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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
16
Valley Falls Rhode Island March 15 Upward of 100 weavers at the Penikees silk mills are on strike. Superintendent Myers explains the slack season led to workers handling a different fabric and they refused to continue with it.
President Taft and Representative Martin W. Littleton of New York played a notable golf game in Augusta. The match, arranged last Saturday, was portrayed as a contest between Republicans and Democrats, with Taft unexpectedly winning.
President Taft defeated Littleton by 2 up with a medal score of 97 to 99 as both men argued politics mid round causing delays enjoyed by followers. Afterward Taft joked with John Dalzell and Rockefeller, who traveled to New York amid Standard Oil case speculation.
After a complimentary dinner for Lewis Mears & Co employees at the Parker House last night, a program of 15 numbers included orchestra, cornet, piano and violin solos, readings, and a double quartet. Everett P. Noone served as toastmaster and led the program ending with a patriotic medley.
The latest suffrage fashions and foods charm Boston readers. Pearl May Smith of 957 Massachusetts Avenue pioneers a purple plum hat with striking aigrette, signaling militant colors. Boston talk at suffrage headquarters predicts popularity. Mrs George B Newell of Beacon Street Brookline markets Votes For Women Ketchup and Mrs Norman Hapgood of 96 Harvard Street Brighton offers Suffragette Marmalade, tart yet tempting, aimed at young bachelors and Harvard students.
Last night the Boston Opera Company staged Puccini’s La Tosca with a stellar cast led by Mme Melis as Tosca and Mr Constantino as Cavaradossi. Giovanni Polese substituted for the ill Pasquale Amato as Scarpia, delivering a poised, forceful performance. Moranzoni conducted a high grade performance that drew enthusiastic applause after each act.
The New York Nationals split the day’s two games in Marlin Texas. In the morning the veterans won 11 to 4 behind 16 hits off Marquard Drucke and Shantz. In the afternoon the Colts won 7 to 3 with Rudolph pitching and Murray homering over the right field fence.
An offer states two fifty cents in merchandise or two dollars in cash will cue filled Legal Stamp books at Wolf's My Clothier located at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets.
City officials criticize bankers and real estate leaders as they discuss funding for a $1,000,000 stock issue to build four steamships intended to operate between Boston and Texas. The speech appears on the continuation page of the report.
Mayor Fitzgerald was cheered at Faneuil Hall after condemning Boston banks he said let the city’s commerce be usurped by New York. Charles C. Long and others accused local capitalists of hoarding wealth instead of boosting port and waterfront prosperity. John J. Martin presided as head of the Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange.
The Green heavyweight Demetral outlasted Jim Galvin the Fighting Irishman at Columbia with a 19 minute first fall via scissors and bar arm and a 7 minute second fall after Galvin fell into a hammerlock. Next Wednesday Jack Sharkey meets George Sandele in a finish match.
Two children who said they were Agnes Francis nine and James Francis eight were found asleep in a vacant house behind Prospect Street Somerville at 11:30 last night by Patrolman Martin Sharry. They claimed a strange woman abducted them Tuesday afternoon to adopt them and warned of dire consequences if they misbehaved. Both cried when asked their home and parents and gave a single street address for the boy.
George W. Morton son of the late Judge William S Morton died at his Quincy home after a long throat cancer illness. Born 1842 in Quincy he served in the Civil War and witnessed Hampton Roads. He was a director at Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Mt Wollaston Bank treasurer and president of Quincy Savings Bank and held roles with Crane Public Library the Quincy Historical Society and the Yacht Club.
A garbled ad notes a promotion offering double legal stamps with every purchase. It mentions noon timing and references vendors or brands like Wolf's and Clothier in unclear phrasing.
Representatives from Jewish organizations and congregations across Massachusetts met at the American House to form Kehilla, a state Jewish communal body modeled after New York’s Kehilla. Organizers cited the need to defend religious rituals like Shechita and to mimic Christian groups with legislative and educational committees.
The will of Alice Marion Curtis of Worcester was probated for an estate of 300000 dollars in personal property and 2500 dollars in realty. Public bequests total when the trust fund ends balance is split among Radcliffe College Hanover Library New England Hospital and other institutions. The undisposed principal from a 50000 dollar trust will be divided between Radcliffe Hanover Library New England Hospital upon the death of Olivia Bowditch and Sarah Johnson.
Polio and his wife live above the store in a frame building that was blasted by a 1 30 a m explosion. Windows shattered and fruit scattered as the blast was felt citywide. A threatening letter demanding 2000 dollars and signed Mano Anegero, Black Hand, arrived Feb 10 after a prior extortion attempt on Feb 1.
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