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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1908
Page
3
Philadelphia April 7 Professor Bury regius professor of modern history at Cambridge University urged freedom of choice for those over sixteen saying smoking should be allowed for adults including women and could be prohibited for youths under sixteen if desired.
A meeting of subscribers to the sustaining fund of the proposed central business organization will be held next Friday at 2 pm in the Exchange Club fourth floor committee room. Bunker Hill Council EK of C plans a Easter Sunday concert for relief funds. Nuns Club will host an entertainment and dance at Parker Memorial Hall Appleton street. Clara F Schmid won 1590 dollars in Superior Civil Court against Vulcan Tanning Co. Colonel George R Jewett resigns as executor of Mrs. Susan B Cabot will in Salem with a 250000 dollar beneficiary share.
Hugh G. Brown head of the Hotel and Railroad News Company received a banquet from Mutual Relief and Benefit Association. About 150 members attended at Young's Hotel. Fergus M. Given presided. Brown recounted his European trip and urged humility and aiding others. Thomas Downey praised Brown’s work improving paper delivery. Music and readings supplemented the program.
Emma Goldman arrived in Winnipeg to lecture on socialism and urged streetcar workers to strike for eight hours. Authorities at the border refused her entry as a U S citizen, and she was placed on a train toward St Paul after a hearing. Canadian police were instructed to escort her to the border, with possible deportation to Russia if denied entry.
The bodies of Haward Forbes and his wife, who died in Colorado yesterday, will be flown to Boston for burial by relatives. They lived together over 60 years and endured hardship in Colorado amid failed mining ventures. Forbes helped launch California's first railroad in 1849 and later prospered in South Africa mining stock deals. Mrs Forbes was sister to Dr W H G Morton, who discovered ether, and she descended from Jonathan Edwards.
London reports Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman spent a quiet day yesterday and enjoyed a restful night.
Mayor Fitzgerald urges Lomasney to run for Congress in the ninth district while Lomasney declines. Fitzgerald praises Lomasney as a potential Congress member, noting broad nomination chances. Lomasney rejects national politics and says he does not want the job.
William R. Adams died at his Somerville home after secretly marrying his housekeeper Margaret McCauley at Carney Hospital in South Boston. The ceremony occurred without hospital knowledge, the justice of the peace entered as a friend, and Adams had been ill since March 2. He leaves a son Herbert in the U S navy aboard the battleship Connecticut.
The Roslindale Athletic Association cross country event features Oakdale Athletic Club joining forces with Roslindale. Teams include Captain A R Stanley Jr and rivals W Weis man. Alderman Cotton and Councilman Penshorn donate two cups to be competed for on the 20th.
The National Association of Amateur Billiard Players announces a grand average of 9 at 18.2 balk line as the entry qualification for the international amateur championship starting April 28 at the Lie Nerkrang Club in New York. Entries include Lucien Rolle of France and Americans Demarest Conklin Gardner Poggenburg, with more anticipated as the event is open to global competitors.
In the Mth game of the handicap three cushion tournament at Hub Billiard Palace last night, Kuhne won easily over Shute by 85 to 29. Tonight Crocket faces Yor bush.
The Harvard varsity crew used the Simms English shell for a trial yesterday afternoon to test new American seats slides and outriggers. The shell’s seats were rigged on one side of the keel with the starboard oars and port oars swapped, and the American slides are shorter by about four inches. The updated outrigger with swiveling looks has also been installed.
James W. Driscoll is hired by Boston College to coach the baseball team. He returns as a former BC student with two years on the varsity and will develop a fast lineup. O Keefe misses start with typhoid fever. Maloney and Finn to pitch against Andover. Welch from Somerville High may fill in.
The Harvard Interclass lacrosse final saw the junior team defeat the sophomore squad 2 to 0. Porter scored two decisive goals as the juniors claimed victory and cups will be awarded. the winning class will help select the varsity for the Southern tour during the April recess.
Boston University fields a roster heavy with veterans as six upperclassmen are out this season and many new players compete for spots. The catcher is the only unsure position, with Hicks and Perrinll showing speed. A strong pitching staff and ample infield and outfield talent bolster the squad, which will play prep teams before a full schedule against schools such as Boston College Worcester Academy Colby and Vermont.
Jimmy Gardner of Lowell departs for Los Angeles to face likely opponent Harry Lewis of Philadelphia in the opening bout at Jim Jeffries new club. The May showdown marks Gardner’s return to the ring on the Pacific Coast.
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