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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1908
Page
3
F Yoakum chairman of the Rock Island system executive committee told the St Louis Traffic Club the nation should rest from further restraining laws until railroads can adjust to current statutes. He urged cooperation with the Interstate Commerce Commission and government to test laws fairly and practically.
A Fat Club leader praises a newspaper published weight loss recipe claiming five friends and she lost over a pound daily. The article recounts mixing Lexonica with Buckthorn Bark extract and simple syrup, urging readers the formula will reduce them to a normal form and size.
The renowned musician and composer, direct descendant of Revolutionary ancestors, served as State regent and vice president of the general society. She chaired the D R committee that placed a tablet in Boston Public Library honoring American patriotic composers. New vice presidents named include Mrs. John Howard Abeel, Mrs. Elvira E. Moffitt, Mrs. Mary Snedecker Ward, and Miss Frances J. Jordan. Recording secretary is Mrs. Caroline T. Heath and corresponding secretary Miss Josephine Wandall. The treasurer-general and board of managers will be installed tomorrow.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen closes its Grand Lodge session in Ford Hall with plans for a home for destitute members. A 10 member committee will draft a report for the next annual meeting. Officers elected include John J. Sullivan as Grand Master Workman and Charles C. Fearing as Grand Recorder. The 1909 annual meeting is set for Springfield on the fourth Tuesday of April. J. J. Reedy to receive a silver service.
James A. Coveney, class of 1910 and Hyde Park native, won the prize medal for the negative side at the Fulton Debating Society's 19th annual prize debate at Boston College. The question favored establishing a postal savings bank system per Postmaster-General Meyer, with Joseph I. Whalen and Ambrose D. Walker as the affirmative speakers and John W. Mahoney assisting Coveney.
John T. Scott, a South Boston policeman, testifies he fired after seeing looting at Herman Bench store on F and Third streets. Virgilius Silva, 17, was shot the morning of December 8 amid claims of theft by Silva and others.
Patrolman Scott testified that minutes before 4 am he saw men near Beach store moving goods. He yelled for them to stop, pursued and fired after recognizing Silva and Patrick Cook. Silva claimed he was shot in the back as Scott recounted recovering Silva at Third and F streets and finding a pried window bar and torn screen at Benci's store.
Houdini completed final preparations on yesterday afternoon for a 12 30 p m dive from the Harvard bridge. He will disrobe on a raised platform near the draw then be shackled and freed underwater before being picked up by the Harvard launch with Coach Wray aboard. Police chiefs Pierce and Pullen will man the event with invited city officials and spectators from Boston and Cambridge.
The Arlington murder case features Downey's lengthy testimony with alibi defense and the emergence of a witness who claimed a man was seen with Annie Mullins the night of the crime. Officers pursue this lead while Downey maintains his story and police doubt Annie Mullins’s account.
Adolphe Mayer of Mayer and Sweeney Musical Comedy calls dancer Mabel Patten a notable find after she rose from the chorus during rehearsals. Her standout talent appears in early dance performances.
Miss Patten, an 18 year old toe dancer with two years on stage, earned a solo in the first act of 1492 and now has a dedicated scene this week. Previously in Henry W. Savage's employ, she trained locally and showed notable stage talent.
Vermonts eight delegates to the Republican national convention were elected at the state convention and will not be bound by instructions. The platform endorsed President Roosevelt and national policies, urged currency reform and tariff revision while stressing protectionist principles. An attempt to add a plank for continuing Roosevelts policies under guidance or others in sympathy failed.
Acting Governor Draper vetoed the bill raising Louis Epple, secretary of the Boston Excise Board, to $3500 from $2500. This marks his second veto message, with the proposal stalled until today.
In Washington on April 29 a new bill was introduced by Representative Vreeland of New York after talks among Republican leaders. The bill replaces the previous currency plan and reflects a majority Republican view, retaining only the provision to pay interest on government deposits in national banks.
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