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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1911
Page
7
Champ Clark's daughter Genevieve Clark becomes a social leader next to Helen Taft as Washington's social season opens. At 16 she prepares to assist her mother, born in Fulton Missouri in 1895 with most of her life spent in Washington.
Concord New Hampshire April 11 Franklin Pierce fourteenth president son of New Hampshire will not receive a statue as the Senate killed the House bill providing memorial. The House passed minor appropriation bills and adjournment hoped by Friday while resolutions supporting the Sulloway pension bill were adopted.
Washington April 11 Republicans and Democrats clashed as the House finally elected its new committees after over two hours of ballot counting. Former Speaker Cannon taunted Democrats for keeping in place many of his picks from the last House. Republicans charged unfair minority cuts on key panels.
Minority Leader James R. Mann and the Republican caucus name insurgent operatives to major panels. Mada ison of Kansas and Lenroot of Wisconsin join the rules committee. Good of Iowa to appropriations. Haugen to agriculture ranking. Kopp to naval. Norths to judiciary. Cannon set as ranking on appropriations. Stevens named ranking on interstate and foreign commerce. Berger and Akin receive district of Columbia and education and enrolled bills assignments.
The Democratic members of the Senate Steering Committee were announced. Mr. Martin of Virginia is chairman with Culberson Texas Simmons North Carolina Clarke Arkansas Bankhead Alabama Fletcher Florida Williams Mississippi Kern Indiana and Hitchcock Nebraska as members. The last two reflect the progressive faction. The panel will first assess committee personnel.
Five wooden buildings covering a full acre housing the Columbian Canning Company were wiped out by a fire starting in the boiler room. Loss estimated at 35000 with 19000 insured. The company store and six nearby dwellings were saved.
A blaze in Lancaster New Hampshire destroyed a dwelling and a livery stable owned by Charles and Oliver Gotham. Seven horses perished in the barn. The damage is estimated at ten thousand dollars, partly insured.
The New England conference at Harvard Street Church Cambridge ends with appointments transferring many clergymen and merging Bromfield Street and Tremont Street churches. Rev. Dillon Bronson becomes Boston district head. Rev. George H. Spencer leads Cambridge district. Rev. Charles F. Rice moves to Roxbury. Senior pastor Rev. George F. Durgin oversees merged churches.
Lost for fifty years a collection of 3500 Civil War photographs, taken under Secret Service guard with President Lincoln’s permission, now rediscovered. The images reveal soldiers and maneuvers with vivid clarity, comparable to modern border practice drills.
United States Government paid 27 840 for Brady photographs with a duplicate set found after fifty years. The Review of Reviews presents a superb book collection with Taft’s letter, revealing how the Civil War images were captured lost and recovered. The coupon offers full story and history.
Washington April 11 The administration ticket for the coming election of officers of the Daughters of the American Revolution was announced. President general Mrs Matthew T Scott of Illinois Vice president general in charge of organization of chapters Mrs Henry I Mann District of Columbia Chaplain general Miss Elizabeth F Pierce Recording secretary general Mrs Howard L Hodgkins Corresponding secretary general Mrs William S Dennis Registrar general Mrs G M Brumbaugh Treasurer general Mrs William D Hoover Historian general Mrs Charles oe Bassett Baltimore Seaman general Mrs Ben Straw Librarian general Mrs Amaryllis Gillett District of Columbia
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