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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
7
A former saleswoman who now owns several houses argues that wealth does not justify looking down on the poor. She says shop girls deserve respect and invites them to her homes, noting the Golden Rule and social unity beyond money.
Delegates from the Canal Zone Federation of Women's Clubs will attend the city convention. Mrs. Thomas B Brown Jr and Mrs Sumner Coolidge head the Panama representation. Alternates include Mrs F C Quimby and Miss J M Beattie. Miss Boswell organized the federation last year with War Department support.
The article notes a large protest gathering expected at Egleston Square Methodist Church to oppose granting a liquor license near the church. It also reports that rebuilding of Mt Belingham Methodist Church in Chelsea will start immediately with support from the state Methodist denomination. Frank Anderson of Gilbert Hall rescue meetings at Tremont Temple is confined to home, delaying Saturday night sessions for several weeks.
Cinderella a Boston department store worker marries Hans Dinkelspiel a short red mustached firm head whose wealth promises freedom from boarding houses. Over time the luxury fades as Hans Dutch ways frustrate her and she questions the cost of a princess life.
Carlton O. Lewis son of a Pittsburgh industrialist wed Miss Anna Soupcoff on June 9 in Phenix Arizona. The groom’s mother, Mrs J L Lewis, is at her Lake Erie summer home and taken aback by the news. Miss Soupcoff worked as a downtown bookkeeper.
Mrs Hannah Malefsky waited for husband at 1010 South Third street with her 6 month old daughter in her arms while her 3 year old Morris leaned out the window for Papa A startled moment caused the baby to fall to the sidewalk The mother leaped after her child both parents witnessed the fall all three severely injured with no chance of recovery
Roy Percival and Miss Adeline Zaugg of Alton eloped and married at Belleville. Parents learned of the marriage only after long distance calls where the couple announced they were headed next for Jefferson City for their honeymoon.
In Philadelphia on June 19 Judge Bregg of the Desertion Court rules that a husband absent seven years is legally dead unless proven alive. The decision arose after James McKenna was arrested on a desertion charge by his wife.
SHAMOKIN Penn June 19 Miss Hazel Leiby 19 of Elysburg died by drowning in a cistern at her home while preparing a meal she went to draw water the bucket broke loose and the chain gave way causing the fatal plunge.
Daniel Struble aged 75 from Monroeton Bradford County and Eliza A. Barden aged 65 obtained a marriage license and were married in Williamsport Pennsylvania on June 19.
Ellen Urban 17 drank carbolic acid in her Old Forge home as her father lay dying. Her mother had punished her for staying out at night, and Ellen died in Scranton on June 19. The case highlights family strain and a suicide linked to a parent’s illness.
In Asheville North Carolina June 19 Mrs William Collins a prominent society woman armed with a double barreled shotgun surprised and captured W W Byers a well known mountain desperado after he attempted to rob her premises Mrs Collins alerted the police and forced his surrender marking a dramatic vigilante style arrest by a citizen.
The whaling brig Sullivan of Norwich, Connecticut, owned by Dr. George R. Harris and associates, set sail from New Bedford after sperm whales in the Atlantic with a woman aboard as assistant navigator. Captain Heggarty travels with his wife who is listed as assistant navigator.
A former female inmate visited the Reading poorhouse office and urged County Controller Rhoads to fund three false teeth after losing them in a fight with another inmate. The incident occurred in June in Pennsylvania.
Miss Margaret H Thrasher, a housekeeper at the Antlers Hotel in Colorado Springs, inherits 250000 from the estate of Frank Tillotson of Chicago and Pittsfield Mass. Tillotson, a romantic old millionaire, died recently in Los Angeles after a life marked by generous acts.
Remillone charms Cinderella with song and charm while her husband Hans appears plain yet steadfast. A midnight ruse leads Cinderella to confront the lure of glamour and the truth of her marriage. In the end she awakens to Hans’s quiet devotion and her dream dissolves.
A 24-year-old man asks if he should marry his first cousin after mutual affection. The adviser cautions against first cousin marriages, warning of potential misery and guilt from offspring with possible inherited issues, and urges him to abandon the idea for peace.
A collection of practical dishes from readers including lamb shank stew with peas, an omelet using leftover chicken, fig and cranberry pie, and ragout Espanol with a mix of chicken beef lamb and veal. Recipes credited to Etta L. Rogers, Mrs Henrickson, Mrs F N, and Helen Smith with addresses in Worcester and Lowell.
Mrs Paris Temple Bray filed a waiver on all provisions for her in Mellen Bray's will of Newton. She asked for her lawful share as if her husband had died intestate, contesting the executors decision to divide 1,000,000 among charities or relatives.
Sterling Ill June 19 The Rev Ezra Flory longtime pastor of the Dunkard Church here was committed to a madhouse today His condition stems from worry over his belief he had lied to his congregation while delivering a sermon The arresting idea of sin drove him to a mental breakdown and hospitalization is reported
New York June 19 Judge Hough will sentence 23 wrapping paper producers Monday for forming an illegal trade cartel in restraint of trade. The firms largely belonged to the Fibre and Manila Association, founded in 1906 by John H. Parks. Chicago June 19 Gilbert Wadsworth Barnard 74, noted in Masonic circles, passes away.
Daniel Carroll foreman at Watson's factory and Emma Rhines, both Lynn shoe workers, were secretly married by Judge Stearns in Providence last May. The couple, now on a honeymoon, plan a surprise party at their new home 613 Beach street Revere.
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