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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1909
Page
5
Park commissioners acting at Mayor Hibbard's request agreed to acquire land for a playground in Ward 17. The Mayor signed a $45,000 draft to cover part of the purchase, with total cost about $65,000 for a 180 200 square foot parcel on Norfolk Avenue near Shirley Street extending toward Massachusetts Avenue.
President Taft and General Clarence R. Edwards defeated Senator Bourne of Oregon and Captain Butt in a golf match. The June 7 contest added another victory to Taft's growing list of wins.
A Royal Academy painting of Prime Minister Asquith by S. J. Solomon was defaced when the slogan Votes for women was pasted over it. The incident occurred in London on June 7 as part of ongoing suffrage protests affecting public art displays.
A testimonial asserts Dr Williams Pink Pills cure sciatic rheumatism. It details George H Owen of South Framingham Massachusetts who suffered years of back pain, weight loss, and weakness before recovery after using the pills. The ad urges readers to try the remedy and provides purchase details.
The Boston-1915 movement drew merchants from New England, led by Ogden and Storrow, praising Boston's role in coordinating retail interests. They urged equal pay, profit sharing, and strong Chamber of Commerce ties as key to regional distribution and growth. Attendees included leaders from Henry Siegel Co., Filene’s, Jordan Marsh, and many other regional firms.
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