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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1912
Page
6
Freder ick H. Curtiss resigned as cashier of the First National Bank after a nine year tenure. The announcement gave no reason and the resignation took effect Thursday after being filed three days earlier. Bank president Daniel G. Wing said the move lacks significance and that relations remain cordial.
Mr. Curtiss, cashier of the First National Bank since its 1903 consolidation with the Massachusetts National Bank, resigned three days ago and left after Thursday’s business. Vice President Downie D. Muir was elected to succeed him. President Daniel G. Wing reported no cause or plans for Curtiss’s departure and denied ill health.
The retail board of the Chamber of Commerce met at the City club to elect a president. After discussing several candidates, the issue was deferred to the next meeting for formal consideration.
The northbound Shasta Limited passenger train on the Southern Pacific coast line was halted near Delta 30 miles north of Redding. One bandit was killed, two accomplices escaped with the registered mail, and no passengers were harmed.
Domenichino's Ulysses and Circe valued at 10000 is exhibited by owner Pierce J Grace of 102 Homestead Street Roxbury at the Boston City Club after gracing many continental Europe galleries.
Patrick Monahan an iron worker rescued his young helper Walter Gugger after a fall from the second floor of a skyscraper. Gugger plunged into a water filled pool amid debris and tangled iron. Monahan followed despite obstructions, pulling Gugger to the surface unconscious but alive.
Miss Florence Trainor 21 of Dorchester suffered severe injuries after being struck by Dr. Thomas J. Coyne at 570 Columbia Road shortly after 11 last night. Patrolman Moore witnessed the crash and the physician was arrested.
Isaac Heller of Roxbury has purchased the Grace estate at 101 Crawford Street and will immediately begin alterations and additions to convert the property into a Jewish hospital.
The Grace estate a brick building on 48 000 square feet of land is described as an ideal hospital site by experts. Backers include Isaac Heller and other prominent Hebrews. A preparatory conference was held last week and another meeting is planned at the Grace property in the coming week.
The Boston Telephone Operators' Union hosts its first annual ball at Paul Revere Hall to fund a sick fund. Mayor Fitzgerald and social leaders attend as thousands overflow Talbot Hall and nearby venues. Delegations from Manhattan and all 64 Greater Boston exchanges attend.
Two mattress fires in Quincy yesterday led to unusual responses. A lodger awakened by smoke carried a smoldering mattress to a bathroom and dumped it in the tub. A child set bedclothes aflame with a match at 6 37 a m and jumped back into bed.
Franklin B. Dyer of Boston schools told the New England Association of Superintendents that successful teaching requires close contact between superintendents and teachers. He defined three types misfits stationary and progressive and urged stationary teachers gain growth through mentorship rather than exams or higher pay.
The superintendent emphasizes a rule to continually create new interests or extend existing ones. This stance underlines ongoing commitment to program development and educational growth within the district.
Hartford November 8 Benjamin R. Stillman longtime secretary of the National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford and former secretary of the New England Insurance Exchange died at his home tonight aged 60 after a year of illness surviving a widow and daughter
In Chelsea, Maurice Caro adds one vote to his four vote lead to win the Fifth Suffolk district representation over Mark Flaherty. In the 26th Suffolk district recount, William M. Robinson loses five votes but still prevails over Melvin Breath by ten votes.
In Philadelphia on November 8 Young McCartney of the city outpointed Boston's Dave Deshler in a lively six round match at the Nonpareil Athletic Club. The referee scored the bout to McCartney though Deshler showed notable grit and strong punching throughout.
Citizens of Newton Highlands and Newton Centre protest the Boston and Albany railroad decision to close the Eliot station footbridge. The railroad says platform extension requires the closure, forcing a 250 yard detour. About 1000 people daily used the bridge. local improvement associations plan mass meetings to seek reopening or a new crossover.
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