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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1913
Page
4
The so called hard shell suit against New Haven moves forward after 12 years, with Frank Blake Webster of Hyde Park alleging damages for injuries to his tortoises.
Pet collector Mr. Webster fights New Haven over tortoises from the Galapagos. He says 22 turtles arrived in Hyde Park in 1901 and two died while the rest grew sick after being kept in a box car. He claims railroad delay and hot conditions caused the deaths.
Chairman James A. Lowell of the State Board of Labor and Industries warned department store owners that the law restricting women to ten hours per day in mercantile work will be strictly enforced. He urged early plans for handling Christmas trade and said the board seeks cooperation, not harsh measures, in enforcing laws on women and minor employment.
Chairman Lowell and Richard K. Conant led a New England Dry Goods Association dinner on the child labor law. Speakers argued the eight hour limit for children and noted Massachusetts has nearly completed the readjustment, with fewer youths on streets and some returning to school.
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. 50c. ad.
William Sulzer departed Albany with no public cheer or outside supporters present. He walked to the station, boarded the Empire State train, and said he had no regrets, adding that his fight has just begun.
Former Governor Sulzer plans a quiet entry to New York as a demonstration was feared. Advisers will accompany him tomorrow to begin his assembly campaign. At the executive mansion final plans were made during his last meal there. Sulzer and family boarded a highway department car to the station. Mrs Sulzer rushed to the train shed to fetch their dog Carlie, while Sulzer, cloaked in overcoat, walked unseen to the train.
William Sulzer arrived from Albany to a roaring, horn-filled reception at Grand Central Station. Thousands gathered as the former governor stepped from the train to a tumultuous crowd and loud cheering.
Miss Estelle Wilson Stead daughter of William T Stead says she has received many messages from her father. She spoke at the Bellevue after arriving on the Sagamore about telepathy evolution and spiritual communication and noted she has not used a ouija board.
Harvard students raised several thousand dollars worth of cast-off garments for Phillips Brooks House a center for social service. Undergraduates in every dormitory canvassed and collected clothing no longer used by the students.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as a safe quick remedy for indigestion dyspepsia gas and sour stomachs. It promises rapid relief from discomfort after meals with a single dose and claims millions of cures worldwide in a trusted home remedy.
Vestrymen tell Post that Rev Alexander H Kennedy has been invited to sign resign with immediate effect after seeking a two month leave of absence. Church leaders had suspected a trial period elsewhere and possible resignation.
A Sunday night meeting between the rector and vestrymen led to airing suspicions about the rector. Upon admission, the vestrymen urged resignation if possible, noting the timing as two months hence as critical.
The Rev. Mr. Kennedy accepts vestry view but has not yet filed written resignation. Rumors swirl about matrimonial motives, church rebuilding troubles, and a call from Brandon Manitoba offering twice his Somerville salary. Vestry clerk says resignation should come now to allow a smooth transition.
Augusta Ga October 21 Federal Judge Rufus E Foster ruled the indictment against Thomas E Watson editor author and former Populist presidential candidate for sending obscene material through the mails was illegal and ordered the case thrown out of court.
The supply ship Celtic sailed from Charlestown Navy Yard with a large cargo of foodstuffs for the fleet. The fleet is scheduled to sail for Europe on October 25 and will meet Celtic at Gibraltar.
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