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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1908
Page
7
Mrs Russell Sage has sent Miss Mary Tillinghast to trace the Sage lineage and her late husband’s origins. The project aims to prove royal blood and to prepare a published history of the Sages on both sides.
Fra Elbertus urges business success through discipline and honesty. He cautions against nightlife cards ruining daytime work, stresses rest, outdoor activity, frankness, equality, and resilience. He promotes generosity, self restraint, and perseverance, noting true leaders inspire others to work.
London observers report that women are growing taller due to increased outdoor activity and sports. Physicists say height trends could shift social roles as women approach male stature, while the public notes ongoing changes in physique from a century ago.
John C. Marshfield of Boston urges the city to license lodging house conductors, require an occupant register sworn by a justice, and place bonds under a government system. He argues houses should be run by men and publicly regulated, with inspections and annual fees. The letter is dated July 26, 1908.
A July 25 letter from Frank Fay of Lagrange Street appeals for a lodging house commission to oversee reforms. He cites numerous faulty conditions including vice gambling and cliques and argues two thirds of lodging houses in Bose need a thorough cleaning out.
A warrant is out for the arrest of H. W. Gazell, secretary treasurer of the Farmers and Merchants' Banking Company, which recently closed its doors. Gazell is charged with embezzling 33325 dollars of the bank's funds.
The article notes Evangelist W C Evarts will preach at Clarendon Street Baptist Church next Sunday at both services. Rev C A Davis of England preached yesterday. Dr Minifle’s return delayed by using Rev J A Francis as interim pastor for five Sundays. Dr Berle spoke at Shawmut Church about The Power of Suggestion. Frederick B Fisher will vacation in Muncie Indiana August. Park Street Church to undergo summer repairs. Dr Perry plans outdoor evening service at Warren Avenue Church if weather allows. Dorchester Park outing for First Methodist Church on Wednesday July 29 with 2 pm departure. rain date set.
At the Suf folk County quarterly convention delegates were named and a telegram announced that the national Catholic Order of Hibernians and the Ladies Auxiliary voted at Indianapolis to affiliate with the American Federation of Catholic Societies. Delegates to the Boston national convention include Rev. George J. Patterson, Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, Rev. James Hayes, Rev. F. X. Dolan, Henry Wessling, Thomas Dwight, Timothy J. Brinnin, Daniel P. Toomey, Jos. A. Sheehan, James F. Conway, Henry V. Cunningham, Miss M. A. O'Keefe, Matthias Brock, Matthew Cummings, N. J. Carroll, Thomas Sproule, Charles V. Casey, Dennis Sheehan.
Henry Russell named director of the Boston Opera Company and in Paris at the Hotel Astoria to recruit artists for the fall 1909 launch. Florencio Constantino engaged as principal tenor for the company, lauded as superior by audiences in the United States and Europe.
Recipes and tips from Boston Brockton and Somerville contributors include a wine jelly with whipped cream using maraschino cherries and sherry, a chocolate vanilla custard mould, and fruit storage advice. MRS GEORGE P AYRES MRS PERCY TI BUMPUS MRS W C WEST contribute.
Boston readers recall Carl Muck as a beloved conductor of the Symphony Orchestra with Mrs Muck strongly attached to the city. He seeks imperial permission to depart Germany for the season, hoping the Kaiser grants leave, which would bring him back to lead the ensemble for 1909 10 and please local music fans.
A witty column contrasts male and female friendship with platonic risks and sparks. It quips about love’s perils, male faults, and marriage as a contract granting one man the right to criticize. The piece closes with the adage about kissing and paying the cost.
Paris and London buzz over Marian Gilhooly Lawrie, a young American pianist using the pseudonym Natalie Ingraham. She impressed with Schumann Fantasie and secures the first concert as soloist with the London Symphony Orchestra at Queen's Hall next November. She hails from Elizabeth, New Jersey, daughter of Judge P. H. Gilhooly, and splits time between New York society and Europe, currently summering at Sea Cliff, Nantucket.
Dear Miss Champagne counsel to a 25 year old client about whether to pursue a fickle former lover who recently signaled renewed interest. The reply says the decision hinges on his feelings, urging patience, empathy, and weighing her possible motives before pursuing or abandoning the relationship.
Vienna authorities report that after the Ring Theatre fire of December 1881 a large investment funded survivor welfare. A dividend of 175 dollars per person was declared and now provides a small lifelong pension for the theatre waifs.
This Chicago report recounts Lillian Beatrice Watkins a light skinned woman who passed as white and killed herself after confessing a secret romance to a lover who later married another woman and died by suicide in Washington Park. The case ties race social pressures and family loss to a fatal sequence.
Jemima insists on a birthday party despite misadventures on the farm. A broken ladder, hungry animals, and a barn confinement lead to a village celebration planned by Joshua. The event becomes a full, joyful gathering with banners, tents, dinner, music, and games.
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