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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1912
Page
6
Captain Herbert Elford of the Bucknall line freight steamer Karonga arrived in Boston from the Far East. He met his wife for the first time in 15 months and saw his seven months old infant for the first time.
Mrs Elford and her baby arrived on the White Star liner Arabic from Liverpool hours before the Karonga reached East Boston. Captain Elford is among Bucknall line's youngest skippers at 83. He arranged for his wife to join him in Boston, and she checked into the Hotel Essex with their child. She will accompany him to New York as the Karonga releases part of her cargo there.
Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano arrives in New York aboard the Koenig Albert to bring the papal blessing to the American people and reassure on the Pope's health. He is greeted by hundreds of clerics and lay leaders and proceeds to Cardinal Farley’s residence before a reception at St Patrick's Cathedral.
April receipts of dressed beef mutton and poultry in Boston rose by about 500 000 pounds of beef and nearly 2 000 000 pounds of poultry compared with 1911 yet consumer prices jumped 2 to 75 percent. A Boston dealer notes trimmed roasts command higher prices as locals reject suet, while wholesale costs show no $1 per cwt rise in a month.
Archbishop Bonzano, youngest in his rank, arrives in New York and meets reporters. He says he came from Rome to America and recalls seeing the Pope on April 16 amid circulating death rumors. He notes the Pope’s age, gout, rest needs, and praises Taft's welcome message and clergy reception. He adds multilingual abilities.
Miss Geraldine Farrar plans a concert to aid the Melrose Memorial hospital fund. She will sing before sailing for Berlin and again upon return at the opening of the Memorial building in Melrose in October.
The annual Dorchester High School gym demonstration featured four classes with Hungarian Dutch and English dances apparatus work basketball and relay races held yesterday in the school gymnasium.
In Chicago on May 3 strike activity ends up closing down downtown sales as news boys resist and various unions join the walkout. Delivery drivers and stereotypers walk out in sympathy, newspapers face shortages while coal teamsters and truck drivers resist involvement. Crowds gather outside offices amid police protection.
At Investiga tor Hall Paine Memorial building the Boston Social Club meeting praised the police bill amendment. Patrolmen receive a $100 raise sergeants $175 and lieutenants inspectors $200 with effect expected June 1.
The Appellate Division orders Clifford W. Hartridge former counsel for Harry K. Thaw to defend before an official referee on misconduct charges in Thaw first trial disbursement of money brought by the Bar Association in New York on May 3.
Turbulent scenes unfolded in Winchester on Swanton street as 200 laborers struck. Patrolman Mullen, beaten and endangered, drew his pistol when attempting to arrest Antonio Olivadato for assault. Chief McIntosh and Officer McCauley intervened. Olivadato fined $25 and Dominic Pietro $5 for assaults. Palatino was mauled after resisting strike participation.
George Gillis of 583 Shirley Street Winthrop on April 3 attempted to kill his wife with a revolver and then slashed his throat with a razor. He was yesterday committed to the Taunton Insane Hospital.
Abbie F Brown of 41 West Cedar Street wins a $500 Post Sunday Magazine short story contest for The Square Fairies. A one act pantomime The Dancing Shadows is accepted for production, but she rushes to hospital for appendicitis while finishing proof sheets.
Miss Bertha Kinzel of Boston has been engaged as leading soprano for the quartet at West Park Presbyterian Church on Amsterdam Avenue and 76th Street. She replaces Miss Anna Case, who will sing next season at morning services in Brooklyn and in the Metropolitan Opera concerts.
Frank T. Lopez a Porto Rican arrived in Boston as a sailor aboard the British steamer Meriddeo coming from Cardiff Wales. He says he was shanghaied at Savannah last September forced to Hamburg and later worked as a coal passer on England to continental ports to obtain food in Europe.
Lopez 25 says he woke aboard a steamer while visiting Savannah last fall and found himself far out to sea. He escaped to Hamburg and later found work on a small vessel. He sought U S protection and was aided by American counsel in reaching Cardiff and securing passage on the Meriddeo bound for port. He will protest to U S authorities.
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