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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1910
Page
2
Fire Commissioner Charles Daly calls Nathan Matthews Oxford terrace property an outrageous fire trap after a two alarm blaze. Daly sent copies of his letter to Chief Mullen, Matthews, and State Police Chief Whitney.
Commissioner Daly urges district chiefs to inspect conditions seen in the Oxford Terrace fire building. The brick exterior hid a wooden interior with a central light shaft acting as a fire flue, a basement carpenter shop filled with shavings, and a blocked exit stairway. Daly cites 12 families housed there and calls for owner action. He also recommends brick walls to separate lumber yards from nearby property to reduce risk.
Miss Lila S. Martin a Sherman Hospital nurse in Medford faced a larceny hearing in Malden District Court over an old watch she says was a gift from a patient. Judge Bruce advised returning the watch to N. E. Smith, a Sherman patient, who could not attend court.
Miss Martin said the watch was left at her sister’s Watervliet home after paying $4 to fix it but she would have the sister send it to the hospital. Judge Bruce set $200 bond for a Friday hearing as the watch is expected to arrive from Watervliet. she was freed on personal recognizance due to lack of local bail sureties. N. E. Smith, the patient who held the watch, is described as independent and with no family ties.
Miss Elizabeth Cushing and Carroll Westall wed at St Marys Episcopal Church Dorchester with only relatives present. The bride is daughter of the late Dr Stephen Cushing. the groom is son of Henry A Westall, a retired clergyman and Pettengell-Andrews advertising manager. He also directs Pilgrim Publicity and authored Credo. They will reside in Wollaston after December first.
Derelicts and wrecked vessels flooded Boston harbor as a weekend storm struck. Crews reported losses including Marshall Nickerson and Martin Snields, with several vessels gone missing or crushed. Ships like Admiral Farragut Galileo and Cobra sighted wrecks off Cape Hatteras and Davis Bank while Boston crews braced for more bad news.
The Boston School Board voted to seek an opinion from the city corporation counsel regarding whether teachers are employed by the city year round or only during term time. A determination is expected within a few days to settle a long running technical controversy.
Chairman David J. Ellis stated there is no plan to extend teachers’ work hours. The debate centers on 11 versus 12 salary payments and whether teachers work year round. The issue, technical in nature, would mainly affect absence deductions and nothing else. The board also approved student drinking cups, street cleanliness efforts, and a Boston high school trade program request. Resolutions of regret were adopted for Capen and Gerry. Pension notices given for Needham and Winton.
An article promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a tonic for indigestion and weak stomachs. It cites Mrs C L Ritchey of Rock Island Illinois who recovered after taking the pills, claiming improved appetite sleep and energy. The ad notes blood-building benefits and offers a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat with pills sold at 50 cents per box or six for 2 50 by Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
The College Club, described as the most exclusive woman's organization in the city, took title to the estate at 38 Commonwealth, signaling a significant property acquisition by a social club.
In Kansas City on October 8 Judge H. E. Porterfield dissolved the Produce Exchange and set aside fines totaling 3500 after indictments accusing nine members of operating a trust. The earlier fines included Armour Packing Company 7500, W. L. Grush Commission Company 500, and Hurst Produce and Commission Company 500.
An electric car travels beside another vehicle when it speeds up and clips the front wheel. The crash ejects occupants, injuring four including Mr and Mrs Ricker. Wiles, owner of the second car, helps them to Dr. John E. Dwyer and to their Cambridge home. Wiles rooms at Westmorly dormitory with roommate Smith.
Two men riding a machine in Roxbury near Fenway last night were badly injured. Charles S. Hald of Brookline suffered a crushed skull and likely death, while Alexander F. Andrews of Dorchester had minor injuries and was sent home. Hald was teaching Andrews to ride when the speed lever jammed and the car veered, crashing into a telegraph pole and smashing the vehicle.
J Pierpont Morgan traveled through Albany on a special train to Cincinnati for the Episcopal Church general convention. Attending as guests were Bishops Wordsworth of Salisbury Doane of Albany Hall of Vermont Greer of New York and Lawrence of Massachusetts.
Governor Draper and several prominent men addressed a banquet marking the 75th anniversary of the Woburn Mechanics Phalanx. The event closed the celebration in Woburn on October 3.
Thomas Bennett, an elderly Hyde Park resident, was killed yesterday afternoon when struck by an outward bound express train of the New York New Haven Hartford Railroad at Clarendon Hill station.
The club formerly Harriet S. Allen’s property at Avenue transfers deed to extend its home at 40 Commonwealth Avenue. The purchase, valued at 63000 dollars and covering 4980 feet in a five story brick and stone building, triples floor space. Membership stands at 750 with president Mrs. Philip Wardner.
An advert for Dr. Greene's Nervara Blood and Nerve Remedy targets sickly children and exhausted mothers, praising its benefits. The page also lists multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8 for residents of Boston area towns, detailing names, residences, and service plans.
A recount of the Democratic Councillor race in Boston and Cambridge shows Edward Collins losing 20 votes to John Quinn Jr. The tally shifts include 17 gained in Boston Wards 12 16 17 and 19 and 3 in Cambridge Wards 1 2 3 and 4. Ward 22 Kelley McCready ticket wins 6 to 4. Ward 16 sees McGiven defeat Garriety by four.
A reader shares how coffee harms headaches and how Postum, properly prepared, banished coffee from two households. The letter describes a mother’s three relief from headaches, a friend switching to Postum, and a corrective tip on brewing fifteen minutes.
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