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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1911
Page
6
By agreement all parties defer the subway tunnel lease merger bills until next Monday. The bills were set for this afternoon on the Senate calendar but the longer discussion needed led to postponement.
Two proposals for solving the traction question are outlined. Senator Tinkham urges enacting the subway and tunnel bill with a merger of West End and the Elevated, plus a 7 percent rate set by three arbitrators. Governor Foss favors advancing construction while deferring merger decisions, arguing stockholders may settle for 7 percent.
The American Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand banquet at the Hotel Palais d'Orsay in Paris with about five hundred Americans attending. Guests included Ambassador Robert Bacon former Senator Chauncy M. Depew and Baron d Estournelles de Constant who spoke.
The French government provided a band and the Republican Guard as flags draped the hall while the American ambassador received loud applause for urging international arbitration and a permanent world court. J. H. Fahey recalled Boston 1912 aims for greater peace and prosperity. Senator Depew offered humor, then criticized Congress insurgents and praised Taft for advancing laws and the idea of ending war.
Lawrence July 4 Two people died from heat in Lawrence General Hospital tonight. Bridget Shannon a lunch room worker collapsed at work and died after 15 minutes. Alexander McIsaac of Haverhill collapsed while at a Glen Forest picnic and died three hours later. He was 44, she was 35.
A beach melee erupted as a crowd attacked a large party of Italians and Lithuanians over improper use of the L Street bath. Four City Point officers restored order. Rescues followed when a man near a raft sank. Surfman Reginald Vise and Captain Charles Hickey saved him. One rescued man, Charles Vorfedes, a 28 year old Lithuanian, revived after ten minutes. Lifesavers treated about two dozen cuts on children’s feet as many lost kids awaited parents in the emergency room. lack of drinking water and no access to fountains worsened conditions.
Memorial tribute from Harvard College to Francis Harden Burr who died December last year after a typhoid illness. Burr, a popular student and first marshal of his class, captained the 1908 Harvard football team to a 4 to 0 victory over Yale. The booklet features a photograph and a Robert Lowell letter praising athletics and student spirit.
The report details a chaotic day at the bath with Italian bathers clashing with others after an initial water dispute. Fights spread across the water and shore, with police failing to identify participants. By afternoon about 20,909 men visited, the new trunk and key system proving flawed, forcing more guards to be hired to control the crowds.
Victor Vereneau aged 35 employed by the Biddeford and Saco Water Company collapsed from heat while at work in Saco Me and died later at Trull Hospital Biddeford.
For years thousands of sufferers have followed the traditional treatments for asthma and are still gasping for breath seeking relief. This piece critiques conventional methods and hints at alternative approaches without detailing specific therapies.
About 100000 people visited Marine Park and Castle Island yesterday with estimates of 750 police and staff guiding the crowd. Fireworks and a band concert closed the day while City Point volunteer lifeguards recovered several people from the water.
The article notes Francis Burr as a mover in raising moral standards among young men, stating he did more than most to improve lives. Burr, born in Chestnut County on September 15, 1886, was the son of Heman M Urt, and his impact is described as significant though the full context is unclear.
The Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati held its annual meeting at Young's Hotel with a banquet. Notable guests included Charles W. Eliot and several military officials. Officers elected for the year: President Winslow Warren, Vice President Thomas K. Lothrop, Secretary David G. Haskins Jr. and others. A standing committee was named with Gamaliel Bradford and Amory A. Lawrence among members.
Salem reports six deaths and 20 prostrations due to a heat wave with temperatures at 100 to 104. The deceased include Leonard Ward a 65 year old retired florist Frank Frost 75 a Civil War veteran Nora Buckley 65 housekeeper for Rev M J McCall John J Ward 35 and two children Josephine Anasdrowski 1 and John Anasdrowski 2 years old.
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