Army of clubwomen convenes across Massachusetts region
A convention brings in women from Boston suburbs and beyond. Notables from Chicago area join delegates as boards meet at Ven dome and Symphony Hall with a 1 PM Professionals breakfast at Westminster and activities in the afternoon and early evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army OF Clubwomen
Chicago
Alice B. Wiles
Adelaide F. Bell
Gertrude B. Welty
E. S. Dewey
E. Mitchell
Willis Moore
W. H. Hutson
B. F. Wheeler
George P. Vosbreck
A. W. Goss
I. S. Blackwelder
F. D. Hodg
Symphony Hall
Westminster
Massachusetts
Useful Hints to House Keepers Coat Linoleum for Longer Life
A coat of Natural Jap lac applied over linoleum or oil cloth doubles its life by preserving the original varnish that would otherwise wash away or wear off.
Weather Beatens Front Doors With Jap-a-lac Paint
Jap-a-lac restores faded front doors making them look new. Use the color closest to the old finish for best results.
Screen coating advice for window and door screens
Spring maintenance guidance recommends coating window and door screens with Jap a lac. Apply Brilliant Black on the wire and Mahogany Oak Cherry or Walnut on the frames to renew appearance and prevent rust on the wire cloth.
Porch Furniture Finishes with Jap-a-lac for Spring
Protect and beautify porch furniture each spring using Jap-a-lac. Best to match the old finish color but you may choose Red or Green Jap-a-lac for a color refresh.
Wicker Furniture Refinished with Mahogany to Malachite
Mahogany and Ox-Blood red coats for wicker and other finishes praised. White Jap a lac is claimed to look better than new.
Jap a lacs for metal preservation and beautification
The notice promotes Jap a lacs finishes to preserve water pipes furnaces radiators hot water tanks and iron fences using products Gold Aluminum Dead Black or Brilliant Black for protection and appearance.
Picture frames and lamps receive rich new finishes
Frames, candelabra, fixtures and lamps are refinished in gold aluminum or dead black jap alac. The dead black creates a wrought iron look, renewing many pieces beyond belief.
Restoration of old vehicles and implements offered
Old automobiles carriages wagons and agricultural tools can be refreshed with Japanese lacquering in Brilliant Black Red Green or Empire Blue. The process promises a near showroom finish, costs are nominal and work can be done by an inexperienced person.
JAP-A-LAC Finish For Floors And Woodwork
JAP-A-LAC is a versatile household product promoted for finishing old or new floors and woodwork. It is advertised as usable in numerous applications from cellar to garret and suggested to consult a paint dealer for purchase.
Children Missing From River Front Found Safe
Two young brothers aged 5 and 3, Tommy Summers and Willie Summers, posed on Huntington Chambers steps as a crowd gathered. Back Bay police had been tracing the boys for hours along the river front and Fenway before the impromptu reception drew attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington Chambers
Tommy Summers
Willie
Back Bay
River Front
Fenway
Massachusetts Avenue
Why Vice Presidential Nominee Was Dubbed Short Weight Jim
Washington reports recount how Congressman James S. Sherman earned the nickname Short Weight Jim after a 1906 debate on the pure food law. Sherman, a vegetable canner by trade, fought to require accurate labeling of contents, gaining critics' respect and the moniker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Washington
James S. Sherman
Congress
Sherman
Congressman Mann
Illinois
Mann
Captain Baker built Jamaica prosperity through banana trade
Captain Baker transformed relations with Jamaica by cultivating bananas with system and shipping to Boston, helping the island’s economy. He founded the Boston Fruit Company, led the United Fruit Company, and was honored by Jamaicans with a silver tea service. He spent time in Wellfleet and Jamaica, was a Methodist leader, and died with services planned at the First Methodist Church Wellfleet. He is survived by three sons Lorenzo Jr Reuben Joshua and daughter Martha. Funeral at First Methodist Church Temple Street Wellfleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Baker
Boston
Jamaica
Boston Fruit Company
Great United Fruit Company
First Methodist Church
Boston University
Baker Yacht Basin Corporation
Cape Cod Steamship Company
Nipe Bay Company
Cuban Fruit Company
Well
Complimentary Boston Symphony Hall Concert Tonight
A free 8:30 PM concert features members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall. The program showcases selected works by renowned composers and offers an accessible evening of classical music for the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symphony Hall
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Captain Lorenzo Baker Dies at Parker House
Biography of Captain Lorenzo D. Baker focuses on his ventures from 1879 to Jamaica where he pioneered banana importation to the United States. He tested moving cargo from Port Morant to New York, facing spoilage but learning about tropical fruit trade and returning to Jamaica to secure 1400 banana bunches.
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Lorenzo D. Baker
Parker House
Orinoco
Jamaica
Port Morant
America
Boston
Cuba
Captain Baker
New York
Port Antonio
Island
Child injured by pocket firecrackers in Union Park street
A five year old named Frank Crowley of 10 Union Park Street was burned when a cluster of firecrackers in his pocket ignited while he walked home. He sought hospital care after the blast caused excitement in the neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Crowley
Union Park Street
Unions vote to send delegates to mass meeting in June
More than 400 trade unions in the state vote to send delegates to a mass meeting at Fanend Hall on June 80 under the State Branch A F L posters to protest the Legislature's defeat of the peaceful picking bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanend Hall
A. F. of L
Taft heads to Yale then New Haven events
Secretary of War William H Taft leaves Cincinnati for New York en route to Yale University for commencement Yale corporation class day graduation and the Yale Harvard boat race He plans summer stays in Hot Springs Va Murray Bay and Cincinnati with a July 1 sub committee meeting delaying national chairmanship decisions
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Cincinnati
William H. Taft
New York
James L. Williams, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Yale
Yale Corporation
University
Taft
Murray Bay
Canada
State Root
Frank H. Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Clitchcock
Washington
Fatal auto crash near Hempstead in racing incident
A big touring car carrying five people collided with a stationary car near Hempstead Long Island. J. K. Arosemina of New Rochelle died after the crash and his family and others were injured. The incident occurred while the cars were racing at high speed and attempting to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hempstead
L. I
J. K. Arosemina
New Rochelle
N. Y
Arosemina
Turnpike
Nassau Hospital
Record of a Hot Day at Revere Beach
Thousands flocked to Revere Beach as the heat wave drew crowds to the bath house. At 4 PM a long line formed for bathing suits and a cooling breeze tempered the day. Two bulldogs fought, injuring a hand. a horse attack left a ten year old with puncture marks on the chest before rescue and medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere Beach
Bath House
Maps Flake the one wheat food that digests all
A marketing pitch extols Maps Flake as all food since it uses a 96 hour starch digestion process. It describes steam cooking six hours, thinning flakes, 30 minutes at 400 degrees, and maple syrup flavor to entice children. Claims unique digestibility and hotel dining service.
Trains Collide in Providence. One Dies
In Providence on the New York New Haven Hartford line a rear end collision of a passenger and a freight train at Orms street bridge left engineer George L. Buteau 82 dead and fireman A Schofield 24 with a fractured skull and likely fatal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Orms Street Bridge
George L. Buteau
Ruggles Street
A. Schofield
Charles Street
Malden Woman Dragged by Tram Car in Fatal Incident
Mrs. Sarah Webster, 65, of 558 Main Street, was struck by a Malden and Melrose car at Main Street and Mountain Avenue. She suffered a fractured skull a compound fracture of the right leg and possible internal injuries. She was dragged about 380 feet and is in critical condition at Malden Hospital.
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Malden
Sarah Websster
Main Street
Malden and
Melrose
Mountain Avenue
Webster
John Fromsbee
Orient Street
Malden Hospital
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Nineteen Hundred
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Natick
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Ladies’ Physiological Institute
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G. A. Kaiser Co
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New England Woman’s Club
Grundmann Studios
Clarendon Street
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Revere
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Mich
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