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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
8
Jacob A Riis author reformer and social worker once called New Yorks most useful citizen died at his summer Barre home after a period of illness He was mostly unconscious but rallied to recognize his wife and son Edward at his bedside and passed away peacefully in his sleep
Chronic myocarditis caused the death of Mr Riis after a 15 year battle with heart disease. He deteriorated after a lecture tour in the South and a month at Battle Creek sanitarium. Returning May 10 he collapsed near his summer home, then slipped into decline with restlessness and delirium before dying this afternoon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete for a Thursday service.
Jacob Riis a Danish born journalist and reformer who shaped New York through investigative reporting. From carpenter and miner to police reporter and author of How the Other Half Lives, he influenced Roosevelt and urban humanitarian efforts, earning official honors and leading the Riis Settlement's uplifting work at Henry Street.
Theodore Roosevelt, once police commissioner of New York, sends a telegram to Mrs. Riis expressing deep grief at Jacob Riis’s death and praising Riis as the most useful citizen in New York and a staunchly devoted ally. He recalls their close friendship and Riis’s lasting impact on the city.
Washington May 2 bees disturbed the Senate tolls debate as a Maryland farmer set out a swarm near the Senate restaurant. The queen led the workers to the government seat ending up by the Senate dining area.
Mrs. Mary Bates a 52 year old Cambridge resident is in serious condition at Cambridge Relief Hospital after being run over by a wagon driven by Charles Kerrigan of Somerville. She suffered three broken ribs a severe scalp wound and other bruises the driver said the woman stepped into the path of the team near Pearl street on Massachusetts avenue and was trampled by the horse and wheel. Kerrigan works for Alfred W Davenport of Watertown and has a reputation as a careful driver.
Boston Cape Cod New York Canal Company outlines tentative tolls for the $12 million waterway. Vice President J W Miller says rates may change without notice and take effect when the canal opens in summer. Critics doubt rates will lure ships from the Cape route. lowest toll set at $6 with a $477.90 charge for the Massachusetts of Eastern Steamship Company.
Vessels are grouped into Class A B and C with tolls based on gross tonnage cargo and service. Class A charges vary by cargo tons and vessel size, including towage. Class B covers passenger and mixed trades with high tonnage rates. Class C applies to small noncommercial and government boats with lower or scaled fees plus minimums for very small craft.
William H. Randall, president of the Emery Steamship Company, proclaimed Boston’s maritime revival after the launching of the 405 foot freighter Atlantic at Fore River shipyards Quincy. He predicted Boston would regain supremacy once held by clipper ships that sailed between every port.
The Atlantic, first of Emery Steamship Company’s planned Boston to Pacific trade fleet, launches at Fore River with sponsor Dorothy Emery. Officials say eight vessels will serve Boston to Los Angeles San Francisco Portland and Seattle, using Panama Canal routes and Mystic River mills.
Fifty members of the Boston Fusiliers and Ancient and Honorable Artillery attended a luncheon at the Langham Hotel. A hotel booth was dedicated to the two organizations, featuring a moose head shot in Nova Scotia by Major William H. Phinney. Officers present included Majors J. H. W. Myrick and George P. Daly, Captains Harry L. Bayley J Albert Johnson Pierre Powers John P. Murray and others, plus sergeants and lieutenants.
Early arguments featured physicians sworn to prove Gianini sane for the prosecution while the defense asserts insanity. Both sides to summarize tomorrow morning. The piece notes a grand May party and teases Everybody's Page in the next Sunday Post with intense interest.
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