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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1916
Page
9
Governor McCall issued a proclamation designating Monday October 9 as Fire Prevention Day urging universal observance. He notes fire tolls on forests homes factories and lives, cites ten million dollar yearly losses and calls for school programs fireproof building materials and everyday precautions to cut preventable fires.
Sir Ernest Shackleton arrived in Santiago on his way to England and spoke about his recent Antarctic expedition. He was decorated by the Chilean government for his voyage and discoveries.
Charles I. Hughes endorsed the eight hour day in talks at Binghamton Elmira and Corning while criticizing the Adams on law and administration. He reiterated protectionist and labor pledges as he campaigned with William M. Calder and Robert Bacon. fatigued after travel he spoke with a substitute in Hornell and planned two Buffalo talks to end the swing.
In New York the Supreme Court weighs whether a novelette confession titled Justice is a real confession or a work of fiction. It centers on Herman T. Asche and his 19 year old bride Mrs Asta O Connor Asche with marital troubles at 490 Riverside Drive and the family import firm von Bremen Asche Co.
Mrs. Asche, famed aesthetic dancer, files for separation from her husband. Attorney Lange counterclaims for annulment of marriage solemnized March 27 in this city. The pair endured a six week honeymoon in Ashville, North Carolina and a luxury Riverside Drive apartment. The suit cites alimony and alleges she never lived with him as a wife.
Advertisement touts Guyer Hats at Wolf's My Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets with legal stamps included. Hats priced at three dollars, promoting the bargain for shoppers seeking legal stamp value alongside headwear.
Lorrys Elton Rogers appeared for Mrs. Asche and her mother acting as guardian. He requested an adjournment to contact clients. Justice Gavegan granted the adjournment until next Monday. The annulment suit is Asche’s reply to her wife’s separation suit. She now receives $250 monthly alimony.
Thousands of Jews in Boston joined synagogue services for the Jewish new year and contributed to relief for wartime Jewish sufferers. About $5000 was raised in Boston with a 10 day fundraising drive planned across New England. An additional $1600 was raised at Congregation Beth Israel in Cambridge. One fourth of the total will support medical units.
Wan Lee of 2612 Oxford Street Watertown is to be summoned to court by police on a charge of operating an auto truck without a license. He believed a Highway Commission card gave him a license, but the card stated no license would be issued to him for incapability of operating a machine.
Frank Marshall 58 years old of Brookline and Boston restaurateur died after a staged attempt in a taxi and two more shots at home. The Harvard football captain said his father shot himself in the house after riding in a Taxi-Service car. Marshall, of Jones and Marshall 82 Merchants Row, leaves wife and three sons Carl Irving F and Ralph S. Funeral private at home with burial in South Acton.
The Boston police learned from Joseph H. McCarthy of the Taxi Service Company and Brookline police about a telephone report from the Marshall home. An ambulance went to the Marshall residence but was not needed. Associate Medical Examiner Mackie declined comment. The Brookline police denied that Carl Marshall's father died by his own action.
Lieutenant George E. Saxton, inspector of carriages in the Boston police department, was retired in a general order last night. He leaves headquarters as one of the oldest men in service, having served nearly 38 years.
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