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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1913
Page
8
Report highlights warm weather fun at beaches and parks with families enjoying vaudeville acts and seaside amusements. Eleanor Gordon repeats upbeat notes on entertainment and community joy in outdoor spaces.
The performance at Plymouth received strong praise as four Gordon players starred in The Door. Reviewers credit a week of hard work for the production’s excellence.
A refined presentation opens in Tremont featuring notable productions and advanced photography. The event showcases a collection described as among the finest seen, signaling a premiere for attendees and local arts supporters.
A report highlights continued crowds at Ngton Park as a premier picnic venue. A vaudeville bill features Head tt, Belmont and Elliott with acrobats and a comic magician, while Immy Green provides English entertainments.
The Orpheum features a broad lineup with Roland West footlights and European acrobats, plus B. Kelly Forrest George DeAlva Myrtle and Davis and pianologue. Mind readers Salleras and Powers perform, Carlotta DeLisle Vernon, and Williams wrap a program of talking and singing.
B F Keiths Theatre opens week of summer engagement with the Meistersingers and a strong vaudeville bill. Edwin Stevens presents a new dramatic piece The Troubles of R and J with Tina Marshall. other features include Maude Muller Ed Stanley Ismed Moore and Young Georgette Harvey DeVora Trio Alexander Brothers and Signor Campanani in Carmen Toreador Song.
Thousands escape the city by trolley to Norumbega Park for the pleasant weather and woodland setting. In the open air theatre Michel Bros. performed original acrobatic feats, Fitch Cooper offered musical saw novelty, and Harry Morse and his company drew laughs with Uncle Seth and the Hoodoo.
The Globe Theatre presents a strong holiday week bill. The Three Lubins perform a lively singing and dancing act, Lockhart and Leddy entertain as acrobats, and their Brave Attempt at death by own action is well received. Silver and Du Val star in a rural comedy, while Tucker and Blondell offer a versatile vaudeville set with song, talk, instrumental and comedy elements.
Bass Point and Nahant trips aboard the Machi gonne and the General Lincoln from Otis wharf 48 Atlantic avenue attract record crowds. The hourly excursions showcase rock-bound coasts and shore dinners at Relay House and Bass Point House, unmatched on the New England coast.
The National Theatre runs a special weekly engagement of The Battle of Gettysburg, a motion picture war drama. The film’s lifelike vigor and truth impress attendees as old soldiers plan to attend during the three anniversary days.
Federal Judges Sanborn Hook and Smith approved plans by Attorney General McReynolds and Union Pacific attorneys. The famed Harriman combine merger with Southern Pacific is essentially ended. The decree will take effect upon filing in Salt Lake City likely next Wednesday or Thursday.
The government’s final decree ends a 1908 lawsuit to dissolve the merger. Judge Sanborn approves a plan by the Attorney General and counsel, with Louis Krauthoff as court commissioner to supervise implementation. The plan exchanges $38 million of Union Pacific stock for Baltimore & Ohio holdings, and sells $88 million to the public.
London June 30 The Daily Express reports a suffragette murder plot by a militant faction seeking retaliation for deaths by starvation of Cabinet members The paper says the plan could endanger the lives of prominent ministers and that an official denial is expected though the paper believes the story is accurate
Two young workers at East Boston Maverick mills, led by Governor Foss as president, were fired following an management inquiry into union organizing to resist the Taylor efficiency system.
Wages cuts and new rules prompted workers to seek union help. I W W organizers planned a grievance bill and a possible strike. Manager Charles Mosher discharged Annie McKeon and May Coslick, seen by workers as punishment for voicing discontent. Spooling room workers earned 9 to 11 dollars weekly before cuts, now about 6 dollars. About 800 employees across the mill.
Malden police probe a gang fight yesterday forenoon in Malden. About 50 young men aged 18 to 28 clashed, leaving several with head bruises and one with a deep leg cut from a dagger. Await arraignment in Malden district court for disturbing the peace.
The harbor greeted a busy fishing period as five swordfishermen eight mackerel seiners and 17 traders delivered 228 swordfish and about 95,000 pounds of mackerel. Groundfish totals included haddock cod hake pollock and more with prices listed for several species. Traffic included steamship Franconia en route from Europe and Carisbrook sugar carrier arrival with weather delays reported.
Glasgow and Moville liner expected today with 74 cabin and 116 steerage passengers under Captain McCullogh, replacing Captain Hall who moves to Grampian. Also, the Tana loaded with 733,661 feet of white pine lumber sails toward Montevideo, while the Red Star Manitou from Antwerp nears port with 84 cabin passengers.
A long list of vessels including steamers, barges, lighters, schooners, and tugs arrive, sail, or clear at Newport News, Norfolk, New York, and other ports. Named ships include Seneca, Glennen, Eureka, and Reliance with multiple destinations such as Baltimore, Savannah, and Portland.
A young man faced a job rejection due to grey hair, proving age appearance affects hiring. The piece promotes Hay's Hair Health claiming it restores natural color, cures dandruff, and improves scalp health with quick visible results.
A fragmented text references bronchitis and cancer with scattered terms. The OCR fragment mentions chest hacking and refers to external or internal factors, but lacks a complete report or clear context.
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