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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1913
Page
2
By order of the Sealer of Weights and Measures in Newton the butchers must include trimmings with all meat sold. Previously some dealers cut off fat scraps after weighing and sold them separately, defrauding customers of weight and boosting profits.
The Boston Y M C A School of Commerce and Finance opened yesterday with 225 freshmen registered. The overall class average age is 35 years. The enrollment includes many lawyers and businessmen pursuing the course or a specialization in one or two subjects.
The article notes that copies of imported models look so close to originals that it is hard to tell them apart. It warns that these hats priced at 4.98 dollars should not be evaluated solely on their low cost.
Testimony shows Gov Sulzer asked Henry Morgen thau to be lenient and treat gifts as personal. Croker Jr and other donors testified their funds were not restricted to campaign expenses, with checks ranging from 100 to 2000 dollars and some cashed by Colwell. The court ruled evidence of donor intent admissible, adjourned to Monday.
New York Sept 26 a federal grand jury indicted Hans Schmidt the confessed slayer of Anna Aumuller and his associate Dr Ernst Murst charging both with conspiracy to counterfeit. Indictment voted last Wednesday.
Boston interest grows as Mrs Lavinia Brackett of Brookline challenges publishers of the Genealogy of New England Families alleging failure to deliver promised content for 135 dollars. She says the work is incomplete with missing pages, misbound engravings, and a rushed delivery. Her legal counsel is Harvard Law School professor Samuel Williston.
Washington Sept 26 The Senate committee adjourned to Monday after hearing New England bankers protest provisions of the Administration currency bill. Witnesses may fill two to three weeks of hearings as requests pour in. Samuel Untermyer will be examined next, with the panel debating without a recommendation if disagreements persist. Chairman Owen said hearings could end by mid next week with all who have a right to be heard accommodated.
Unconfirmed rumor circulated that the United States Mint in San Francisco was looted of a sack of coin said to contain $30,000. Mint Superintendent T. W. H. Shanahan refused to confirm or deny the report.
Governor Felker granted Thaw lawyers until Oct. 6 to file briefs on Jerome’s indictment claim as Concord politics heats with mayoral candidates, public opinion split over extradition, and Thaw's daily life under guard at the Eagle Hotel. Mary Copley Thaw defends her son’s case amid rising sympathy for extradition.
Ex mayor William F. Brooks of Cambridge and his wife with two young children escaped serious injury when their car was rear ended on Mount Auburn Street by a car owned by Mrs. Mary E K Meade of Newton and driven by James Manning. Both vehicles were moving toward Cambridge. The Meade car’s front spring hooked into the Brooks car’s rear spring, preventing a rollover. Pedestrians helped the Brooks family to the curb and traffic halted about thirty minutes while mechanics separated the vehicles.
One of Quin cy's oldest landmarks, the Dr Jones House on Hancock Street in The Hollow, will be torn down as the street is widened to make room for a new business block. The loss ends generations of local history tied to the landmark.
The firm of Roland H. Sherman and Daniel Coakley in the Pemberton building ends as each partner goes separate ways. Coakley remains in the old offices while Sherman opens new ones in the same building. The split is described as friendly with no quarrel and both men claim they remain on the best terms.
Verner Belvea left halfback of Norwich University died at St Vincent Hospital Worcester after a broken spine suffered in a game with Holy Cross College. Belvea, from Greenfield, will be moved there for burial as the body is prepared.
Thomas J. O'Brien aged 60 was found dead yesterday afternoon at 7 Oriental Court Roxbury by neighbor Miss Elizabeth Gilligan. Medical Examiner Leary reports death from a hemorrhage of the lungs.
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