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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1911
Page
3
In Holyoke Massachusetts a leading tailor dies and his stock is sold for spot cash. The sale includes seasonable woolens, grays, blues, flannels and specimens worth 45.00 a suit. Purchasers receive a free extra pair of trousers with each suit ordered, as the seller moves to new quarters at School and Washington Streets.
University of Pennsylvania wins the first intercollegiate balloon race, defeating Dartmouth and Williams for distance and duration. The Philadelphia NI balloon landed at West Peabody at 10:30 p.m. after flying 115 miles in a little over seven hours.
Eight young women led by Miss Dora Willard announce a petition to erect an enclosure at Revere Beach for nude sea bathing. They argue suits hinder progress and the cold water benefits skin. they plan to push for a closed inclosure similar to the one at L Street with legal action to follow.
The Philadelphia N A F Atherbolt pilot and George A Richardson of the University of Pennsylvania descended in woods on Charles Sanders estate in West Peabody after a storm forced them to shelter in their basket. They reached an altitude of 12 000 feet over Fitchburg before landing. They left North Adams yesterday afternoon, while the Dartmouth balloon Boston piloted by Jay Benton with John W Pearson aboard landed at 6 30 p m in West Pelham, Mass, 41 miles from North Adams, after three hours and 15 minutes airborne. An hour and a quarter later Williams...
Balloon Stevens No 27 piloted by H P Shearman and passenger K T Price launched from North Adams, 66 miles by air to Paxton. A cross current pushed the craft northeast, then wind shifted toward the Massachusetts coast at sunset. A sudden flash, darkness, and confusion led the crew to throttle for a risky descent in the dark.
Two balloonists descended through a dark forest, landed in a small clearing after rough bumps, spent the night in a tent arrangement in the open, and were hospitably hosted at the Sanders residence. The balloon was later shipped to Philadelphia amid prize announcements for distance and endurance races by Williams College alumni and local sponsors.
Boston will likely join the White Rats vaudeville actors union in a strike against managers by the end of the month or July first. Chicago will declare the action first on June 15 if demands for better conditions and recognition are not met.
The Vaudeville Actors Protective Association demands better backstage conditions and fair contract terms with managers and booking agents. Harry Mountford issued an ultimatums threatening to close any theatre employing non union actors as hundreds more join, while White Rats backs a wider walkout between Chicago and the Pacific if terms fail.
A non sectarian celebration marks the 50th anniversary of Cardinal Gibbons priesthood and 25th year of his cardinalate in Baltimore. Governor Crothers will preside with principal addresses by Taft Sherman Roosevelt Clark White Root and Cannon.
Washington reports a House committee sharpens focus on a 368000 payout during the Roosevelt era to John W Foster for Mrs Georgiana Amidon. Foster and son in law Robert Lansing allegedly earned 184118.50 each through handling the Ward estate claim tied to General Ward and the Boxer indemnity fund.
The piece explains how influence was exerted on the Roosevelt administration during the psychological moment with Boston as the hub. It details a claim by General Ward against the Chinese government that started near $100 and swelled to 868,237 when paid, highlighting a case of unusual interest.
Bishop John W. Hamilton assisted at the dedication of the First Italian Methodist Episcopal Church at 21 North street. The church grows from the Boston Seamen's Friend Association on Hanover street with Rev. A. S. Di Micelli as pastor. Three hundred dollars was raised for maintenance. Four baptisms and one afternoon funeral occurred. Speakers included Rev. Joel M. Leonard and Pastor Di Micelli.
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