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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1913
Page
2
Mrs. Horatio N. Slater appeals a Worcester probate ruling that $3000 be paid to Robert F. Herrick of Boston as guardian ad litem for her minor children. The appeal was heard yesterday by Judge Hammond in the Supreme Judicial Court.
The court paused on ruling as guardian Mr. Herrick described visits to the Slater mills in Webster and talks with Kidder Peabody & Co. about a contemplated sale. A letter from former trustee Mr. Smith warned most mills were idle and sale advisable or a receiver might be appointed. Mrs. Slater fought to keep the mills in the family, achieving a compromise after Supreme Court approval of the sale. Herrick suggested he might be paid about 1500 for his time.
A discussion on Cottolene compares its smoother texture finer grain and flavor to butter or lard and notes it costs no more yet goes farther. The article then shifts to a heated tariff debate in the House with amendments rejected and leadership sparring over a tariff commission and income tax provisions affecting insurance firms and Philippine residents.
May 6 Washington voters watched the House push the free list through with strong Democratic support. The debate over free wool and meats ended with the panel’s free list intact, and the hundred million dollar income tax feature of the Underwood tariff bill advances to further consideration.
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