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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1912
Page
7
The first general meeting of Lynn voters since adopting the commission form heard charges against Commissioner Herbert C. Bayrd of public property by Edward E. Strout. After a brief hearing the council found no evidence of failure to enforce building laws.
Harry Mitchell, 40, was arrested in Baltimore on a charge of sending threatening letters. He allegedly threatened Thomas A. Edison to obtain money by mail. Police traced him to a lodging house and he was found insane and committed to an asylum.
A noon rally at Faneuil Hall today under the Democratic city committee features ex congressman Joseph H. O Neill as president and Governor Emmett O Neal of Alabama as the principal speaker. Other speakers include Governor Foss Hon. David I Walsh and Mayor Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald plans a sharp attack on Senator Henry Cabot Lodge as part of backing Governor Wilson and the Democratic State ticket.
More than 300 students attended the College Night tendered by the class of 1913 for the incoming freshmen at Boston College. Sophomore and junior classes joined in. Alumni Association members addressed the gathering led by presiding Thomas L. Gannon. Speakers included John D. Drum James Carney James J. Goveney Coach William Joy Patrick J. Dawson and Edward S. Farmer.
George F. Cronin, 12, of 77 German street, West Roxbury, was playing with a dynamite cartridge in his cellar when it exploded severing a thumb and two fingers. He was taken to City Hospital. Police trace the source of the explosive after a noisy blast sparked a shooting scare at the Cronin residence.
October 25 reports describe a fierce fight at Kumanova where Serbian infantry charged the Turks with bayonets and hand to hand combat broke out. Many soldiers discarded rifles for knives in brutal clashes as Serbians captured the town. Turkish officers were said to issue commands in German.
New York October 3 Mrs Jackson Gouraud formerly Miss Crocker of San Francisco arrived from Europe this week aboard the Hamburg American liner Kaliserin Auguste Victoria. She denied rumors she would marry M de Max the famed French actor. She said she is tired of America and plans to sell her furniture and move to Paris to make a permanent home.
Washington October 25 estimates to the Treasury by Postmaster General Hitchcock call for 283,805,760 for the Postal Service next year an increase of 12,086,909 over the current year Most of the rise will fund the parcels post eight hour law reclassification of railway mail clerks and new village free delivery service totals include 7,240,000 for parcels post and smaller sums for other reforms.
Governor Dix relieves Major-General John F. O'Ryan from active National Guard duty in Albany. Two staff members placed on supernumerary list. others reassigned to militia headquarters and to report to Adjutant-General Verbeck for instructions. Verbeck gains overall guard control.
Clementine Bernabet of Lafayette Louisiana was convicted today of murdering the wife of Norbert Randall and sentenced to life in prison. The killings, committed over months, ended with the axe slayings of 19 victims, all African American, in their sleep. Other cases may be dropped.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine as a universal remedy claiming to cure a cold in one day and grip in two, with a signature by E. W. Grove endorsing the product and a price of 25 cents.
Police Commissioner O Meara announced in a general order that seven days of investigation traced where arrestees for drunkenness got liquor. Captains were told to close or improve improperly operated liquor outlets and to monitor and report improper actions immediately.
A police directive argues that drinking patterns across multiple licensed saloons indicate improper conduct. Commanding officers will monitor venues where arrestees report liquor intake, urging closures or improvements and reporting any suspicious activity for private information to divisions.
New Grand Central terminal for New York Central and New Haven Hartford lines opens in part tonight, with the suburban concourse usable now. The full main terminal will be ready next January, completing a project costing about 200 million dollars after years of a makeshift setup.
A heating boiler exploded at the Church of the Holy Ghost in Knoxville on Oct 2 killing janitor T McNamara. The blast imperiled about 150 children on the second floor. no students were injured.
The Cambridge Hospital League held its parish house sale at First Parish Church. Bright turnout at 10 a.m. despite bad weather, and sales remained strong until 6 p.m. The event continues this afternoon with hopes of selling all articles.
John C. Hartzell, jailed for stealing King Menes amulet from the University of Chicago in February, may be released after the treasure is returned by a man who claims to be the real thief.
Clinton Massachusetts on October 26 reports the Board of Health ordered all street railway conductors drivers and division men to be vaccinated against smallpox as a precaution. Bigelow Carpet mills and Clinton Wire Cloth Company mandated compulsory vaccination for about two thousand workers amid protests. Five South Lancaster Academy students were allowed to go home after vaccination.
Unidentified man’s body pulled from Bodwell Lake in East Manchester. Police think it may be George W. Lawrence of Manchester, who vanished on December 23.
London underwriters offered a purse to the revenue cutters Onondaga and Yamacraw for towing the stranded Wyvisbrook off Cape Fear Virginia in June. Acting Secretary Sherman Allen declined the reward on behalf of the Treasury.
Mrs. Virginia McDonnell Clark Tanner files in Superior Court to gain custody of J Ross Clark 24d son of Titanic victim Walter M Clark and grandson of millionaire J Ross Clark. She says Los Angeles relatives conspired to take the boy and that she did not abandon him when she left for the East and married Dr. John Tanner of New York.
Emma L. Holmes a Boston born waitress and Frank W Bryant a Whitman merchant announced their engagement after a purse he lost at the Whitman bicentennial celebration was found by her. The returning purse sparked a friendship that will soon result in marriage.
Friends of Miss Helen Hurley learned she wed a week ago to James Wilson Stevenson of Dedham an Edison Electric Company employee when the marriage license was filed yesterday with the Dedham town clerk indicating the marriage by license.
Fall shirt lines feature pleated and plain bosoms, varied weaves, and prices from 1 to 10 dollars. Exclusive French patterns at 3.50. Gloves from multiple countries in many leathers and embroiders, 1.50 to 7 dollars. Lincoln glove 1.10. Pajamas and donets 1 to 5 dollars, silk up to 5. Neckties and scarves from 0.55 to 4 dollars. Lincoln-Jacquard scarf 1.50. Shirts, drawers, and union suits from France, Germany, England, and the US. Hats and caps from Lincoln Bennett and Filene. Street Floor.
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