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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
16
The collection features SO-E-ZIE Shoes priced at $1.98 with style and comfort rivaling higher priced pairs. Available in tan calf, golden brown, patent coltskin, gun metal, buckskin, and more, plus ankle strap pumps and various named styles, all colors and sizes priced from $1.98 to $4.00.
The charter bill moved to its third reading in the Senate by a 25 to 6 party-line vote. Debate was heated with incidents including Senator Lodge and a remark by Senator Patrick H. O’Connor accusing Crosby, the committee chair, of seeking directions from the GOP leadership in Washington.
President Treadway struggled with the gavel as senators debated the charter bill. Senator Doyle urged preserving the street commission election tradition while Senator Teeling of Charlestown warned the Mayor held too much power and argued Horton residents deserved greater influence.
Senator Crosby outlined two aims for the charter proposal, placing mayor and council accountability and creating a permanent Finance Commission appointed by the Governor for absolute publicity. The roll call shows 25 yes votes, 6 no votes, and several abstentions or nonvoters.
Mrs. Charles Whicher of Green street Forest Hills gave birth aboard an East Walpole streetcar arriving about 10 pm to Dedham. A six pound boy was delivered with Dr. F P Drew in attendance before mother and child were moved to the home on Washington street. Both are reported doing well.
Harvard Night at Symphony Hall features the regular orchestra program plus performances by the Harvard Glee Club. The night will include fanfare pieces and works by Verdi Wagner and Meyerbeer alongside selections from Handel and other composers performed by students and the Harvard University orchestra.
Mrs William H Taft and children are due at the Stetson villa on Hospital Point June 20. President Taft will follow in early July after the Lake Champlain tercentenary celebration.
Within days an advance guard of stewards and servants will arrive. In July about 200 clerks from Washington will occupy summer quarters in the Board of Trade building offices being fitted. The stable is ready for six Taft automobiles and three saddle horses, with grounds closed to the public. President Taft is an honorary member of Jubilee Yaenht Mub and is being courted by other clubs.
Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic at the State House convened yesterday to authorize a formal complaint to the Boston school committee over an alleged insult to the American flag by Brighton High School headmaster Frederick A. Tupper during G A R exercises. Edward A. Skelton of Gettysburg Post reported British flags displayed and Old Glory left in a cellar. a hearing date may be set at the next school committee session.
Frenzied dash by Fireman Kirkwood and Engineer Gowen saves a ten month old baby on a Boston and Maine train near Franklin Street. The crew halted the engine and a daring leap along the locomotive side yielded the child just before impact. Investigators sought the infant’s name amid the rescue aftermath.
Captain C R Chipman of the coastwise schooner Aetna from Bangor, Maine, sailed into Boston after defying a Newport deputy sheriff and removing a keeper aboard to collect a $3000 salvage claim. Chipman said he would not be bluffed and planned to seek his rights in Boston. The Aetna had survived a fire near Newport on May 21, as shown by a charred stern.
Seven more Harvard seniors may be suspended as the administrative board investigates a Tuesday morning incident after a heated race from Boston in two taxicabs. Two students were summoned to the college office for a dean's reprimand and told their cases would be considered.
Six seniors celebrated ahead of the senior picnic by hiring two taxis to Cambridge and waking dormitories in the early hours. Cutler and Fish were suspended after two men were summoned to the dean and officers seek other offenders. The discipline board weighs drastic action as families and teams react.
A Boston and New York advertises George's Garments offering factory made clothing tailored for various sizes with high class touches. It markets Georges Model Garments with distinctive ready to wear suits and overcoats priced from $10 to $35 and higher for custom ranges up to $75.
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