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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
7
East Boston residents Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Lane marked fifty years of marriage with a gathering at their home 128 Falcon Street. Married February 15 1856 in East Boston they have six children and 14 grandchildren and remain in good health with Mr. Lane retired for two decades.
F E Dunbar announced Boott cotton mills will reorganize under a new underwritten capital plan. The Boott mills property will transfer to the new corporation, with aims to start full operation within a week, by February 27 in Lowell Massachusetts.
A. Shuman buys two Washington street estates totaling 11 250 feet from R Elmer Townsend for investment. The Deacon and Atkins properties along with Dix place houses form the parcels 727 737 Washington and 7 13 Dix. Shuman plans a grand mercantile building after leases end, with plans by C H Blackall, to boost the local business district.
Washington February 15. The House debated naval appropriation and opposed adding two battleships. Philippines defense and Far East naval lessons dominated discussion as critics questioned unlimited ship spending and cited steel costs and past naval size comparisons.
In London on February 15 the House of Commons debated the throne speech with Asquith calling for a national plebiscite on fiscal questions. Sir Edward Grey warned that taxes form a weak foundation for empire and urged the government to appeal to the country as the debate adjourned.
Washington to San Antonio trip to start about March 25 for the Rough Riders reunion with a possible Colorado hunt and a March 31 San Antonio reunion date. President to return to Washington mid May and head to Oyster Bay in late June. Labelle held in 20000 bail in two assault cases. Santo Holyoke man arraigned for attempted murder of his wife and Mrs Elmira Farrow. held to Feb 22 in 10000 bail per case.
George Norton aged 35 of 124 Quincy Street Dorchester fell ten feet from icy staging at the Gibson School on School Street and fractured his spine. He was found unconscious and taken to City Hospital where he remains in dangerous condition.
Norfolk Virginia reports the wedding of Miss Anne Fitzhugh Lee daughter of General and Mrs Fitzhugh Lee to Lewis Brown Jr of the Seventh United States Cavalry stationed at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia. The ceremony at St Pauls Episcopal Church was a full military wedding with Lt Brown from Rhode Island and Newport as his home.
Cardinal Gibbons presided as Henry Moeller of Cincinnati received the pallium and full archbishop powers in a cathedral ceremony with Archbishop Glennon and several bishops present. The service opened with high mass and a sermon by Cardinal Gibbons.
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