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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1905
Page
12
Labor leaders decline public comment on Governor Douglas’s ruling that textile workers do not deserve a 5 percent wage increase. Governor’s letter explains margins needed to fund a 5 percent wage dividend, citing 1905 timing and cloth pricing gaps.
Society guests from Brookline Cambridge Boston and Milton attended the New Jerusalem Church in Newton for the marriage of Caroline Reed Hooper of Newtonville to Walter Burgess Warren of West Newton. Rev John Gordon officiated as the church hosted a floral bell display above the chancel.
A bustling Dudley street rush hour drew thousands last evening at 5:30 with guards officials patrolmen and staff overwhelmed by the crowd. The crowd ignored rules as conductors and motormen struggled to control the mob while the scene reflected the typical snap and scramble of city transit congestion.
Ottawa reports Hindoo gentleman Ral Kezir, from Benares, India, travels from Montreal to Boston to study modern cults and their psychic research. He previously spent time in Chicago and San Francisco and will examine the beliefs of Mrs. Eddy and Christian Science adherents.
The text touts complete satisfaction before purchase as the company’s 52 year foundation. It highlights Morse-made suits with new gray worsted styles at $20 and sizes to fit every man.
Boston elevated system crowding at Dudley street terminal examined by railroad commissioners led by Chairman Jackson. They noted rush hour congestion with about 12 000 people passing through and 3000 entering town, and invited suggestions for improvement.
The Explorers report chaotic scenes at Dudley street during rush hour as five car trains and surface cars fail to meet demand. Crowds surge aboard, pushing and fighting, with umbrellas injuring bystanders and guards overwhelmed. More cars and seats are urged to restore order.
Julius Petersen serving seven to nine years for Back Bay burglaries confessed in writing to shield his younger brother Carl who was jailed eight to ten years. Dorothy Petersen, Carl's wife, seeks clemency with Governor Douglas, arguing Julius alone was guilty and Carl should be freed. Julius claims silence to spare family and fears resentence if truth emerged.
A romance between Amos Jones and Mrs Theresa May Crockett at the Middlesex House of Correction in East Cambridge draws attention from county officials. Jones, 61, loyal to county buildings, and Crockett, 34, matron at Cambridge ce, are central figures as the affair culminates with Jones leaving his boarding house with his belongings.
Mayor Collins sent a communication to the finance committee proposing a 25000 appropriation for a coal pocket for the ferry department. The panel questioned the need as ferries had coaled without it. The mayor backs a 717000 loan package including 250000 for street work and highways.
Ex Senator Dean of Berkshire spent yesterday at the State House and said William B. Plunkett of South Adams would issue a position statement on the lieutenant-governorship. A western legislator said Plunkett would likely not run. Congressman Gardner of the sixth district also spoke, naming Mellen A. Pingree of Haverhill as his choice for attorney-general.
Five men were selected in Sanders Theatre last night to deliver commencement parts at Harvard this coming year. Undergraduate parts go to Edward Eagle Brown for The Conservative Party of the United Kingdom, William Orcutt Hubbard for Public Evening Schools, and John de Raines Storey for They Italian in America. Graduate parts go to William Arnold Lambeth for The Spirit of the Present South and Royal Archibald Moore for De Amicitia semper Conservanda.
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