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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
4
The new tariff act bans import of plumage used on feminine hats and authorizes seizure of feathers at import. New York inspectors seized hats with prohibited plumes but will not harass women wearing plumage in the country. Ostrich plumes and domestic fowl feathers may enter freely.
Postmaster Maensfield issues instructions to parcel post clerks to refuse any unpacked or loosely tied packages. Only parcels well protected against transit damage will be accepted. Umbrellas and similar items must be secured to a wood strip of equal length to endure rough handling.
At the New York Clearing House Association annual meeting Francis L. Hine of First National Bank was re-elected president and Stuart G. Nelson of Seaboard National Bank was elected secretary. Albert H. Wiggin of Chase National Bank became chairman of the clearing house committee succeeding Walter E. Frew.
Spyros Vamvas a 30 year old physician of the Greek colony in the South End pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge Ely in Municipal Court. He faces charges of performing an illegal operation on Annie Courambe 23 of 4 Bellaire Street Lynn.
The chimes at Dreamwold on Thomas W. Lawson's estate in Scituate rang to celebrate the birth of twins at the Dedham home of Mr and Mrs Arnold Lawson. The twins are named Thomas W. Lawson the 2d and Arnold Lawson Jr both boys. Mother and children are reported well.
Three Italian workers identified only by numbers were smothered to death when a trench for underground telephone conduits collapsed in Paterson New Jersey. They were buried under six feet of earth.
Mrs Horace A Kimball of 142 Angell Street Providence announces the engagement of her daughter Edith Phyllis to Chester Dunning Johnstone of Barton and Henderson Kentucky.
The October gathering at the Hotel Somerset features a program on city and town planning in relation to social welfare and religious progress. Speakers include George B. Gallup and Herbert J. Kellaway.
President Wilson selected Dr. Arthur Yager, president emeritus of Georgetown College in Kentucky, for Governor of Porto Rico. The nomination will be sent to the Senate this week.
Walter Arnold and Joseph Rushrow of Mystic confessed to robbing Carl A Koelb paymaster of the American Velvet Company on the way from the bank to the mill. They were bound over to the January term of the Superior Court in 5000 bonds each.
About 1500 women of the Guild of the Infant Savior met at the Hotel Somerset to map the coming year's activities. Rev. Dr. J A Supple led the meeting with officers and directors, while Miss Mary Corcoran presided. Talks on church history will be given by Rev. William G Clarke, and dressmaking and embroidery classes start Friday evenings.
Secretary Garrison issued a statement to clarify remarks from a dinner speech to cavalry officers. He said portions were misinterpreted and that he holds views opposite any disparagement of enlisted men.
Friends of Miss Annie E. Carter of Allston celebrate her engagement to Wirt X. Fudler of Brookline a banker and senior member of Fuller, Harding & Co. He is 63 and she is 38. Miss Carter, now manager of the Allston branch of Market Trust, lives with her mother in Cambridge and is active in Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Harvard freshmen prepare for the annual triangular debate with Yale and Princeton. Plans will be discussed at the Harvard Union meeting tomorrow evening. Professors Taussig and Stone and Messrs Ehrmann and West will address the debaters.
The 138th anniversary of the King’s Mountain battle was celebrated in King’s Mountain North Carolina with Secretary Bryan and Governors Hooper of Tennessee and Craig of North Carolina among speakers.
Rev. Wilbur F. Berry of Waterville, superintendent of the Christian Civic League, was re arrested in Portland after posting bail on a criminal libel charge. The latest case stems from an article in the September Civic League Record and cites a September October issue critique of Judge Haley over Bangor liquor fines. Berry is to appear in Portland Municipal Court tomorrow.
Abraham Kellar and Jacob LaGagne were sentenced to one month in the House of Correction by Judge Burke in the Municipal Court for drug law violations. They claimed New York City as their residence and were found with heroin.
John E. Cavanagh of Dorchester spent last night in the Tombs and today faces Municipal Court arraignment on a larceny charge for $615 from William E. Belleville of South Chelmsford. Belleville says he lent cash to Cavanagh, a stock and bond salesman, to invest in stocks and never received certificates or repayment.
Secretary Daniels signed commissions for 804 midshipmen, the largest entering class ever admitted to the Naval Academy at Annapolis. The item also notes reader reactions to the magazine serial Madcap and a promise of a further installment next Sunday.
The Lake Street district in Arlington endures multiple fires in the past year. Most incidents are incendiary, prompting state fire marshal involvement. A well known local youth was questioned at the Arlington police station and released pending further investigation.
Michael Napolitano was shot and killed while tending bar at his father in law's saloon on Douglas Avenue Providence October 7. Police seek Davido Nero who allegedly shot Napolitano after a dispute over money he claimed was due him. Napolitano is 45 years old.
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