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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
8
George Merson, an insurance agent, rescued five week old twin boys from a burning crib at 104 Gold Street South Boston. He entered burning flat breaking a lock, snuffed flames, and carried the babies to safety as firemen put out the kitchen blaze. Both infants suffered scorched feet. Merson had burns on his hands.
A joint California Assembly resolution asks Congress to retain and broaden Asiatic exclusion laws to include all unassimilable immigrants. It states foreign migration harms American life and labor dignity and wage earning capacity, warning that Panama Canal opening may widen European entry.
W S Brazel president of the H P Hood and Sons Mutual Benefit Association says the annual dance is tonight at Paul Revere Hall Huntington avenue with a concert program and singing orchestra. The association has over 300 members in its eighth year with officers W S Brazel president W S Downer vice president C A Hoyt secretary and George H Hill treasurer. Vice president W E Downer leads the floor with J J McFague and George P Kimball assisting. The Lynn branch plans a barn dance in Lynn on Feb 17.
Randolph January 18 The Ladies' Library Association, oldest women’s club in Norfolk county, received a colonial house and land for a clubhouse. The gift is unconditional and comes from Mrs Annie Tarbell of Boston, a native of Randolph.
The Rev Julius Walter Atwood was consecrated bishop of the missionary diocese of Arizona in Trinity Church. The ceremony featured bishops from across the United States, elaborate Christmas decorations, and a luncheon at the Hotel Brunswick attended by clergy and lay friends.
Suit to set aside the will of Mrs. Fannie Surdam Stelle, widow of New York and Chicago, filed in Circuit Court. The case seeks equal distribution of the estate and names Edgar R. Ascetta, an Italian singer who previously sued her in New York for breach of promise, as a beneficiary with a $25,000 bequest.
The Gas and Electric Light Commission report to the Legislature reserves eminent domain power for electric power companies. It marks the first time a study recommended granting lighting firms the same rights as railroads to lay poles wires and conduits for electric transmission.
Mrs. Nellie Morse of Bangor Maine died at Young's Hotel after a sudden pneumonia attack. An undertaker’s wagon waiting to remove her body drew a large crowd that suspected a mystery in the death.
Dr. Frank A. Harris of Winthrop longtime Suffolk county medical examiner for 30 years died at his home at 26 Johnson Avenue after a five year illness. Born March 5 1845 in Ashland he was Harvard educated and a noted pathologist and playwright. He leaves a widow and may be buried at Mt. Auburn.
The Houghton & Dutton Co hosts an January Burns anniversary window in Boston. The Boston Caledonian Club decorates with Union Jack and Thistle Isle flags and a Cairns sculpture. The scene recalls Burns ideals and Scotland’s history, inviting passersby to view the craftsmanship on Tremont Street.
The three Shaw estate executors Quincy Shaw Robert Herrick and Francis Welch ignored and dismissed Mayor Fitzgerald’s claim they withheld 180000 in taxes from Boston. Shaw said he knows nothing of the statements and will not comment. Herrick and Welch declined to speak to reporters.
Kiel Germany Jan 18 The German submarine U 3 sank with the loss of its captain and Lieutenants Fischer and Kolbe in a sudden ventilator failure during salvage operations. The three men stayed aboard to restore control as 27 crew members escaped through a torpedo tube.
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as the fastest, harmless cure for colds and grippe. It claims relief from headache, nasal congestion, fever, and body aches after the first dose, with three doses completed every two hours. It also notes quinine is ineffective for colds.
A four part series starting January 21 in Collier's will examine the press with humor and drama. It will survey the virtues and defects of journalism, reveal hidden figures, and discuss crises, aiming to inform readers and empower public oversight by year’s end 1911.
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