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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1909
Page
5
Mrs. Margaret Grant, former English nurse, told Huntington Chambers Social Science Forum that allowing a stranger to kiss a child is as criminal as exposing a child to danger. She urged prohibition of such acts and praised vaccines and serums for prolonging life.
James Tucker, longtime Boston & Maine railroad foreman and the oldest railroad man in the area, died at his Banbornville home in his 85th year. He had worked in regional railroading for many years and was the state's oldest Mason, belonging to the Dover lodge of Elks.
A soap advertisement touts Gold Dust as a gentler cleaner for kettles and pans. It promises easier removal of stuck-on food and grease, preserves the cookware’s appearance, and extends life by soaking briefly before washing.
Boston prepares for the Passover festival with Sedar services in synagogues throughout the week. About 20,000 Jewish families observe the exodus and Red Sea crossing with prayers and rites. Matzo is baked for the eight day festival and a 25 voice choir will sing at North Russell Street Synagogue. A public Sedor for East Boston children will be hosted at Ohel Jacob Synagogue next Sunday afternoon.
Madrid reports the royal family returning for Holy Week with traditional ceremonies. On Thursday King Alfonso with the grandees will wash the feet of 12 poor men in imitation of Christ and then share a mammoth feast set before them.
Fifteen year old Mary A. Davis seeks to void her October marriage to Thomas Gerard of Hubbardston in Worcester Superior Court and resume her maiden name after claiming desertion six days later. Gerard is expected to contest the action.
London April 4. Rev J C Harris quoted Kipling reacting to the street organ tune The Absent Minded Beggar in Rottingdean garden. Harris said Kipling would kill the writer if not for death by action and questioned the gap between The Recessional and Pay Pay Pay.
April 4 Saugus and Lynn officers pursue two highwaymen after they robbed grocery man James Miller of $150 near his home on Wakefield avenue. Miller, hit with a blackjack, was left injured and bound for bed. The thieves, familiar with Miller, fled toward the Lynn marshes.
The Merchants' Association reports nearly $50 000 in savings bank life insurance policies written last week as field representatives direct factory and store workers to enroll. Special agents are funded by the association and supervise bank insurance campaigns in industrial communities, handling inquiries and agency openings.
The first Boston lodge of the Order of the Moose was instituted yesterday at 720 Washington Street in the Knights of Honor Hall. Officiating officers installed include Past Dictator P. M. Longan, Dictator James F. Griffin, Vice Dictator William J. Doherty, Prelate William E. Henderson, Sergeant-at-Arms John F. Davis, Guards William K. Jenkins and George F. Brady, Trustees James B. O'Brien Frank Fein and F. G Naliff.
April 4 in Holyoke the Connecticut River claimed its first victim since ice melt when 14 year old George Therion accidentally drowned this afternoon. The ad notes Monarch House paints are 100 percent pure in 40 shades and lists Morton Co carpenter at 77 Sudbury Street.
New York April 4. Anna E. Robinson of Detroit sues to invalidate James A. Bailey's will claiming insanity and undue influence. Justice Mills orders publication to serve Ruth Louisa Bailey in Egypt. Bailey once went by McGinniss and ran away to join the circus at age 15. The case cites large sums moved to Mrs. Bailey and a fortune potentially between 4 and 5 million. Mrs. Bailey has gone to Europe and Egypt and is expected back next month.
The Boston City Council seeks a court order to force the Finance Commission to hand over stenographic reports and private papers to the city clerk. The move aims to publicize examinations of witnesses, including former mayors and council leaders, currently locked away in ex-Mayor Matthews’s custody.
Prague reports the death of Adolf Ritter Von Sonnenthal, the noted actor, in the early hours after suffering apoplexy. He was a prominent stage figure with a career spanning many years and national performances.
The Rev. Allen A. Stockdale urged the Corner Stone Class to inspire wives, not defeat them with criticism. He warned that criticizing wives harms marriages and stressed understanding, shared tastes, and mutual respect to prevent divorce and strengthen the home.
Reverend A. A. Berle of Shawmut Congregational Church denounces naval expansion as a killer of children and anemic workers. He urges civilians to reject military service and asks workers to organize to shield the vulnerable from the costs of war and the steel trusts.
A speaker argues democracy goes beyond political equality and must widen to include democratic opportunity in industry. The idea links political participation to thriving industry, stating democracy cannot be separated from economic life and shared prosperity.
The Rev. Harry Fosdick at Tremont Temple denounces moral perversion, preoccupation, and the rush of modern life as the great American sin. He warns that too little time is spent living a religious life and that money too often guides actions, hindering Christ’s presence.
The United States seeks dissolution of Standard Oil of New Jersey in a Sherman Act case heard by the U S Circuit Court bench. The record and exhibits total over 7,000,000 words, transcribed by Robert S Taylor of St Paul.
The Rev Edward Cummings at Central Congregational Church argued socialism equals democracy. He claimed the socialistic appeal rests on unselfish human nature and that socialism has strength among the young despite unjust associations. He praised democracy as the guiding ideal.
Gen William Booth marks his 80th birthday with a message to the American public from Salvation Army headquarters. He urges the nation to seek God and righteousness with same zeal as wealth and pleasure, promising lasting satisfaction and a to-be-imitated pattern nation.
Helen Mandelstam, 22, a Russian refugee in Newark, attempted suicide by swallowing nitric acid after seeing moving pictures on Friday afternoon. Police believe her mind is shattered by horrors of a Siberian prison experienced less than two years ago.
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