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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
4
This week features two major private school games as Groton meets St. Mark's at Groton on Wednesday and Exeter faces Andover at Andover on Saturday. Groton has lost only two games this spring while St. Mark's mixed results and Exeter is favored against Andover.
Barney Oldfield lowered the Indianapolis 212 mile speedway record with a 1 27 70 lap at 102.623 mph. The old mark of 1 30 13 dated back to Georges Boillot in 1914. Oldfield not using his Swan car for the Sixth International Sweepstakes race. Seven more cars qualified, totaling 21 qualifiers at 8 mph minimum.
The marriage date for Miss Helen Foss daughter of former Governor Eugene N. Foss and William Whitman Hobbs has been set for June 12. Hobbs the Brookline heir who left his family's mansion to raise chickens on a farm seeks health and a happy marriage.
The marriage, postponed by Hobbs’s tuberculosis, will occur Monday June 12 at the bride’s parents summer home in Cohasset. The groom, son of Franklin Warren Hobbs of Brookline, recovered health and farmed near Marion. the bride is Miss Foss, who studied in Paris and Dresden. The quick transition from illness to wedding includes twin attendant Mrs. Albert Hickman and best man Marland C. Hobbs.
Salem reports George W. Sotheard of 1 Barton square arrested on charges of larceny from the mails. He allegedly opened decoy letters mailed last night. Citizens complained of mail theft. Sotheard had five years in the letter department as a substitute worker.
A flamboldt avenue trolley derailed near the Franklin Park station causing a half hour disruption to outward services toward Mattapan. The rear truck left the rails, blocking tracks and halting traffic briefly.
Colonel Roosevelt departs for a Midwest tour amid a rift with Progressives over nominating a candidate. He blasts a naval engineer corps bill as politically driven and urges unity to boost navy readiness through civilian training cruises.
Chicago May 28 Chairman Charles D Hilles of the Republican national committee says the upcoming platform will be brief and focus on vital public questions. It will cover Americanism preparedness protection tariff merchant marine and criticisms of the Democratic administration.
Interest grows as Boston College holds an afternoon vote for next year’s student council president with all students expected to participate.
Providence reports Hattie Oakley of Woonsocket faces murder trial in Superior Court for poisoning Armand Vade boncoeur by sending tainted cream puffs. The alleged crime centers on a poisoning via dessert sent to Cassavant.
In Woonsocket, Mrs. Oakley admitted buying arsenic for roach control but faced murder charges after a scheme involving three cream puffs led to Armand Vadeboncoeur’s death. An autopsy confirmed arsenic as the cause, Cassavant surviving after two puffs. Handwriting matched a wrapper.
Calendar notes tide heights and celestial events for May 29. Mentions Gloucester Portland Newport and Boston tide times and the evening star list with morning Jupiter and full moons on June 15 July 14 August 15 September 11. Also counts 160th day of year and 648th day of war with multiple garbled phrases about raises and days until summer.
Readings show varied temps in major U S cities with Albany and New York in mid sixties, Chicago and Philadelphia around the mid sixties, and coastal spots like San Francisco and San Diego in the fifties to upper sixties. The data lists numerous locales including Montreal Atlantic City Nantucket Buffalo Washington Kansas City and St Louis among others with temperatures noted in whole numbers and fragments.
Seven vessels, all schooners, brought large fish fares to the pier yesterday. More arrivals expected by market open, likely lowering prices. Titania 48000 pounds Harriett 80000 Ralph Brown 130000 Wilam M. Goodspeed 20000 Blanche 35000 Thalia 25000 Philip P. Manter 38000. LittleElsie 12000 lobsters. Little Ruth 11000 live lobsters. 7 crates from Nova Scotia by steamer.
The list shows United States destroyer Benham arriving at Newport R I on the 27th along with steamer Median from Britain and multiple ships sailing from and to ports such as Liverpool Yarmouth Gloucester Boston and Philadelphia. Several tugs barges and schooners are named with routes between New England and Europe indicating a busy period in coastal and transatlantic shipping.
Bangor Maine May 28 A wartime ship shortage drives reclamation of long-discarded lumber vessels and coastwise schooners. Half century old wooden ships, once used just for lumber transport, are being renewed for transatlantic service and now command high prices.
Major George T. Langhorne and two troops of the Eighth Cavalry arrived back in El Paso after chasing Glen Springs bandits into Mexico.
Chicago May 28 plans for a national golf association with plenary powers over all golfers in the United States and equal representation of all state and regional associations were announced by Horace F. Smith of Nashville Tennessee a director and former president of the Western Golf Association.
Mr. Smith describes a movement triggered by the refusal of Massachusetts and other golf bodies to follow the United States Golf Association rules. He notes Ouimet and other golf goods dealers turned professionals, and says many American golfers have accepted USGA rules since the organization formed as golf expanded from the northeast. The 1915 records show only a portion of clubs were active USGA members.
The proposal outlines a national golf authority with absolute control in America. A convention would draft a constitution and by-laws with delegates from each golf association. The plan envisions ongoing general committees, annual meetings, and elected officers to govern the game nationwide.
The east loop at Dudley Street began operation yesterday with cars discharging passengers on the elevated platform and boarding outbound riders on the opposite side. An electric sign displays stop numbers as cars ascend the incline and a starter calls the numbers for the motorman.
Harvard schedule shows tomorrow's game at Providence against Brown. The second and freshman squads face Yale with freshmen at New Haven and seconds at home. Thursday the Crimson host Williams at Soldiers Field, then Princeton visits Cambridge on Saturday for the second game of the series.
The Ladies' Kennel Association of Massachusetts meets this afternoon at the Hotel Touraine to finalize plans for the annual charity beach show at Woodlawn Park Hotel Auburndale next month.
A week of unusual activity begins at Revere Cycle Track with races tonight and tomorrow. The main event is a 25 mile monster paced race featuring George Wiley, Leon Didier, and Bobby Walthour, plus a 50 mile motor paced race bringing together riders from America France and Belgium with Victor Linart representing Belgium.
William Follan aged 28 of 1870 Dorchester Avenue was struck by an outbound train while attempting to board an inbound train at Dorchester station on the New Haven line. He was taken to City Hospital with injuries not considered serious.
Columbia University crews arrived in Poughkeepsie to begin final training for the intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson. Coach Jim Rice leads the squad, which is expected to take its first spin over the course tomorrow morning.
Kansas City is set to greet Colonel Roosevelt at 8 45 Tuesday morning with what officials anticipate will be the largest welcome ever accorded a visitor to the city. The last details are in place as the train brings him to the station.
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