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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1906
Page
2
The mayor led a visiting Chinese viceroy and entourage through rapid Boston sightseeing. The talks praised Washington statues and the public library, with hopes to ease cross country misunderstandings. The group pressed on, finishing with a rush to Harvard ahead of schedule.
Viceroy Fong and party including Tai Hung Chi and Woo Kuang arrived in Boston from Niagara, greeted by Governor Guild and Mayor Fitzgerald. They toured Harvard, MIT, the Old South Church, and the Museum of Fine Arts, rode in a 14-carriage procession, and met President Eliot. The visit highlighted American education and Christian missions in China with speeches by Viceroy Tuan and a Harvard luncheon at the Union.
After a Boston visit, Mayor Fitzgerald and Viceroy Tuan Fong praised the citys historic buildings and Washington statues. The interview notes express mutual goodwill, hopes for benefits to both nations, and excitement over the Chinese delegation’s impressions during the itinerary including Lawrence and Lowell visits and a dinner at the Algonquin Club.
Boston Newsboys Protective Union plans its fourth annual hall in Mechanics Building with more than 1500 expected attendees. The event, chartered by AFL No. 9077, highlights a 6500 member union whose members wear blue oval buttons each month. Prominent labor leaders and public figures will attend.
Washington Feb 11 The House committee on insular affairs approved a bill to appropriate 50000 dollars for the purchase of coal lands on the island of Batan in the Philippine Islands.
A freight engineer conductor and brakeman were killed when an accommodation train collided with a freight at Seitzland on the Northern Central railroad. The accident occurred near York on February 11.
WALTHAM February 11 At the annual meeting of the Central Labor Union W J Edmonds Iron Workers Union was elected president M P Devlin Painters Union vice president M J Hines Painters Union financial secretary and treasurer Austin P Caveny Cigarmakers Union corresponding secretary M J Corcoran Coal Teamsters Union sergeant at arms John Kerr Frank Hill and Svan Holm trustees
The body of Neil McQuarrie a 49 year old Malden resident was found near the Wellington marshes by a gas company watchman. Police suspect foul play but medical examiners may determine heart failure as the cause. McQuarrie who worked at the Malden Gas Works lived at a boarding house in Malden where locals say he was of good habits.
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