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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1912
Page
3
Captain Timothy J. Foley leads a department petition to Malden city hall for raises across all ranks. The proposal asks for $1800 yearly for the chief, $1500 for inspector and lieutenant, $1350 for sergeants, and patrolmen seek $1200 yearly from $8 daily.
Governor Eugene N Foss faces a $2000 suit in Suffolk Superior Court filed by Edward N Chase of Concord. The plaintiff seeks $954.29 for professional services rendered relating to the Supreme Judicial Court case Braman vs. Foss.
Union Hat Co advertises men's coats, gloves, caps, and shoes with prices from 49c to 17.88. The copy touts all wool, fur lined, duck and leather options, driving and work wear, with emphasis on big bargain windows at 139 Hanover Street near Tunnel Station.
A north easterly gale with giant waves and heavy rain halted the removal of about 500 steerage passengers and crew from the Canadian Northern steamer Royal George, stranded on rocks off Point St. Lawrence. Over 400 were evacuated. rescue may resume tomorrow with the ship deemed not in imminent danger. Officials expect no float until Saturday’s high tide. The Lady Grey wrecking steamer and Lord Strathcona tugs remain on standby.
The Public School Association endorsed Miss Curtis, a longtime State Board of Charity member and charity leader, triggering controversy as Parker and critics dispute her support. She splits opinion in Boston and Manchester circles, with her address at 48 Mt. Vernon Street noted. He Witt's two-year Brighton Legislature tenure is mentioned as context.
The Malden Board of Aldermen urged Mayor George L. Farrell to persuade the Boston Elevated to switch from an overhead to an underground system linking Malden with Everett and Boston. The elevated framework is ready to start, and the mayor expects strong legislative backing next year as the city intends to resist the current plan.
The two masted schooner William Rice of Thomaston grounded just outside Boothbay Harbor with 10 tons of cement aboard. The vessel will be a total loss but the crew of three reached shore safely.
Nellie L. George of Boston files in Suffolk Superior Court a $5000 claim against Ina W. Tilton alleging she has alienated Louis C. George's affections. The suit seeks damages for the alleged loss of conjugal regard.
Stephen O'Meara police commissioner of Boston David Abram Ellis member of Boston public school committee and John Andrew Sullivan chairman of the finance committee have been appointed as lecturers by Harvard faculty for a new municipal government course next year.
Abraham Levine, a noted Chel sea builder, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the United States District Court yesterday. The filing shows liabilities of 155 925 dollars and assets described as uncertain.
Mrs Maud Wood Park of the Boston Equal Suffrage Association hails victories in Michigan Kansas Oregon and Arizona as a triumph for home life. Mrs Marion Booth Kelley predicts nationwide spread while Miss Margaret Toley expects Massachusetts to pass the measure next Legislature. Suffrage headquarters express no surprise at the election outcome.
Cited contenders for city offices include council hopefuls John J. Attridge Walter L. Collins and ex Representative Lewis J Hewitt of Brighton for three council seats and Frances C Curtis of Back Bay for the School Board.
The meeting filled vacancies by nominating ex representative Hewitt for the council seat and Miss Curtis for the school board chair, while a clash over a mayoral compromise dominated the night. The Municipal League faced internal tensions as candidates, party lines, and a debate over a Jewish candidate and a woman nominee shaped the ballot.
Mr Morris delivers a minority report denouncing the Public School Association methods in Curtis nomination. He claims the league committee refused to meet the league committee and asserts Curtis nomination was shaped by a small group. Official announcement.
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