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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1903
Page
7
In Pekin on May 18 China again refused to include opening Manchurian towns in commercial treaties citing Russian opposition. The American minister urged opening Mudken Harbin and a small port at the Yalu River mouth.
Mr and Mrs Moses Howe Piper celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at 414 Medford Street Somerville with a 3 to 10 pm reception attended by about 150 guests. Mr Piper, born April 13 1832 in Portsmouth NH, served 10 years at the Boston Custom House and 17 years as abstract clerk for the Boston and Maine railroad. Mrs Piper, Mary Elizabeth Drake before marriage, is a lineal descendant of Sir Francis Drake. They were aided by son George H H Piper and eldest daughter Elizabeth H Kratzer, while daughter Alice S Harding led a corps of young ladies serving refreshments.
The 12th annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States opens at the Medical School Library and runs through Friday. Mrs. Samuel Eliet hosts a luncheon at 473 Rimmer Street with plans for a visit by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe and Mrs. Mary A. Livermore. The New England Women's Press Association hosts a 4 pm reception, and Thursday features a Cambridge area tour including the Longfellow House with Miss Alice Longfellow as guest.
Mrs. Mary Louise B. Owen, now one of the world’s richest women, wins title to 40,000 acres in Mexico valued over 50 million dollars. The Topolobampo town site and 16,000 acre plantation near the Gulf of California become hers by California court decree. The couple plans a model town at Topolobampo with broad avenues and a harbor seen as Pacific Coast’s best for miles. They expect foreign line steamers to dock at their pier.
The Chelsea Board of Aldermen heatedly debated a proposed $75,000 note issue to finish the new high and grammar schools. Mayor Willard blocked parts of the plan citing misallocated funds, while Aldermen accused rival interests and demanded official mayoral communication before proceeding. A separate veto halted $50 for veterans’ graves decorations for legal reasons.
Miss Amy F. Acton of the Suffolk bar becomes the first woman to appear as counsel in the Municipal Criminal Court. She defended Nicholas Le ventis, a pushcart peddler charged with selling oranges during prohibited hours, claiming the arresting officer had a grudge and maltreated him. The judge fined Le ventis five dollars.
New York report traces Henry Austin Adams from New Zealand funds request to Boston publishing ties with Cardinal Gibbons. It notes Adams rapid rise, mystic airs, Knights of Columbus support, and a mysterious liaison with Marion Guerney, who is now alleged missing.
Everett dispatch reports Charles G. Clark aged 40 of Revere fell from a Boston and Northern Railroad car as it passed Chelsea street toward Malden. He was struck by an inward-bound car, suffered a deep scalp wound and a broken nose, and was taken to Whidden Hospital by police ambulance.
A man named Stack created a scene outside Parker House by paying 18 for a newspaper and later handing over all belongings including a bottle of whiskey. He attempted to give away his clothes and himself as onlookers watched. He was escorted to the Court square jail by officers as a mob milled nearby.
The St. Louis Exposition Commission met yesterday at the Hotel Vendome and elected James M. Perkins secretary. Perkins formerly served as private secretary to the late Governor Walcott and was secretary of the Massachusetts Commission on the Buffalo Exposition.
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