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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1909

Page

6

Smoking Stirs Debate Over Alice Roosevelt Influence

Mark Keppeel LA school chief denounces Mrs Longworth’s smoking as demoralizing to women and blames it for widening cigarette use. His remarks came during a heated debate at the State and county school superintendents convention over a proposal to criminalize tobacco use by state supported students.

Yosemite Cal Alice Roosevelt Longworth Mark Keppeel Los Angeles Keppeel

Auto Crash Injures Boston Man and 2 Others

Smith and his party in a touring car collided with a horse team near Portsmouth. Smith was unconscious with a possible skull fracture and moved to Anna Jaques Hospital. Ellison and Keenan suffered severe bruises. Balch Noyes and Files escaped uninjured. One horse was shot. wreckage stretched 50 feet.

Smith Balch Noyes Files Ellison Keenan

Dead boy not son of Eaton shocks society

Scituate August 25 Joseph Giles Eaton Jr the 6 month old child whose death last Friday was claimed by the wife of Rear Admiral Eaton to have resulted from poisoning was not Admiral Eaton s son but an adopted child. Admiral Eaton acknowledged the adoption made in Suffolk county when the boy was two weeks old. He spoke of the boy as my child and planned to train him to follow the navy in his father s footsteps.

Scituate Joseph Giles Eaton, Jr Admiral Eaton Suffolk County Navy Jant Ainsworth June Nantasket Admiral Mrs. Eaton Harvard

Elks and Their Guests Have Jolly Harbor Outing

Elks and nearly two thousand guests enjoyed a day at Fort Warren Boston Harbor aboard the Nantasket. Ex-Mayor Fitzgerald led songs and speeches while sports included a 300 yard team race and a 8 to 4 baseball win for Gallivan’s team.

Jolly Harbor Elks Fort Warren Boston Harbor Nantasket Boston Light the Elks John P. Fitzgerald Mariner John M. Conry Clark Tanyard Fort James A. Gallivan Frederick J. Brand Arthur Irwin New York Thomas J. Boles Gallivan James A., Jr J. E. Manning J. M. Lane J. P. Downey A. S. Dowling W. T. A. Fitzgerald John F. Fitzgerald Joseph F. O'Connell Stephen J. Hallanan Alderman Brand Fred A. Finnigan Thomas H. Dowd Hugh C. Mc Alice Higgins Marguerite James Flynn Carciaglo Edward L. Hopkins Edward Shallow Josephine Farrell Anna McGirry Gertrude Provost Eva Rogerson George H. Johnson Frank H. Moynihan Pemberton Captain Clark Fitzgerald Boston J. J. McNamara Thomas D. Rice Martin W. O’brien Richard F. Murray Joan M. Conry Frank W. McGrady John H. Mahoney Charles J. Cullen Timothy E. McCarthy Thomas M. Guiney Ellis James W. Reardon John H. Dunn

Fifteen Miners Die In La Paz Mine Disaster

A Mateahaula despatch reports 15 miners killed and 30 imprisoned when a cage plunged 1500 feet in the La Paz mine Mexico City Aug 25. The brakes failed and the cable snapped sending the cage to the shaft rafters.

Mexico City Mateahaula la Paz

All Who Would Enjoy Good Health Through Right Living

An essay-like note argues that health rests on right living and timely recreation. It touts simple remedies and endorses California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as the preferred laxative, available from leading druggists.

California Fig Syrup Co Thealifornia Fig Syrup Co

Boston restaurant matriarch Mrs Atkinson dies at 72

Mary Ann Winchester Atkinson known as Mrs Atkinson ran the Holly Tree Inn and several Boston eateries from 1869. She lived at 148 Beacon Street before moving to Brookline to join her son Charles F. Atkinson. Funeral at her son's home Saturday and burial at Forest Hills.

Mrs. Atkinson Providence R. I Mary Ann Winchester Hartford Conway N. H Atkinsons Limington Charles H. Atkinson Atkinson Boston Court Street Alden Stret Bromfield Street School Street Water Street C. F. Mills Washington Street Pi Alley Winthrop Washington Street Place West Newton Street Beacon Street Charles F. Atkinson Fuller Street Brookline Wille M. Atkinson

Admit Tax Could Have Been Lower

Boston assessors at City Hall said the city’s tax rate might have been lower if revenue estimates had been made differently. They rejected a claim that the reduction would exceed 60 cents per thousand and called the Post informant’s figure of an $850,000 revenue shortfall under the new corporation tax law absurd.

Board of Assessors City Hall Boston Post

Boston Assessors Estimate for Corporation Tax Questioned

Secretary Folsom of the Board of Assessors said estimating Boston's corporate tax revenue under the new law is uncertain and could expose the board to court liability if projections exceed actual figures. He noted potential overestimation from 4,009,000 to about 4,224,986 and explained a safety margin of roughly 250,000 was built into the auditor’s figures to ensure accuracy.

Folsom Board of Assessors Boston

Former Lynn Mayor Walter Ramsdell Dies at 49

Walter Ramsdell, twice Lynn mayor and longtime figure in newspaper and fraternal circles, died at Danvers State Hospital. He suffered a nervous breakdown after a varied career including Civil War service, a roving printing life on the Mississippi, and leadership in the Central Labor Union. Survived by a widow and four children.

Lynn Walter Lawrence Ramsdell Danvers State Hospital Ramsdell Sheridan Harrison’s Landing Mississippi Boston Central Labor Union East Bridgewater Joshua Lila T. Papens Albany N. Y Lucy Wyman Waltham Laurence B. Ramsdell Knights of Pythias Knights of the Golden Eagle Lynn Lodge of Elks Lynn Typographical Union The L. A. W., Clover Club Park Club Lynn Fish and Game Association Lynn Press Club

Death from Wagon Fall in Quincy City

John Foster aged about 35 of 235 Warren Street Roxbury was thrown from a delivery team he drove for a Boston firm and killed when he struck a tree in Quincy. Arthur Barrett Roxbury youth riding with Foster was thrown clear but uninjured.

Quincy John Foster Warren Street Roxbury Boston Arthur Barrett Foster

Dublin Sees Shaw Play With No Disorder

George Bernard Shaws The Showing up of Blanco Posnet was staged at the Abbey Theatre without disorder after London censored it and a parliamentary inquiry into play censorship was announced.

Dublin George Bernard Shaw Blanco Posnet London Abbey Theatre

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