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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1911
Page
16
Salisbury March 14 The town voted to go no license by a majority of 65 with a total of 377 ballots 2 percent for no license and 157 for license. The selectmen elected were John C. Currier John A. Stevens and Robert Larnard.
Dr Herbert Snow famed London surgeon lectured at Tremont Temple on anti vivisection and prepares to depart for England. He was to meet prominent Boston surgeons including Dr Richard Cabot of Marlboro Street who snubbed him, despite the invitation to discuss vivisection.
Dr. Cabot declines to meet Herbert Snow after Snow’s New York speech, citing extremist language and irreconcilable beliefs about vivisection. He says no good would come from a meeting and that he remains committed to scientific achievements Snow denies.
Tremont Temple hosts the American Anti Vivisection Society exhibit called the Chamber of Horrors drawing about 1000 visitors. Doctors attend while many express horror and tears. Tonight Tufts physician Dr. Elvin Wells will discuss vivisection limits. Notable supporters include Lotta Crabtree, Mrs Jessica L Henderson, and Maud Ingersoll.
A dove that appeared at the Boston Post drafting room on Washington’s Birthday was released after healing from back injuries that caused paralysis. The pigeon, kept as a family pet in the compositor’s home, regained strength and flew away from a back yard release to return to Boston.
Claude Grahame-White loses the $10,000 speed prize for the Belmont Park to Statue of Liberty return. Count Jacques De Lesseps is awarded the prize by the Aero Club of America governors. White was disqualified for fouling pylon No 5 and may demand a hearing. De Lesseps finished last in the race.
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin MacVeagh arrived in Boston on the 10 o clock train from New York and checked into the Touraine hotel. He requested a short leave of absence, planned a rest for two or three weeks, and will depart for Jefferson New Hampshire to visit the White Mountains in winter attire.
Captain Alfredo Luzzatti of the Italian navy led 1200 Italians aboard the Romanic into Boston yesterday. Authorities pursue smugglers amid the arrival.
Customs officers in plain clothes boarded the Romanic on arrival in Boston and detained two Italian suspects. The steerage was searched for four more gang members while 1200 Italian immigrants were in transit under Captain Alfredo Luzzatti, who spoke of his ties to Arturo Luzzatti.
Miss Elizabeth CG Crocker, a four year clerk in the insurance department at the State House, married Walter M. Marston of Allston. The ceremony occurred at 7 o’clock at the bride’s mother’s home in West Somerville, officiated by Rev. Perley Coe. Best man Hiram Dexter of Brookline and maid of honor Miss Ethel Snow attended.
Readable fragments describe street routes near the Washington street tunnel and intersections with Hanover Portland and Union streets. Mentions passengers traveling south and exiting toward Friend Street, with unclear directions and context.
A Tufts University bulletin in Minor Hall caused confusion when a poster titled DOE poster magnet for Tufts boys DOE poster magnet for Tufts girls depicted a dance with girls in male outfits escorting girls in fancy attire. The reflective poster disrupted the girls recitations and decor.
A high spirited Tufts event ends with repeated poster thefts from Minor Hall after two culprits vanish with the notice. The dean orders the return, but a second thief takes the poster again. The piece spurs discussion on a new women’s club in Boston, its smoking policy, and sponsorships, with plans for a four story building and $25,000 renovations led by architect Charles M. Baker.
At 280 Boylston Street the new Assembly Tea Room Club plans a basement smoking room for men guests and allows women to smoke at table, stirring mixed opinion among Bostonians who view it as charmingly picturesque or troubling for the social scene.
Mrs Mildred J Eldred is now a full member of a Reno Nevada divorce settlement surprising residents in Brookline and the city. Papers from Reno allege Byron E Eldred a New York businessman and former Dartmouth runner abused deserted and failed to provide for his wife and children.
London reports Sir Edward Grey’s speech in the House of Commons backing Taft’s push for a general Anglo American arbitration treaty. The move sparks wide European interest and dominates parliamentary lobbies, with Liberals praising it while Conservatives raise questions about feasibility and Mexico remarks provoke U S offense.
Henry Norman and other leaders in Britain favor a 1911 arbitration treaty with the United States. Lords and delegates at The Hague era weigh a permanent tribunal, while Irish self rule and home rule in Ireland shape British consent. Press voices see a dual alliance with the US as a path to pacific security across Atlantic and Pacific fronts.
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