Social War Sparks Rivalry Between Two Society Leaders
Two prominent women battle to dominate a new field drawing a large summer colony as spectators await the outcome. Each leader commands a loyal following and the dispute captures local attention.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
4
Railroad Fight Rivals New England's Big Battles
In New England a major railroad dispute unfolds with high stakes and public scrutiny, drawing parallels to the larger national struggle led by Harriman with the financial world watching closely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
New England
Strange Problem of Two Women
Two mothers have married the same man and seek a happy solution to their troubles, navigating a delicate domestic dispute in this personal drama.
Boston Headquarters of New Junta Urged on by Wives
Citizens in Boston hear urging from wives sweethearts or sisters to drill daily in preparation for a call to arms from their homeland as a new junta frames plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New Junta
Long-lived New England residents honored for longevity
The notice profiles several elderly citizens from Guilford Vermont Whately and New Shoreham and Pembroke highlighting their births years lengthy towns service and simple healthy lifestyles. Ashcraft Lewis Champlin Jones are cited with remarks on public service temperate habits and outdoor life as keys to their longevity.
Life of Mr Blackmar Born At Foster In 1812
Mr Blackmar of Foster born June 13 1812 to Waos Blackmar a respected town native. A lifelong farmer he hunted and trapped since boyhood and remains active today. He attributes his longevity to temperate habits hard work and outdoor life. His wife Amy and a son and daughter survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ashcraft
Guilford
Whately
East Whately
Mr. Lewis
New Shoreham
Lewis
Champlin
Mr. Blackmar
Foster
Waos Blackmar
Amy Blackmar
One Dead One Dying At New York Races
In a New York auto race, Cole died after a crash and Hughes was severely burned when his clothes caught fire from a blaze near the gasoline tank. A second crash occurred less than 15 minutes later as Vantine steered into the infield fence to avoid a collision. he and his mechanician escaped injury and the Acme car received only minor damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vantine
Acme
Cole
Hughes
Allen-Kingston
Explosion Kills Ten In Florida Dynamite Blast
An explosion at Bocachica near Key West kills ten men and seriously injures five after a railroad construction worker carelessly tossed a lit cigarette into a fuse box. The blast involved 700 pounds of dynamite and occurred at noon today along the Florida East Coast railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
Bocachica
Florida East Coast
Wireless Operator Goes Down With His Ship
A wireless operator aboard the Ohio goes down with his ship after sending Mayday calls. Captain and crew stayed to the last as Humboldt and Rupert raced to aid, picking up passengers adrift in lifeboats and small craft near Swanson Bay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
Ohio
Humboldt
Rupert
Booth
Swanson Bay
Rupert Clty
Providence Man Believed Aboard Sinking Ohio
William A. McKenzie 35 son of Patrolman M C MecKenzie of Providence is believed to have been aboard the Ohio when it sank off the Alaskan coast. He was to sail to take charge as a special census agent in Alaska with headquarters at Fairbanks. Born in Providence he served in the Spanish American War and later joined the census bureau in Washington. His wife is staying with his father in Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providhenchd
William A. McKenzie
M. C. MecKenzie
Alaskan
Alaska
Fairbanks
Rhode Island
Census Bureau
Washington, D. C
No Need of Chemicals in Foods
Denver, Aug. 27. At the 15th meeting of the Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments a speaker warned that manufacturers are shifting toward preservative free foods. He cited sterilization and refrigeration as alternatives and noted continued government experiments on benzoate while large firms test food without chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Col
Association of State and National Food and Dairy Departments
City Hall Probes Copley Square Tax Claim On Art Trust
City officials review taxability of funds advanced by the Copley Square Trust for the new art museum project. Assessors say $1,500,000 paid before May 1 is taxable. trustees contest, citing non taxable old property and escrowed deeds. Ex mayor Fitzgerald calls for Finance Commission probe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erty
Trust Company
Copley Square Trust
Art Museum
State Street Trust Company
Registrar of Deeds
Babson
Fitzgerald
Finance Commission
Old Art Museum
The
State Street Trust
Board of Assessors
Law Department
Messrs
Williams and
Meredith
Rengo promises safe fat reduction by daily use
A Detroit based diet product, Rengo, claims to reduce fat by a pound daily and is sold as a safe fruit like remedy. It is priced at $1.00 per full sized box and available through druggists and mail order from The Rengo Co. in Detroit with trial packages offered by mail. Local Boston retailers and other outlets list multiple store names and addresses for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohler
Schroeder
State Boards of Health
Ravenel
Leclaiiche
Rengo
Rengo Co
Troit
Mich
Detroit
Boston
Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores
Houghton & Dutton Co
Henry Siegel Co
Washington and Essex Sts
Woodward Drug Co
Tremont St
W. B. Hunt Co
Washington &T
Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge
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Norman
Judge Holmes Jerome Jones
G. H. Lyman
J. M. Little
Supt
Pierce Judge Corbett
Tomorrow's Sunday Post
Nitizens
Boston Post
Mr. Jones
Pembroke
Great Britain
Old Colony
David Ashcraft
Whately, Mass
William P. Lewis
New Shoreham, R. I
Amos Jones Pembroke
Mass
Albert Blackmar Foster
R. I
New York
Prof
T. H. Midgley
Midgley
Midgley Block
Kalamazoo
McKenzie Bros.’ Steamship Company
Providence
Alice Lakey
National Consumers’ League of
Bureau of Animal Industry
McCabe
Department of Agriculture
Board of Health
Indiana
Massachusetts
Chicago
Wiley
City Hall
Copley Square
Inverary
Harry Lauder
Victor
Lauder
Century
Everybody’s
McClure’s
Myinsey’s
Scribner’s
Cosmopolitan
Victor Records
Victor Talking Machine Co
Camden
N. J
M. Steinert & Sons Co
Steinert Hall
Boylston Street
Arch Street
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