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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
4
James Montgomery Flagg returns with another of his graphic works titled its tisky to Want Things. The piece appears in next Sunday's Post Magazine in a two page format with subtitle You Wanted to See a Storm Sea.
Charges of smuggling were filed against Misses Agnes Mangels and Agnes Tillman of San Francisco. They arrived May 12 on the steamship Amerika. Customs seized gowns and jewels worth about 18000 dollars, including property of Miss Tillman's mother.
Surveyor General Henry’s two day probe leads to charges for Miss Tillman and Miss Mangels, tied to omitting proper value declarations on gowns and jewelry valued at thousands. District Attorney Vreeland orders appearance in Federal Court at Trenton next Monday.
In Pittsfield on May 14 Rev. Charles MacGregor announced that women attending Sunday services at the First Baptist Church must remove their hats during the sermon. He said the request applies to all women in the church next Sunday morning.
Charles Grey of Dover was elected grand patriarch of the Grand Encampment Independent Order of Odd Fellows at its annual meeting in Loconia New Hampshire. Dover was chosen as the site for the next convention. The encampment degree was conferred on a class of 35 candidates.
Medical Examiner Magrath concludes the Whitehall rowboat used on the Charles River was leaky due to overloading. The craft carried 650 pounds though its 450 pound limit, causing water ingress from a topside seam. Further action rests with District Attorney Pelletier as the case proceeds.
Medical examiner urges licensing of boat rentals on the Charles River with standards for boat construction, capacity, and maintenance. He calls for annual inspections, conspicuous license numbers, age limits, and rules to govern hiring times and safety to protect the public.
Tax collector Pendergast accuses Revere assessors Samuel Segee and Charles Bates of seizing records and assault during a dispute over tax lists. A special grand jury is set to examine the charges, with agents to seize books and interview witnesses including Walter Stevens, son of the town hall superintendent.
Yesterday Elizabeth MacAdams, a clerk in the assessors' office, blocked the assistant district attorney from viewing the books at Pemberton Square. Mr Lavelle faced another refusal from Segee and Bates who claimed they were acting on legal advice.
Carson Nev May 14 1912 the first legal execution by shooting in Nevada was carried out at the penitentiary Andriza Mierovich died for the Tonopah murder of John Gregorvich Death by shooting was his choice over the gallows under Nevada law. Suffragettes in Roman Times article by William Wallace Whitelock appears in next Sundays Post Magazine.
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