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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1911
Page
7
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Washington June 23 A declaration for straight reciprocity emerged at an informal Senate conference of about a dozen Democratic Senators ready to defeat all amendments. They would amend Bailey by adding House free list provisions except meats and grain. A unanimous decision set to vote Monday on the Root amendment to the wood pulp and paper schedule. No speeches occurred in the Senate on the topic.
Senator Bailey plans to press his amendment vigorously while hoping for tariff provisions to be added to the Canadian Bill after a likely long struggle. Senator Clapp proposed adding alum, chlorine, aniline products, pigments, chemicals, kaolin, wool felts, and brass wire cloth to the free list. Informal conference in Senator Smith’s office drew opposition from Mr. Smith and John Sharp Williams, who together with Senator Stone warned against risking reciprocity. Senate leaders eyed a vote on Root’s provision before adjournment, and while many expect its defeat, discussions continued as to timing and attendance.
The article traces the lineage of J. L. Fairbanks & Co. at 146 Franklin Street and the Loring brothers’ bookbinding ventures from Water Street to South Row and Washington Street. It chronicles partnerships, name changes, key partners such as Eayrs, Fairbanks, Tucker, Whitney, Pratt, and long-serving staff, noting the firm’s evolution into a modern family business with Harvard graduate George W. Pratt among its leaders.
Two cupfuls of strawberries with sugar and gelatine are chilled, then folded with whipped cream and frozen for six hours. The dessert may be moulded and decorated with berries and nuts. Banana dessert uses orange marmalade and whipped cream over sponge cake, plated for serving.
An ad touts Cascarets as a cure for headaches, biliousness, and upset stomachs by stimulating natural bowels. The candy tablets are marketed as gentle and effective, costing ten cents a box, with advice to carry a box and use one tablet when symptoms arise.
If you have a bargain there are hundreds of people who will buy it. A want ad in the Automobile column of the Post tomorrow will put you in communication with them. Phone your ad to Main 1383.
Fourteen secretaries of as many retail lumber dealers associations were indicted by a federal grand jury in Chicago for Sherman law violations. Attorneys called the group a new kind of trust though investigators noted the dealers had no incorporation or capital stock and did not seek to fix prices or curb competition.
Attorneys describe a “trust of power” used by retail lumber officials to force sales through retailers only. The Illinois based bureau of information mapped a blacklist of manufacturers and wholesalers selling directly to consumers. Over 100 firms from coast to coast faced published accusations of direct sales, with retailers allegedly boycotting offenders and spies reporting unethical conduct.
Health officials search for a pet dog that lived with the Griffin children in Roxbury while they suffer scarlet fever. The dog, valued at $100, disappeared Monday and is suspected to pose a health risk until disinfected. Mr Griffin pleads for the return as the children mourn the loss.
Governor Foss sent three messages to the Legislature recounting 62 for the session. He advocates consolidating the Railroad Commission Gas and Electric Light Commission Highway Commission and Boston Transit Commission into a Public Utilities Commission. He also asks the auditor to draft uniform military accounts and to assist the adjutant-general in stabilizing finances. The third message targets high costs for light and heat and a contract for the State House power needs.
P B Magrane of Lynn denounces the proposed syphon sewer crossing beneath railroad tracks as prone to silt buildup and disease. He urges a parallel intercepting sewer and notes engineers deem siphons costly and workable only with pumping, warning of long construction and potential lawsuits.
A teen writes asking if first cousin marriage is permissible and wise. The responder notes some couples do marry with good results while others are unhappy, cautions that at 18 he is too young to decide, and suggests revisiting the issue in five to six years when feelings may change.
A young man asks how to win back a girl after a quarrel. The adviser says she appears glad to hear from him, but has not invited him home. Rebuild the relationship by visiting her as often as she allows and showing genuine eagerness, aiming to renew the old understanding.
Fire destroyed the Wood street bridge over the Cape branch of the New York Hartford railroad near Middleboro delaying traffic for nearly two hours. Sparks from a passing train caused the blaze which started under the woodwork and required passenger transfers as crews cleared the wreckage.
The battleships Vermont Idaho and Mississippi of the Atlantic fleet left Pensacola Bay headed by the Minnesota for Provincetown Massachusetts.
In Middleboro on June 23 Harry Fall 28 of Bridgewater is jailed after a neck wound and his wife Irene Sue 25 was found with a deep throat gash. Fall allegedly attacked his wife after she left him for a sister's home. He is held on an attempted murder charge.
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