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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1912
Page
8
New Haven Conn Oct 22 The election of C B Brigham of Hartford as general chairman of the adjustment committee for conductors on the New Haven Railroad system of the Order of Railway Conductors was announced. He succeeds Jeremiah Wall of New Haven who died recently.
Mrs. Rae Copley Banum, candidate for mayor of San Diego, urges a tax on bachelors to curb women crowding out men in business. She and sister Miss Edyth I. Copley recently completed a transcontinental auto trip, reaching the Copley Plain at seven p.m. after delays near Worcester.
The first serious football accident in the state for 1912 occurred yesterday at Rogers Field in Brighton. Thomas Rafferty, 11, of 39 Mt. Vernon Street, Brighton, sustained a fracture of the right hip.
Miss Margaret Foley a suffragist abandoned both a red automobile and a soap box rostrum during a speaking tour in Cambridge last night. Accompanied by Miss Roessle Foley addressed two audiences across the Charles River from a miniature stepladder used to reach an upper sleeping car berth.
Educational methods from New York Boston and Newton Mass will model Washington’s aging system. Dr William E Davidaon superintendent and Alonzo Tweedale auditor left to study practices in these cities.
A lead pencil fragment about one and a half inches long was taken from the brain of 2 year old William Tulley after he fell and the pencil pierced the skull above the left eye. Doctors report the child may recover.
The Rev. Howard Agnew Johnston of Stamford Connecticut was yesterday chosen the first moderator of the Synod of New England of the Presbyterian church. His election was unanimous with Rev. L M Conren of New Bedford named first in nomination.
After nominating Dr Johnston, Con row seeks withdrawal to back a Connecticut preacher. Officers named include State clerk Rev L M Conron New Bedford and treasurer Rev James Todd South Boston. The Synod’s organization opens at First Presbyterian Church with convener Rev Herbert A Manchester. Program spans two days with sermons by Rev Mark A Mathews and Rev Arthur J Brown and multiple speakers from Boston New York and beyond.
Governor Woodrow Wilson faces renewed calls to restart his speaking schedule as pressure from across the country grows. He notes no plan changes yet and reads news on Colonel Roosevelt’s condition, preparing a Wilson Day message to be read by campaign orators on November 2.
Mayor Fitzgerald targets business district gridlock urging Chamber of Commerce to study traffic and push a centralized merchandise distribution to reduce wasteful handling and avoid costly street improvements. He calls for moving goods to a central point for smaller teams to distribute.
The tramp steamer Nicaragua sank off Padre Island 60 miles south of Corpus Christi after storms on Oct 16. Six crew members drowned, seven drifted in two boats, while Captain Echeverra and 12 sailors were rescued by the Port Aransas life-saving crew and brought to Corpus Christi after two days without water or food.
In Sedalia Missouri on October 22 twelve leading Protestant preachers exchanged clerical gowns for overalls and jumpers to build a tabernacle for revival services. They labored all day, ending with splinters in their fingers and sore muscles.
A druggist offers a money back guarantee if PAZO OINTMENT does not cure piles within 6 to 14 days. The ad targets sufferers of blind, bleeding or protruding piles and urges trial with the product.
Captain Charles Shallow of Ladder 1 carried an unconscious Mrs. Sarah Schmidt from a West End apartment house at 10 Minot street after a basement fire of mysterious origin. Two Lena Ferrari children suffered burns to feet and hands while Miss Mary Grant of 7 Wall street received a head injury from a fall. Massachusetts General Hospital and another care facility treated the injured.
The steam ship Berkshire lies sunk in shallow water near Lookout Cove after a cotton fire. Twenty one passengers were rescued and offered transport on the sister ship Frederick. Some took passage to Philadelphia, others chose rail home as several women refused further sea travel.
Max Weiner of Lawrence slept through his alarm and missed sailing on the steamer Arabic to Europe. He rushed to Boston, reached the wharf two minutes after the liner backed out, and pleaded to reboard, even offering to swim after the ship. Two laborers restrained him from a dangerous attempt.
A telegram sent to the Mayor expresses heartfelt gratitude for hospitality shown to the Fifth International Congress of Chambers of Commerce. It wishes growing prosperity for the city and is signed by Canon Legrand e Jourand and Mons Belgius.
Half sick cross feverish children benefit from Cascarets candy cathartic which gently cleanses the bowels and sweetens the stomach. Each package promises gentle relief for adults and children alike with a mild laxative effect.
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