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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1904
Page
2
Our regular fifteen dollar quality cannot be matched for that price in Boston. The sale offers rich fabrics and fine tailoring rivaling twenty or twenty five dollar windows. Men with luxurious dress ideas and limited purse can find superior value, an opportunity to buy a good suit or overcoat within ten dollars.
Mrs. Gardner’s chief guest was Miss Alice Roosevelt daughter of the President who arrived at eight o’clock in a carriage from Suffolk road Chestnut Hill. She stayed about an hour wearing white lace. The palace ballroom featured white draperies and jack roses as the crowd enjoyed refreshments during a late night intermission.
Brigadier-General Henry Parsons, Marlboro mayor-elect, stated he will meet all accusations about his American citizenship. The city is in an uproar over the clash between supporters of Mayor Frederick Mildon and Parsons, amid ongoing charges.
Friends of Mayor-elect Parsons challenge his eligibility arguing he is not a naturalized U S citizen. Parsons has lived 37 years in Marlboro and is a leading shoe maker. He has served two terms in the State Senate and three years as Alderman. Accusations claim he was born in Ireland and never naturalized, with birthplace records varying including Ireland and New York.
Renewed talks are planned in Fall River between strikers and mill owners at 10 a.m. tomorrow as hopes rise for ending a strike that has left 26,000 workers unemployed and caused hardship for hundreds of families. A Textile Council meeting followed a trip to New York by President Golden and Secretary Hibbert, fueling optimism that an end may come within a week.
The Yiddish theater group at Chelsea Academy of Music forms Bernady Stock Company with officers: President David M. Rubin, Treasurer B. Bernady, Business Manager Harry Levitan, Artist Manager Samuel B. Schneier.
Elizabeth M. McDonough’s petition seeking a writ of mandamus against Mayor Collins and city officials to force payment of a $7467 stenographer bill for the 1903 joint standing committee investigating the Long Island alms house was denied in the Supreme Court by Judge Braley. The court left her ordinary action at law intact, denying the extraordinary remedy without prejudice.
Alderman John E. Baldwin of South Boston said he will seek the chairman post next year after friends at the Boston Tavern persuaded him to reverse a previous statement. He informed supporters at the Tammany Club in Ward 18, where his decision was cheered.
Miss Lillie Rothermel of Adam Street Louisville shares a dramatic 1904 account of a cured blood poison after dye exposure. The letter touts Tonita as a universal remedy for blood diseases and many ailments, offering sample bottles and medical advice with purchases at $1 per bottle.
Treasury investigators scrutinize Mrs Cassie Chadwick imports of diamonds including a 200000 dollar Paris purchase and a 500000 franc wire transfer. Officials pursue links to a diamond trade and possible undeclared consignments by her tour group of ten women abroad.
Report suggests Andrew Carnegie may boost the Franklin Fund by 540000 if managers approve a trades school plan. Official confirmation was not obtained. fund stands at 411000 otherwise. Pritchett, Endicott, Storrow, Foster, and Bowditch noted but gave varying replies.
A kerosene lamp exploded in a baggage car on the Boston and Albany line at Rochdale. The car burned, Adams Express Co suffered heavy loss with four safes of valuables estimated at 100000 dollars, at least 10000 dollars expected by company officials.
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