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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1913
Page
16
A new book titled The High Cost of Living has just been issued in a limited edition of 1000 copies. The crimson leather and satin binding make it a striking volume presented to lawmakers and law administrators with instructions to keep or return the copy at the author’s request.
A lavish 18 by 13 inch volume by Thomas W. Lawson features vivid illustrations by Hal Coffman and red ink fables called Muckrakings. The work brands The System as Wall Street and calls for ending stock exchange gambling to curb the high cost of living.
Chief Frank Burrill and Sergeant Lar conducted a harbor patrol off Squantum after a report of two men seining inside three miles. The police boat approached as the men worked, but they admitted they were smelt fishery workers from an aquarium and provided valid documents.
Police in Dorchester and Greater Boston seek a man who attacked Mrs. Helen Gallagher of Hebron street Dorchester knocking her down and escaping before help arrived. The assailant is described as about 7 feet tall 179 pounds of dark complexion around 28 years old.
Delegates from the No Federation of Settlements at Lillian Home near Pittsburg discuss teaching sex hygiene in public schools. A large portion favor it, but opinions diverge and a committee will report recommendations tomorrow.
President A Lawrence Lowell told about 200 entering Harvard Law School students that criminal trials are conducted like pitched battles and tournaments. He urged future lawyers to reform legal procedure, calling for change as a central duty of the law school.
G R Conroy to the Editor defends his six month publicity role for the New Haven Railroad in 1912 asserting he was a freelance writer paid by voucher about 8500 dollars and not employed by any newspaper. He notes he left for publishing plans and says the Post misrepresented him as involved in questionable activity. The letter is dated September 26 1913 from Boston.
In Federal Court in Cleveland Mrs. Margaret Carter of Elyria had her bail reduced to 1000 dollars for allegedly using the mails to blackmail Miss Lilian Huntington Elyria society girl heiress to more than a million dollars. Her health was listed as in jeopardy and bail had previously been lowered from 7500 to 2500 dollars.
New York reports Mrs Albert Gallatin Wheeler, famed society leader and wife of the man who aided Yerkes in London tubes, has had her income reduced. The remark comes amid a backdrop of high Atlantic usage and rising prices, reflecting social pressures of the era.
A hasteful London letter from Mrs A G W describes Mrs Wheeler burning through gowns and alimony. She bankrolls fashion with about 26 000 dollars in gowns stored away and earns a three figure plus salary at the Curzon Hotel while facing reduced income from Bertie.
The Public Service Commission will act on New Haven's $67,000,000 bond issue without considering the specific purposes for "extras" spent. The commission has sought information, including exact uses of funds paid to prominent state officials, as part of its inquiries.
Chairman Macleod defended a payment made to several recipients including his own name, saying the expenditure was ordered by the railroad commission and should not derail the planned 67 million dollar bond issue. He noted the commission is awaiting further information and wants separate consideration of the New Haven report from the bond review.
Mrs. Honora Quill aged 102, Newburyport's oldest resident, died at her Merrimac street home. Born in Ireland in 1811 she came to the United States in 188. Active to the end she leaves a son William Quill and several grandchildren.
Mystery surrounds Mamie Francis a 17 year old resident of Surfside near Hull with alleged Indian guardians Patrick Francis and his wife claiming her as their child. The girl with golden hair appears fully white and lacks any trace of Indian blood. The tale says Mamie was abducted from Manchester New Hampshire in 1896 and raised by Indians.
A Dublin era report describes Mrs. Francia and her husband Patrick Francis denying Mamie is not their child, asserting tribal identity and white-appearing features. Hull chief Reynolds suspects a white child may be Mamie, while Mrs Laubhan of Brookline aided Mamie and urged better schooling.
Miss May Van Alen daughter of James J. Van Alen of Newport married Griswold A Thompson at St George’s Hanover Square in London. The ceremony was quiet with arrangements by Mrs George Ogilvie Haig. a special license was obtained three days earlier.
In the South End next week two Radcliffe graduates and two Filipino sailors from the battleship Georgia will play leading roles in a double wedding. Fortunito Villafor marries Beatrice A. Kahl of Roxbury as Mary Mannix wed Serveliano Arscenio, Villafor’s friend and fellow Georgia musician.
Last winter Mr Kahl was sick and hospitalised. A family friend Mencro Bernardio and his associate Villafor and Arscenio meet the two brides. The couple announces an engagement, then a double wedding with a Bermuda honeymoon. Villaflor and Arscenio to serve in navy until 1916, then enter Boston tobacco business.
John Lospino eight of 103 Bates Road Revere fell from a Salem bound car in Chelsea Square last night at 7 30 died en route to Frost Hospital. He stood on the rear vestibule leaned against the door as the car stopped the doors opened he lost balance and fell landing on his head. Conductor Daniel Moran assisted at the scene and in the ambulance.
National Secretary Michael J. Jordan predicted home rule for Ireland by next May at the United Irish League meeting in Boston. James Barrett echoed the forecast. Tributes were paid to John O Callaghan with a memorial set for Faneuil Hall and a $110 fund raised for his widow and children, expected to reach $12,000 by Sunday night. Patrick Ford was remembered for his support of Ireland’s cause with a funeral planned in New York tomorrow at 8 o clock.
Washington reports a drive to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate steel cars and modern safety gear after the North Haven wreck killed 21. Commissioner McChord drafts a bill. Representative Stevens holds hearings and aims to introduce a House bill next week for action in December.
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