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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1909
Page
7
Governor Draper spoke at a Chicago Chamber of Commerce banquet outlining a twofold mission. He said he and his companions aimed to meet Chicago leaders and to have Chicago men meet them, also to promote New England so Westerners would visit and stay longer.
The Governor urges Chicago and Boston to supplement each other through heightened trade. He highlights Massachusetts strengths in feather and boot manufacture, wool and worsted goods, watches from Waltham, and silks from Connecticut and Massachusetts. He notes population growth and factory output rising faster than population. Boston lacks great fortunes, he says, but leads in global manufacturing prominence.
Former Assistant District Attorney Curtis leveled sharp, unprofessional conduct accusations at Attorneys Choate and Hurlburt, claiming they coached witnesses and disrupted trial order. Judge Harris rejected the charges, stating no improper conduct by the defense was evident, as the case resumed with Mr. Hill preparing to address the jury.
Armour & Co of Chicago buys the Batchelder & Snyder plant in Brighton. A Boston rep says the purchase aims to cut costs for sausage making by sourcing meat locally due to high West cattle prices and shipping expenses. The plant can slaughter about 2500 hogs and 100 cattle daily and employs around 100 workers.
Angelo Sarto, Pope Pius XII's brother, arrives in Rome for Christmas at the Vatican. At over 71, he remains a longtime postman in Grazia, Mantua province, after a prior career as an Austrian gendarme. He endures Rome for his brother's sake, though prefers his village life.
The Rev George T Lemmon of Syracuse NY, past supreme grand master of the Grand Lodge of Orangemen, addressed about 200 Orangemen at Tremont Temple Longfellow Hall on the topic Orangeism What Is It Why Should It Exist The speaker traced religious history and Orangeism origins ideals and achievements and was greeted with prolonged applause.
General Charles H. Taylor of the Boston Globe extols New England tourism as a major wealth generator. He notes the region's vacation industry draws 50 to 60 million dollars in capital, surpassing silver mine outputs, and argues it requires no tariff protection.
President Zelaya refuses to acknowledge Secretary Knox's ultimatum and dispatches emissaries to Washington to appeal the note. The State Department watches the agents, with potential U S warship involvement if Zelaya seeks to leave the country. Dr. Salvator Castrillo seeks equal status with Zelaya envoy teams though lacking official standing.
In St Paul on December 3 1500 replacement workers are brought in by Great Northern and Northern Pacific while striking Switchmen's Union members return to duties. Trainmen aligned with Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen say the strike is just beginning despite traffic resuming and leaders warn of further action. Freight congestion remains.
A telegram read at a Chicago banquet from the New England Shop and Leather Association extends fraternal greetings to the Boston Chamber of Commerce delegation. It pledges cooperation as New England promotes a billion-dollar domestic footwear and leather business and a one hundred million dollar export trade.
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