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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1911
Page
3
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts faces sharp criticism from an anonymous pamphlet. It accuses officials from the president to the director of displaying statues and pictures not fit for the youthful mind, spreading across the city.
The piece originates from the Personal Workers' League of Boston, unknown to museum leaders and likely written by an obscure author seeking publicity. Museum Director Arthur Fairbanks dismisses the pamphlet as the work of an ignorant mind, denying obscene statues exist and promising removal if any are found.
Edwin A. Abbey, American painter, died in London at 1 PM after a recent illness. The public knew little of his condition until shortly before his death following a liver trouble operation about a month earlier and a subsequent relapse.
Edwin A. Abbey of Philadelphia born April 1 1852 rose to fame as a premier mural painter. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and later worked in England. His late career centered on Pennsylvania Capitol projects where he expanded a mural at his own expense.
The article recalls Abbey's royal commission for King Edward's coronation painting, his gilded plaster relief, and the 1901 sittings with over a hundred dignitaries. It notes $15,000 compensation, his caveat as a lifelong learner, and praise from contemporaries about his artistry and influence on American decorative painting.
Sewell Ford presents Torchy story in Sunday Post Magazine next issue. The piece is cited as a top entry in the Torchy series with familiar tone and humorous style.
State Board of Health backs a law banning public drinking cups and promotes cake soap to cut disease transmission. Government tests show germs on currency. Purolite soap claims to block contagion with fresh, uncontaminated powder soap sold by Purolite Manufacturing Co. of Boston.
Seven people drown when the ferry steamer Sirus hits a shoal on the St Lawrence River eight miles below Massena New York. Four bodies recovered including three women Hattie Parker Nellie Parker and Dewey of Massena.
A daytime ferry outing on the St. Lawrence ends in disaster as the steamer Sirus capsizes near mid stream. Rescue teams from International Park and local boats pull survivors from the river. three missing persons are unidentified. Several victims include Miss Parker and other Massena residents. Treacherous shoals complicate recovery efforts along the river bed.
Upton Sinclair and ten Single Tax Arden colony members pleaded guilty to Sunday tennis and baseball violations in Wilmington Delaware. Fines were unpaid and all defendants were committed to the New Castle county workhouse for 18 hours with liberty at 3 PM tomorrow. Sinclair fined 4 dollars plus costs and Fred Steinline fined 8 dollars plus costs for selling ice cream on Sundays.
Mamie Shafer and Mary Haines were brought to Richmond from Norfolk by local and Norfolk officers after they said they overheard a conversation between Henry Clay Beattie Jr. and Beulah Binford at the Shafer home. The incident involves an alleged murder on the Midlothian turnpike and a tied relationship. The report frames their statements and the transfer of the women for further inquiry.
The Binford and Beattie charges unfold as two Norfolk women identify Henry Beattie and Beulah Binford in Richmond while affidavits indicate their plans to testify. Beattie boasts of newspaper scrutiny and a plan to rent a tent for spectators as barber Harry Canter recalls his calm, defiant demeanor.
The Fidelia Society secured the trophy in a festive reception to conductor Benjamin Guckenberger. Miss Othilda Fritz performed a violin solo with Mrs. Fritz at the piano, and H. Benke contributed songs. Odin Fritz led the banquet as Oscar Schimpt praised Guckenberger, with Peter Bunkart Mrs. Koch and Joseph Walker speaking. Games and dancing closed the evening.
Michael Gately of 462 Hyde Park Avenue West Roxbury dashed through smoke and flames to rescue his wife Ellen who was ill in bed as fire damaged their two story wooden house. Neighbors used a garden hose to stem the blaze until firemen arrived. The house suffered about $200 in damage.
John M. Lenox aged 86 longtime Boston postal employee died at his Cambridge home after a long illness He had retired three years ago He leaves three daughters five grandchildren and five great grandchildren
A fire at a Hamilton Ontario insane asylum on the mountain side killed eight to ten inmates. About 800 patients were housed in the building when the blaze started early today, but quick action by a trained fire corps nurses and attendants under Dr. English prevented a higher death toll.
A blaze at an asylum complex destroyed the east wing and endangered inmates. Firefighters rescued about 360 women from the west wing while crews battled flames reaching the upper floors. Three patrons died in the cell blocks, with four more found in a small room after rescue efforts.
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