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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1910
Page
14
In Tremont Temple Boston yesterday crowds applauded the names of Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller during a field day at the city churches. A preacher condemned the Dudley street terminal signs reading Women first please.
The Rev. Arthur J. Smith of New York spoke at Tremont Temple to a Y M C A audience praising Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller. He credited them with rising from modest means to wealth and using fortunes for public good, noting their success as a model for personal salvation.
Rev. Allan A. Stockdale denounces Boston Elevated signs reading Women first at Dudley street terminal as insulting to men. He notes the signs arose from complaints by women riders about men boarding before cars stop and calls for their removal unless justified.
Rev. Herbert S. Johnson urged listeners to forgo Horace Greeley’s “Go West” advice and focus on building good homes within their own state. He spoke on “City Life and the Apple Farms,” saying opportunity lies closer to home and neglected chances should be seized locally.
Lawrence police recovered the body of John Bershotsky 24 of 212 Valley street after a ten day disappearance and later found Ellen E Hart 37 of 1% Saratoga street in the same north canal. Both deaths are ruled self inflicted. Hart reportedly suffered destitution thoughts while Bershotsky faced serious financial troubles, former Elm street store manager.
Three men accused of pickpocketing were detained in a crowded South Boston trolley car last night. The motorman and conductor locked the doors, trapping passengers until two policemen arrived and arrested the suspects.
On a Dorchester avenue trolley a pickpocket scene sparked chaos as a man in Brookline reported a theft. Three suspects, Harry Williams of 237 Appleton Street Dorchester, Peter Raymond of 95 Lauriat Avenue, and Frank Clark of 82 Camden Street, were booked on larceny charges after a pursuit from Washington to the corner of Washington and Dover streets.
Miss Annie M. Hall of 2054 Summer street Somerville was seized by a stranger on Belmont street near the Gregor home but escaped with no money or valuables. Police were notified at 11 Saturday night and sought the assailant yesterday. She is employed in Boston and boards with Mr. and Mrs. Gregor.
General James Oakes, retired in 1879 after 30 years in the Mexican and Civil wars and Indian uprisings, collapsed near his Washington home and died 20 minutes later at a local hospital from heart trouble. He was 85 and well known in New York, Pittsburgh, and Washington for military ties and club memberships.
The Rev George L Cady of Dorchester argues that marriages fail due to financial control by husbands and the industrialization of women. He urges a living wage for wives, warns against economic tyranny, and predicts rising divorce unless homes are freed from financial bullying.
A powerful northeast gale battered vessels along the Boston area. the freighter Herman Winter reached India Wharf after a rough voyage from Vineyard Sound while other ships such as Transportation and Indian delayed or anchored. Lifesavers stood by for Sunlight and Burnholme as captains faced the furious seas and late arrivals disrupted port traffic.
The Pennsylva nia railroad terminal at Thirty second street and Seventh avenue opens to the public. Thousands view the new structure featuring underground tracks, electric signaling, and a grand waiting room. Architect McKim Mead and White led the design with a Doric facade and a massive 227 by 103 by 150 foot main hall.
Hattie Le Blanc from West Arichat Cape Breton faces first degree murder trial in Waltham Massachusetts after a 1908 case in which Clarence F. Glover died from a gunshot. The court proceedings, will attend by her father Abram Le Blanc and noted Judge Bond, with District Attorney Higgins leading the prosecution.
London, Nov 7. Chief Inspector Dew of Scotland Yard announces his resignation after 28 years with the force. He delayed retirement to oversee the Crippen case but will retire in about a month. Dew rose to prominence during the Jack the Ripper era and advanced rapidly through the ranks.
In Santiago Chile the international agricultural and industrial exposition opened with extensive preparations and a large crowd. The Chilean exhibit was notably complete.
At 1:12 p.m. a brush fire reported on Mount Hope street West Roxbury. At 6:20 p.m. a needless alarm at Seneca street. At 8:45 p.m. a report from Shawmut avenue Roxbury involving Albert Avery with $50 noted.
The Rev Dr Sylvester F Scovel is at the point of death after a three day pneumonia illness in Wooster Ohio. Physicians say death may come within hours. Scovel was last week chosen president of the American Peace Society at the national convention in Philadelphia.
The Real Boston committee of the Chamber of Commerce rejects annexation as a path to world recognition. It favors a federation plan to ensure census figures reflect Real Boston, not municipal Boston, and outlines four options including legislative districting and loose or close federation.
American House members who visited the canal zone departed for New York aboard the steamer Ancon. A dinner honoring the American minister and Mrs. Dawson was held last night with the Peruvian minister and Mrs. Pexot hosting, and Representatives attended.
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