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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1909
Page
5
The Boston Sunday Post topped all competitors in Sunday display advertising by a wide margin, beating its nearest morning rival by 88,378 lines. It also exceeded evening papers, with the Sunday Post and its Sunday Magazine ads contributing to a dominant overall display advertising total.
The Rev. Stephen C. Lang of New York and Bangor Theo logical Seminary has been named assistant pastor of the Union Congregational Church on Columbus Avenue. Officials await his acceptance, to succeed the Rev. F. N. Rutan who has held the post for two years and will begin a preaching pastorate this fall. Rutan will preach at Central Congregational Church this summer during stocksdale’s vacation.
In Plainfield Vermont Mr and Mrs Ira Batchelder aged over 80 will mark their 65th wedding anniversary with a public fireworks display tomorrow. Married in 1844 in Orange they have 11 children 25 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. He 87 and she 82 both hale from the Plainfield area. he Civil War veteran and carpenter. she once made her wedding attire and slippers.
Fire watchers and city permits marked Independence Day celebration as bonfires lit across Malden and Boston. A Baker's Point blaze damaged a roof while Boston issued fourteen permits for fires on Columbia road Welles avenue L street marsh land and other sites.
Fourth of July began with a bonfire in Atlantic set at midnight by Mayor Shea. A parade of horribles is planned for 5:30 AM led by Park Commissioner Charles E. Gill, with Henry B. Barham as chief marshal and aides Miss Olive G. Nugent and Miss May E. Buckley.
Worcester faces a flood of alcohol despite dry laws as 65 drunks are processed by midnight, with authorities expecting the total to reach around 100 before noon, following a shipment of 9500 cases of beer and other beverages.
On the Fourth, Boston fire alarms were light with mainly small blazes. Notable calls include John Brett in North End a slight loss, Joseph White in South Boston slight loss, a West Roxbury bonfire, a Charlestown rubbish fire, and multiple alarms with minor or no damage including a Roxbury home with $20 and East Boston with $600 damage.
Boston businessman Robert D Evans of Beverly suffers a colotomy after two broken ribs near the intestine. He is treated at Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital by Dr Horace Packard with Dr Frederick Batchelder and others assisting. President Taft and family at the Stetson villa near Burgess Point learned of his condition as Evans was rushed to hospital in an ambulance.
At Baker's Point Malden a midnight bonfire sparked Green's machine shop roof causing a small blaze. The 60 foot high bonfire drew over 10 000 spectators. Other bonfires lit Foster's court Medford and Melrose Common.
A large audience gathered on the mall for the first band concert of the season. About 4000 people surrounded the stand as the program featured popular and classical pieces lasting over two hours. Rain forced the crowd to seek shelter after 5:30 PM.
Julian Kundrat of Mechanic street Lawrence wandered into Dr George L Marshall 25 Wesley park Somerville on Saturday night and slept on a couch in the front parlor. His 12 year old daughter woke the doctor who called police. Patrolman Edward M Carter booked him for drunkenness. Kundrat said he came to Boston for a good time and mislocated a Cambridge friend’s house.
Independence Day celebration at Orient Heights featured a 12:01 a.m. bonfire atop a high elevation. The 10 by 12 foot base used 1200 railroad ties from Revere Beach railroad and hundreds of Standard Oil oil barrels for fuel. Local improvement association organized, with materials collected by school children and boys allowed to light the blaze. the fire was visible for 16 miles.
A reader from East Boston complains to the Post about missing city flags on flagpoles. E. L. Lewis of 210 Saratoga Street notes the Fourth of July is today and questions why no flags are displayed.
Hospitals report a very light day for accidents with extra surgeons on duty unused. Last year at this time a much larger list of accidents occurred, underscoring a notable drop in incidents.
In Lima Peru on July 4 a bull fight was one of the features of the Fourth of July celebration attracting spectators and adding festive pageantry to the holiday events.
The Rt. Rev. Charles D. Williams rebuked the Daughters of the American Revolution and allied groups for what he called hollow patriotism in a sermon at St Bartholomew's Church in New York. He named several lineage societies as examples of this buncombe, criticizing the nation’s display of fake patriotism.
Southern representatives protest federal census plans fearing negro workers will enter homes of white residents. They oppose being questioned by black enumerators and urge President Taft to restrict to white enumerators in southern districts. Democratic members promise to press for presidential instruction to bar black census takers.
Five young men injured in a bomb blast in Woonsocket Rhode Island were making good recovery progress at the hospital. One boy was killed when the crude device exploded in the pocket of 14 year old Alfred Lamay, injuring nine others, five of whom were hospitalized.
Paline Sedfort, 23, of 31 Berwick Street Melrose was struck by a Boston and Maine train while crossing railroad tracks at Wyoming station and dragged 15 feet. He suffered two broken legs and internal injuries and remains in critical condition at Melrose Hospital.
A small fire started by a sleepy ledger and a lit pipe on the second floor of a four story brick house at 11 Charter Street. The building is owned by the Samuel Doherty heirs and occupied by John Brett. The blaze caused only minor damage and was discovered yesterday morning.
Twenty five people were arrested from midnight to midnight for violations of city ordinances during the Fourth of July celebration. Arrests were made for discharging firearms tooting horns starting bonfires and setting off fireworks and firecrackers.
July 4 report from Manchester says the Kettle Cove garage near Magnolia line burned completely while Magnolia firemen watched, with damage estimated at 500 dollars. The blaze spread to the American Express Company building and to J Zetter tailor upstairs, with three miles run by local units before suppression.
Seven shocks in 24 hours terrorize Messina residents. A fire reignites in wreckage while troops fight flames, and another blaze starts at Milazzo. Authorities face incendiary accusations amid delays in finishing wooden houses.
The article extols Alpha Salad Cream as the essential dressing for salads. It claims the sauce adds rich flavor and enhances cold meats sandwiches and baked beans, making any dish more appetizing.
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