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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1911
Page
4
Campaigners for the Melrose Y M C A drive to raise 461,000 in eight days press the effort today to reach 14,195.75 balance. Jepson reports 449 pledged in the last 24 hours. Mrs. A F Houghton led yesterday with a 1,000 gift as workers vow to max effort tonight to midnight if needed.
Mrs. Thos. Cook, mother of William Cook who runs the Marlboro and Water streets grocery, was badly burned when a fire swept the store tonight, destroying the premises.
Judge Hammond directs the jury in a probate dispute over Clarence Glover's will. Testimony centers on alleged improper influence surrounding the 1908 will and the bathroom incident involving Hattie LeBlanc, with Mrs. Glover denying coercion. The case features multiple Glover brothers and statements from lawyers, witnesses, and the district attorney.
A party of 32 Boston and Maine conductors led by A. H. Brown sails from Jacksonville on a parlor car trip toward Cuba to attend the 83d Order of Railroad Conductors convention in Jacksonville May 9 to 20. They tour the South through Richmond Washington and Charleston before sailing to Havana and plan return via New Orleans Atlanta and Chattanooga arriving May 12.
Burglars visited M. S. Wallace of 3 Bowdoin Street Newton while family away. They cooked a meal and bathed, then wore Wallace's clothing, leaving dirty garments as souvenirs. Several hundred dollars worth of property was stolen.
London May 2 After closure the government bill's Clause Two limiting Lords powers passed in the House of Commons 299 to 195. Later Clause Three making Speaker certificates final for all purposes passed 255 to 132 after closure.
The government accepts one or two minor opposition amendments but rejects changes weakening Clause 2. Churchill argues the clause is vital to prevent paralysis of the constitution while Lib lab concessions and Labour threats loom. Balfour accuses the bill of pursuing home rule as the main aim. Closure applies to remaining clauses with large majorities.
At the Somerville set dinner, Admiral Bowles and President Smith shared bold waterfront funding figures. Walter Hall of the Railroad Commission outlined traffic trials while Harvard’s Dean Gay criticized modern graduates for lacking basic skills. The event highlighted forecasts for Boston’s future and sparked strong reactions.
Speakers argue college graduates lack basic skills while stressing business training aims at courage and judgment. Admiral Bowles denounces a 3 million waterfront appropriation and calls for far greater funding before any project can begin, highlighting federal involvement.
Admiral Bowles urged public ownership of docks and piers as the only path to streamlined decision making and waterfront control. Chamber of Commerce leaders argued for initial funding of port development, citing large sums spent by Liverpool and Buenos Ayres. Walter Perley Hall advocated Massachusetts partial ownership and local management without Federal supervision. Over 200 members attended the meeting led by John W. Farley.
Rhode Island Odd Fellows report 1910 gains at the 68th grand lodge session in Providence. Grand Master Nathan M. Wright notes a net 154 new members raising total to 6155 and an improved financial condition than last year.
NEW YORK POINTS OF INTEREST The Hotel St Regis sits at Fifty fifth Street and Fifth Avenue near Central Park the Metropolitan Museum and other landmarks. It offers a homelike refined atmosphere with top dining and service claiming high quality rooms from 3 to 12 dollars a day depending on type and occupancy.
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