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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1912
Page
13
The Boston City Club hosts Governor Cameron Forbes of the Philippine Islands as guest of honor at a dinner on Beacon Street next Thursday at 6 p m. Edward A. Filene serves as toastmaster as prominent Bostonians gather for toasts and a speech by Forbes. Governor Foss also attends and will speak.
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a cleansing laxative that purifies the stomach liver and bowels by removing undigested matter gases and poisons. It claims a Cascaret works overnight without griping and costs 10 cents a box from the druggist. Millions use them and children love taking them.
Edgar Lord, former treasurer of the New Bedford Cooperative and the Acushnet Cooperative Banks, was sentenced by Judge Dubuque in Taunton Superior Court to 12 to 15 years. He pleaded guilty to 42 counts of embezzlement and forgery involving about $60,000.
Charles Hamilton alias Hamilton Dutch the alleged yeggman was held for trial by United States Commissioner Hayes in Concord New Hampshire. He faces an indictment for looting the Claremont postoffice on Sept 27 1910 with stamps and money valued at 1100.
Morris O'Donnell age 42 of 14 Warren Place Roxbury fell about 15 feet from the roof of the Museum of Fine Arts on Huntington Avenue yesterday afternoon. He sustained a fracture of the frontal bone and was taken to City Hospital in serious condition.
Roland Shaw aged 48 of Roxbury died after falling 15 feet from a ladder at 147 North Harvard street Brighton yesterday afternoon. He fractured his skull and died instantly at the scene.
Cardinal O Connell attended a five hundred guest dinner hosted by Mrs. Harvey C Wheeler at the St Vincent s Orphan Guild bazaar opening in Jamaica Plain. He presented a bronze medal to Mrs Wheeler and praised her charity work. Proceeds supported the guild with a subsequent bazaar night planned by Mrs John T Connor and assistants.
Washington November 11 Mrs Woodrow Wilson accepted the title of honorary president of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Southern Commercial Congress in a formal announcement. The move highlights her ongoing public service role and ties to regional business circles.
New York November 11 Clara Morris once famed emotional actress in America is now totally blind despite all medical aid. The veteran performer whose career spanned stage triumphs has lost sight.
Fire Island life savers recovered the body of a small boy dressed in a sweater and corduroy trousers near the island. He may be Charles Fox, who drifted out to sea in an open boat with his dog on October 24.
Cardinal OConnell secures 14 parcels from Francis Parker and others to build a parochial school and rectory for Our Lady of Lourdes Church Jamaica Plain. Land fronts Marmion and Haverford streets Montebello road and Brookside avenue opposite the church.
New York reports the Metropolitan Opera House season opening featuring Puccini’s Manon Lescaut led by Italian conductor Giorgio Polacco with Spanish soprano Lucrezia Bori making her debut appearance. The show drew extensive social prominence and the expected glitter.
The 1913 Alco Six XCLUSIVELY offers 60 hp from a 60 inch wheel base 1331 inches rear axle forged from solid steel. Only one chassis is built with four luxury bodies Seven Passenger Touring Five Passenger Touring Colonial Limousine and Berliner Limousine. It features a miniature searchlight on the cowl step light wide entrances very wide seats high backs and complete electric illumination. A white band marks its continued prestige and deliveries have begun with many units already sold. Early reservations are advised.
The Houghton & Dutton store marked its 40th anniversary with a citywide sale that drew hundreds to Tremont and Beacon streets. Founder B I Dutton, 82, praised fair dealing as he reflected on a history featuring first department store milestones and rapid expansion to a nine story, 500000 square foot complex.
Captain Leonard Olsen of the coal barge Annie was fined 50 dollars by Judge Morton in the U S District Court for assaulting Charles E Ridgway a crew member while at sea last August. A jury had convicted him and recommended clemency in reporting the verdict.
United States Deputy Marshal Donald Cameron seized 48 000 cans of salmon on Atlantic Avenue following a complaint by pure food inspectors. The shipment from Fidalgo Island Packing Company of Seattle is alleged to be putrid and unfit for consumption, with an estimated value of 4000 dollars.
Mrs Haviland H Lund of Los Angeles arrives in Boston to establish a branch of the National Forward-to-the-Land League. A large membership drive is under way and a permanent group will be formed at the Hotel Bellevue. Endorsed by Brandeis Munroe Zeublin Johnson Warren and other civic reformers.
William Wellington, 86, of Malden is described as the state’s oldest dyed in the wool football fan. He follows major college and school games, knows the rules well, and is a frequent presence at Malden High School football contests.
The first in a series of musicales for Hope Mission will be held Friday at Ford Hall. Edward Cahn, renowned New York violinist and student of Ovide Music, will present a recital.
Gramm Trucks and transportation plans urge modern equipment and zone-based routes. The piece compares to railroad expansion with miles of lines and daily freight figures, promoting Gramm trucks as cost efficient and faster than horse power. Information offered by Gramm Motor Truck Company of Lima Ohio.
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