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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1913
Page
2
A Boston hat shop brags of unprecedented selection and prices despite rebuilding. Customers praise bargains on feather trims and ready to wear hats with many styles, including 4.98 7.98 and 9.98 options, and velvet hats in black and colors.
Dr. Roger S. York a Back Bay physician testifies in Suffolk Superior Court that a letter he wrote about Elizabeth A. Doyle was in good faith and without malice, a report to the Boston Nurses Club intended to improve nurse quality and protect patients. Doyle sues for $5000 claiming the letter damaged her professional standing and employment. York contends the communication was privileged and necessary for future nurse screening.
In Mt Hope at the corner of Folsom and Jewett streets a new school is nearing completion and will open the first of next week. School officials say most district children are currently in school, while a prominent resident notes nearly all students lack a local facility aside from the graduating class, with his children awaiting the new building.
Brockton officials report numerous counterfeit half dollars and quarters passed in recent days. Police appealed to federal authorities for help tracing the source as local merchants complained of losses.
The Cloak and Skirt Makers Union reports 306 strikers in the North and West End yesterday with 70 more joining after misinterpretation. Talks at the State Board of Conciliation failed for now as shops resist 50 hour weeks and higher wages, while two shops settled.
A dispute between two British golfers at the Copley Square Hotel bar Thursday evening led to a punchup after arguments over present and proposed English taxation laws. Ned Ray, described as a strong athlete, attacked Reid with his fists.
At a country club Reid alleges he was assaulted by Ray over politics and forced to play while shaken. Ray denies any fight and calls reports rumor driven, noting a political argument rather than violence.
In New York on September 19 Hans Schmidt, the confessed killer of Anna Aumuller, urged the electric chair and claimed he would face death without flinching. Detectives expanding the probe found health department blanks suggesting possible other murders and pursued missing Helen Green who vanished after contacting him.
Southbridge reports that the Southern New England railroad will restart construction from Southbridge to Providence and Southbridge to Palmer. G C Jones of Grand Trunk arrives with team to assess roadbed, with Elmer A Probst and John Marsh preparing to open offices and deploy steam shovels early next week.
The Albany impeachment session centers on Governor Sulzer as court actions and legal challenges unfold. Attorneys argue over authority and admissibility while Senates vote on recusals and motions. Rumors of witnesses and a habeas corpus bid loom as proceedings continue through the week.
Rome, Sept. 19. Ernest Nathan, mayor, delivered a sharp anti Catholic address at the 48th anniversary commemoration of the fall of temporal power. He denounced political reactionists cloaked in religion seeking ballot support and criticized the Vatican patronized Catholic League games and their street displays.
A youth, 18, is suspected of burglaries in Somerville Wakefield Medford and Malden. Nelson Beckwith at 96 Ossippe Road reported a break in with unknown losses while Harry E Stillings’s home yielded 185 dollars cash and about 50 dollars in jewelry. Mrs Wright alarmed neighbors as the suspect fled before police arrived.
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