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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1909

Page

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Two Women Injured in Head-On Electric Car Crash

Two young women were seriously injured when two electric cars collided head on at Forest Hills square last evening. Miss Rose Bowman, 20, of Jamaica Plain, and Miss Louise Regan of Roslindale were hurled and trampled as 60 passengers in one car were thrown about and glass flew.

Forest Hills Square Rose Bowman Washington Street Jamaica Plain Louise Regan Jindall Street Roslindale

Collision at junction injures few passengers on two street cars

At 6 30 two street cars collided at the Morton and Washington streets junction. The Jamaica Plain car turning into the square struck the stopped East Walpole car, splintering its vestibule and wrecking the Jamaica Plain car. Five passengers aboard JP escaped injury.

Morton and Washington Streets Forest Hills Jamaica Plain The Square Washington Street Morton Street Walpole

Barrymore Wedding Rumor Denied by Managers

Reports from Boston and New York claimed Ethel Barrymore secretly wed Russell G Colt while she was away. Managers denied the rumor saying she will return to Boston today and plans to marry after Hartford engagement. No priest marriage occurred.

Ethel Barrymore Boston Russell G. Colt Bellevue New York Miss Barrymore Hartford Father Patterson Cathedral

Temperature Readings From Thompson's Spa Snapshot

Yesterday at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street the thermometer recorded several readings with an average of 37 for the day and an average of 49 from the previous year. The mention of whiskey and Ky. Taylor appears as stray text in the section.

Thompson’s Spa Washington Street

Resolutions of Protest Adopted at Faneuil Hall

Ten thousand workers marched to Faneuil Hall Boston for a mass meeting denouncing injunctions in labor disputes. Resolutions were read and passed unanimously to be sent to Washington. Speakers included James Duncan and other AFL leaders.

Organized Labor Boston Faneuil Hall Cradle of Liberty Washington John J. Hines Central Labor Union James Duncan American Federation of Labor Gompers Charles S. McFarland South Norwalk Conn John Coughlin Fall River William

Textile groups to meet in Atlanta on tariff revision

Representatives of Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana textile associations plan a Tuesday meeting in Atlanta to study tariff revision and its impact on cotton mills. The aim is to counter New England influence on southern cotton manufactures.

Atlanta South Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Alabama Mississippi Louisiana New England

Local Health Boards In Massachusetts Reject Beef Report

A spirit of insurrection runs through Massachusetts local health boards as they refuse to endorse the State Board of Health report on partially infected tuberculous beef. They complain they were not consulted during its preparation and condemn the lack of communication from Governor Draper, Dr. Peters, or Dr. Walcott.

Boards of Health Massachusetts State Board of Health Draper State Board Commonwealth Peters Walcott J. J. Martin Beverly Beverly Board of Health Kk. H. Trowbridge Worcester Board of Health

Local Health Boards Question State Beef Infected Meat Report

Pr Walcott notes local boards are bound by law in their areas and criticizes the State board for reporting to the Governor without local consultation. Worcester and Beverly chairmen deny any contact and condemn the state’s superficial testing of infected beef.

Pr. Walcott The Post

Hefty Rain Follows Preacher's Drought Prayer At Bokhoma

In Bokhoma Oklahoma Reverend Charles Ford claimed back pay from Frisco Timber Company and prayed for rain to end a six month drought. After his appeal rainfall occurred, mills briefly reopened for eight days before rain ceased as managers remained skeptical. He left town as the heaviest downpour in over a year began.

Bokhoma Okla Charles Ford Ford Frisco Taimber

Hypnotist Says Honest Men Do Not Become Criminals

Professor Hugo Muensterburg told Prospect Union members in Cambridgeport that a hypnotist cannot create crime in an honest person. He argued honest individuals won t commit dishonest acts under hypnosis and spoke of a time when psychology will stand beside medicine in courts and of a timekeeping device to record truthfulness.

Hugo Muensterburg Sarvard Prospect Union Cambridgeport

Insurgents Gain Ally Over House Rules Fight

In Washington on March 14 the insurgents gain support from six members of the town delegation who threaten to bolt the caucus on the Sixtieth Congress rules. Governor Cummings says all 11 delegation members will vote against the old rules as Augustus Gardner of Massachusetts leads the insurgents.

Washington House of Representatives Cummings Augustus P. Gardner Massachusetts

Insurgent Democrats Seek Change in House Rules Ahead of Tariff Fight

The article outlines a plan by insurgent Republicans and Democrats to defeat the previous question on rules, paving the way for electing a 15 member rules committee. Champ Clark and Democratic leaders claim strong votes to block the motion, while insurgents say their forces have grown. If successful, tariff bill timing and committee actions will shift with the new rules.

Darrell Pennsylvania Champ Clark Cannon Clark Underwood Alabama Gardner Massachusetts Goldfogle New York Committee On Ways and Means

Fires Set by Cat and Baby in South Boston Tenement

A cat in a Bowen Street grocery store sparked a blaze when a match box toppled onto a hot stove. Nearby in a West Second Street tenement a 112 year old boy lit a couch with a match and his father quickly moved the burning couch to a porch and quashed the flames.

South Boston Joseph Hager Bowen Street James Morrissey Michael Morrissey West Second Street

Ice Plant Engineer Dies After Boiler Explosion

Thomas R. Luce an engineer at the New Bedford Ice Company Otter Lake plant was scalded to death by steam from a boiler explosion this morning. He was alone in the engine room as the ice cutters were out on the lake.

Greenfield N. H Thomas R. Luce New Bedford Ice Company Otter Lake Luce

Tragic Boiler Explosion Seals Fate of Luce

A locomotive engine room boiler exploded as coal was shoveled in. The blast hurled steam through the area, injuring Luce who was found unconscious beneath debris. He died four hours later from severe burns and scalding, with skin peeling as his clothes were removed.

Coa Luce

Death Ends 46 Day Fast in Marlboro Home

Adelard Bastin aged 51 died in Marlboro after a 46 day fast. He bid farewell to about 40 visitors at his Gibbons street home two hours before dying, saying he was too weak to endure more.

Marlboro Adelard Bastin Gibbons Street Bastin

Regulars Trim Colts 4 to 0 in Practice Game

Boston American club Regulars defeat the Colts 4 to 0 in a warmup game. Continuous rain at Augusta unsettles Manager Bowerman. Obituary notes Carlton Apollonia of OS Harvard football star Hinges and Vietri scheduled for rubber marathon in New York. Harvard track team to compete on cinder path this week.

Augusta Bowerman Carlton Apollonia Harvard Hinges Vietri New York

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