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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1909

Page

4

Fifteen Pastors Assist Swedish Boston Wedding

In Lynn on July 7 at Washington Street Baptist Church Rev Jonas P Zettervall and Miss Christina Westin wed with fifteen pastors from Swedish churches in Greater Boston acting as ushers and four giving addresses. The ceremony was by Rev Alfred Lundberg before over 200 guests. Both born in Sandsvall Sweden the couple formed their friendship in school. Zettervall is a Newton Theological Seminary graduate.

Swedish Baptist Church Christina Westin East Lynn Alfred Lundberg Swedish Baptist Church of Boston Sandsvall Sweden Zettervall Chicago Newton Theological Seminary

Dedham Bride Weds Nelson Bonner at St Marys Church

At St Marys Church Dedham Miss May Catherine Hogan daughter of Mr and Mrs George H Hogan of Hotel Dedham Bry ant street married Nelson Bonner of Newton The Rev John H Fleming officiated Attendants were Miss Nellie J Hogan and Charles H Hogan A buffet luncheon reception followed at the Hogan home Guests came from Boston Dedham West Roxbury Newton Hyde Park Somerville Cambridge Norwood Roslindale Forest Hills and Portland Me After a trip to Old Orchard Beach the couple will reside in Newton

Dedham St. Mary’s Church John H. Fleming May Catherine George H. Hogan Hotel Dedham Bryant Street Nelson Bonner Newton Nellie J. Hogan Charles H. Hogan Boston West Roxbury Hyde Park Somerville Cambridge Norwood Roslindale Forest Hills Portland Old Orchard Beach Mrs. Bonner

Sailor Fractures Skull After Fall in Provincetown

Manuel Mayo aged 83 living at 42 Corinth street Provincetown fell on the sidewalk in front of 227 Atlantic avenue yesterday and sustained a fracture of the base of the skull. He was taken to the Relief Hospital in Boston Harbor where his condition is listed as critical. Mayo is a sailor aboard a fishing schooner now in Boston Harbor.

Manuel Mayo Corinth Street Provincetown Atlantic Avenue Relief Hospital Mayo Boston Harbor

Planning Attack On This City Involving Coast Tour

General Leonard A Wood and Adjutant General Brigham conduct a coast tour of Massachusetts to select landing and base points for a potential army assault on Boston in midsummer. Wood departs Boston for southern parts of the state to assess suitable invasion locations with War Department guidance.

Leonard A. Wood U.S. A Brigham Massachusetts War Department Boston Wood

Coast defenses map Boston attack drill underway

War game simulates a south shore landing to threaten Boston with eight thousand invaders and seven infantry regiments while a seven regiment defense marshals nine militia units plus cavalry and field batteries. General Pew coordinates defense from Washington as General Wood leads reconnaissance. The War Department budgets $500000 for munitions and damages.

Cape Buzzards Bay Boston Wood Pew Washington War Department Worcester Springfield Holyoke Orange Pittsfield Northampton Greenfield Adams Wakefield Fitchburg Lowell Framingham Marlboro Stoneham Concord Charlestown Milford Newton Plymouth Medford Waltham Woburn Attleboro Hingham Malden Hudson Lawrence Clinton Coast Artillery W. W. Weatherspoon War College

Have a Holstein Cow In Your Kitchen

A Ventura advertisement extols Van Camp's evaporated milk as pure rich milk and cream on tap. It promises sanitary dairies with Holstein cows, no waste, and costs under six cents per quart when bought by case. The copy warns condensed milk is not suitable for cooking and claims Van Camp's is superior to other evaporated milks.

van Camp’s van Camp

Judge Rules Alimony For Snow In Suffolk Court

In Suffolk Equity Court Judge Richardson orders Godfrey E Snow 27 of Malden to pay his wife Sarah J Snow a weekly alimony of five dollars while she pursues divorce. Snow erupts in court calling the decision unjust as the estranged couple, married since 1908, live apart with a baby and Snow's disability from a prior accident. Snow's wife alleges sustained mistreatment and excessive drinking since their marriage, and she currently resides with her mother in Dorchester.

Richardson Equity Court Suffolk County Godfrey E. Snow Malden Sarah J. Snow Snow Revere Dorchester

War Against Peanut Stands in Gloucester

In Gloucester on July 7, Mayor Parsons and Alderman Merchant clash over peanut roasters and fruit stands. Merchant seeks removal and plans obstructions on Main street, while Parsons allows them where owners pay 1 license and post a 1000 bond. Babson refused the fee though he posted bond and faced sidewalk obstruction charges.

Gloucester Parsons Alderman Merchant Main Street Babson

Boys' prank burns baby in Fall River tragedy

In Fall River on July 7 four year old Marie Pealow of 72 Tower street was badly burned when brothers Walter and Roy Byron played with a blazing ball of cotton waste. Roy threw it to Walter who failed to stop it and Marie caught flames. Thomas Porter near by smothered the fire with a rug but she is expected to die within hours as a physician notes her mortal injuries.

Fall River Marie Pealow Tower Street Walter Roy Byron Roy Marie Thomas Porter

Bail Cut in Charles 8. Stuart Case After Larceny Charge

Bail for Charles 8. Stuart, convicted in the business chance cases, was reduced from 12900 dollars to 9600 dollars after his rearrest on a new larceny charge following the jury verdict.

Charles 8. Stuart

Old St. Stephen's to Hold Festival at Oak Island

The midsummer festival of St. Stephen's Church North End will be at Oak Island Grove on Wednesday July 14. The 1842 parish shows strong old ties with 1400 current members and a large reunion of past and present North Enders aiding the parochial plant. An energetic committee has organized a program of sports games and amusements for all ages.

Old St. Stephen’s Oak Island St. Stephen's Church North End Oak Island Grove John B. McMahon Archdiocese of Boston St. Stephen's North Ienders

Francis E Clark Re elected Leader Of Christian Endeavor

The Rev Francis E Clark is re elected president of the United Society of Christian Endeavor at the 24th International convention in St Paul. Trustees also re elected officers including William Shaw H N Lathrop Amos R Wells and George W Coleman A new national home site in Boston was reported costing about 150000 with 50000 cash on hand. Clark called the year the best the society has known and noted a shift toward inter denominational fellowship.

William Shaw H. N. Lathrop Amos R. Wells G. B. Graff Patriots’ League George W. Coleman Builders’ Union R. P. Anderson John G. Huber Dayton O. George W. Coleman Christian Citizenship Boston Francis E. Clark Christian Endeavor United Society

Marmola Tablets Promise Fat Reduction in Summer Diets

An advertisement touts Marmola prescription tablets as a safe fat reducer taken after meals. It claims the pills convert meals into blood nourishment, stop fat production, and reduce flesh at 12 to 15 ounces per day, priced 75 cents and available from drug stores or The Marmola Company Detroit dept. 197.

Marmola Company Detroit Mich

FIX TAX ON 500 POWER TOWERS

Fitchburg July 7 Twenty one assessors from Fitchburg and surrounding towns met with Chairman Edward Ackley to determine the assessment of about 600 towers used by Connecticut River Power Company. Valuation set at 250 dollars per tower and tax to be paid to each municipality. First case in Massachusetts on this electric power operation.

Fitchburg Leominster Clinton Sterling Lancaster Gardner Winchendon Westminster Royalston Edward Ackley David I. Walsh Connecticut River Power Company Worcester County Massachusetts New England Pioneer Electric Power Syndicate

Miss May Sutton to Wed Capitalist

Miss May Sutton of Pasadena world champion tennis player will marry Harry B. Hall banker and capitalist of Mexico City. The engagement was announced here yesterday and the wedding date has not been set.

San Francisco May Sutton Pasadena Harry B. Hall Mexico City

Cuticura Remedies Restore Health and Help Baby Scurion

George M Hall of Brushton New York reports three months laid up with a bad ankle ulcer healed after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Elixir. He also notes the soap cleared head conditions in his baby. This advertising testimonial date cited as December 24 1908.

George M. Hall Brushton N. Y

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Washington and Winter Streets Lions Mitchell & Kronenberg Co New York City Bell Telephone Christine Westin Jonas P. Zettervall Lynn Linner—Hogan Sailor van Camp Packing Co Indianapolis, Ind Godfrey Snow Tayes Postum Cereal C » Limited Raith Se Stork, Inc Postum Cereal Co., Ltd Battle Creek Stuart St. Stephen’s Church Cuticura Amy Geissler South Seventh St Omaha Neb Potter Drug & Chem Columbus Ave Mass
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