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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1908

Page

3

Gale and Kent Tailors Promote Summer Suits in Boston

Melvin Williams for LE & KENT thanks Greater Boston for 20 percent May trade gain and urges summer suit purchase. GALE & KENT at 96 Court Street offers cash-only, mid-priced light-weight suits $15 to $25, claiming 15 years of growth, quality fit, and steady customer retention.

Pesieve LE & Kent Greater Boston Gale & Kent Court Street Scollay Square America 96 Court Street Kent Boston

Cardinal Gibbons Prize Won by Am mendale Student

Am mendaleMd June 7 Julius Algier of the Christian Brothers Institute Am mendale Md won the Cardinal Gibbons gold prize as Maryland and District of Columbia college competition for best essay on Maryland colonial history.

Ammendale Cardinal Gibbons Maryland District of Columbia Julius Algier Christian Brothers’ Institute

Remember the Name Procter & Gamble Naphtha Soap

Classic advertisement urges readers to try Procter and Gamble Naphtha Soap. It describes the white soap in a blue and white wrapper and claims it is the best for laundry. The copy promises it saves time and money and persuades grocers to stock P and G Naphtha Soap.

P. & G. Naphtha Procter & Gamble

Balfe Honored in Dublin Lecture on Life and Works

Charles F Forester praised Michael William Balfe on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The County Dublin Association heard Forester in Huntington Chambers Hall attest Balfe's role in English ballad opera and his lasting classical fame. The event included a Balfe themed concert and readings from Maurice O Neil and a large roster of soloists.

Michael William Balfe Charles F. Forester County Dublin Association Huntington Chambers Hall Balfe Dublin Irc Mr. Forester O’rourke Mme. Vestris Paul Pry Malfe Rowsey Abbey Hertfordshire Maurice O’neil C. F. Forester John Bates Charles O’neil Daniel Sheridan John Lenehan P. A. Conroy Alban Calaghan Mary Kelly Mary Coughlin John Farrell Katherine Shine Association Chorus of 25 Voices

Central Labor Union Opposes Merger Bill and Eight Hour Demand

At a recent meeting the Central Labor Union passed a resolution urging its legislative committee and the State branch to press legislators to oppose the merger bill and force New Haven road to sell its Boston and Maine stock. They also pledged delegates to back only candidates supporting a universal eight hour law. President Maloney and Vice-President Hines were named delegates to a June 30 protest at Faneuil Hall. The Cohen-Driscoll committee reported receipts of $9,816.84 and aims to reach $10,000 by the next meeting.

Central Labor Union Legislative Committee State Branch New Haven Boston & Maine Maloney Hines A. F. of L Faneuil Hall Congress Cohen-Driscoll John M. Gillespie Cornelius P. Shea The International Union Chicago Wardwell Cambridge Cambridge City Cambridge Lower Hall Cambridge City Men’s Union Carpenters' District Council Hanover Street Cambridge Central Labor Union A. F. of State Senate Lipshultz Bakers’ Union 7 Twas International All Eters Aiians New Haven Frerent Wandiers Union Arthur M. Huddell Steam Engineers’ Union Pittsburg Boston Building Laborers’ Union 223 William H. O’brien James J. MecGarty Boston Commercial Telegrapherg Craft Michael J. Reidy International Executive Board Sheet Metal Workers’ Union Edward J. Byrnes Sand and Tip Cart Drivers’ Union Brotherhood of Team Drivers Detroit Hibbard Lamplighters’ Union Building Trades Section Harrison Avenue Transatlantic Steamship Clerks Assembly 1648

Winslow W. Avery Dies Ex Legislator at 72

Winslow W. Avery former Massachusetts legislator for 1880 and 1881 died suddenly at his Plymouth home aged 72. He had been in the newspaper publishing business in Plymouth and Montpelier Vermont, where he was born.

Plymouth Winslow W. Avery Massachusetts Montpelier

Mrs Amanda C Thomas Seeks 8000 Damages From Tyler Morse

New York reports Mrs Amanda C Thomas has attached property of Tyler Morse claiming damages to furnishings in a Fifty fifth Street flat leased by Morse. The attachment amount is 8000 dollars and concerns alleged actions by Morse and a prize winning dog.

New York Amanda C. Thomas O. F. Thomas Tyler Morse Boston Beverly Mass Morses

Fancy Flat Leased to Morses Becomes Dreary Wreck

Mrs. Thomas sues claiming the Wy oming apartment flat changed from a lavishly furnished seven room home to a damaged desolation during the Morse occupancy. She cites expensive imported furnishings and tapestries damaged by tenants and their dog. An expert estimated repair costs at about 8000 dollars.

Loraine Wyoming Fifty-fifth Street Seventh Avenue Tyler Morses Morse Beverly Thomas Thomases Morses

Beef Prices Rise Again Centering on Cattlemen Action

Beef costs climb by one to two cents per pound from Saturday as wholesale dealers blame cattlemen for withholding stock. They say the beef trust is being squeezed in retaliation, driving prices higher for consumers.

Beef Trust

Pearl Dawson to wear first Boston made sheath gown

Miss Pearl Dawson known as The Little Girl in Blue will wear a Tremont production gown described as a replica of a landmark Directoire sheath. The gown, made in Boston, will debut during the third week of the show A Knight for a Day at the Tremont Theatre.

Tremont Directoire

Publisher Quinby of Detroit is Dead

Detroit journalist William Emory Quinby longtime editor and proprietor of the Detroit Free Press and former U S minister to The Netherlands died at Grace Hospital after a three month illness He was 73 born in Brewer Maine in 1835 He served in The Hague from 1893 to 1897

Detroit, Mich William Emory Quinby Detroit Free Press United States Netherlands Grace Hospital Quinby Brewer Hague

Brotherhood divisions resist Coyle suspension at Boston & Maine

Lowell and Nashua divisions of the Brotherhood of Railroad Employees denounce R P Neil suspension of General Chairman P J Coyle. They reaffirm confidence in Coyle and anticipate similar actions by other Boston & Maine lodges amid tensions over board conduct and a recent convention review.

P. J. Coyle Boston & Maine Railroad System Board of Adjustment R. P. Neil Brotherhood of Railroad Employees Lowell Division Nashua Division Coyle Brotherhood Lowell Nashua Boston & Maine System Board of Adjustment and Arbitration Boston Boston & Maine System Board of Adjustment and Arbitration Adjustment Board Barnes Messrs. Coyle The International

Labor notes on union activities and upcoming events in Boston

A Boston labor page lists union committee work for the Or der of Railway Conductors convention, July 12 excursion plans, and officer elections in Bay State Lodge and other locals. It notes organizing tours by the Teamdrivers and candidacy updates, wage talks, mass meetings, and summer meeting schedules across several trades and locals.

Boston Lodge 97 of Brotherhood of Railroad Order of Railway Conductors Boston Rocky Point Crescent Park P. J. Cronin Carman Bay State Lodge Brotherhood of Raiilroad Carmen Star of the East Lodge Cronin John J. Gallagher Thomas Sadler Daniel Collins William O. Nye John Dryden William Sullivan Thomas Boles Ridward J. Trainor William Nye Washington Street Park Department Assembly K. of L Patrick McKenzie Charlestown Wells Memorial Building Frank McClusky Journeymen Horseshoers International Daniel J. Tobin The Brotherhood of Teamdrivers New England

Maple Flake promises digestible wheat breakfast food

An advertisement touts Maps-Flake as a maple flavored wheat flake breakfast item. It claims 96 hours of processing to achieve digestibility, warns against faster methods, and offers a coupon for a free 15 cent sample to readers and their grocers.

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