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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1915
Page
5
The legislative committee on railroads reports favorably a bill to validate securities issued and debt incurred by the New Haven railroad totaling over 100 million dollars. The panel acted at a session yesterday and the Public Service Commission had urged the measure in a report to the Legislature.
The Sunday Post reports Haphazard Helen performing another sequence of thrilling stunts on set. Crew and fans watch as the action escalates with each take, highlighting her fearless style and on screen improvisations.
Samuel Carver the Boston attorney on trial in the Superior Criminal Court before Judge Irwin and a jury did not take the witness stand or offer any evidence in his defense yesterday. Feeney argued for over an hour and Isaacs followed with a strong government plea. The case goes to the jury today. The crowded courtroom drew scores of lawyers as spectators.
National President Joseph McLaughlin of the Ancient Order of Hibernians stirred the Malden reception with a charge about England following Judge Thomas P. Riley’s eulogy. The remark sparked a notable reaction as the crowd heard the unusual defense of England at the event.
A new farce by Paul Dickey and Charles W Goddard opened at the Cort Theatre after revisions since its Atlantic City run. The plot follows a doctor who fakes bringing an inanimate body to life and is aided by friends who hire a man to impersonate the revived figure.
President McLaughlin clashed with Judge Riley over England's influence on Irish affairs at a Columbus Hall meeting after a street parade by Hibernians from Malden to Winchester. Speakers included Father Nagle and State President Donnelly. Riley credited substantial Irish gains including home rule education and a pension system within a decade.
A delegation led by Jerome Jones and James R. Carter urged the Governor to sign the bill authorizing Port Directors to complete the proposed drydock at South Boston and to confirm the old Port Board acts for dock construction preparations.
Edward Abeles stars as a monster in a physician’s lab farce with two androids. Inez Plummer as the maternal fiancée and Henry Harmon as the experimenting doctor provide comic sparks while a timid colored servant and other cast members contribute. The production runs until further notice.
Asa W. Trayes 19 of 128 Broadway Somerville and Horace R. Harmon 138 years old of 158 Powder House Boulevard Somerville were arrested by Dorchester Station 11 police for the larceny of Julius Kolton s auto from 55 Esmond Street Dorchester Sunday night last the vehicle stood in front of his residence.
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