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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
4
City officials announce layoffs in Boston street cleaning and sewer departments to save about 1200 daily and 125000 by spring. About 130 skilled workers and 690 general workers will be cut on January 1, with possible later reductions in the sewer crew.
The Rev Charles W Lyons S J former psychology professor at Boston College was installed as rector of Gonzaga College Washington DC He returned to his students after Christmas and is noted for intellect and administrative ability The post had been vacant since Fr Himmel S J moved to Georgetown University presidency
Crowds filled the Immaculate Conception Church for Christmas octave services. The 10:15 mass was led by Rev. Charles F. Bridges with 400 candles and 1500 incandescents lighting the altar. Sermons were delivered by Rev. M. A. O Kane and Rev. Thomas I. Gasson with Rev. Haven Richards presiding.
In New Haven on November 24 a marriage license was filed revealing the union of Winifred McMasters of Boston and Charles Samuel Smith of Bridgeport. Smith, 20, wed 22 year old Miss McMasters after meeting in Bridgeport during a Yale Harvard football weekend. The ceremony took place at 30 Howard Street with Rev. T. A. Ball officiating, followed by travels to Winchester and Bridgeport visits. Mrs Smith reportedly disapproved of the match.
In Winchester on December 27, Mrs. Smith, who wed a Yale student in November, has been staying with her mother at her grandfather E. E. Jackson’s home. Mrs. McMasters of Morristown, N J, is her mother and has lived here months with her daughter. The Smith family is displeased but says the ceremony was not secret.
The Rev Charles F Weeden of the Central Congregational Church in Lynn resigns effective April 1 1909 after months of factional strife within the society The pastor has led the church since 1900 amid growth and prosperity and thanks members for eight years of loyalty in a pulpit letter
The Boston and Albany railroad opens a modern Cambridge freight terminal this morning. Cambridge gains enhanced freight handling capabilities matching other large cities, expanding the existing Cambridge yard.
The Boston & Albany terminal on the Grand Junction branch now allows full carload and mixed freight shipments with Boston rate parity. The brick freight house spans 350 by 40 feet with two stories at the Binney street end, housing 25 house cars and clerical staff, on a 156000 square foot site between Binney and Portland streets.
A Vienna despatch reports Austria-Hungary has 155000 troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina ready to invade Servia at once. A Belgrade correspondent says typhus has broken out among the Austrian troops and many deaths have occurred due to cold and exposure.
A morning blaze in Oneonta New York destroyed the Arlington Hotel and seven other downtown structures causing about 100000 dollars in damage. Occupants escaped with little of their effects. The R E Townsend job printing plant Arlington Hotel and the Oneonta Coal Company offices were among the worst hit.
Washington December 27 An announcement from the White House outlines a proposed conference on conservation of North American natural resources to be held at the White House on February 18 Invitations have been sent by President Roosevelt to the Governors General and Premiers of Canada and Mexico President Roosevelt designates Gif ford Pinchot as his personal representative to convey the invitations Pinchot will visit Canada first and then go to Mexico City to invite President Diaz
A regional conservation conference emerges from two Washington meetings with Governors, Roosevelt and Taft, inviting Canadian and Mexican participation. It aims to show resources cross borders and to share knowledge and suggestions for joint action while remaining advisory.
A sweeping prohibition trend dominates the South as many states move toward near or full prohibition. Georgia limits alcohol content, North Carolina Alabama and Mississippi vote for state wide laws, while Louisiana tests new regulation. Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Texas Arkansas Florida report varying dry conditions and upcoming votes.
In Peoria Illinois a large gray wolf chased Frank Keiffer for five minutes through four blocks in the city from a lumber yard to his home. Keiffer shot the animal through a window from inside the house, killing it with a rifle. The wolf was the first wild wolf seen near Peoria in many years.
An advertisement from Anty Drudge of Philadelphia invites women to share washday problems. She vows to ease the drudgery and lighten household chores, claiming to have helped thousands and offering personal assistance.
A 1910 style washing tip extols Fels-Naptha as the only soap needed for winter laundry. It argues lukewarm water avoids boiling and hard rubbing, detailing steps to wash white clothes by soaking then rinsing, blueing, and drying for cleaner brighter results.
Milford authorities investigate the death of Nora Strange a Providence woman who came to Milford to work as a hotel cook. Taken ill Thursday she died at Milford Hospital with doctors alleging poisoning. Sheriff probes whether self harm accident or foul play. She was about 40. husband and son reportedly live in Providence.
Isaac D. Curry, 70, longtime Chelsea resident, was found dead in bed at 765 Broadway Chelsea yesterday morning from gas poisoning. Authorities classify it as an accident. He is survived by his widow and three children, two sons and a daughter.
Alphonso Robertson, 72, of 4 Rand Street Malden, was found dead in his armchair by his wife around 8 this morning. Officials say heart failure caused his death. Dr. Stevens attended and declared him dead after Mrs Robertson tried to wake him.
In Los Angeles a planned mass poisoning at 620 West First street failed when a fly fell into a five gallon can of poisoned milk killing itself. Two men, W. H. Morris and Charles Johnson, are jailed on suspicion. Police found salts of vitriol at Johnsons Rose street residence. Proprietor Mrs. Fannie Martin said the men had visited the house and warned they would seek revenge.
Edward T. Hartman, secretary of the Massachusetts Civic League, spoke at the South Congregational Church citizenship class on A Review of Social Legislation for 1908. He predicted 1998 would mark a high water point for social legislation in Massachusetts and urged continued intensive investigation as needs evolve.
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