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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1912
Page
1
Work on the project ends as efforts shift away from the plan. Officials cite new Haven negotiations as the cause for the sudden change in stance. Mellen denies rumors of internal motives behind the retreat.
Joseph Ham 59 a Watertown blacksmith was killed when an auto driven by Clarence D. Johnson Lexington struck him while attempting to save Etta Hales near Massachusetts Ave and State Road Lexington. Johnson and passengers aided Ham to Dr Barnes house but he died minutes later. Johnson posted bail for court.
Washington November 10 James Bryce British ambassador to the United States has tendered his resignation and will return to England. No official announcement has been made but high authority says Bryce informed President Taft at the White House yesterday.
Boston citizens who labored to bring the Grand Trunk railroad to the city face disappointment as plans are dropped over rumored lack of ready money and a possible deal with New Haven. Business leaders had feared hidden forces might derail the project, with a temporary setback variable as the situation develops.
The Bell Telephone system announces a new $10,000,000 pension and insurance plan covering 175,000 employees and associates, effective January 1. The plan replaces a July pension system used by New England Telephone and Telegraph and allied companies, with 13,000 New England workers among those affected.
Annual appropriations by American Telephone and Telegraph and its affiliates Western Union Telegraph and Western Electric will keep a $10,000,000 fund non contributory to employees.
Vincent Balesky a strong pole performer walked the edge of a tron girder at the Dudley street terminal yard attracting a crowd near 9 30 pm He sang a folk tune moved with rope walker grace and eventually fell when he dropped his lance He was unharmed and held for observation at Dudley street station.
The State Text Book Board in Austin ordered publishers to remove the Taft portrait from a Texas schoolbook and replace it with Woodrow Wilson. They also proposed Lincoln’s removal but Governor Colquitt resisted, threatening resignation to keep Lincoln in history.
James Mitchell aged 15 was struck by an automobile at Parker and Tremont streets. He suffered a fractured right leg and head lacerations and was transported to City Hospital for treatment.
Paris reports that the great powers have offered mediation to Bulgaria, excluding Austria. Bulgaria accepts but may decline. battles around Tchatalja loom as the army seeks either Constantinople or guarantees on conquered lands. Turkish leaders and crowds reject mediation as unionist forces rally for continued war.
A 15 minute subway delay occurred at 8 55 last evening when a Chestnut Hill car lost its trolley pole approaching Park Street station. The pole was bent and useless. the disabled car was pushed around the loop and removed from the subway.
Mayor Fitzgerald denounces Governor Foss for backing William Plunkett of Adams for the U S Senate. He warns Foss to remember his role as Democratic leader not Republican. He urges a direct preferential primary be considered by the Legislature.
The speaker asked Gov. Foss whether Woodrow Wilson would abandon progressive aims and back a Republican candidate chosen by a General Court that may not reflect the state's political divisions. The question unsettles Democratic leaders over Crane’s Senate successor.
Friends disclosed that Miss Catherine Finnegan daughter of Patrick Finnegan a prominent Dorchester merchant secretly wed Carlton R Moore last June. The couple married at a private ceremony and kept the event out of public view until now.
The bride, sister of Mrs. Tillie Finnegan Hurlburt, eloped to Nova Scotia weeks ago and received parental forgiveness along with her spouse. Mrs. Moore and her husband met in Jersey City while on vacation and wed there by a St Patrick's Church priest. They kept the marriage secret in Boston until yesterday.
Dunstan B. Mushrall, 60, a retired physician living at 4 Union Park street, collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage in Stephen Markarin’s store at 2A Dartmouth street last evening. He was taken to City Hospital in a dangerous condition.
Mrs. William F. Pfeiffer, wife of a Natick shoe maker, was severely injured when a runabout she rode in collided with a touring car on South street. Her daughter Miss Ruby Pfeiffer owned the runabout. Mrs. Pfeiffer sustained internal injuries. her fingers were caught on the steering wheel. The other car’s owner, Thomas Toye, moved her home. Witnesses cited a signal mistake as the cause and unavoidable.
Andrew J. Dow, 26, of Lawrence, fell from the eastbound express at Exeter station as it pulled in at 7:15 p m. He lost his right leg between thigh and knee and his recovery is doubtful.
Cuban champion Jose R. Capablanca defeated Charles Jaffe in a three game match concluding with Capablanca two wins Jaffe none and one draw. Nearly 300 local enthusiasts attended the final game Jaffe opened with a queen's pawn and resigned after 81 moves.
London November 11 The Morning Post correspondent reports Mr Bryce will retire soon to devote himself to literature. Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice will succeed him as ambassador in London and he has held posts in Stockholm Washington and Tehran and Persia with a 1906 knighthood.
Hubert Leonard, recently sold to the Boston Americans, pitched for Fresno in a no-hit no-run win over Tempore champions of the San Joaquin Valley. Only one Lemoore baserunner advanced to second, worth noting as darkness ended play with Fresno ahead 9 to 0 after nine innings.
The issue lists the day as Martinmas with celestial timings and lamp notes. It marks anniversaries including the Mayflower compact of 1620, the 1775 Charleston harbor firing, the 1778 Cherry Valley massacre, and births of editors and poets. Cardinal OConnell’s voyage is noted as a year past.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair skies and warmer temperatures on Monday with Tuesday bringing increasing cloudiness. Moderate variable winds shift to a southward breeze as conditions develop.
Daily temperature report shows morning and evening readings with highs of 68 and lows near 47. Average yesterday was 41 with a year ago average of 47. Noted conditions include a Monday with clear skies.
Dr. Wellington Record, 59, of Wollaston, was struck by a train at Norfolk Downs while attempting to board. He survived initial surgery after losing his right leg and right arm and remained in grave condition with fellow doctors racing to save him.
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