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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
7
Members of the Single Hook Club of America gathered at the Hotel Epicure in Taunton for a banquet honoring T. W. Genoud. Mayor Thomas F. Tracy urged fair play and outlined plans to harness ocean waves for power to aid New England manufacturing, with speakers on harbor improvements and ethical conduct.
The railroad commissioners approve an elevated West End route to connect Harvard Square Cambridge and Boston shopping center. Officials say surface cars will run on the new structure, linking with Lechmere square Cambridge and old subway tracks after current elevated tracks are removed. The system plans to use semi convertible cars to speed service and avoid street traffic delays.
A trio of Portland girls robbed Max Wolf's tailor shop at 45 Bowdoin Street in a bold theft of a woman's coat. The leader Tessie Wisher broke down when her accomplices were nabbed, then surrendered and asked police to share blame.
An anonymous tip led to Edmund Pullman, 56, found starving on a West Twenty eighth street tenement top floor. His mother Lillian Pullman claimed he was heir to a $50 000 trust funds due at 21. She said she divorced George H Pullman, and has ties to Baltimore and the Red Cross era travels with Clara Barton. The boy remains in Children's Society custody while investigators probe the claims and family history.
In Superior Criminal Court Judge Sherman ignores District Attorney Moran and sentences John G. Clark for larceny of 1300 from H. W. Huguley. Moran argued for probation or reformative punishment but urged a six month house of correction term.
George J B Plummer & Co conducts a midwinter sale to clear regular goods for the coming season. Prices are marked below cost to insure sale of women outerwear, garments, waists, suits, shirts, petticoats, children's goods, and furs offered at about a third less than usual. The firm operates a factory and seven stores, with large purchasing power enabling these discounts.
The Boston labor scene reports on the election of a wage conference committee with Potts Watson Medland and McLoud named, the Revere House dispute prompting a work withdrawal, officers reelected for Stationary Firemen 242, Machinists Lodge 264 rebuffing a dual system bid, Wakefield Piano and Organ Workers Union 87 chartering, and Boilermakers and Shipbuilders Lodge 451 electing officers.
A service will be held in memory of Mrs Margaret Boitome founder of the international order of the King's Daughters and Sons at Union Congregational Church Columbus avenue Boston tomorrow at 2 PM Public invited.
Speeding to Boston to spend Christmas with his parents the Rev. James S. O'Neil of Los Angeles returned to his Shawmut avenue home to learn his father John O'Neil had died and was buried the day before his arrival. His mother was too ill to attend the funeral.
Walter Appleton Clark, noted artist and illustrator, died early today at his New York home. The Worcester, Massachusetts born artist was 38 and recently illustrated Percy Mackaye’s modern Canterbury Tales. He was linked with Scribner's Magazine and praised for his cover designs.
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