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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1908

Page

3

Youthful Patrons Enjoy Play at Vacation Schools

Playgrounds replace study as the rule at Hancock and Washington Vacation Schools. Over 600 children at Hancock joined calisthenics and swimming outreach under nurses led by Dr. Kiley. Washington School yard attendance was light, with suburban venues less used. Sessions run daily 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 30, Saturdays morning only.

Hancock Washington Hancock School North End Park Kiley

Mora Cleared in Boston After Police Pin Yegg Suspect

July 6 report from Woburn states police failed to identify the third suspect in the Feb 5 shooting. Peter Mora, arrested in Boston, is declared not guilty by Adams after examining Mora's height face and scar. Essex will review Mora tomorrow to confirm Adams verdict and Mora’s release hinges on that finding.

Woburn Peter Mora Boston William F. Adams Mora Jacobson O'Neil Walsh McDermott Pinehurst Park Billerica Adams Mara Post Yeggman William Essex Essex

Perlman-Simmons Nuptials At Adath Jeshurun Synagogue

Last evening Louis Perlman and Hannah Simmons were married at Adath Jeshurun Synagogue attended by many notables. Rabbi Harper officiated as Sam uel Simmons Mack Simmons and Arthur Meyer served as groomsmen. Bridesmaids Mollie Jennie Levitt and Ethel Downes. The couple plans a short honeymoon in New York.

Adath Jeshurum Louis Perlman Hannah Simmons Roxbury Rabbi Harper Samuel Benjamin and Mack Simmons Arthur Meyer

Well-Informed Endorsement Promotes Syrup of Figs

One of the essentials for happy homes is reliable information on health and right living. The Well-Informed of the World approves a reputed laxative, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. and sold by leading druggists.

California Fig Syrup Co

Providence Street Car Men Win Unanimous Union Backing

The State conference of street railway unions voted unanimous support for the Providence street car men. It pledged financial and moral aid and reported that arbitration offers were being discussed. A committee from 15 divisions of the Old Colony and Boston and Northern systems was named to handle general matters.

Providence Washington Street Providence Union W. J. Walsh Quincy Old Colony Boston & Northern William French Lowell State Conference Frank Keefe Fall River Frank M. Gould Lawrence John O'Connell Brockton Samuel Larkin Georgetown William Sproule William J. Walsh Thomas Mansfield Taunton Samuel Sleeper Hyde Park Edward O'Brien Salem Richard Copithorne Chelsea Alexander Smythe Harvey McLennon Gloucester Joseph McHugh Woburn Richard McClellan Nashua N. H

Bold Diamond Robbery Foiled at Cooper & Forman in Maiden Lane

New York July 6 The attempted robbery of Cooper Forman diamond brokers in Maiden Lane was stopped by cashier William Stenson who confronted two men with a revolver as they examined a gems tray. The suspects James D. Shank and Frederick Kenny, both of New York, were halted and turned over to police.

Savannah Helen Taft William Howard Taft Bryn Mawr Eva Baldwin Helen Denver Bryan Guffey Pennsylvania Papa New York Cooper & Forman Maiden Lane William Stenson Stenson Liberty James D. Shank Frederick Kenny

Gould May Challenge Fairs For His Title

London Eng July 6 Now that Punch Fairs has successfully defended his title to the worlds open court tennis championship by defeating F Johnson last week it is expected that in the course of a few days Jay Gould the American amateur court tennis champion will challenge Fairs for the title the latter now holds It is not likely however that the men will meet before winter.

London Eng Punch Fairs F. Johnson Jay Gould Fairs

School Janitors Convene State Convention Officers Re elected

The State convention of the Public School Janitors Association met at the Hotel Langham with 32 delegates present. Officers re elected included Patrick M Connolly of Boston as President Loren L Hicks of Worcester as Vice President William S Ford of Lawrence as Second Vice President Waldo H Lesure of Lawrence as Secretary John Mooney of Cambridge as Assistant Secretary and Frederick S Dickinson of Somerville as Treasurer.

Public School Janitors’ Association Langham Patrick M Connolly Boston Loren L. Hicks Worcester William 8. Ford Lawrence Waldo H. Lesure John Mooney Cambridge Frederick 8. Dickinson Somerville Nem Wey

Woman Widower Mary Doyle Wins City Teaming Bids Again

Mary Doyle of 22 Weld Avenue Jamaica Plain underbid all male rivals for city teaming work in West Roxbury Dorchester and her own district. Bids were opened by Superintendent Emerson with Doyle listed as Frank M. Doyle, her son and partner. Union protest planned over wages and hiring. Doyle’s West Roxbury bid: 5.40 doubles 3.10 singles 2 extra men. South Boston bids tied at 6 doubles 3.50 singles 2 extra men.

Mary Doyle Weld Avenue Jamaica Plain Emerson Doyle West Roxbury Dorchester Frank M. Doyle Teamsters’ Union John T. Scully Cambridge

Relatives Claim Boston Doctor Delayed Notify Death of Lynn Man

Relatives of Sigfried L. Neilson of Lynn accuse Medical Examiner Magrath of Boston of failing to notify relatives of Neilson’s death on June 10. They allege papers in the room could identify him. Magrath denies knowledge of the man. Neilson died after injuring himself between May 23 and June 10, with his remains moved to Lynn for funeral after a Boston stay at 15 Bulfinch Street.

Sigfried L. Neilson Lynn Magrath Boston Neilson Bulfinch Street North Grove Street Morgue

Notices of mill shutdowns in Massachusetts towns

In Lowell notices were posted announcing a shutdown next week and another for two weeks in August from the 10th to the 22nd. In Lynn a 12 year old boy named Raymond Murphy was kicked by a horse in the coal yard of J J Walsh and killed instantly after stumbling and falling.

Lowell Massachusetts Mills Lynn Raymond Martin Murphy Charles Street J. J. Walsh

Peary Sets Forth On New North Pole Quest

The Roosevelt with Commander Robert E. Peary aboard sails from New York toward Sydney to begin another Arctic voyage in search of the North Pole. President Roosevelt to inspect ship at Oyster Bay. Peary hopes to plant the flag further north than any explorer before. Supplies listed include 16000 pounds flour and 10000 pounds sugar as crew anticipates long, arduous days in the polar region.

Peary New York Peary Arctic Club Roosevelt East Twenty-fourth Street Robert E. Peary North Pole City Island Oyster Bay Sydney Cape Breton East River

International and national briefs from July 6 notices

King Frederick hosts Jacob Riis in Copenhagen discussing American affairs including Roosevelt trip. Minneapolis chosen for National Young People’s Christian Union meeting July 7 to 14, 1909. DuPont lowest bidder for dynamite to Isthmian Canal Commission at 238 405. George Harrington drowns at Sandy Point Beach, Portsmouth. Williamsen embezzlement case in Detroit area with sentence of two and a half to five years. Pallbearers at Murat Halstead funeral include Huston and Gerard from 51 years earlier. Oscar Straus arrives at Woods Hole with family aboard the lighthouse tender May Agner.

Copenhagen Frederick Jacob A. Riis New York Roosevelt Denmark Washington Minneapolis National Young People’s Christian Union of the Universist Church E. I. Dupont de Nemours Powder Company Wilmington Del Isthmian Canal Commission Newport RB S George Harrington Alfred G. Vanderbilt Portsmouth Sandy Point Beach Harrington One Hundred and Tenth Coast Artillery Ow, Mich Williams B.n United Home Protectors’ Fraternity Cincinnati Murat Halstead Alexander Huston Stephen Gerard

George E Keith to Marry Again in Cape Breton Wedding

George Elden Keith, head of the George E Keith Shoe Co in Brockton, sails to North Sydney Cape Breton to wed Miss Susan Elizabeth Archibald. The ceremony follows a romance started in Egypt. The couple plans a year abroad visiting Britain and Europe before settling back in Brockton.

George Elden Keith George E. Keith Brockton Boston North Sydney Cape Breton Susan Elizabeth Archibald William A. Archibald Mr. Keith Eldon B. Keith Harold C. Keith Myron IL. Keith Fred L. Packard Bessie K. Packard Esther Keith Frank E. Packard Egypt Archibald Keith Quebec British Isles Harold Dartmouth College London South Main Street Campella

Eczema Relief Claim From Boston Store

Thousands in Boston suffer eczema and related skin eruptions and are told the ailment stems from external germs. The Jaynes Drug Co. promotes the A. J. M. Prescription by Dr. Geo. William Yates, offered in one dollar bottles, claiming rapid relief and lasting skin restoration.

Jaynes Drug Co Washington St Geo. William Yates

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West End Yegg Perlman-Simmons Ormsby U. S B. Woodbury Ormsby George F. Ormsby Federal State Supreme Court United States Marshal Murchie Dodge Chardon Street Amy Law Ormesby Washington, D. C Pemberton Square Salisbury Beach Indorse GEM Guard Gould Boston Medical New England R. E. Peary Woods Hole Oscar Straus Provincetown Agner Meyer Annapolis Blake Adams, Taylor &Co State St RYE Geo. E. Keith Son Brockton National Bank South Congregational Church That City Regal Riker-Jaynes Drug Con Wstoren Houghton & Dutton R. B H. White S. S. Pierce Co Brockton and Taunton C. H. Goldthweaite J. C. Brady New N Hiedford C. H H. A. Lawton Beverly Rikrer-Jaynes
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