Rain Floods Streets and Cellars in Greater Boston
A 1.9 inch rainfall drenched Boston area streets and suburbs flooding cellars and prompting street repairs. More rain in two hours than in May and early June, while the year remains four inches below normal. Weather officials predict unsettled, possibly clearing conditions with more showers and thunder.
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Boston
State House
Weather Bureau
New England
Tremont Street
Winter Street
Cambridge
How Asthma and Hay Fever Victims Find Relief
Asthma and hay fever are diseases of debility caused by poor nourishment. Father John’s Medicine provides nourishing elements easily absorbed to treat asthma hay fever and catarrh. The tonic heals throat irritation and builds strength, with fifty years of history as a successful remedy.
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Father John
Governors from Chicago visiting Boston on special train
The Chicago Association of Commerce delegates, 160 strong, with three Western Governors, arrived in Boston by a nine-car Pullman special. They were received at the Hotel Somerset, which would serve as headquarters during their three day stay. The train departed Chicago shortly after midnight, using Michigan Central New York Central and Boston & Albany lines, completing Albany to Boston in 4 hours 58 minutes, beating the Twenty-First Century Limited schedule by 17 minutes.
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Chicago Association of Commerce
Boston Chamber of Commerce
New Haven
Hotel Somerset
Somerset
Chicago
Michigan Central
New York Central
Boston & Albany
Albany
Boston
Twentieth Century Limited
Chicago Hosts Boston Visitors in 1909 Chamber Exchange
Prominent figures from Kentucky North Dakota South Dakota Illinois and Chicago gather as Boston Chamber of Commerce joins Chicago for a four day visit. Notables include governors Wheeler and Simmons and leaders from finance industry and commerce. A busy itinerary features tours of Beverly Prides Crossing and a Chicago night concert at Symphony Hall.
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Wilson
Kentucky
Burke
North Dakota
Wessey
South Dakota
Francis Simmons
Dineen
Illinois
Harry A. Wheeler
Chicago Association of Commerce
C. S .Cutting
Chicago
David R. Forgan
First National Bank of Chicago
William P. Sidely
Union League Club of
Alexander A. McCormack
W. H. Manns
T. Edward Wilder
Committee On Waterways of
George S. Smith
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Somerset
North Shore
United Shoe Machinery Plant
Beverly
A. Shuman
Oceanside
Magnolia
Henry C. Frick
Prides Crossing
Algonquin Club
Boston Chamber
Symphony Hall
Charles H. Taylor
Louis A. Frothingham
NAME HEADS AT CHARITY CONVENTION
At Ford Hall the National Conference of Charities and Corrections held its annual election. New officers include President Julian W. Mack, first vice president Frederick Almy, second vice president John F. Moors, third vice president Richard C. Gannon, general secretary Alexander Johnson, assistant secretaries Winthrop D. Lane and William J. Doherty, and others K Van Wyck Margaret G Curtis James Reynolds Max Mitchell Rufus L. Smith W. T. Cross. Washington Loan & Trust Company is treasurer.
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Julian W. Mack
Washington
Frederick Almy
Buffalo
John F. Moors
Boston
Richard C. Gannon
Chicago
Alexander Johnson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Winthrop D. Lane
New York
William J. Doherty
K. van Wyck
Milwaukee
Margaret G. Curtis
James Reynolds
Indianapolis
Max Mitchell
Rufus L. Smith
Montreal
W. T. Cross
Columbus
Washington Loan & Trust Company
Boston leaders named to varied committees at conference
New England figures including David F Til ley and Dr Robert A Woods join the committee on supervision and administration while Louis D Brandeis heads the standards of living and labor group. Francis Gavish presided as Henry C Wright and Dr William Friedman spoke on state charity and fiscal control.
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Boston
David F. Tilley
Robert A. Woods
C. C. Carstens
Harvey H. Baker
Roscoe Pound
Frances G. Curtis
Louis D. Brandeis
Joseph Lee
James J. Storrow
Henry C. Wright
New York
Williams. Friedman
State Board of Charities of
Colorado
Is Killed by Own Wagon in Medford Runaway Accident
Fidelle Arnold aged 38 of Somerville, employed by Jackson Caldwell & Co., was killed in a runaway at Riverside avenue and Fourth street Medford. Arnold and Daniel O'Brien were transporting furniture when the whiffletree broke and the horse ran away. O'Brien escaped unharmed. Arnold died after being rushed to Malden hospital.
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Fidelle Arnold
Warren Avenue
Somerville
Jackson, Caldwell & Co
Riverside Avenue
Fourth Street
Medford
Arnold
Patrick O'Brien
O’brien
Malden
Curley Attacks Schools and Officials in Boston Council
Councillor James M. Curley launched a bitter attack on Boston schools and city bodies during the City Council meeting. He targeted the Finance Commission and Director A O Ernst of the Bureau of Municipal Research, accusing collusion to suppress facts in school department management.
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Boston
Finance Commission
A. O. Ernst
Bureau of Municipal Research
James M. Curley
Curley
Ernst
Boston School Department
Sullivan
Bureau of Research
Leen
Ellis
Dr. Leen
Buckley
Hale
Teachers 10 Still Fight On After Senate Vote
The teachers pursue a salary hike after a 24 to 15 Senate defeat with a Governor’s veto looming. Senator Grainger’s tilt aided the bill but two thirds remained out of reach. Teachers vow to press on to win the pay raise.
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Senate
Grainger
Katharine A. Kiggen
City council clash over reform leaders and school issues
Councillor Curley charged reform leaders with collusion and accused Director Ernst of mismanaging the Bureau of Research. He called for resignations and a financial inquiry, but the motion failed. Katharine Kiggen vowed continued pursuit of salary justice for elementary teachers amid vetoed legislation.
Alleged Collusion In Boston Bar Association Scandal
Councillor James M. Curley brands a Boston Bar Association led by many judges and a former Suffolk district attorney as complicit in illegal payments from the city treasury totaling about 40 000 dollars. He claims these sums arose from prosecutions in over 50 disbarment cases since 1885. The City Council tabled the matter.
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Supreme Court
Suffolk County
Boston Bar Association
Boston
Centennial tribute marks Harriet Beecher Stowe birthday
The centenary of Harriet Beecher Stowe is celebrated in many Northern cities with programs led by the Afro-American Women’s Anti-Lynching Society and women’s groups. Speakers include Frank Sanborn and Harvard’s A B Hart. Stowe, wife of Calvin E. Stowe, authored Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She died at 85 and is buried in Andover.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
A. B. Hart
Harvard
E. A. Horton
State Senate
Maud Brooks Parks
Stowe
New England
Lyman Beecher
Calvin E. Stowe
Lane Theological Seminary
Aadover
Old Boston Firms Howe Shoots Old Shirt Line Tumbling Through Time
Over half a century the Howe name tied to New England shirts. The Hub Shirts are made by Howe and Howe at 71 Bromfield street with a lineage from Irving A. Howe founder. The firm passed to nephews and then to Otis W. and William F. Howe, with Otis W. joining in 1901.
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Howe
New England
Howe & Howe
Bromfield Street
Irving A. Howe
Mr. Howe
Rutland
Mass
Boston
Court Street
Washington Street
Woonsocket
Robert A
William F. Howe
Otis W
William F
Howe and Howe
Women Vote Rights Spark Demonstration at Union Meeting
Governor Foss named Mrs Glendower Evans to a Massachusetts wage earning women commission triggering a morning demonstration at Barnard Memorial Hall. The event followed Boston Central Labor Union president William H O'Brien reporting 145 to 1 that the league joined as fraternal delegates and will gain voting membership with men in the A F L.
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Foss
Glendower Evans
Massachusetts
Women’s Trade Union League
Barnard Memorial Hall
Women's Trade Unions
William H. O’brien
Boston Central Labor Union
Typographical Union Names Hubman Head
The New England Typographical Union closes its annual convention in Springfield with officers elected for 1912. Edward M. Martin of Boston becomes president, with James A. Coates of Bridgeport first vice president, Arthur J. Caye of Burlington second vice president, Joseph T. Rainey of Manchester third vice president, and John F. Murphy of Providence as secretary-treasurer. The 1912 meeting site will be Providence, R I.
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Springfield
New England Typographical Union
Providence
RK. I
Edward M. Martin
Boston
James A. Coates
Bridgeport
John F. Murphy
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St. J. T. Connor Co
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Houghton & Dutton
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Y. & A. Bacon
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Legal Premium Co
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Ta. M Marble & Booth
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Melrose Wakefield
M. E. Knight
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Murphy Bros. Co
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