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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1912
Page
7
Secretary Knox and ambassadors from Spain and Germany were received by Emperor Yoshihito at the funeral of Emperor Mutsuhito. They viewed the lying in state and each placed a wreath on the coffin.
Special ambassadors dined with Emperor Yoshihiro and Prince Arthur of Connaught, the King George rep. Prince Henry of Prussia received the Chrysanthemum chain while Infante Alfonso gained the grand cordon. The US Secretary of State delivered Taft’s condolence message, and Mrs. Knox met Empress Sadako with Ambassador Bryan present.
A comet was discovered on Sept 8 by Harvard Observatory astronomers. Kiel Germany reported the discovery with first observations by Gale in Sydney Australia. Astronomical coordinates: right ascension 13h37m1.0s, declination 36°31′0.2″.
Albert L. Scott of Boston told cotton mill delegates at Eastern Point that location affects success and that mills must balance profit with health and comfort of workers as an indirect form of money making.
The discussion emphasizes that profitable mills rely on healthy sites and good living conditions for workers. Ideal locations are high, breezy, sunlit, with ample surrounding land, favoring New England and nearby regions. Resolutions urge uniform, reasonable workers' compensation laws and oppose state insurance plans, while condemning faulty cotton ginning and baling practices.
The arrival of 14 mackerel vessels filled T wharf with the season’s largest single-day mackerel haul in Boston. Total value reached $52,000 in fresh fish and 1068 barrels of gilt mackerel with wholesale prices dropping to 22 23 cents as demand remained brisk. The season had been a failure until this major influx from Nantucket waters.
Emma Myers aged 38 died after apparently leaning from a third story window at 20 Prospect Street Somerville to view the Union Square clock. She was removed to Somerville Hospital where she died at 10 30 p.m.
Boston fire insurance premiums for the first six months total $2,448,550 with $955,396 for buildings and $1,493,154 for contents. Royal Insurance Company of England leads, reporting $106,306 in Boston fire premiums this year, up from $97,881 last year, displacing Home Insurance Company of New York.
The union Webb Pressmen strike against the three Atlanta daily papers is settled and workers return to their jobs. Reports indicate a slight wage increase was granted.
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