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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1910
Page
7
Frederick H. Smith’s body was found under soot at the bottom of a 102 foot smokestack in Ansonia Connecticut. Police say his broken legs and the pile of soot point to a deliberate climb and jump from the top of the stack. He was last seen after Christmas week entering the boiler room seeking warmth.
Miss Effie M. Clark of Medford sues John Groves lodging house keeper and horse stables operator at 26 Temple street and 21 North Margin street for 10000 alleging an attack on December 25 that left her with a black eye and unable to work. Groves denies the charge and says he has retained counsel.
North Cohasset April 11 The marriage tomorrow night of Miss Sadie A Beale daughter of Franklin Beale to Colin A Batson of Brockton at the Pope Memorial Church will be one of the season s first elaborate South Shore weddings After the ceremony at 7 there will be a reception at the bride s home Batson an architect and builder drew the plans and built the church for the wedding.
A portrait of A J Smith president of Boston Tile Layers Union No 22 shows long service from secretary to president. Formed 1890, reorganized 1897, it links with the Ceramic Mosaic and Encaustic Tile Layers and Helpers International Union. About 65 locals, wages rising from 2 to 4 80 a day with a planned 5 20 raise July 1 as demand remains strong.
An advertising feature touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a direct cure by nourishing the nerves through purified blood. It cites a Auburn Maine case of partial paralysis and paralysis relief after seven years of illness, urging readers to request the booklet Diseases of the Nervous System.
The piece describes Boston carpenters forming a union with a $25 initiation fee and strong employer support including travel, hotel, and other expenses. Members number about 60 in Boston, with a path from helper to journeyman taking up to four years. The union aligns with the Central Labor Union and the A F of L Building Trades. Mr. Smith has long resided in Boston aside from years working in the West.
The Holy Family League Knights of St. John the Baptist announce two performances at St. Ann's Hall Thurston Street Somerville on April 18 evening and April 19 both afternoon and evening. Cast includes Matthew Sullivan Edward Hagen Arthur Sullivan John S. Dunford Hattie McDonald John Collins May Jacobs in Robert Macaire and James O Gow Herbert McDonald John Brennan Miss McLaughlin Miss McDonald in Rascal Pat with Rev Francis J Butler in charge.
The class of 1911 clinched the Lincoln challenge cup at Wellesley College indoor meet securing the coveted W decoration. Miss Margaret Hoyt, Miss Richie Guion, and Miss Bertha Shedler earned the honor as Miss Ruth Eliot presented the letters amid cheers from the athletic association.
Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw faces widespread criticism for his remarks endorsing free love and the abolition of property and marriage. He argues marriage stifles natural impulse and proposes eugenic policies including controlled mating, state incomes, and even selective removal of lives under a future department of eugenics.
Wakefield Improvement Association schedules April 19 as clean up day with residents to rake sweep and tidy yards and streets. Members will collect litter from streets and parks near properties as pamphlets encourage participation with hundreds expected.
Boston Post invites readers to identify pictured school children from Charter Street with a chance to win a $5 gold piece. Daily and Sunday pages will feature 20 snapshots, with winners listed by name and school. Dorothy Lynch, age 10, is yesterday’s winner from Charlestown.
In Trenton on April 11 a riot at the Roebling strike drew 400 to 500 Italian workers outside the American Cigar Company plant who urged girl employees to join a sympathetic strike. Police dispersed the crowd after arrests. one striker struck unconscious by a brick, police fired but hurt none, about 15 Italians were arrested.
A new salesmanship school for dry goods employees opened at 91 Belford Street after noon yesterday. Speakers from Farley Harvey & Co., Jordan Marsh, and A. Shuman Co. outlined the ten week program. W. Stanwood Field will direct the course, with 40 employees allotted and paid leave by their employers.
William Worcester will form part of the advisory committee for the school, joining other members to guide policy and planning for the institution.
In New York a famed gang boss known as Spanish Louis dies at 30 after being lured from a gambling den and shot on a sidewalk. He rose from Bowery neighborhoods, led a violent gang, and once planned to visit Argentina to manage his late father’s estate.
Clouds of volcanic dust drift over West Indian waters believed to originate from Mount Etna eruption. Captain Dickinson and the Avon crew report the dust as they return from the West Indies. Last Wednesday Bermuda saw black rain and a sultry stillness suggesting subterranean disturbances.
A vintage health ad touts a pleasant syrup made from figs and senna for gentle cleansing. It urges buyers to get the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from reputable druggists at fifty cents a bottle with the company name clearly printed on the package.
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