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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
16
Mrs. Marjorie B. Love was granted an interlocutory decree of divorce from Sidney C. Love by Supreme Court Justice Martin J. Keogh in chambers in White Plains. The hearing was brief and testimony will not be public. The couple married in Chicago in 1907.
Nine of the 11 survivors of Company H Fifth Maine Volunteers marked the fifth anniversary of their mustering in at a dinner in Portland. Six men were on the original enrollment. Mark H. Dunnell, later Minnesota congressman, was the original captain.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children petitioned Probate Court to appoint Mabel B. Blake as guardian of Gertrude Quimby, a stage-struck Bay girl brought back from New York. A hearing is planned in a day or two. the girl rests in seclusion as guardianship details stay private.
James Co. Dew a petty officer on the U S tug Patapsco testified before the Mayor and Council that he and 12 others were refused admission to Gray and McDonough’s picture house and dance hall on May 5 A party of sailors planned to visit the place that night to create a disturbanceManager McDonough said he learned of the plan and the meeting adjourned until Friday evening
John P. McNamara of Mack & Birmingham died yesterday at Carney Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Ireland.
The new three story fireboat house for crew of fire boat 81 will be ready about July 1 at the head of the slip near North End Park. Fire Commissioner Daly calls it the finest house reserved for a fireboat crew in the city and second to none for location and equipment. Lieutenant Moran and crew of fireboat 31 now occupy Engine 47 quarters in East Boston and will respond from there until completion.
I Betzel of New York reports the anti racing and anti betting statute in New York may become obsolete due to potential new legislation under consideration by silent forces. The assertion follows Betzel’s long-time turf involvement and current location at the Brewster.
The 2000 members of Building Laborers Unions 209 and 223 met at Wells Memorial and adjacent halls to discuss a wage increase effective June 1. They seek a 5 cent per hour raise for cement construction men to 35 cents, while excavators should keep 80 cents. A further mass meeting is planned for Sunday afternoon.
The building at Summer and Devonshire streets is chosen as a temporary City Hall Annex. The city will pay $18,000 per year for use of part of the structure.
The Supreme Court will decide if Governor Ross validly vetoed the Boylston street extension bill. An order from Senator Hoar asks the court to determine whether the veto complied with constitutional requirements to state objections. The dispute centers on whether the Governor gave objections or only cited land ownership near the project.
The battleship Michigan led by Captain Nathaniel R. Usher tops the American navy in marksmanship scoring 99 929 points in spring practice and will receive the gunnery championship trophy a red pennant with a black ball. Nearest rival is North Dakota with 72 948 points and New Hampshire recorded 14 380 points.
In College Hall Mrs Henry Fowler Durant founder of the college sat in the seat of honor as 400 guests attended a dinner for heads of college houses. Trustees joined in the blessing while Miss Catherine Perry presided as senior class president.
The 32nd annual Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters convention opened in Worcester with about 600 delegates from 200 courts representing 33,000 members. New officers include High Chief Ranger Cornelius M. Duggan and High Vice Chief Ranger James Degnan. A memory scholarship for Major John J. Leonard was proposed. The year saw a net gain of 2087 members and salary adjustments were approved for the secretary-treasurer.
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