arbitrating the question and urged a three member Supreme Court plus three English judges arbitral panel with a Swiss judge as seventh member, predicting a unanimous decision.
Dartmouth visits Alumni Oval to meet the Massachusetts Aggies in a Thursday matchup. Dartmouth, seeking revenge for last year’s 2 0 defeat, relies on Hallett or Willard on the mound with Wanamaker catching. Aggies battery stars Johnson or Davies behind the plate with Brooks.
The Harvard varsity championship golf tournament shifts from Woodland to Oakley Country Club this year. Action begins Monday May 11 with teams competing for the title in a key New England event.
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