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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1912
Page
9
A meeting of leading Boston retailers decided there will be no increase in anthracite coal prices at present. They believe the current shortage will not last.
A Boston coal dealer says the current coal shortage is temporary with ample supply expected within two months. Retailers anticipate no sharp price rise and current prices stand at 7.70 dollars per ton. Mining operations have surged, with anthracite shipments well ahead of last year, easing concerns of a winter famine.
Professor Henry Priest of the college of letters and science at St Lawrence University Canton collapsed and died from a stroke during his lecture. He was 65, born in Boston and a Tufts College graduate of 1874.
Miss Jennie E. Whitehead of 4 Spencer Avenue Chelsea will wed George A. Logan in early October. Whitehead is active in the American Order of Fraternal Helpers and a musician. Logan is the son of a Chelsea Health inspector, staff member at East Boston Gaslight Company, and a member and president in fraternal orders in Boston and Chelsea.
Guido Lovejoy alias Guido Searles of Freeman, freed by the Supreme Court on an accessory after the fact charge in the murder of Mrs. Marshall Taylor. The court discharged due to insufficient evidence while Taylor serves a life term for his wife's murder.
Judge Hardy in the Superior Court sustains the demurrer of Michael H. Curley in the $150,000 suit filed by Abram Hoffecker against the Hoffecker Company Hoffecker Speed and Mile Register Company and Curley. Hearing held in Boston though filed in Dedham. Curley argued Hoffecker failed to state a cause of action.
A traveling saleslady explains urban harassment of women who walk alone at night. She notes the city tolerates insults to women without escorts and recounts two incidents of unwanted attention on late trains, urging prudence and condemning those who imply women invite such behavior.
A 47 year old woman writes from Dorchester about living on a weekly $15 allowance. She would trade money for her husband’s neater dress, barber visits, and better personal grooming, noting he resists changing his appearance despite his finances.
A reader recalls 28 years of marriage in which her husband promised half of his earnings but redirected it to family expenses. She laments never possessing cash, arguing her half should be paid in cash weekly rather than reinvested for her. The piece advocates cash to the wife as true shared wages.
A reader argues that blaming women for being insulted is unfair and cites personal experiences of harassment in public spaces. She notes men and even other women stare and pressure her, causing fear and repeated molestation since youth, concluding attackers seek the unattainable and that fault lies not with the women.
A young traveling professional woman discusses flirtations and the experiences of self-respecting women as she questions the idea that respectable women are rarely troubled by men. She notes frequent annoyance from unwelcome male attention, especially in the West, and reflects on being alone in cities like Boston after certain hours.
A reader asks how to view a woman who has married four times with three divorces. Despite wealth education and refinement she is shunned by society, clubs, friends, and church for using divorce laws, a pattern likely seen in other towns.
Some of the most interesting letters to the Sewing Circle will appear in the Sunday Post, offering readers various opinions and anecdotes. The feature promises community voices, tips, and personal experiences shared with readers.
More than 700 bottles of Russian vodka and 10 barrels of malt tonic were seized by United States Deputy Marshal Tighe on a complaint by Doctors Raynor and Holton of the U S pure food bureau. The malt tonic is alleged adulterated with a starchy substance and the vodka allegedly mislabelled.
Cambridge and Somerville district courts report multiple cases. Sauter and Scully were jailed for months for obstructing street cars. others paid fines or had cases filed on note. Judge Chase handled verdicts on June cases and recommended filing after pleas in elevated workers appeals.
A U S immigration report to Commissioner General Keefe shows 1,114,989 aliens arrived in the last 14 months, bringing in $46,712,697. Immigrants contributed $33,132,550 with an average per capita of $38 for the year and $40 in the two post fiscal months.
White Rock Water is pitched for exclusive functions with a call to order a home case today. The ad emphasizes prestige and convenience for private events and households seeking premium beverage service.
State Senator R Livingston Beeckman and servants fought a house fire in the Newport summer colony district. They extinguished flames before firemen arrived on a still alarm after a watchman reported smoke filling the lower part of the residence.
Stromboli volcano erupts once more near Messina on September 27. Cinders ashes and incandescent sand eject from nine craters while dust covers surrounding lands. Vineyards and crops suffer heavy damage as observers note the magnificent night spectacle from passing steamers.
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