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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
14
Boston Finance Commission urges city to own street gas lights, proposing three plans. Buy and equip inverted or upright lamps or let Consolidated Gas supply gas for a yearly per lamp fee, with savings estimated from 55,200 yearly under the first two options and 21,900 to 27,240 under the third.
The Finance Commission proposes spending 3100 000 on 12 000 inverted and 235 000 on upright mantles with automatic lighting and extinguishing devices and to accept a five year contract with Consolidated Gas Company at 20 51 per lamp per year if city furnishes lamps. The plan aims to cut costs from 23 60 to about 19 per lamp yearly, save 320 000 in six years, and leaves 100 lamplighters at risk.
After two years the four 12 inch guns of Fort Hamilton Brooklyn fired a harborward test. The salvo drew crowds as projectiles landed beyond the harbor toward Coney Island. No damage occurred though it recalled a deadly Fortress Monroe incident involving smokeless powder.
Cardinal James Gibbons marks his 71st birthday at his Baltimore home this day. A steady stream of prominent visitors and well wishers from around the globe are expected to call and convey congratulations and gifts in abundance.
Born in Baltimore July 23 1834 Cardinal Gibbons spent nearly his life in the city and earned broad respect through public spirit and dignity. After early schooling in New Orleans and education at St Charles College and St Marys Seminary he was ordained in 1861 and rose through church ranks to archbishop of Baltimore and leader at the third plenary council in Rome. His career included roles in Adramytum in partibus infidelium and vicar apostolic of North Carolina before his Baltimore elevation.
Archbishop William H. O Connell offers birthday tribute praising Cardinal Gibbons as a thorough American, patriotic and devout Christian gentleman. He calls Gibbons a citizen and prelate Rome has honored with its highest dignity, lauding his simple manner and irreproachable conduct.
President Taft's Maine trip highlights Bar Harbor entertaining him with speeches and praise for vacations' health benefits. He endorses longer breaks, cites Judge Strong's 60 days yearly, and praises Maine and Vermont origins of successful men. Taft also notes his own golf prowess as poor.
A teaspoonful added to a glass of water with sugar makes a refreshing drink advertised as superior to lemonades for quick refreshments.
President Taft’s Bar Harbor stay ends as he departs with a merry coaching party. He arrived from the Mayflower yacht and heads toward Seal Harbor with four magnificent horses in tow. The Mayflower moved to Northeast Harbor to anchor for the night with the presidential party aboard.
President Taft at Bar Harbor said Maine summer air resembled champagne in a prohibition state and praised the winters for building a sturdy, never surrendering race.
The Claflin family plans its 56th consecutive annual reunion on July 28 at the John Claflin homestead in Holliston Massachusetts. The event brings together extended family members from New England for a day of fellowship and remembrance.
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