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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1908
Page
5
Mme Herrmann widow of the famous magician played a hero role when a fire broke out in the Gilsey House valet room top floor New York on December 22. Her presence calmed frightened women as fire bells rang and servants rushed through corridors. Actress Amelia Summerville, in a bath robe and slippers, was among those reassured by her actions.
New York December 22 W H Newman resigned today the presidency of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company and its allied lines. It is likely W C Brown the Central's senior vice president will be elected president.
An overview of stomach digestion explains how gastric juices function and pulp meals, then promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as restoring lacking juices. The ad claims forty thousand physicians endorse the product, available at 50 cents with a free sample offer from F. A. Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
Annie Agnes Ells of 15 Norumbega terrace Waltham and Carl Louis Brown of Scipio Utah wed after a long distance courtship sparked by a matrimonial advertisement. Brown left Utah to meet Ells in Boston and Providence before marrying and planning a move to Nova Scotia then the Utah ranch.
Mrs Martha G D Bianchi testifies in a suit to set aside a mortgage allegedly secured by threats to keep her husband in jail. The mortgage on Amherst College adjoining property was drawn by Maurice Leon after a hotel conference with Miss Terry and was to be withheld from recording until debts were paid.
The Hamburg America liner Belgravia laden with Christmas toys arrived at Mystic wharf after a week overdue. A 90 foot tidal wave on December 18 injured Quar termaster John Hoffman and caused fear of engine flooding. Crew's effort and officers' leadership kept the vessel afloat as it unloaded toys and a large shipment of American farm machinery bound for German markets.
The British steamship Irada carrying cotton was wrecked off Mizzen Head Ireland in dense fog. Six crew members including Captain Roberts and a stewardess died while 65 survivors climbed the cliffs to safety. The Irada sailed from Galveston on December 5 bound for Liverpool.
Eight well dressed women faced Judge Ely in municipal court on shoplifting charges. Fines ranged from 15 to 70 dollars with most admitting guilt. several cases involved items from department stores and multiple counts. Some names appeared to be fictitious as given by defendants.
At the Charlestown Navy Yard inquiry on the grounding of the cruiser Yankee, Lt. Cmdr. Arthur B. Hoff charged Commander Charles C. Marsh with miscalculation and choosing a wrong course. The board found errors in turning circle and avoidance of a collision with the New Hampshire, sending its findings to Washington.
Beverly December 22 bail of ten thousand dollars was posted for Albert Hoogs former teller of the Beverly Savings Bank. The bond was furnished for his appearance in Salem court on December 29 by local businessmen H E Lunt Robert Robertson Melville Woodbury C A Herd and C A Hood.
Salem announces the December 26 wedding of Samuel D. Kerr and Bertha B. Rome. The ceremony will be at the Jewish Temple with a reception at the bride’s Paterson home, followed by a Pullman honeymoon to the Western United States and Grand Rapids furniture show. The couple plan to reside on Hancock Street, Salem, after purchasing their home there.
Labor notes report actions by unions including Stationary Firemen 242 backing license laws for firemen and deeming a South End theater unfair for employing non union workers. Boston Painters 11 seek report from employer conference. Knights of Labor District Assembly 30 condemns a politician's weekly paper as inaccurate. Piano and Organ Workers 19 optimistic about the season with officers re elected. Hoisting and Portable Engineers 4 report two large city jobs starting. Brookline Carpenters 488 elect officers led by R J Lesan. Floorlayers 1096 hint Colin W Cameron as favored business agent. New officers listed for Carpenters District Council delegates and other posts.
President Eliot addressed 600 to 700 students on the relations of Employers and Trade Unions. He urged limiting output by unions, opposing apprentice restrictions, and criticized boycott tactics while praising publicity as a tool to reduce labor strife. He cited Canadian law as a model and noted a trend toward reduced violence in labor disputes.
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