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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 19, 1909

Page

3

Beverly Prepares for Taft’s Summer Visit Amid Crowd

Beverly officials scramble after 5000 visitors storm Taft’s Taft home at Hospital Point. Mayor Trent and the Board of Trade plan summer events and extra police, while President Taft is slated to judge at Jubilee Yacht Club races July 24 and Mrs Taft receives social attention from Beverly leaders including the Lothrop Club and Can tabrigia Club.

Hospital Point R. D. Evans Thomas P. Beal Boston Taft A. Shuman William D. Sohier N. W. Rice Francis H. Peabody A. C. Ratshesky Bevery Charles H. Trent Board of Trade Business Men Lawrence P. Stanton Regatta Committee Beverly Lothrop Club Cantabrigia Club Abbie Richards Hood Atlantic Avenue Benjamin R. Bulkeley Unitarian Church Bessie Baker John I. Baker Monument Square Elena Haddock Charles W. Haddock Lothrop Street Bertha Rogers Andrew W. Rogers Hale Street

Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Relief

A testimonial touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles during menopause and beyond. Mrs Lizzit Holland of Noah Kentucky reports improved health and ability to perform daily tasks after using the remedy. The advertisement claims decades of efficacy for conditions like inflammation, ulceration, dis placement, fibroid tumors, irregularities, pains, and nervous prostration.

Noah Lydia E. Pinkham Lizzit Holland Pete

Joan of Arc Beatified Amid Mass Benedicted by Pope

In Rome 30 000 French pilgrims and many bishops and cardinals witnessed the beatification of Joan of Arc at St Peter's. The Pope did not attend in person but offered a special benediction, replacing relics veneration since no relics exist.

Rome France Joan of Arc St. Peter's

Pilgrims Arrive for Joan of Arc Beatification Mass

Crowds gather at the great basilica as processions enter and the Te Deum resounds. The ceremony features cardinals, the Duke of Alencon, and Italian and French notables while veiled pictures of Joan of Arc are unveiled. The Pope’s mass in the afternoon ends with gifts of a life of Joan and a flowers basket. United States figures include Archbishop O Connell and Bishop Farrelly. The Pope to hold a special audience for pilgrims at St Peter's tomorrow.

Duke of Alencon Sisters of the Pope Joan of Arc Orleans Holy Father United States O'Connell Boston Mar. Seton Heliopolis Mer. Kennedy American College Farrelly Cleveland St. Peter’s

Boy Dies After Ingesting Headache Pills

Newton report states three year old George Fortier of 44 Cook Street swallowed headache pills provided for his mother Mrs Charles Fortier and died shortly after.

Newton George Fortier Cook Street Charles Fortier

Fall Fatal for South Boston Toddler at 314 D Street

Tracy a two year old child fell from the front window of the family home at 314 D street South Boston at 5 46 PM. The child died several hours later. Mrs Tracy was indoors preparing supper when the incident occurred as the child looked out after a noise outside.

Tracy James J. Tracy D Street South Boston

Scenic Temple Presents Vaudeville and Moving Pictures

Scenic Temple at Revere Beach showcases a high class continuous entertainment daily with a full programme change from yesterday. Includes vaudeville and moving pictures with Sunday afternoon and evening showings.

Revere Beach Adv

Auto crash on State highway injures five near Haverhill

After leaving Lake Attitash the party’s fast moving machine ran off the road into a telegraph pole near Haverhill and Merrimac Amesbury car barns. Collins suffered a double leg fracture and grave injuries, rushed to the Homeopathic Hospital, while others were lightly hurt and treated at the Currier home or in Amesbury. The nearly wrecked car and insurance issues complicated the incident.

Lake Attitash Haverhill Kimball Road Merrimac Amesbury William Blodgett George Currier Miss Towle Collins Misses Gale Heberman Mr. Poyen Murphy Homeopathic Hospital High Street Newburyport Currier

New England Motorcyclists Rally From Boston to Worcester

Motorcyclists in New England will be put in force today for the run from Boston to Worcester. It marks the first big motorcycle event of the season and is expected to draw enthusiasts from across the region.

Boston Worcester

Hynes Heads C. L. A. Again

John J. Hynes of Sheet Metal Workers Union 17 was re-elected president of Boston Central Labor Union without opposition. Several officers were elected unanimously and a pension bill committee was formed to review proposed Boston and Maine railroad system provisions. The session approved forming a union label conference and a permanent union labor department plan.

John J. Hynes Sheet Metal Workers’ Union 17 Boston Central Labor Union John T. Cashman Painters’ Union 11 Daniel J. McDonald Allied Printing Trades Council Hynes Michael A. Murphy Stablemen's Union 407 Henry Abrahams Cigarmakers’ Union 7 G. Harry Dunderdale Newspaper Writers’ Union T. U Philip “I. Sweet Coopers’ Union &8 John J. Fenton Coal Teamsters and Handlers’ Union Anna T. Bowen Cigar Factory Strippers’ Union Joseph J. Hunt Teamsters’ Union Louis R. Sullivan Boston & Maine Railroad Boston & Maine Road

Longshoremen and agents inch toward wage deal

Delegates at the District Assembly 30 convention expressed optimism that a new wage scale and working agreement between the Longshoremen's District Council and steamship firms will be agreed by Wednesday. The delegates yesterday endorsed the general approach and expected settlement.

District Assembly Knights of Labor, Original

Labor notes recount union celebrations and organizing efforts

Former Mayor John I Fitzgerald and other leaders spoke at the 50th anniversary of the Boston Journeymen Horseshoers Union 5. Reports include officers elected for Jaston Colored Cooks and Waiters Union 226 and actions by various craft unions across Boston, Lynn, and New England. The piece notes 10 cent monthly assessments to aid hatters and new local formations by International Typographical Union organizers in multiple cities.

John I. Fitzgerald Dennis D Driscoll State Branch Pred J. Kneeland Boston Journeymen Horseshoers’ Union 5 Richard Roche Jaston Colored Cooks Union Jones Veter Cambridge Wall Joseph C. Laycock Boston New England Lynn Garment Workers Hatters Capmakers Leopold Behy A. Zaritski T. Litchenstein Pocket Makers’ Union Washington Street Dance of Harness Makers’ Union Phenix Hall Robert Maloney Lawrence International Typographical Union Haverhill Pittsfeld Lewiston Augusta N. Smith New York

Labor scale set for night and day workers in Boston unions

Boston unions announce a four and a half hour night shift and six hour day shift with a 26 dollar weekly rate. August Dahlman of the Journeymen Tailors Union has finished organizing Boston Union 12 and returned to Chicago, receiving a costly gold watch and chain. Blacksmiths Union 209 plans a reunion at Caledonian Mall 45 Eliot Street Wednesday night inviting all area blacksmiths and helpers. Bill Posters and Billers Union 17 nominates officers at May meeting: President John M Lyons, VP Oscar Kievenaar, financial secretary John McSpellman, corresponding secretary Harry M Peyser, recording secretary Daniel Messing, treasurer Daniel Casey. President Armstrong declines renomination to leave the state for six months.

August Dahlman Journeymen ‘Tailors’ Union Boston Union 12 Chicago Blacksmiths’ Union 209 Caledonian Mall Eliot Street Boston Union Tanth Wiece John M. Lyons Oscar Kievenaar John McSpellman Harry M. Peyser Daniel Messing Daniel Casey Armstrong

Pilgrimage to Ireland in 1910 proposed by Kilkenny backers

In Washington on April 18 a movement named Irish Home-going aims to send 50 000 Irish Americans to Ireland in 1910. The goal is industrial revival through transfer of U S ideas on government manufacture commerce and capital. The driving force is Frank J Kilkenny once a poor emigrant lad who rose to become a clerk to the U S comptroller of the currency.

Washington Ireland Kilkenny Eiin United States Frank J. Kilkenny

Microbes in the scalp promise hair growth cure

The article credits professors Anna and Sabourand with discovering scalp microbes said to cause baldness by cutting blood flow and consuming scalp fats. Rexall 93 Hair Tonic is advertised as a cure with ingredients including resorcin and beta napthol, with a money back guarantee if growth fails.

Anna Hamburg Germany Sabourand Paris France Riker-Jaynes

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