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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1912
Page
2
Cambridge city leaders Mayor Barry and Commissioner Cunningham weigh mounting patrols after bicycle officers failed to curb speeding drivers. A formal plan may be presented at next Tuesday’s city government meeting for action.
The School Voters League formally rejects Frances G. Curtis as a candidate for public school posts and states it will not field a rival this year. Leaders condemn Curtis nomination methods and indicate Susan Y. FitzGerald will not run.
Education Commissioner Snedden backs extended military instruction in public schools aiming at a German-style program. Boston Superintendent Dyer counters that patriotism stems from citizens’ responsibilities, not drill. Other speakers include Captain Coffman of Charlestown Navy Yard and Captain Creamer of South Carolina veterans.
Helen Allen Hunt, contralto, sang yesterday evening in Jordan Hall with Isi dore Luckstone as accompanist. The program showcased American English French and German songs across periods with authority and versatility. Notable pieces included Strauss Befreit Clara Schumann Ich Stand in Dunklen Träumen Perilhou La Vierge a la Creche and Luckstone’s Que je t’oublie sung from manuscript.
Senator Rayner of Maryland, hospitalized in Washington, remained critically ill from a complication of diseases. He rallied briefly earlier but sank back into unconsciousness by night, with his condition described as noticeably weaker.
Sergeant Kneeland and a detail of 20 men will staff the Boston Opera House Monday evening to manage crowds and traffic for the season opener. Private carriages and autos will enter via St Stephen street and Opera place, stopping at Opera place. Public conveyances and taxicabs go via Huntington avenue entrance from Bryant street. After the performance, private carriages use St Stephen street while public conveyances use Huntington avenue and Bryant street.
Jennie Alta Greenberg and Henry A Burnes wed at Temple Mishkan Tefilo Roxbury with Rabbi Rubinovitz officiating. The couple, described as social notables, received congratulations at a reception after a wedding tour to New York and Washington. They will reside in the city.
Joy Street Reserve Officer Michael P. Murphy confined to home was attacked by a brother officer last Saturday night. Murphy had three teeth knocked out and other injuries requiring medical treatment. The incident followed a recent station house fracas that led to 12 transfers from the Joy Street station.
Captain Peabody of Joy street station faces an ongoing rift as Saturday night clash at Charles and Revere streets leads to a prospective trial board. Officer Murphy, Boer War veteran and short-time partner of Albert R. Peterson when he was killed, claims self defense while other officers dispute his account.
An advertisement touts The Packard Shoe as the best made in the United States at any price. It claims easy walking, comfort, and superior appearance, priced at 3.50 4.00 and 5.00, from H Harrison Co at 662 672 Washington Street corner Beach.
Among 21 counties still unofficial Wayne Kent and Bay stand as anti-suffrage strongholds. Wayne county shows a complete unofficial vote with an 11,872 margin against the amendment.
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