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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1912
Page
7
Public Utility Corporations of London explain badge stars on bus drivers and conductors. One star means under six months, two stars mid ranges, three stars over a year for drivers and over two years for conductors. Some wear a B for two years in any capacity, marking bonus drivers eligible for daily bonuses if incident-free and full shifts.
An Essex grocer named Mr Bright weighed 616 pounds and had a coat large enough to button around seven men. He was among the heaviest on record, second only to Daniel Lambert by 31 pounds.
In Southampton England the Church of Holy Rood sits on High Street with a small brass cross in the public pavement marking the exact site where a heavy stone pinnacle fell from the church roof during a busy day. Remarkably no one was hurt amid the passing crowds.
Travelers in Normandy and Brittany will note the vast number of wayside crosses. Between Pain Spot and Tregu nier a remarkable illustration shows the Cross of the Instruments. It stands as an extraordinary example of religious art, adorned with emblems of the Crucifixion.
Funds in Great Britain back a monument to Mungo Park and Richard Lander for their West Africa journeys. An obelisk akin to Cleopatra's Needle will stand at Forcados Niger mouth, costing about 60000 dollars, foundations to be provided by Southern Nigeria government.
A dated comic exchange shows a patient and a mental scientist arguing over manners on street cars. The editor jokes about questioning a distinguished visitor, while the reporter notes the visitor saw none. The mental scientist retorts that mental science needs something to study.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company releases a statement reaffirming its policy to engage with employees directly or through a company committee, while declining to meet with a committee including nonemployees. It notes active talks with a mass-employee committee and emphasizes fair wages, pensions, and loyal service as core to its operations and public duty.
A six member subcommittee of Boston Elevated Railway employees, part of a 19 member group, disclosed a permanent organization with offices at 827 Shawmut Avenue. William W. Fagan was named president, James E. Porter secretary, Frederick N. Weeks treasurer, Joseph H. McCarty press agent, with alternates Cahill and Thomson.
A woman named Moe Than Likely contemplates a murder conviction and a hanging article set in the South. She remarks that the punishment would be fitting and explores ideas of justice with a thoughtful tone.
In Philadelphia the large Maltese cat seized a chicken set before a sacred joss. A chase followed as the cat crawled atop the roof with the prize, leaving the joss house hungry after villagers nearly rioted. A guardian watched the theft and the nimble feline escaped.
An old advertisement offers a reward for the return of Hall's Catarrh Cure and asserts the product is taken internally to affect mucous surfaces. It includes endorsements from F J Cheney and associates in Toledo and Walton Kinnnan & Marvin wholesale drugists.
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