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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1910
Page
16
New York reports indictments against Harry Levenson for trafficking young girls into stockades across the city. He alleged multiple stockades hold five to ten girls each, recruited by well dressed women who lure them with leisure and money. Levenson claimed houses pay a lump sum plus a 10 percent commission on earnings, with operations moving girls between houses.
The Puritan Society invites descendants of early New England settlers to join. It plans 25 member family chapters with a central Boston office for records and treasures. Officers include Alvin A. Vinal president F H Hitchcock vice president Emma Brigham clerk and John Wilder Fairbanks secretary. HQ moves to Boston after Nov 1 with Marshfield Hills as interim.
At 2 35 a m a fire call arrived from Box 336 143 Washington Street Dorchester for Edward J Ryan with loss listed as 15 dollars. At 6 15 a m a second call from Box 455 2 Fred Street Charlestown noted needless alarm with no further damage reported.
Captain Fulker and his crew aboard the Provincetown guided the freighter Santurce after a collision with the Ligonier in fog five miles off Highland Light. They beached the oil tanker to avert sinking and await temporary repairs after contacting owners.
In a collision with the Ligonier a ten foot gap opened in the Santurce’s side flooding the vessel. Captain Fulker ordered the close bulkhead and the ship was saved by seconds as water filled the stern and crew fought to lighten the after body. Rescue attempts continued into dawn as fog hampered the harbor approach. Manuel Meads and partner spotted the Santurce and offered pilot help without boarding.
Cape Cod coast collision between steamships Ligonier and Santurce left the Santurce crew onboard as fear rose that their ship would sink. Captain Cates described a warning moment and swift rescue efforts as both vessels drifted apart. Seventeen Santurce sailors leaped to the Ligonier and later prepared to return to Boston for rest or new work.
The Harriman family details courtship and marriage plans for Miss Mary Harriman, second daughter of the late financier, to sculptor Charles Cary Rumsey. The article notes her executive role overseeing Arden Farms Dairy and 45,000 acres in Orange County. It highlights Rumsey’s Harvard studies, Beaux Arts training, and achievements as a sculptor and horseman in social circles.
Ex President Theodore Roosevelt arrives in Christiania Norway with Mrs Roosevelt and children Ethel and Kermit. Haakon VII and Queen Maud welcome the party at the palace. Streets are festooned with flags as Roosevelt memorabilia flood shops. public curiosity soars.
King and Queen host a dinner at the palace in Christiania for Mr and Mrs Roosevelt and eminent Norwegians. Roosevelt praises Norwegians in America and Haakon Olaf names, then shares tea with the King. Seth Bullock’s legend looms as Roosevelt recalls a western speech.
James M. W. Myrick, Ward 9 Leader and Republican wit, was refused confirmation by Governor Draper’s council for a seat on the Factory Commission. The matter was postponed for a week amid questions from Myrick’s supporters. Critics say his partisan stance might hinder non-partisan work. The governor also named a tuberculosis care commission with Dr Henry B Walcott as chairman and members Dr Julian A Mead, Abra…
New York coroner's report in the case of Margaret Todd confirms death by suicide from strychnine poisoning. The Dorchester girl, 14 Dracut Street, Dorchester, was buried yesterday afternoon after a funeral at the house. Bertha Taylor, 18, a companion of Todd, is expected to return to Boston today.
In Washington on May 4 Senator Heyburn used the insult label in a debate over a post office department bill. Senator Bulkeley of Connecticut countered, canceling the remark as the Idaho senator discussed requiring registration of all United States maps sent by him to ensure delivery.
Mr Bulkeley defended his state act remarks as a reflection on the Post Office and recounted a contrary experience. He questioned a difference between Idaho and Connecticut and his comments drew laughter from Senators, provoking Hepburn to protest. Hepburn called the remarks insulting and noted the Senate became a giggling school. Bulkeley argued if Idaho maps were lost he could complain, then targeted Hepburn’s presence on the floor as amusing. Hepburn appealed to the chair.
A special savings bank committee drafted bills giving the bank commissioner power to remove faulty trustees. If trustees won’t remove an offending trustee, a board led by the bank commissioner, the attorney general, and the commissioner of corporations may act. Another bill, urged by Bank Commissioner Chapin, would allow compellable audits. Both measures will be heard Friday afternoon.
Tech students rejected an honor system for exams at a mass meeting called by the institute committee. The vote to drop the measure stood 480 to 24 as critics argued peers would not report violations and class politics would intrude.
The Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association holds its annual reunion tonight at Mechanics Hall. Carriers wear summer uniforms and khaki caps for a military feel. Guest of honor is Postmaster H. B. Mansfield with Governor Draper Lieutenant-Governor Frothingham and others attending. The grand march returns with the Letter Carriers Band providing music.
Medical Examiner Magrath seeks any relatives of a unidentified man about 40 years old found floating near draw bridge No 1 of the Boston and Maine railroad. He was 5 feet 11 inches, about 190 pounds, with dark brown hair and mustache and wore a blue large sack suit. He showed signs of manual labor in his hands.
Four of five textile unions in Fall River vote unanimously against the proposed wage scale put forth by manufacturers to replace the expiring scale. The Loom-Fixers' Union did not vote. Textile council orders notice to Cotton Manufacturers' Association. Main dispute centers on minimum pay figure with manufacturers offering 19.66 cents per 80 unit margin and workers seeking 67 1/2 cents.
Freffir Ames formerly of Needham Massachusetts won a divorce from his wife Mrs Ames. She had moved West with her 11 year old son about six months earlier, and Ames followed a month later. He had been a salesman in a Boston dry goods store. Some charges were omitted during the city hearing to avoid humiliating Mrs Ames.
Plans were unveiled at a Tufts class of ’09 banquet held at 1 Lombardy Inn to establish a $100,000 alumni club house for Tufts College. Drs. Carney, Goldstein, McVey, and Edward A. Goldstein were named to a committee to confer with the National Alumni Association and faculty on fundraising details.
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