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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
12
The store advertises heavy price cuts across wearables for men and boys. Trousers fall to 3.00 to 8.50 with choices in fancy worsteds and outing types. Blue Serge, Fancy Worsted, and Outing Suits are reduced from 12.00 to 25.00 ranges, with many items now available at substantial savings.
Farr and Wilson offer ladies shirts with attached cuffs priced at 1.98 dollars, down from 3.50 dollars. Local shoppers can find the discount in the current sale section of the store.
Ceplchel Adams Square K OF P Sisters report new officers and an agency protector. The notice hints at Saturday hours and ongoing activities in the local fraternal group.
After a full day and nearly midnight session the 195 delegates to the supreme temple elected new officers for the next two years. Mrs. M Josie Nelson was unanimously chosen M of R and S and Mrs. Ocea Wasford was reelected M of F. Lillian Samuels and Hattie McCullough are new officers. The meeting at the Brunswick closed after six hours of closed law committee work.
An advertisement urges shoppers to buy an Outing Suit before a vacation, highlighting prices like 12.00 and 3.90 and referencing EF Gray Co located at Washington and Kianover.
William J. Bryan met with Richard F. Pettigrew in Lincoln to discuss funding his presidential bid. Pettigrew, a former Republican senator from South Dakota who joined the Democrats on the silver issue in 1896, was recently named to the Democratic finance committee by Norman E. Mack as chair.
Finance committee chaired by Mack and Haskell will discuss methods to gather public contributions for the Bryan campaign. Bryan and Kern urged farmers and newspapers to donate, but only about 4000 dollars has been received directly from the people. Pettigrew urges organized effort to raise 500000 dollars to present the campaign issues effectively.
In Quebec during the tercentenary celebrations Vice-President Fairbanks is accused by an English woman of breach of proprieties. Reports claim he spoke from his carriage to the crowd, spoke ahead in the receiving line at a garden party, and argued with the mayor, upsetting French and English Canadians.
A letter from a member of a Canadian family criticizes Vice-President Fairbanks for loud harassment as he rode in a carriage, notes his position ahead of Premier Sir Louis Jette at a garden party, and reports a dispute with the Mayor over flirtatious bump tiousness, causing tensions among Canadians.
In West Newton between 4:30 and 5 am today a family clash involved revolvers guns knives and an axe. Mrs Nicolina Caponi and her six year old son were seriously wounded by buckshot while Pas quale Umbrella was cut across the head. the Caponi residence at 96 Pine Street was riddled with bullets.
A long feud erupts on Pine Street as Tony and Pasquale Ombrello confront Dominico Caponi. An axe or knife wound opens when Pasquale is attacked, and gunfire floods the Caponi home with Mrs Caponi wounded and her 6-year-old son Frank shot. Police report Tony retrieves a shotgun and a multi-weapon exchange ensues.
Major Henry W. Pitman of Somerville, known in political and military circles, was held for the September term of the U S District Court yesterday by U S Commissioner Hayes on a charge of sending improper letters through the mails to a 17 year old girl in Chelsea.
Cardinal Gibbons, ill with an intestinal disorder, has shown rapid improvement in Rome. He rose today, slept well, and his temperature normalized. He expects to travel to the Vatican on Saturday to present the canons of the Basilica of St. Maria in Trastevere, a step linked to his role as archpriest.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt daughter of the President was honored guest at a Manchester by the Sea house party hosted by Mrs. Charles A. Munn. The event included a dinner at the Essex County Club and dancing into the early morning.
A Washington ad from F Gray Co promotes 10 000 pair pants and assorted fabrics at $1.69 each including satin worsteds flannels and belts with new lower prices. The notice cites Washington and Hanover avenues as locations for the sale.
F Gray Co offers Rhodes Ripley stock of Boston clothing with every suit in the store priced at 7.90 dollars. Located at Washington and Hanover.
Alma Selman, 22, woke her brothers and sisters during a morning blaze at 60 Essex street Swampscott. She lifted crippled Walfred, 12, to a window and tossed him to brother Charles below, then helped Dorothy 6 escape before jumping to safety with Herbert 18 and Gustav 15. Damages mount to 1500 to 2000 dollars. cause under investigation. Father is blind. mother deceased.
Dr. Ben L. Reitman of Chicago calls for a nationwide convention of criminals to meet in New York next month to discuss relations with society and police under a Brotherhood banner. Police inspector vows arrests and opposition to the gathering.
The article cites President Eliot’s view that socialism has no chance in the United States due to diffuse wealth and practical opportunism. It notes claims of socialist influence spreading from colleges to labor groups and cites Columbia with four avowed socialist professors.
F Gray Co announces a clearance sale on Rhodes Ripley suits with every item priced at 7 90 dollars. Customers may select Mit models at 7 90, with bold claims of no reserves and fixed prices across $18 to $30 pieces.
John Hobbs of Dorchester a naval cadet on the Enterprise saved Miss Jessie Brown of Medford and Miss Nellie Gill of Brockton after their dory capsized off Brant Rock. He first brought Brown to safety then returned for Gill in a daring rescue. Brown is sister to Representative Charles Brown of Medford. She is 18.
Classified ad noting boys suits priced at 6.00 were marked down to 1.98 with two pair of pants in matching material. Advertised by F Gray Co located at Washington and Hanover ado.
Fay Tincher of the Merry Go Round company recounts a Long Island dinner and lobster supper where Ned Buckley proposed as a joke. A friend conducted a ceremony and they signed documents that looked legal but she doubts the marriage was proper authority.
The speaker recalls an overlooked incident and reveals she has been married to Ned, a Yale graduate from Bridgeport with a country home in Fairfield and substantial means, though she expresses she does not want to marry him or any man.
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