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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1906
Page
8
In Watertown on June 15 Mrs. E. C. Peterson rescued her infant son then returned to the smoke filled home at 74 Main Street to guide eight other children to safety as a blaze damaged the residence and ground floor store owned by Ciro Seiplane. The fire began in O Connell's bowling alley from an unknown cause with losses estimated around 10000 dollars.
Miss Helen A Thayer was valedictorian at Cambridge High School graduation exercises. Grace I Nelligan gave the salutatory. The 74 graduates received diplomas as seven men and 67 women were honored. songs and readings followed a piano march and class history.
Section notes a Labor Day parade float plan by United Hatters unions 5 and 6 and statements by the Boston Building Trades and others. Reports on wage proposals to breweries ice plants and federal buildings and upcoming union meetings or elections across local crafts, with several officer elections and organizational notes.
New York June 15 May Yohe the Indian princess and former Lady Francis Hope plans a divorce from husband Putnam Bradlee Strong son of ex mayor Strong of New York. She charts a desertion and non support case with claims of marital breakdown.
Theodore Roosevelt argues against the president's critique of a committee bill on inspection. He cites language about inspectors' access to establishments and says the bill includes valuable, practical provisions, urging precise fixes if any part fails to meet objectives.
A White House meeting with President, James R. Reynolds, Solicitor McCabe, and Rep. Adams of Wisconsin produced a shift in the meat inspection dispute. The President outlined desired changes to the law, and Adams said he would accept the suggestions and push them through the House committee on agriculture.
Friends of Ruth Pike in Cambridge celebrate her year of study at Dean Academy of Franklin as she wins first prize for excellence in her work and for deportment and the spirit shown in her tasks.
Henry H. Rogers, head of Standard Oil, rumored to convert to Christian Science. He aided Charles Brigham on temple plans and supported church funds in New York and Boston. Neighbors note calmer temper. Lawson comments on possible conversion and mockingly cites planned absent treatment.
Senator Bear of Kagt Boston made an unsuccessful bid yesterday to establish retirement pension funds for city employees following an adverse committee on cities report.
Report notes a boy damaged a plate glass window in a store identified as Tanniga apoul Speice and fled the scene without entering the shop. No further details on injuries or pursuing authorities are provided.
Washington June 15 by a 110 to 36 vote the House ended a two year debate on canal financing and decided the Panama Canal should be of the lock type. The body refused to approve buying materials on world markets and favored American workers benefiting from the project built with American taxes.
The Boston Stock Exchange faces talk of a closed shop as messenger boys threaten a strike on Monday June 17. Native Charlestown and Newark brokers are mentioned. managers suppress the uprising by hinting replacements may operate Tuesday. The refrain is if Tom Lawson were boss, doors would be locked Monday.
The bill to provide for interurban electric railways passed the House yesterday after all perfecting amendments were rejected.
Susie L. Tibbetts was appointed fourth-class postmaster at North Wakefield New Hampshire on June 15. The action designates her duties overseeing local mail operations and post office services in the town.
Official Middlesex county notice records Charles L. Tucker dead after electrocution at Charlestown State prison for Mabel Page's murder in Weston. Report states he received 7 12 amperes for eight seconds at 1800 volts, then 250 volts for 30 seconds before legal witnesses pronounced him dead.
A rumor claimed Flor ence Andrews had disappeared from the Tucker home. She denied the report, stating she was at the Tucker residence and had spent the previous evening in Somerville with friends, with Mr. and Mrs. Tucker aware of her whereabouts.
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