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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1910
Page
2
In Macon Georgia on January 9 Daniel J Matthews a young fireman for the Central of Georgia railway was bound facedown on the main line by four armed men who sought a switch key. The assailants fled as an eastbound train knocked him from his perilous position. He was hospitalized in critical condition.
In Portland on January 9 Dr. Chapman spoke to about 2000 men at Keith's Theatre in the afternoon, the largest audience of its kind in the city. The evening service drew around 3000 men and women with about 600 expressing a desire to become Christians.
Multiple death notices list names such as Richard A Bagley Anna L Callan Thomas Clayton Florence A Cronin Maria C Johnson Ann Kelly George P Lannan John J La Rocque Catherine McCarron John Monahan John Rechard Charles A White and Brother James Smith of Boston Lodge No 3 Knights of Pythias with funeral details including dates times and locations for private or public services in Roxbury Dorchester East Boston Cambridge and surrounding areas.
Pittsburg reacts to the 13th annual Carnegie Steel Company officials banquet with vast secrecy and high cost. Reported extravagances include barred guests, locked rooms, guarded canaries, and whispers of lavish entertainment.
Reverend Herbert S. Johnson accused most Boston saloons of violating liquor laws during a sermon. He urged parishioners to vote no on licensing, arguing saloons harm taxes and family homes and erode self respect.
Miss Agnes T O Connor engaged to Charlies A Phelan a Roslindale couple. She led the Clover Club and Catholic circles while he works as a young broker on the curb exchange. She lives with her father John T O Connor deputy collector at 161 Ashland Street Roslindale.
Washington January 9 The American Civic Association has opened headquarters in the Union Trust building with secretary Richard B Watrous in charge to push Congress to enact measures of public interest including the creation of a national park at Niagara Falls.
London dispatch notes the king will dissolve Parliament by writs sent to London and counties. With little time left before polling, parties race to mobilize voters ahead of the London borough and ordinary borough elections scheduled for the coming days.
The article outlines two central issues in the English upheaval as voiced by Lloyd George and John Burns. It contrasts calls for representative choice versus peered authority and taxes on the poor versus the rich. It notes Liberal and Protectionist defenses and public reaction to aristocratic references.
Immense landslide on the hills between Parma and Piacenza moves slowly. It measures about two miles long and half a mile wide with an estimated depth of 75 feet, posing a major geologic concern.
The village of Scopolo is occupied by about a thousand people who have evacuated. They carry valuables, furnishings, and church altars to safer ground as the town awaits destruction.
The Metropolitan Opera Company arrived in Boston yesterday with Gatti-Casazza and Andreas Dippel. Scenery for Tristan and Isolde and Loie Fuller dances is in place. A double bill Haensel and Gretel and Pagliacci with Caruso replaces the program this week. Tristan and Isolde starts at 7:30 tonight and latecomers must wait for the Prelude.
Mayor Gaynor tonight appointed Ernest J. Lederle to succeed Thomas A. Darlington as Health Commissioner. Lederle resigns as consulting sanitary engineer for state and local water boards earning 15 000 dollars yearly. the new post pays half that amount.
In New York on January 9, trainer Mrs Pauline Russelle faced a leopard named Clayton. The beast attacked when prodded, but the trainer was saved by an assistant grabbing the leopard's tail, tying it to the cage bars. Russelle was badly torn and her recovery was doubtful.
The funeral of James Barr Ames dean of the Harvard Law School will be held in Appleton Chapel at noon today with Law School students attending in a body. They will assemble in Austin Hall. All Law School exercises and college activities between 12 and 1 will be suspended.
An advertisement claims Pazo ointment will cure itching bleeding or protruding piles in 14 days or a full refund. The deal price listed is 60 cents.
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