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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1908
Page
7
Not far from Kinvara in May a young man meets an Irish girl in an ould plaid shawl. Her grace and blue eyes charm him as he salutes her. He vows to seek her through Galway and Clare, believing peace of mind lies with winning her.
A musical programme directed by Mrs. W. Butler drew a large crowd at Court Hall, Legion of Honor, last evening for the Children's Progressive League. The Hambro sisters headlined a varied bill, encores followed several numbers, and young Hazel Vento and Helen Sullivan delighted the audience with songs.
Morris Koitz files $10,000 attachment against Henry Loughary, a prominent diamond merchant, alleging his wife’s affections were diverted. The plaintiff, represented by Arthur E. Templeton, cites Mrs Keitz, a social figure, living on Huntington Avenue. Case set for March 2%, amid Koitz family notoriety over a previous child abduction claim.
Lesley Carthwright watches Althea Holbrook, owner of the Corey mansion, at her little brown house across the street. He wrestles with money and love while she decorates for a wedding tomorrow. He asks if his visit might have changed fate, and she reveals she is falling for Jack.
East Dedham February 7 John Nagle Jr of 63 Harding Terrace and Avery Grammar School was sent home with a broken leg after a snowball battle turned sour. An onrushing group trampled the boy when he fell.
In Orange Massachusetts on February 7 Harriet Field eighty four, widow of Frank Field, perished in a blaze that gutted her residence at 192 Pleasant Street. She lived alone.
The Jamaica Plain Unitarian Church will host Rev. Charles F. Dole preaching on The New Patriotism with the Joseph Stedman camp Betsy Ross tent and Boston post G A R and Woman's Relief Corps aiding the program. Professor W W Fenn will lecture at King's Chapel and ministers meetings are set for Pilgrim Hall and Columbus Avenue Church with bishops and pastors addressing topics on medical missions and Christianity.
New York Feb 7 Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt mother of Countess Szechenyi will in the near future become Countess Hadik. The wedding will be celebrated in Hungary at her daughter’s home and like her daughter she will live abroad. Mrs Vanderbilt widow for nine years has seen all her children married.
The article notes weekly Sunday services at King's Chapel rotating between Trinitarian and Baptist preachers, linked to nearby Divinity School with Rev. Howard N. Brown hosting. It lists forthcoming speakers Feb 9 to Feb 23, and March, including Profs W. and G. M., Peabody and Ropes.
The Rev. Thomas F. Cusack permanent rector of St Rose Church Chelsea will receive a reception next Wednesday evening at Malta Hall. Bay State and St Winifred Courts of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters will host. Father Cusack, long a Hudson laborer and Chelsea East Boston figure, is renowned for advocating total abstinence and is highly regarded in the archdiocese.
Hudson T. Frisbie longtime leader in Aroostook County business died at his Houston home after a two month illness at age 69. He was a prominent figure in local commerce and known for his leadership in the region.
William Rossiter appointed acting public printer by President Roosevelt faced immediate Treasury denial of bond approval due to alleged excess of authority. Captain H T Bryan then took oath and began duties, while Rossiter retained duties as the President’s representative to probe the office and recommend business reforms.
At Charlestown station Patrolman John Goggin was dismissed after a trial board found he failed to pull duty calls regularly. He was accused of inefficiency and absent from duty 195 days over two years in 15 periods, despite warnings from Captain George Wyman.
Firemen from Chemical 3 at Brittan Square responded to a Lincoln Street three-decker alarm. Mother Mrs. Arthur F. Carter reported her two-year-old locked in the bathroom after locking the door. Firefighters set a ladder to the window and opened the door, freeing the child.
Burton Holmes presented a London lecture at Tremont Temple contrasting old charm with modern splendor. Motion pictures showed Channel crossing and Dreadnought target practice while familiar London scenes and royalty, Thames life, and sporting crowds drew audience attention and sparked travel plans.
Zionists Council of Boston plans a memorial meeting honoring Dr. B Felsenthal of Chicago former Federation vice president and the late A Goldman faden the renowned Jewish poet.
Professor W. H. Schofield of Harvard University, one of the exchange professors in Berlin, returned home today aboard the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria arriving in New York on February 7.
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