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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1911
Page
8
A society led by Rev. Fred H. Gile and M. L. Sturtevant promotes a farm system to reform criminals. Subscriptions totaling $20,000 back the plan, which envisions a network of farms near Poston employing men with prison records at fair pay. Farms will sell products at low cost to subscribers and at cost to the public.
Boston newsboys plan a 15 mile Marathon walk to Weston on Sunday April 30 departing from Tremont Street at a.m. under Mitchell Freiman. Nearly 60 boys will attend the event with Mr. and Mrs. A L Filene hosting at their country home and promising entertainment and hospitality.
The Associated Press held its annual meeting at the Waldorf Astoria with many members present. Re-elected directors include Frank B. Noyes Adolph S S Ochs W L McLean W R Nelson and A C Weiss. New Spokane Spokesman Review editor W H Cowles fills Harvey W Scott’s vacancy.
April 25 report from Shanghat states rescued passengers from the Pacific Mail steamer Asia describe pirates in Chinese craft firing revolvers to deter boarding as the ship hit Finger Rock Sun Gay. Captain Gaukroyer ordered full speed to beach the vessel. loss of ship and cargo estimated at 1 500 000 dollars.
The Scots Charitable Society announces a grand concert and ball at Symphony Hall on April 27 to boost the charity fund. About 4000 attendees are expected with 200 in Highland Dress. Gov. Foss, Mayor Fitzgerald and other leaders will attend. Noted performers include William J. Cockburn and Jean Sherburne with the First Corps Cadets Band.
Dr Charles W Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard, writes Joseph K Van Denburg opposing New York Board of Education plans to cut men salaries to match women teachers. He warns such policy harms public schools and cites better results from male teachers for older boys. He also notes women’s temporary occupation status and will not lecture in New York in May.
American bidders dominated the second day of the late Robert Hoe library sale in New York. Henry Huntington and Bernard Quaritch led, with Blake Milton selling for 9000 dollars to an apparent Huntington agent and Bocaccio first edition fetching 7000 dollars. Belle Green paid 3500 for Blake’s Marriage of Heaven and Hell, while Bryant’s Embargo rose to 3350 dollars. Quaritch also bought the only known copy of Cleriadus et Me Hadice for 8000, bringing the total to 260231.
An autograph letter in Pope Pius X handwriting praises Brooklyn widow Ann Elisa MecCaddin Walsh for funding the Henry McCaddin junior fund aiding educated candidates for Catholic priesthood in impoverished dioceses. The note, written in Italian and signed, marks a rare American recipient of the Pope’s fully penned letter.
At Delmonico's in New York the 13th annual American Asiatic Society dinner featured Knox Unchida Sulzer and Low as speakers. They praised the Japan United States treaty and condemned war rumors as baseless and unworthy of either government.
Lena Porter 35 wife of Theron Porter a Melrose real estate man died at Melrose Hospital after a grass fire on her lawn at 19 Avon Street Melrose Highlands. Her skirt caught fire while clearing dead grass and she perished six hours later. Her 10 week old baby survives. Ruth Cheever a niece of the deceased died in a similar manner eight years ago yesterday.
The White Star liner Romanic, from the Mediterranean, docked yesterday afternoon more than 49 hours behind schedule. En route from Naples she faced head winds and heavy seas with ice particles splintering the rigging. Among arriving passengers were Miss E O Spooner and her sister Miss M T Spooner. The wedding of Miss Dorothy Fay to Dr William Jason Mixter was postponed due to Miss Fay's illness.
Washington April 25 Samuel Adams Harvard 92 of Chicago has been chosen to succeed Frank Pierce as first assistant secretary of the interior department Secretary Wisher announced he will assume duties about June 1.
The text describes a person distressed after meals with headaches nausea bad taste and foul breath as lacking in usefulness until the stomach receives care. It suggests the symptoms are signs the stomach needs attention and aid to improve wellbeing.
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