Curious Styles At Horticultural Hall Style Show
The season's latest dress creations includ pantaskirts harem suits oyster hats eau claire gowns hobble bathing costumes auto habits and kimono coats shown by ladies' tailors at Horticultural Hall. Miss Emma Goodwin of New York demonstrated corset squeezing to reduce figures on living models, who endured the display without wincing while the demonstrator claimed dramatic size reductions.
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Horticultural Hall
Emma Goodwin
New York
1911 Styles Rush Fashion Gowns At Boston Exhibition
Mayor Fitzgerald opened the convention with praise for Boston 400 gowns and predicted elite tailors would set the trend. New York dress makers described 1911 styles including adaptable gowns with hidden collars, pantaskirts, long skirts, and hobble variations for bathing and riding outfits.
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Fitzgerald
Boston
New York
Corset Demonstration Highlights Health Risks and Fit
Miss Goodwin warns ill fitting corsets cause illness and pain while demonstrations show how proper form can be stylish and comfortable. She notes generations suffered deformity for fashion and presents scientific work enabling safe, fashionable corseting.
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Miss Goodwin
Fisher seeks relief in two courts over alimony and nuisance
Lyman C Fisher of Brookline petitions to reduce his alimony for two children and has filed a bill in equity in Suffolk county. He claims his ex wife Alice E Duryea and her husband Clinton P Duryea harass tenants at 32 and 34 Highland Park Avenue Roxbury by phone, urging tenants not to pay rent. The case will come up today.
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Lyman C.'‘Fisher
Brookline
Superior Court
Middlesex County
Suffolk County
Alice E. Duryea
Clinton P. Duryea
Fisher
Maria
Best Methods of Renovating Table Linen on Homes Page
A finely illustrated article highlights Harmonious Color Schemes and other interior decoration aids marking next Sunday's Post as a notable homes feature.
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Next Sunday’s Post
Oklahoma Judges Face Pay Delays Over Governor Appointee Debate
State judges statewide delay salaries due to funding disputes stirred by Governor Foss appointment authority. Walker defends last year’s act shifting budget responsibility to the governor. Senate and House clash over appropriations and expert appointees as Norman White vies for Brookline seat.
Greenwood bill seeks Foss on expert probe committee
The Greenwood bill, to include Governor Foss on a committee with the chairmen of Ways and Means to choose experts to examine state departments, passed to a third reading in the Senate. It heads for engrossment and a House debate with Speaker Walker opposing the measure and aiming to substitute his order.
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Walker
Senate
Greenwood
Foss
Empty dory washed ashore links to missing harpooner
Chatham on February 7 reports an empty dory marked Victor and Ethan No 8 washed ashore. It is linked to Hiram Reaser, the man lost from the Victor and Ethan during a trawling voyage near Chatham last Sunday. The schooner that rescued the crew in Boston yesterday said Reaser did not respond to signals to return as a sudden storm drove him away. Oars, trawls, thwart and other gear lay nearby on the beach. Reaser was from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.
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Chatham
Victor
Ethan
Hiram Reaser
Herman
Boston
Reaser
Lunenburg
Dental corps for the army approved in appropriation bill
Washington February 7 The Senate accepted an amendment to the army appropriation bill creating a dental corps. It limits one dentist per 1000 men and requires graduates of medical colleges aged under 30. Dentists receive medical corps pay and cannot hold ranks above major.
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Washington
Army
Senate
Bulkley
Wife Moves Trust Stop In Equity Suit Over 51000
Mrs Lucy M Haley of Marblehead files a bill in equity seeking to stop a trust involving 51000. Named defendants include her son in law Frank A Marvin of Cambridge her daughter Leora G S Marvin wife of Marvin William H Haley of North Wilmington her husband and the Dodge Haley Company of Boston where her husband is president and Marvin is vice president and general manager.
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Lucy M. Haley
Marblehead
Frank A. Marvin
Cambridge
Leora G. S. Marvin
Marvin
William H. Haley
North Wilmington
Dodge, Haley Company
Boston
Haleys Conservatorship Fight Over Dodge Haley Stock
Mrs. Haley seeks an injunction in Suffolk Superior Court to stop Frank A. Marvin and his wife from transferring 5101 000 in Dodge Haley Company stock. She accuses her 71 year old husband of a nonvoluntary transfer via a trust and asks for dissolution, accounting, a receiver, and a conservator appointment ahead of probate proceedings in Essex County. The order of notice was issued by Judge Pierce. The Dodge Haley Company is a Boston iron and steel firm with offices on High and Broad streets. The Marvins declined comment.
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Superior Court
Suffolk County
Haley
Frank A. Marvin
Dodge, Haley ,Company of Boston
Essex County Probate Court
Dodge, Haley Company
Marvin
High Street
Broad Street
Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge
W A Bacon Employees Ball Draws 600 to Benefit Fund
The W A Bacon Employees Benefit Association held its 11th annual concert and ball at Catholic Union Hall Worcester Square to aid members unable to work. About 600 attended. officers listed include Chief Marshal Abraham Saunders and President Abraham Saunders.
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W. & A. Bacon Employees’ Benefit Association
Catholic Union Hall
Worcester Square
Abraham Saunders
Hugh S. Nichols
Katherine A. Finn
Sadie Doherty
Mary B. Finn
May Long
Minnie Truesdale
Clarence H. Potter
Hugh D. Gillis
Emily Burns
A. Scott
Raymond Gibb
H. M. Fox
C. F. Shaw
Joseph J. Kenney
Sadie Finnerty
Thomas W. Hogan
Emma Woodberry
Snowstorm Causing Fatal Rail Yard Crash in Gorham
In Gorham on February 7 thick snow caused a wreck at the Grand Trunk railway yards. J. W. Shilling, Gorham roadmaster of the Portland Island Pond division, died after suffering a fractured skull. A locomotive, snow plow, and van were clearing sidings when a freight train from Portland to Island Pond struck the van, wrecking the van and plow and igniting a fire from the Portland engine.
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Gorham
Grand Trunk Railway
J. W. Shilling
Portland Island Pond
Portland
Island Pond
Hairbreadth Harry Returns With Mrs. Rummage Hit
The Sunday Post reports Hairbreadth Harry and Mrs. Rummage are a big hit across New England and will be featured again next Sunday.
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Harry
Fearful Search for Overdue Ella M Goodwin Schooner
Gloucester reports fear for the Ella M Goodwin schooner now seven days overdue. Captain James M Goodwin commanded a crew of eight after leaving Bay of Islands Newfoundland on January 20 with four other ships. A storm scattered them and she was last seen in a Nova Scotia port before vanishing. others reached port days earlier.
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Gloucester
Ella M. Goodwin
Maurice Wayland
James M. Goodwin
Bay of Islands
Newfoundland
Nova Scotia
Taft Welcomes Reciprocity Outlook with Canada
President Taft expresses satisfaction with progress toward Congress passage of the reciprocity agreement with Canada. He expected opposition but notes overall favorable reception and less resistance than anticipated. White House visitors today included Representatives McCall and Mann who discussed reciprocity.
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Washington
Taft
Congress
Canada
United States
White House
McCall
Mann
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