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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
4
Alfred Ingalls of Deen Mass fell victim when a standpipe struck him on an afternoon train out of Portland. He suffered a skull fracture and deep cuts to his face and body and was rushed to the cottage hospital in critical condition.
The tariff plan shifts on approval with a 1 per cent rate and exceptions for mutual insurance profits. Delegates discuss holding company exemptions and a possible inheritance tax swap, while leaders push to balance rate cuts with bill passage. Reynolds directs port procedures as the new act nears operative status.
The collector of port George H. Lyman reported receiving a Washington communication dated yesterday regarding ante tariff rules. The missive outlines policy adjustments and compliance expectations for port operations and import duties.
Fitchburg July 19 final adjustment of Burbank Hospital affairs following last winter hearings saw Dr Freeman A Tower become superintendent and Ada M Whyte retire as matron. Dr George Mcliver interne departs Aug 1. Nurses Clara Lemay and Carrie Miller have left and Charles E Ware’s executive post will be filled.
Henry Harmon Neill longtime real estate editor of the Evening Mail in New York from 1894 and a recognized expert died today after an illness dating from last November. His father H M Neill of New Orleans was a noted cotton expert.
The Satellite makes daily trips from Central wharf at 10 AM to the fishing grounds. Crowds choose the voyage on warm days to enjoy the ride and join the friendly rivalry to catch the largest fish and win the prize.
A pure white Scotch shorthorn bull, valued at $5000 and weighing about 2600 pounds, arrived on the steamer Michigan from Liverpool. Quarantined 40 days at Littleton due to state cattle rules, the eight year old prize winner attracted many onlookers. Alexander Ross of Mansfield, Ohio, represents consignor Carpenter & Ross. Mrs Florence Bailey Swift of Chicago recently completed a 15000 mile Europe tour in a touring car accompanying the bull’s arrival.
The Orpheum presents an indoor, highly artistic Joan of Arc by manager Lindsay Morison’s stock company with Edna Burns as Joan. Howell Hansel as Chichet and cast members deliver dramatic scenes from Domremi to Rouen and the stake. The new indoor staging allows clear storytelling and strong audience reaction.
A historical ad claims Marine Eye Remedy soothes and heals eye ailments. The product markets itself as an eye tonic aiding vision and comfort, appealing to readers seeking quick relief.
Yesterday at Austin and Stone's Museum Marino and McClouskey staged clever bouts from the old world. Mons Reg orell assisted by his wife presented the hirsute slide and weighed items lifted by hair. Sampson the Great and Dugan the sculptor performed strongman and clay modeling stunts amid many other features.
The New Palace Theatre showcases a vibrant week with no dull acts. The program features novelties, notable motion pictures The Hand of Fate The Egyptian Mystery and Caught by the Coupon Craze, plus The Travelettes and other views that please the audience.
The week’s big vaudeville features James Harrigan the tramp juggler with the funniest stage monologue and The Billiken Man a satire on the famed little person both among the Cameraphone acts at Theatre Premier. The Long Brothers perform new illustrated songs and Harry Noonan the boy tenor is the town talk.
The Theatre Comique presented top motion pictures including In the Hands of the Enemy about the Franco-Prussian war. Esther Ray, Gertrude Mann, Elsie Connolly and Carl Fisher performed illustrated songs considered among the best heard at the house.
The Hub Theatre features a major vaudeville bill headlined by Ascott and Maximo European grotesque and comedy pantomimists, Von Hoff comedy mimic, and the Campbells. Also on the program are the ladies' orchestra and current song hits.
Medford Boulevard Summer Theatre presented In Mexico by Matt Ott with Manager J. W. Gorman in charge. The hillside audience laughed heartily as pretty girls appeared in varied costumes and Phil Ott added a new twist on Beauty and the Beast, keeping the show lively throughout.
Twelve teams of returned workers allied with the Shoe Workers' Protective Union refused to work at Carleton and Hunt's factory as the plant reopened after July 3. The union seeks direct talks with Business Agent D. H. Houle over a new price list. Houle contacted Daniel Hunt. secretary N. H. Sheldon of the Shoe Manufacturers' Association was then involved. The joint shop council ordered the walkout, threatening other city shops if terms are not met.
Bowdoin Square Theatre shows A Montana Outlaw drawing large regular crowds. The Western tale centers on Irene Le Grand and Jack the Buster, a boy and girl bound by a marriage promise, with thrilling scenes and rival suitors.
Wonderland presents a fairy spectacle titled Cinderella shown nightly at 8:36. About 50 young performers, led by James Gilbert and Walter Kee, perform the tale of the lost slipper. Combination tickets offer substantial discounts, with children under 12 admitted with an adult before 6 PM.
Paragon Park draws visitors with band concerts and the Johnny Maguire and Parazon quartet singing. Free circus acts include Bennett performing a whirling slide for life and Bigney a 150-foot dive into a water tank.
The New England Dry Goods Association will hold its annual outing at Salem Willows tomorrow with over a thousand attendees. Members depart Rowe's Wharf at 9 20 a m for four hours at the park, then a 3 o clock steamer voyage to Gloucester before returning to Boston. Committee members include J C B Smith C G Ferris and John a Waldo Jr The group numbers more than 500 and many stores may close for the day President Taft was invited but may not attend.
The Globe this week features the Lottie Dwyer trio with Miss Dwyer and dancing boys, a novel singing and dancing act. Harry New headlines as a clever eccentric singing and dancing comedian. Jack Clahane, Marion Merrell and Margaret Hilton provide excellent pictorial numbers.
Norumbega Park features E Hasson and Miss Jenny from Circus Schumann Berlin. Their display on the revolving globe and steep incline awed audiences with hazardous feats while they also perform as equilibrists jugglers and gymnasts offering an engaging act.
A 25 hour ocean voyage between Boston and Halifax is offered by the Plant line on Wednesdays end Saturdays. The three day sea trip provides a cool, inexpensive escape from the heat, attracting many travelers.
Boston Sheet Metal Workers Union 17 asks its international organization to intervene after being suspended from the Boston Central Labor Union. The local claims the Central Labor Union acted illegally beyond its authority in the Sunday action.
Rosa Nouchette Carey, noted novelist, died tonight in London. She began writing in 1868 and produced works such as Robert Ord's Atonement Not Like Other Girls Other People's Lives and the Highway of Fate.
Take a day on the fast steamer King Philip commanded by Captain Edward Dixon for fishing grounds and a sail on the ocean. The voyage leaves Commercial wharf daily at 10 o'clock with lines bait and chowder provided free. Return arrives by 5 45 p m.
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