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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1905
Page
12
In Marion county Tennessee a 13 month old girl named Pearl Lane weighs 106 pounds and stands 30 inches tall with a 34 inch waist. Local doctors say future growth is unpredictable while neighbors joke about her becoming an armful.
The Phillips heirs have chosen to challenge the will of Mrs. Jennie P. Chase who died under strange circumstances and left a large fortune to her adopted son Moorfield Storey of Boston is the attorney hired to handle the case in the Gloucester Probate Court later this month. Chief Harris holds seven statements to present to District Attorney Peters at a Saturday conference to decide if an inquest will be held.
Daniel Morrison leader of a West End counterfeiting gang received three years hard labor in Suffolk county House of Corrections and a one dollar fine. Samuel Fine pleaded guilty with Mrs Mabel Fine named as other gang member but not prosecuted. Assistant DA Ham said Morrison was mentally weak and that Morrison used others to pass coins. Samuel is described as the dupe.
Three women appeared in the Municipal Court seeking repayment of margin payments made to brokers for stock purchases that were not real. Plaintiffs Madelina W. Colony Hesebeth Fenton and Louise B. Phinney claim margins were closed out without profits. The Boston Stock and Grain Exchange denies owing any sums. Judge Burke took the case under advisement.
Pasquale Iannuzzi, 22, an Italian laborer of the North End, was rejected by his sweetheart Angelina Ventola who arrived from Italy aboard the Canopic on Tuesday after he paid her travel expenses and she promised to marry him.
New York October 6 Mayor George B McClellan was renominated for mayor by the Democratic city convention. He was the only member of the present administration renominated. The ticket lists McClellan for mayor Metz for comptroller and McGowan for president of the Board of Aldermen, all from Manhattan or Brooklyn.
Charles Anton, 25, of Denver, Colorado, was detained at the Long Wharf immigration bureau after four days without food or drink while stowed away on the steamship Caledonian, which arrived yesterday from Manchester England. He is emaciated and weak but held for departure once recovered.
J Edward Simmons president of the Fourth National Bank of New York told Maryland Bankers Association that dishonesty in courts finance and corporations threatens the nation's future. He warned against graft grafters and called for scrutiny of multi million dollar enterprises while praising their benefits.
Oliver Young of Boston is arrested in Pittsburgh as a suspicious person in the George F. Sulzbach case. Sulzbach alias G Louis Stearn, a broker, was indicted for an alleged mail fraud and posted $5000 bail. A grip found with Young contained cards for Oliver Young & Co and General Investment Exchange, linking reads to Boston and Montreal. Sulzbach to appear in St Louis court tonight.
The National Cotton Spinners Association closed its semi annual convention at Engineers Hall in Boston voting condemnation of the states police inspection department for alleged indifference to factory laws and endorsing textile schools for mill operatives. Officers elected include President Michael J. White Dover New Hampshire and Vice President Urban Fleming Holyoke with a varied slate of secretaries treasurers and trustees. The next convention is set for Boston on the second Thursday of September 1906.
In Jamaica Plain yesterday afternoon, Officer John F. Rooney in plain clothes seized the bridle and halted a frightened horse that bolted from a crowd. The horse, hooked to a city tip wagon, was startled by a passing automobile as driver John Whelton worked on Montgomery street. The animal is described as the heaviest in city service.
A check for 6194 dollars awaits the Vahey brothers, defense attorneys in the Tucker murder trial, in the safe of Middlesex County Treasurer J O Hayden. The sum reimburses their services in the case.
Shop and mill hands who struck Monday to enforce the eight hour day and a $3.28 wage will return to work this morning. An agreement with the six mills owners was reached yesterday after a conference between representatives of the parties. Twenty four strikers have not yet returned to their former employers.
One of the city’s largest electrical contracting firms signed a wage and working agreement with Boston Electrical Workers Union 103 at the State Board of Arbitration. The pact changes rules and removes a clause restricting electricians from helping other trades or seeking aid from other unions.
Mothers of boys find relief in our lower prices and sturdy garments. Our 3 to 8 year old lineup features durable fabrics and varied juvenile styles priced 3 to 8 dollars with standout values at 4 and 5 dollars. Educator shoes meet growing feet with quality mentors.
The Carriage Builders National Association closed its convention in Philadelphia with talks on freight rates and labor. Elected officers include Henry C. McLear as secretary treasurer and vice presidents F. B. Judkins S. K. Page and John E. Hayford. N Albert Hooker named trustee of the technical school. The next meeting is set for Atlanta.
James F. Sheehan the Dorchester steward from Charlestown Mass is charged with two counts of embezzlement totaling over 6500 dollars. He vanished August 16 when the steamer docked in Providence. In court his young son in the gallery cried dada while his mother tried to calm him. The charges include 41 dollars lost to the company and 3800 of Mrs. Grossman Redmond’s funds. Trial set for Friday October 13.
The Collins memorial fund grew again as $25 was added yesterday, on top of $18,201.50 already received. The Mayo Men’s group contributed, with other subscriptions noted by the Post as it recorded morning and day totals.
The late Mayor Patrick A. Collins probate court allowed his will. The Suffolk estate is valued at 90000 with 75000 in personal property and 15000 in real estate. His widow serves as executrix and all property goes to his immediate family with no public bequests.
The Post urges readers to contribute to the Collins Memorial Fund in Boston. The executive committee asks for many small gifts rather than large sums, with funds received by the paper and passed to treasurer James J. Storrow.
The Merchant Tailors' Exchange of Boston held a banquet at Hotel Bellevue last evening with President F. W. Maynard presiding. Speakers included W. A. Lytle of Worcester John Medina of New York and Samuel H. Spring of Boston.
August Belmont the banker was operated on for appendicitis today in New York. Surgeons report the procedure a complete success and Belmont is expected to recover rapidly.
Nellie Conway nine years old of 24 Border street East Boston may die from skull fracture after a toy wagon she and her sister rode in veered into a gutter beside a coal wagon. One horse hoof struck her head causing the injury.
Warren H. Manning landscape architect of Boston spoke at the American Civic Association in Cleveland on Outdoor Art and the demand for a more beautiful America. The Women's Outdoor League announced new officers led by President Mrs. Edward Upton and others from Illinois Massachusetts Wisconsin and Chicago.
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