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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1906
Page
4
Boston Central Labor Union urged Mayor and City Council to enforce a one day in five vacation for fire department engineers and firefighters. The union endorsed a public opinion bill and condemned the Sabbath observance measure while detailing union officer nominations and related labor news from Boston.
Arthur Lafond, age 40, is charged with killing William H. Vincent and wounding Fred Duchane over a $11 board bill in a Lowell lodging house. Vincent died at St John’s Hospital, Duchane, 20, is reported to recover. Lafond wept in custody, saying he regretted the injuries.
Father Kensel of Roxbury preached at St Josephs Church in the annual Sacred Heart League retreat. The event drew a full house and is open to the public. Kensel, author of Pilate’s Daughter, spoke on eternal life and Catholic teaching. The retreat runs through the week with confession and communion instructions scheduled.
The Rev. Charles H. Stackpole preached his farewell sermon as Melrose’s 60th Methodist pastor. He noted the church’s 91 years and four buildings, the initial half thousand dollar cost, and the current church valued at 56000. He praised the central suburban location and warned that a city with saloons and vice would hinder Christian service.
Tobino confronted by Di Benedetto who attacked him with an axe on the fourth floor. Mrs Di Benedetto fled down fire escape. sought help at 4 Battery Street. Officer Crehan fired warning and Di Benedetto fled through a window to the street.
A large gathering of archdiocese gentlemen met at Parker House to organize the grand reception and banquet for Archbishop O Connell at Symphony Hall on Wednesday April 18. Dr. William G. Macdonald chaired the executive committee with William F. Kenney as secretary, and letters from distinguished men signified attendance. The plan anticipates 500 tickets to avoid crowding, with balcony seating and a buffet lunch for the ladies and escorts, aiming for a magnificence worthy New England occasion.
At the Pantheon in Rome Queen Margherita, with her ladies in waiting, attended the latest requiem mass for King Humbert. A white dove entered through the dome and hovered briefly over the Queen during the service.
The Trades and Labor Council of Lowell denounces Senator Horton H. Hilton for voting against the overtime bill. Delegates say he pledged support last fall but refused to vote for final passage, and call for his defeat if he seeks office again. Resolutions signed by Joseph F. Convery John J. Mahoney and Patrick Connolly.
At Saunders Hall the Germantown Improvement Association praised Senator Seiberlich and Representatives Conway Weeks for voting for the overtime bill for women and minors and condemned the tactics that defeated it. It then directed Seiberlich Weeks and Conway to press effective Commonwealth telecom regulation and discussed Centre street Grove street trolley hours and the Sunday law debate at Revere Beach.
Theodore Roosevelt while governor of New York writes of Archbishop Ireland and Catholicism in America in a letter released by Mrs Storer. He praises Ireland and states the future of the Catholic church rests with his followers and requests no direct Vatican interference.
The piece notes uncertainty from a coal strike and high money rates depressing prices, with investors hopeful the strike will be short and political rather than prolonged. It highlights the coal operators’ current supply edge, easing of money concerns after April dividends, and a cautiously improving market with copper shares fluctuating and prices likely to rise. Author William E. Soule.
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