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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 19, 1910

Page

9

Mayor's Plan Is Snubbed By Boston Teachers Club

The Boston Elementary Teachers' Club with 1300 members rejected Mayor Fitzgerald and School Board plans to raise elementary teachers' salaries by 48 dollars a year. They demand universal raises and held the meeting at Ford Hall to push for a citywide scale. The dispute stalls action until the mayor returns from Palm Beach in about two weeks.

Boston Elementary Teachers’ Club Ford Hall Fitzgerald Palm Beach

Wellesley Girls Dance Honors Local Undergraduates

Mrs. W H Rhein of New York and Mrs. Eber L Mason hosted a dinner and dance for fifty Wellesley undergraduates at the Hotel Lenox and Riverbank Court last night. Assistance came from Miss Ernestine Rhein and Miss Marion Mason.

W. H. Rhein New York Eber L. Mason Wellesley Hotel Lenox Riverbank Court Ernestine Rhein Marion Mason

DROWNS SELF IN THE RIVER IN CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. Bertha B. Thompson of 2 Dunster Street Cambridge drowned herself in the Charles River near Boylston Street power house yesterday morning. Daniel C. Sullivan alerted police after seeing someone struggling. Two hours of grappling recovered the body. Thompson lived with her uncle Bartlett the janitor of Dunster Hall Harvard dormitory. He believed she had become suddenly insane.

Bertha B. Thompson Dunster Street Cambridge Charles River Boylston Street Daniel C. Sullivan Sullivan Thompson Dunster Hall Harvard Bartlett

Strike order anticipated as garment workers weigh wage increase

A mass meeting of about 1500 garment workers from 125 city shops will decide whether to call a strike over a wage rise ranging from 10 to 20 percent. Speakers include B A Larger and Victor Altman, with Italian and Lithuanian organizers addressing multilingual audiences. Broadway Hall hosted Lithuanian workers as organizers from New York spoke on improving conditions and pay.

Paine Memorial Hall B.A. Larger New York Victor Altman Buffalo Andrera Marotta M. Lipkofski Broadway Hall Waxman

Greatest Triumph of Season in Boito Mefistofele at Boston Opera House

The Boston Opera House hosted Bel Arrigo Boito s Mefistofele last night in what critics hailed as the season s greatest triumph for the company s first year. Notable performers included Jose Mardones Frances Alda Elvira Severoni Celestina Boninsegna and Sydney Russell with a chorus under Conti s baton. The production impressed a packed audience, with Constantino Alda and Boninsegna singled out for distinguished performances. The review lauds Boito s ambitious score and dramatic mastery, noting the scenic design by Stroppa and Bernard and predicting lasting influence on opera.

Bel Arrigo Boito Mefistofele Boston Opera House Opera MGGS Oitelo Jose Mardones Rust Weseres Diorencio Constantino Wagner Robert Vanni Jan Frances Alda AV. Sena Serra Elvira Severoni Elvira Severoni Cigd Celestina Bonlasegna PaRiaisi Ses Ea Aloes Coeeeess Maria Olnessens Russell Conti Menotti Constantino Boito Nero Richard Wagner la Scala Imperial Palace Paris Helen Goethe Helen of Troy Petrarch Pietro Stroppa Oliver P. Bernard Mme. Alda Mme. Boninsegna Poito Miss Alda

Society Out in Force at Opera Gala

A fashionable Boston society crowd attended last evening's opera prologue, with many prominent matrons away in Europe and mourners joining the throng. Attendees included Mrs Reginald Gray, Mrs Albert W Nickerson, Mrs James W Kenney, Mrs John T Bottomley, Miss Ethel Gibson, Miss Rosamond Gibson, Mrs Isaac N Stanton, Miss Grace Shepard, and Mrs George B Wilbur in elegant gowns and diamond ornaments.

Larz Anderson Guy Lowell Philip S. Sears William Lowell Putnam Boylston Beal S. W. R. Crosby Reginald Gray Albert W. Nickerson James W. Kenney John T. Bottomley Liberty Ethel Gibson Rosamond Gibson Isaac N. Stanton Grace Shepard George B. Wilbur

Loving Cup Presented on 70th Birthday for Berwick

Councillor J Stearns Cushing of Norwood and friends gave James Berwick of the Putnam and Norwood press a loving cup at the Parker House on his 70th birthday anniversary. The two men have long been friends and business associates. Berwick is a prominent figure in the bookbinding and printing trade.

J. Stearns Cushing Norwood and Friends James Berwick The Putnam and Norwood Press Parker House Cushing Mr. Berwick

Confessed Robber Gave Wrong Dorchester Address

Thomas J. Hannon alias Louis PB Tracy confessed to Back Bay robberies but the Dorchester address 4 Draper Street is wrong. Neighbors had never heard of him. Tracy likely from Lynn, with pawnshop searches under way to recover stolen items.

Thomas J. Hannon Louis PB. Tracy Back Bay Dorchester Draper Street Tracy Lynn

Red tag specials cut Shinola price in Wolf's Clothier sale

A customer in Wolf's Clothier at Hanover and Portland streets reacts to Shinola priced at 5 cents rather than the usual 10. The clerk explains red tag season brings steep discounts to clear out stock, with deeper cuts only when buyers must be cleared out more urgently.

Wolf's Hanover Portland

Public meeting on stage children at Hollis Street Theatre

Dr. Perin will preside and introduce speakers at tomorrow's public meeting about stage children at Hollis Street Theatre. Francis Wilson from New York and J. Dodson of The House Next Door will speak. Tickets are available free in person at the Hollis Street box office.

George L. Perin D. D Franklin Square House Beacon Universalist Church Brookline Hollis Street Theatre Sand Francis Wilson New York

Boston College President Repeats Oberammergau Lecture

Rev Thomas I Gasson president of Boston College has consented to repeat his Sunday lecture on The Passion Play of Oberammergau. The speaker discusses religious drama and cultural significance with emphasis on Moravian and Catholic perspectives and the enduring appeal of the play.

Thomas I. Gasson Boston College Oberammergau

Palm Sunday Event Noted in Boston Campus Hall

Under the auspices of Erin Court 28 of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters the gathering was held in Boston College Hall on Sunday evening March 20 Palm Sunday, marking a local religious observance.

Erin Court 28 Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters Boston College Hall

Joyce Brothers Company Employees Form Benefit Association

Representatives of Joyce Brothers Company stores in New England met in Boston to form the Joyce Brothers Co Benefit Association. John R Joyvee, son of the president, was chosen president with James P Dunn as vice president, Miss Mary F Joyce secretary, A J Brewster treasurer, and directors Frank W Cornshaw, James Martin, Florence Peppett, and Miss Helen Fitzgerald. About 200 members enrolled.

Joyce Brothers Company New England Boston Washington Street Joyce Brothers’ & Co Jonn Tr. Joyvee J. G. Joyce James P. Dunn Mary F. Joyce A. J. Brewster Frank W. Cornshaw James Martin Florence Peppett Helen Fitzgerald

Daily Fire Record of Boston Areas

Fire log entries listing multiple incidents with times and locations across Roxbury Charlestown and Charlestown districts. Names include Nettie Botton H. P. Hood & Sons Ida Howard and Perley S. Payson. Loss amounts range from 50 to 150 and up to 300 dollars.

Allerton Street Hoxbury Knox and Morse Huntington Avenue Nettie Botton Reutherford Avenue Charlestown H. P. Hood & Sons Slight Windsor Street Roxbury Ida Howard M. Box Wvascot Street Perley S. Payson

Drunkards Saved Secretly Drunkards Saved Secretly

A fragment suggests a sensational claim about saving drinkers secretly and hints at an alleged method for women to avoid drinking at home at no cost. The readable text provides minimal context and lacks verifiable details.

City council plans cost for East Boston bridge project

Mayor Fitzgerald estimates the eight council meetings would require 31 million dollars for all requested improvements including the tunnel to South Boston and Dorchester. He notes the budget would cover construction costs for the new East Boston bridge this year.

East Boston Fitzgerald South East Boston Dorchester

Professor Monaghan Address at Catholic Literary Union

Professor James C. Monaghan formerly of Notre Dame spoke to more than 3800 members and friends at the Catholic Literary Union about Holy the Other Walf Believes. He described European country traits and noted England Scotland Italy Germany and Ireland. He will be the guest of James J. Phelan during his city visit.

Catholic Literary Union James C. Monaghan Notre Dame University Monaghan Europe England Scotland Italy Germany Ireland James J. Phelan Union

Station agent killed at Castle Hill station in Salem

Ernest G. Symonds, station agent at Castle Hill station Salem, was struck by a train and killed while placing switch lights in position in the afternoon according to reports.

Salem Ernest G. Symonds Castle Hill

Cure by Cuticura Ointment Rebuilds Childs Skin After Severe Sores

A Chicago mother recalls her five year old son’s brutal generalized rash that resisted three doctors and a medical college. After using Cuticura Ointment on bandages the sores dried up and the skin healed after repeated applications, leaving the boy strong and healthy twelve years later.

Robert Wattam Forty-eighth St Chicago Ill

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