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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1911
Page
3
Joy rose in Chinatown as the Chinese New Year arrived with firecrackers cymbals and a fiddle. The piece notes a long tradition dating back 3000 years and highlights widespread celebration across society from common people to the throne.
Yesterday in Boston's Chinatown a lively New Year celebration filled shops and eateries with incense music and decorations. An orchestra on Harrison Avenue performed classic pieces while Leong Bing's restaurant showcased flowers lights and ornate displays. Yee Wah at 9 Oxford Street hosted numerous visitors throughout the day.
The district buzzed with a New Year gala as open houses offered free refreshments and cigars while some callers preferred opium in long pipes. Visitors from other towns wandered Chinatown as cooks prepared succulent pig and delicacies. Debts were forgotten, queues flourished, and twelve Chinese immigrants enjoyed a true feast at immigration headquarters.
George W. De Cunha of Montclair New Jersey argues the high cost of living stems from a public banquet craze. He calls for a federal law to curb the tendency to Fletcherize every issue brought to public attention.
In Brookville Indiana Philip Biere uses a horse drawn snow shovel to clear 17 miles of sidewalks and crossings after heavy snow. He has done this work for the past 20 years without pay and is regarded as a practical philanthropist by residents.
Miss Tillie Stratford, a young woman in Forest City Pennsylvania, has endured yawning spells for three weeks, each lasting 15 to 19 minutes. Doctors are baffled and fear exhaustion, possible throat and chest muscle injury, as sleep remains severely limited.
Daniel I. Shaw 76 and Mary Prentice 76 eloped from Decatur to Kalamazoo and married by Probate Judge Hopkins. They hurried from a Michigan Central train to the courthouse and were eager as the license was delayed. Both refused comment on the marriage, saying they wanted to surprise folks back home. They have lived in Decatur. Shaw had one prior marriage, his bride two.
Peoria officials pass a laundry ordinance barring washing at home for washerwomen and Chinese residents. The rule bans laundry in cellars under eight feet high and in houses used for eating or sleeping, with laundrymen insisting they target China men and avoid washerwomen.
Miss Hielen Vivien Gould daughter of George J. Gould will wed Lord Decies on February 7. Her trousseau will cost $50,000 with gowns by Redfern and dresses by Drecoll Paris. New York Paris and London supplied lingerie hats shoes and stockings to match each gown.
Designs from Redfern in Paris and domestic tailors craft 35 gowns for Miss Gould with heavy duchesse satin wedding dress and eight yard court train. Bridesmaids wear high waist empire chiffon over satin. accessories include white lace, veils, and sea green ribbons. The ensemble, valued for upcoming coronation events in June, reflects the fashion of tomorrow as noted by contemporaries.
The Gaelic League envoys Rev Michael O Flanagan and Fionan MacColum addressed a large audience of Boston's United Irish Societies at Hollis Street Theatre. They urged support for reviving Ireland's tongue and culture through language study in schools and broader cultural work.
Special funeral rites for Fr Lawrence P. McCarthy pastor of Most Holy Redeemer Church East Boston followed his death last Friday. Procession from the parochial residence to the church led by altar boys and Catholic societies preceded the hearse. Archbishop O Connell will attend the 10 o clock mass with other clergy. a Gaelic League tribute and speeches followed, praising Irish language schooling and national identity. Burial is at Holy Cross Cemetery. public offices closed during the rites.
After four decades as a women’s hospital St Elizabeths at 61 Blackstone Square will open its wards to male patients. Archbishop O Connell oversaw remodeling for the plan and four large wards will care for men. Dr Green of Roxbury appointed as assistant after Dr IL Good of Newbury Street resigned.
Lisboa January 29 Diario de Noticias reports Portugal's government will pay 3300 dollars monthly to the deposed King Manuel. A check covering October November and December has already been sent to the former ruler of Portugal.
Manuel II the exiled king of Portugal lives with Queen Mother Amelie at Wood Norton Faversham England after arriving from Gibraltar last October. Debts in Portugal exceed 500000 dollars and creditors press for liquidation. British Foreign Office says Manuel lacks means to support himself and that Portugal may settle royal property rights.
The United Shoe Workers executive board voted to establish a model factory operated by the national union to prove profitable high wage production. Lynn is likely site due to high wages, with delegates from Rochester Chicago Brockton Lynn and Salem in attendance. The board also began steps toward adopting a union stamp similar to that used by the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union.
United States cruiser Des Moines bound for Boston ran aground at Greenberry Point near Annapolis harbor after leaving the academy. Tug Standish assisted, pulling the ship back into deep water without hull damage and it continued to sea.
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