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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1909

Page

7

Society Across Cities Attend Boston Stadium Pageant

A packed 15 000 crowd from Boston Brookline Newport New York and beyond filled the Stadium for last night’s grand pageant. Notable figures including Gov Eben Draper Harvard figures and many social leaders observed elaborate electrical stage effects and a cavalry battle amid festive attire and a late finish.

Incident on Miss Adams during a theater performance

The article describes Miss Adams moving about behind the scenes offering suggestions to aid artistic execution. She appears as a supernumerary on stage and remains pretty and calm, presenting a contrasting persona before and after the scenes. During the third act the English army is routed leading to audience amusement at the marathon efforts of the defeated characters.

Miss Adams

Noyes Named to Transit Post Rumor Surfaces

Boston transit talks reveal Schoolhouse Commissioner James Beaumont Noyes may be appointed to the Boston Transit Commission. The selection was kept quiet until a Republican leader leaked the plan, with the mayor intending a summer announcement.

James Beaumont Noyes Hibbard Boston Transit Commission

Mayor Offers Transit Commission Post Amid Schoolhouse Vacancy

Commissioner Noyes is offered the Transit Commission seat for three years at $5000 annually while Secretary White is set to be named to Noyes’ former Schoolhouse Commission post. The move follows the death of Thomas J. Gargan, with Noyes replacing Thomas A. Mullen on the Schoolhouse panel and residing on Bay State road.

Noyes Transit Commission White Schoolhouse Commission Louis M. Clark Board of Aldermen Charles Curtis George Upham Transit Board Hibbard Clark Thomas A. Mullen

Bankers Trask Hurt in Auto Crash After Stadium Show

Spencer Trask, prominent New York banker, was knocked unconscious with two broken ribs in an auto collision after a Joan of Arc performance. His companion suffered a deep arm cut. They were treated by Dr. Macy of Cambridge and taken to a Boston hotel at 2 AM in a Harvard Automobile Co car.

New York Frohman Boston Harvard Harvard College Lowell Miss Adams Battery A Burgundy Adams Spencer Trask Joan of Arc Dr. Macy Cambridge Harvard Automobile Company Mitchell Somerville Automobile Company Quincey Street Harvard Square Macy

Fire hazard at Cobb Bates Company bakery injures bakers

A blaze on the fourth floor of 274 Friend Street forced several Cobb Bates Company bakers to flee through smoke and heat. The fire started in the spice room and was confined to the fourth floor, causing about 150 dollars in damage before firefighters contained it.

Cobb Bates Company Friend Street

Knives Used in Milford Union Quarries Clash

In Milford on June 22 the Stone Cutters' Union strike at Wells Brothers' quarries led to two cousins of the foreman rushing Church Block Hall armed with knives to attack union members. The incident followed an unpopular foreman dispute and caused chaos among attendees.

Milford Stone Cutters’ Union Wells Brothers

Ardoleni Kin Clash Sparks Hall Knife Attack

After a strike vote passed, a meeting ended with Cl ariminto Ardoleni and his brother John drawing knives and attacking union men. Charles Sangster learned the vote and the Ardolenis engaged leaders, forcing several to flee as police were called and three men struggled to disarm them.

Clariminto Ardoleni Dominic Ardoleni Charles Sangster John Ardoleni

Open Shop Backed By National Team Owners at Convention

The seventh annual National Team Owners Association convention at the Revere House passed a resolution in favor of the open shop. A committee was appointed to protest duties on hay grain and horses. Officers were elected and the group adjourned to meet in Cincinnati in June 1910.

National Team Owners’ Association Revere House Hupp Tevis St. Louis Isaac Goldberg New York W. D. Quimby Boston W. T. Bancroft Kansas City R. G. Martin Buffalo Congressional Committee of Finance Team Owners E. H. Heinrichs W. L. Hinds Des Moines W. J. MacDevitt Cincinnati A. A. Adams M. J. Tracy Philadelphia P. J. Kennedy Holyoke P. A. Dolan Trenton F. C. Weintz Chicago Lester Parker Albany W. H. Fay Cleveland Hugh C. Moore New York City Rollin G. Martin Ladies’ Auxiliary A. H. Weeks William H. Sayward Master Builders’ Association

Patterson Bound for Maine with Family from Philadelphia

George Stewart Patterson of Philadelphia departed on the Boston and Maine Railway in Private Car 30 of the Pennsylvania road with his wife and children. Patterson is a prominent Philadelphia merchant. The family travels to Bar Harbor for a visit.

George Stewart Patterson Philadelphia Boston & Maine Patterson Quaker City Pattersons Bar Harbor

Heat Prostrations Rise Across New England Cities

Heat wave pushes many to seek shade and breezes as Boston and surrounding cities record high temperatures. Hospitals report prostrations peaking between 2 and 5 pm while crowds flee to parks and rivers. Forecasters warn of more heat with possible showers and wind today. Weather data lists Portland 92 Hartford 92 Providence 90 Albany 92 New York 90 Philadelphia 90. Eastport 62. The warmest June days in recent decades are noted at 98 in 1874 and 88 in 1887.

Boston New England Northfield Revere Winthrop City Point West End Charles Copley Square Federal Building Portland Hartford Providence Albany New York Philadelphia New Orleans Mobile Chicago Eastport

Trains Held Up by Heat on Portsmouth Bridge

Oppressive heat expanded rails on the Portsmouth and Kittery bridge delaying the Boston and Maine eastern division traffic and York Harbor and Beach road service. All freight and passenger trains were halted for nearly two hours after 3 pm with tracks relocated by 5 pm as 98 degrees marked the day’s high at Depot Square.

Portsmouth N. H Portsmouth and Kittery Bridge Boston & Maine Road York Harbor & Beach Road Depot Square

Welcome Boston Hosts 1500 Delegates for Catholic Educational Society

The full committee for the Catholic Educational Society convention in Boston met to finalize arrangements. Sightseeing trolley cars and autos will shuttle delegates to historic sites around Boston, Lexington, and Concord, with harbor excursions by steamboat. Lunches for Sisters will be served at Catholic Union Hall, and 1500 copies of guides to local history have been donated by two publishing firms. Archbishop O Connell to preach at the opening ceremony. Jordan Hall to host the final session with papers by notable Catholic educators.

Catholic Educational Society of the United States Anderson Boston Lexington Concord Ladies’ Auxiliary Committee Catholic Union Hall Ladies’ Auxiliary O'Connell Howard Columbus Society Thomas T. Gasson S. J Boston College Father Lyons Archdiocese of Jordan Hall

Roosevelts Sail for European Summer Tour

Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and three children Miss Ethel Archie and Quentin depart New York June 26 aboard the White Star steamer Cretic for Gibraltar and Naples to spend a month near Rome with Miss Carow. They then plan a France trip for Miss Ethel before returning to America around November 1, abandoning a Nile plan.

New York Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Miss Ethel Archie Quentin White Star Line Cretic Gibraltar Naples Miss Carow Rome France Ethel Europe Nile

Hot Weather Do's And Don'ts By Dr. Durgin

Dr Samuel Durgin chairman of the Boston Health Board offers hot weather guidance. He advises regular meals and sleep, light clothing, avoiding sun, small frequent drinks of cold water, limiting meat and stimulants, modest rest after meals, careful cooling, twice daily cool baths, and cautious baby feeding with medical advice. He warns against worry, excitement, and overfatigue to avoid heat prostration.

Deaths in heat incidents linked to public transport

Genevieve A. Dodge aged 48 of 28 Haynes Street Leominster died of heat prostration while being taken aboard a train at South station. Body taken to City Hospital morgue. An unidentified man, driven to frenzy by heat, leapt from the ferry Newtowne last night and drowned.

Genevieve A. Dodge Haynes Street Leominster City Hospital

Dozens of Victims Overcome in City Areas

A long list records residents from Everett to Malden and East Boston who were overcome or injured in incidents around streets, stores, and workplaces. Hospitals named include Relief Hospital Cambridge Lynn City and East Boston Hospital as patients were treated for collapses fractures and contusions.

Clifton Blite Drowns Bathing in Mer Rimac River

Groveland residents report Clifton Blite aged 18 drowned in the Mer Rimac River tonight while bathing alone near his home. The incident occurred in broad evening hours with authorities notified.

Groveland

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