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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1906
Page
12
Henry W. Turner aged 59 of 138 Johnson Avenue Winthrop died after plunging into the hold of the steamship Osceola at Emery's wharf yesterday afternoon. He fell about 295 feet and died at 6 30 last night. Turner was foreman of a gang of stevedores.
Spring styles in the Derby Sack feature soft gray shades in worsted fabrics with stripes, herringbone, and checks. Coats are half form fitting with slight flare, fronts nearly straight, vests cut low with or without collar. Garments carry the maker's full name on etiquette by collar or inside pocket.
The Rev. Frederick Hubert Rowse rector of Ascension Episcopal Church in St Paul shot himself today amid ill health. Previously ordained in 1884 by Bishop Neely of Maine he served in Plymouth Massachusetts and later at St Mary's Hall Faribault before moving to St Paul.
Boston Chamber of Commerce leaders denounced House bill 652 authorizing subways by the Boston Elevated railway and opposed measures curbing city rights and granting franchises on terms less favorable than the 1897 agreement.
The Boston Post pleads with Mayor Fitzgerald to save the All Saints School in Roxbury Comins district from closure to allow five nearby saloons to continue business. The mayor says school children's welfare must come first and pledges to review sewer, contracts, and Legislature measures while noting Martin Lomasney will have his way on state bills. He praises Acting Mayor Draper and vows cooperation with city services on drainage and finances.
The 200 children at All Saints Hall Roxbury face possible displacement to portable classrooms as a move to raze the current site for five saloons is reviewed by Mayor Fitzgerald after schoolhouse commissioners referred the matter upward. Local parents oppose moving and cite community harm.
The Better Farming Special exceeded expectations on its first day with six stops from Amherst to Northampton. Farmers, families, and students toured exhibits as Professors Paige Cooley Black and Back lectured, led by J Louis Ellsworth. An accident marred Bernardston when a horse frightened a buggy, but rider Isaac Snow survived. The train continues to Hadley Belchertown Barre Plains Rutland Hubbardstown and Gardner tomorrow.
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Mothers plan shopping during school vacation can find boys apparel ready. The department showcases black suits for ages 7 to 16 knee breeches priced 5 to 10 dollars and long trousers for 16 to 19 dollars advanced display includes boys shoes hats and furnishings.
Mrs Georgianna J Gurney of Cambridge testifies in Middlesex Superior Court alleging a conspiracy deception and fraud by Dr John G Robinson Dr John A Kenney and Mrs Jennie K D Conant all of Cambridge. She cites family ties and the death of her son Stuart Gurney as contributing to her losses.
Cambridge dressmaker Mrs. Gurney sues for 10000 and 6000 alleging a Boston fortune teller Conant promoted an electric lighting venture with Maine land and a factory. She says stockholders wrongfully misrepresented Dr. Robinson and Dr. Tenney and that the He lois Upton Company later absorbed the venture and went to receivership.
Miss Florence Bryant Hastings Radcliffe class of 1908 married Harvard man Charles Ellery Gilbert class of 1899 at the bride’s home in Cambridge. Guests included Louise James maid of honor and ushers from M I T and Dartmouth. The couple plan a short wedding tour and will live at 26 Dana Street. Separately, Langley seeks divorce from wife alleging cruelty and threats, with salacious filings and a Denver connection.
Joshua Blake Langley, former Boston banker, files suit for divorce in Denver against Anna Coleman Langley. He denies his wife’s claims from Medford Massachusetts and seeks custody of their children, blaming her for the separation.
Secretary of War Taft addressed the Tuskegee College 20th anniversary in Tuskegee Alabama with Booker T. Washington introducing him. Taft praised economic independence and productive work as the path from slavery to civilization, stressing the need to blend mental and skilled labor education.
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