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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1913
Page
7
Senate Republicans opened a clash over President Wilson nominees with W. J. Harris of Georgia to head the census. The executive session stretched nearly five hours as supporters and opponents argued procedural points without discussing the merits of Harris's appointment.
Republicans pressed continued debate to stall the Harris confirmation with repeated motions to postpone and threaten filibuster. Democrats labeled tactics dilatory as talks extended and the Reed rule attempt failed to alter quorum counts.
At the General Electric Company annual meeting in Schenectady on May 13, M. F. Westover from Schenectady and I. S. Keeler and C. P. Moore from New York were elected to fill board vacancies. The directors renamed include Gordon Abbott Oliver Ames C A Coffin George P Gardner Henry L Higginson Robert Treat Paine 2d Marsden J Perry E W Rice Jr S L Schoonmaker Charles Steele Philip Stockton and B T Sunny.
John Quinn a baggage handler in Portsmouth was on the wrong Boston bound train when a man jumped from the platform into the moving yard train. Quinn suffered a bad scalp wound and a broken nose and is hospitalized at Portsmouth Hospital.
Morrison I. Swift and Caleb F. Howard led a delegation of Italians Finns and Greeks representing Draper Company workers in Hopedale. An interpreter Mrs Palmira Merolini accompanied them as they met the Board of Conciliation and Arbitration at the State House for a two and a half hour session on wage conditions.
A committee compiled wage reports from strikers showing weekly pay from 4.30 to 14.00 dollars. Several workers with families earn around 8.25 to 10.18 dollars per week, with figures like 9.63 and 9.08 noted. The board will review all testimony and plan to hear from the other side.
A blaze at Powder Point School caused an estimated fifty thousand dollars damage. At 8 30 p m Donald B Sleeper a student sleeping in the eastern end of the main building spotted flame on the piazza roof and alerted fellow students who moved to the roof and quickly extinguished the fire.
A fire at Powder Point Hall, built in 1898 by F. B. Knapp and used as dormitories and classrooms, burned for hours. Fire crews and students fought the blaze. loss estimated at £40,000 with $10,000 for personal effects. Building insured. rebuild planned with classes moved to town residences.
Milford May 13. A committee from the I W W headquarters asked the Massachusetts Pink Granite Company to discharge Draper strikers at the quarries. Officials refused, telling the delegation to leave. Strikers who refused I W W inducements to quit work are expected to continue working despite the visit.
In Portsmouth New Hampshire on May 13 Ralph Hersey 25 attempted suicide by inhaling gas from a hose to a jet. His mother found him unconscious in his room and he was rescued. Doctors report he is expected to recover.
The upcoming issue promises recipes, household helps, fashions, and special features aimed at women, offering practical guidance and stylish ideas for readers.
A large blaze last night imperiled about twenty firemen and drew help from Cambridge and Boston departments. Three Gavin barrel storage houses were destroyed in a suspected incendiary fire, causing about $8000 in damage and frightening a crowded district.
A Newburyport Plum Island cottage fire drew Plum Island life savers into firefighting. They used heavy blankets and sand to suppress the flames and saved surrounding cottages. The event marked a rare navy ball.
The Somerset hosts the Jackies of the Georgia in a Back Bay social evening noted for decorum and comfort. Every function during the long evening reflected well on the men and their guests.
The Boston Inter scholastic Rowing Association met at the B A A clubhouse on Exeter street and fixed the regatta for June 3 and 5 with races starting at 3 30 weather permitting Officials include Referee John Richardson starter Harry P Wardwell timers George W Brown William F Garcelon and H O Von Shuckman The association will field two crews an intermediate crew to race Worcester June 24 and a senior crew to face Springfield the same day
Mrs Elizabeth Ryan of Dwight street testified before Judge Grant that she and P John Ryan were married for 12 years and lived as husband and wife amid debt and real estate worries. Opposing her claim, Elinor Ford a niece and estate administrator questioned the marriage while witnesses supported the union and her efforts to prove her name.
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