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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1913
Page
9
Two French sailors, adrift in an open boat after fogbound peril, were rescued near the Grand Banks and arrived in Boston yesterday. Consul Joseph Flamand, on behalf of the French government, took charge of them.
Two French sailors John Allainmat and William Jegon from Servan were aboard the fishing schooner Juliette. They drifted at sea after leaving the dory on April 19 and were rescued by Lucinda A. Lowell near Gloucester. They toured Boston cinemas with the consul yesterday.
At T wharf yesterday a fleet of four vessels landed a large supply of fish with low prices. Haddock 23 4 cents, steak cod 5 cents, market cod 23 4 cents, pollock 4 cents. The Jorgina delivered 2000 pounds of cask. The first swordfish of the season arrived. two came from New London. The banana boat type steamer Banan attracted attention while the Allan line Parisian sails for Glasgow with cabin and steerage passengers and cargo. The Red Star liner Marquette sails to Antwerp. The Santurce arrives from Porto Rico with sugar for Revere. The Arabic is near Portland and expected today. The Vitalia brings sugar from Macoris to Montreal. Two United Fruit steamers, Banan and Belita, reach port with bananas. The George H. Lubee may be a total loss off Rockland.Superior fishing vessel George H. Lubee, Portland, owned by Captain Lubee and F. S. Willard Co. is in danger after beaching on Inner Ledges.
Shipping notices list steamers and schooners arriving and clearing at multiple ports. Vessels include Vitalia Andersen Macoris Belita Parana Juno Victoria Victoria Parana and many tugs barges and lighters bound for Philadelphia New York Baltimore and other points. The item catalogs ships by name flag and destination in a dense roster typical of late maritime schedules.
Patrolman David Neagle of Newton police was dismissed by Chief Frederick M. Mitchell after pleading guilty to larceny of cream charged by Wellesley police. The dismissal came following a hearing granted by the chief.
May 29 New York the city administration moves to provide low cost ice to the needy Borough President McAnerny asked the Board of Estimate to allocate 50 000 for municipal ice plants to be set up across Manhattan Other borough presidents plan similar requests for funding and locations
The bicycle season starts this afternoon at the new Revere cycle track weather permitting. World champion George Wiley of Syracuse heads a strong beach training colony and will meet the top finishers from this afternoon in the 25 mile motor paced race tomorrow night. Elmer Collins Jimmy Moran and W L Mitten of Iowa race in the main event this afternoon with Mitten making his paced debut.
The Harvard varsity lacrosse squad left Cambridge at 5 p m for Hoboken N J to face Stevens Institute at Castle Point Field in an exhibition game Harvard, Northern division champion, will lineup Lincoln Churchill Hallock Mackenzie Simmons Catton Fornstall Brundlake Nightingale Eaton Bentley Abbe Fleming.
In St Andrews May 29 Harold H. Hilton defeated W Heinrich Schmidt in the sixth round of the amateur golf championship. British golfers praised the Worcester Mass. player for his plucky fight and ranked him with Chick Evans and Fred Herreshoff among America’s greatest golfers.
In the sixth round of the British golf championship Schmidt pushed the English contender H. H. Hilton to an extra hole after a tight 18th. Hilton finally won on the 19th after a 25-foot putt sealed the match. Spectators watched a cool, composed American display as Schmidt forced the challenge on a strange course with little practice.
Yale crews shift training to Mrs. Harriman's yacht Sultana on Long Island Sound as varsity eight roams aboard overnight while others reach campus. Coach Averill Harriman oversees voyage. two changes occur in the varsity eight with Bugbee and Stephenson stepping in.
Wesleyan extended a strong season by beating Dartmouth four matches to two on the campus courts. Captain Nelson of Dartmouth defeated Bacon of Wesleyan in the opening singles, 4-6 6-4 6-4.
More than 110 parishioners from St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in Brookline were confirmed yesterday by Bishop Joseph I. Anderson. The event marked a significant milestone for the congregation with the ceremony held at the church.
A reporter visits a Cairo ostrich farm six miles from the city and uncovers a legend linked to the golden collared bird. Yusuf the deformed watchman, a towering bird, and Mustapha Bey compose a tale of danger and awe surrounding the great ostrich.
In Cairo at the Khedivial Club Mustapha Bey recounts the origin of the famous ostrich collar. He tells how an orphaned Nile boatman boy named Yusuf befriended a lone chick, feeding and caring for it until the pair grew inseparable. The tale ties to a colonial railroad project as the bird and boy share adventures and train rides, amid local prejudice and dramatic farm life.
Abdul Aziz recounts a chaotic scene during the Kourban-Bairan festival when a deranged man at the temporary station attacked the train crew and started the locomotive. The incident nearly derailed their plan for the day as Arab customs and drink fueled nerve and fanaticism. The full conclusion will appear in the next Sunday Post.
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