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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
7
Baltimore dispatch reports Dr. William Osler contends deathbed visions are untrue and that most dying people die with little or no sign of future life thoughts. He cites records of about 600 deaths showing varied pain and fear, but many die like beasts, in sleep and forgetting.
Major Henry J. Higginson, president of the Safe Roads Association, urges a radical change to speed laws. He calls existing laws prone to law breaking and proposes letting the Highway Commission set safe speeds for road segments with posted notices.
Before 150 members of the Massachusetts Reform Club gathered at Young's for their annual dinner Gage E Tarbell of New York vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society delivered a notable address on Modern Life Insurance Its Development and Its Present Problems He was greeted with applause throughout his talk.
A selection of children and readers write to Santa Claus asking for clothing toys and a happier Christmas amid difficult family finances and dead or absent parents. The letters come with a reader note and a broader discussion of life insurance and financial responsibility by Mr Tarbell.
William McM. Speer and Walter H. Page addressed the gathering with strong enthusiasm alongside Tarbell. Before the dinner, the annual business meeting was held and all officers were re-elected, with President Munroe presiding over the banquet.
George L. Perin appeals Boston readers to donate $100 or more to cover the annual interest deficit of Franklin Square House. He notes $100,000 already raised toward the main debt and urges direct subscriptions to avoid increasing principal. Checks to Treasurer William B. Denison at Atlantic National Bank or to the Franklin Square House are requested.
Opera glasses offered by Lloyds Lemaire in black with pearl finish. Made by Lemaitre express, bearing maker’s name. Morocco listed. three shade options. Price range five to nine dollars. Sent safely by mail on application.
Sir The statement suggests a death by own action at the Hotel Nottingham involved a British army officer. Co S Courtenay Lt Col Commanding denies the charge asserting the British Naval and Military Veterans of Massachusetts will not allow any old soldier to be buried in a pauper's grave without proper investigation.
The 17th annual initiation of the Alpha Chapter of Delta Delta Delta at Boston University occurred yesterday in chapter rooms. Initiates included Louise Thatcher Edith Ainley Ethel Bailey Bertha Cowan Georgia King and Claire Symonds. Banquet at Hotel Vendome featured toasts by Blanche Fogg Georgia King Cora Kellogg and others with Ruth Hubbard as toastmaster.
George A. Plummer of Charlestown Mass a renowned conductor on the New York New Haven Hartford line between Boston and Providence died at his Maple Street home in his 70th year. He began as a brakeman rose to baggage master and after 23 years became a passenger conductor serving 40 years with the railroad before illness ended his service.
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