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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1913
Page
4
A brief item notes a person nicknamed Tiga staying at home and handling tasks. It mentions a casual rating or surprise about progress and December timing. No further details or links to organizations are provided.
The effort to name Joseph Maynard surveyor of the port has stalled amid personal attacks and program clashes. Dudley Field Malone investigated candidates. after his report only two posts settled Malley collector and Maynard. Names like Burnett Strecker and Riley are discussed for other offices as Colonel House weighs candidates.
The piece notes Norman H White remains Republican though he ran as a Progressive for Congress in the thirteenth district. It cites party chair Thomas P Riley possibly seeking re election and mentions signatures issues. Governor Foss visits Taunton on waterways and tours the southeast with the Hertor and Land Commission. Labor Day parade won t be reviewed at the State House due to union opposition. Pro gressive leader James P Magenis predicts Foss may join Bull Moose or form his own party this fall.
Germany and France sign an airship treaty that protects weather-driven military aircraft forced across borders. Such aircraft must land and report, be examined to verify exigency, and the officer must assure no harm was done to the country since crossing.
Antwerp leaders urge government to speed the harbor extension approved in 1905 to handle ships and traffic after the Panama Canal opens. They warn that the current port is wholly inadequate for the anticipated surge in trade and shipping.
Life Guard Edward J. Fisher of the L street baths swam out over a quarter mile to rescue Thomas J. Callahan of Jamaica Plain when Callahan, a capable swimmer, disappeared after signaling. Fisher, in a nearby life boat, dove twice and brought Callahan to the surface and to the bathhouse emergency room where he was revived and later returned home.
New York state enacts clean linen rules effective tomorrow for hotels. Bed sheets must measure 91 inches long and pillowcases and towels must be clean. Non city hotels face fines for short sheets or unlaundered linen, with stricter misdemeanor penalties outside cities above one million residents.
Mrs. L. B. Bishop of Chicago now in Washington claims a baby's cry predicts future temperament. She asserts whining or snarling babies become discontented adults, while lusty crying and smiling infants become world leaders inclined to strive and succeed.
Thousands of Italians in the North and West Enis observed the feast with church services, parades, and concerts. An altar in Cusson place held a large donation to the church while a dove ceremony and angel children marked the procession through South Margin Street.
Hundreds crowded Horticultural Hall for the final day of the annual children’s gardens show. Prizes went to Carolyn A. Lee for a 10‑foot corn stalk and Henry Kreidel for a 12‑foot sunflower, with many entries earning first prizes for flowers vegetables and home garden displays from Roslindale Marlboro Roxbury and surrounding areas.
Night watchman Salvatore Palanio of the Anderson School in the South End slipped on a curb while walking to work, broke his back, crawled into a nearby building, and lay unconscious for hours before a patrolman found him and he was taken to City Hospital. He regained consciousness and described his fall and plea for help.
In Page county Virginia the last six weeks yielded a huckleberry crop worth more than 12 000 dollars to local residents along the Blue Ridge and Massanutton mountains. Women and children picked the berries while William M Graves a merchant from Stanley bought more than 16000 gallons at 25 cents a gallon. The harvest involved dangers from rattlesnakes and pickers avoided dangerous zones without reliable dates.
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