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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1905
Page
7
The 24th annual report of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children reviews work for the year ending December 31. It notes 5208 children were under investigation and describes a typical case of temporary removal and subsequent parental reform.
Brookline society notes announce the postponed nuptials of Miss Anna K. Storrs and Captain Edward Bedwell to late June due to the captain’s travel constraints. The report details social arrivals and events around Laurel-in-the-Pines Lakewood, Falmouth, Lenox, and Boston’s high society scenes with several notable families and clubs.
A 30 member gathering of the Ancients hosted a complimentary banquet at Woodbury's cafe honoring Gwynn Turner Shepperd of Norfolk and Theodore Jefferson Wool of Portsmouth who are visiting Boston for the James Town exposition. Captain James M. Usher presided as toastmaster with speeches by Riordan, Camrell, Gram, Fiske, Tirrell, Taylor, Wilson, Neal, Mitchell, Taggart and others. Both guests spoke warmly in reply to the praise.
The Supreme Court dismissed Parker's bid to block the Cotton Shaw case over a 1.6 million dollar war reimbursement claim. The decision allows the District of Columbia Court to hear the injunction suit between John S. Cotton and Secretary Shaw, with Cotton claiming a 10 percent fee under a governor’s contract.
The Post explains the Short Story competition guidelines on the Editorial page of the Sunday Fest, outlining eligibility, submission format, and judging criteria. Readers are invited to submit entries following the published schedule.
Annie M Jellison presents a lakeside scene at a hotel where Mrs W and companions discuss a clever match making plot. Mr Brown and Miss Brent share a canoe ride as tension builds and a marriage question looms with a final moment of suspense.
The Ram Island lighthouse at the harbor entrance was commissioned today after costing $166,000. The light, visible up to 20 miles in clear weather and charted for 15 miles, will aid shipping from the East as it begins operation tonight.
Dr J A Greene renowned specialist and proprietor of Dr Greenes Nervura will give a free private illustrated talk for men at Deacon Hall Washington street near Worcester Tuesday April 11 at 8 pm The talk covers private health topics and nervous debility Admission is free A free trial bottle of Dr Greenes Nervura will be offered to all who call at Deacon Hall Monday through Tuesday
Supreme Court Justice John M. Harlan has begun a push to establish a Presbyterian cathedral in the capital. He sent letters to leading Presbyterian ministers seeking advice and cooperation. Clergy voices split. some oppose the move as violating church canon law and risking schism, while others see benefits in a bishop figure guiding clergy.
The 12 year old known as Doc Broom remains with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children after fleeing his home. The case will be resolved within three days by the court or the society, with Boston Children’s Aid Society also involved. Doc praises Mrs Russell of Melrose Highlands as a potential guardian and the Salvation Army barracks on Washington Street is noted as a meeting point with her husband.
Mrs Sue Harper Mims of Atlanta Ga, member of the First Church of Christ Scientist board of lectureship, will deliver the semi annual Christian Science lecture Thursday at 8 pm in Symphony Hall Boston She is wife of Major Livingston Mims and a leading Southern social figure.
A brisk southerly wind blew across Washington and Boylston streets driving up a heavy dust storm. Dust piles carried billions of germs per inch swept up the block at Tremont and disrupted shoppers as hats and skirts were torn by the wind. Water carts later reduced the nuisance.
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