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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1909

Page

4

Cummings Answers Calumny In Belfast Meeting

Matthew Cummings and Rev Fr O'Donnell of the Ancient Order of Hibernians spoke in Belfast on May 5 denying calumny against them. Cummings said opponents claimed they would not dare visit Belfast but they did come and asserted that those who opposed them were doing England's work.

Belfast Matthew Cummings Fr. O'Donnell Order of Hibernians United States Cummings England

Morrill Will Leaves Nearly Two Million To Widow

The will of George H. Morrill, Norwood ink manufacturer, valued around 1.98 million dollars in personal property and 70 thousand in real estate, leaves the homestead and 124,516 feet of land to wife Louisa J. Morrill with 50 thousand dollars outright and ten thousand dollars yearly for life.

George H. Morrill Dedham Norwood James H. Flint Norfolk Probate Court Louisa J. Morrill

Death of William A Cameron at 6 Seaver Street Charlestown

William A Cameron, 43, was found dead on the bathroom floor at 6 Seaver Street Charlestown yesterday afternoon. The death was due to natural causes. Cameron was single.

William A. Cameron Seaver Street Charlestown Cameron

Taste Post Indian Corn Delight for Breakfast and Supper

Taste Post is a crisp delightful food made from the finest Indian corn. It suits all meals but is especially enjoyed at breakfast and supper.

Franklin Union Exhibition Attracts Much Attention

The Franklin Union shows 388 paintings loaned by the Woman's Municipal League featuring works by Gilbert Stuart Enneking Birge Harrison Halsall Cass Gale Max Thomas Allen and others. The highlight is Enneking's Mountain Lake with notable lighting and a Winter Sunset by Harrison.

Franklin Union Woman's Municipal League Gilbert Stuart Washington Enneking Birge Harrison Thoren Halsall Cass Gale Max Thomas Allen Blommers W. T. Richards G. W. Case E. L. Ipsen

Sure to Win Says John F. Fitzgerald on O’Neil Mayoral Bid

Ex Mayor John I. Fitzgerald declared he will win regardless of contenders for Boston mayor. He criticized Joseph H. O’Neil’s candidacy and rejected trades with political insiders while vowing to return to office unpledged or not at all.

Joseph H. O'Neil Boston John I. Fitzgerald O'Neil

Hebrew Bakers Back Union Strikers Move To Open Co op Bakery

The National Association of Hebrew Bakers promised aid to the Boston Union Local 45 through R. Schirra of Chicago at a meeting held at 164 Canal Street where striking members have HQ. A cooperative bakery proposed by the strikers is ready and masters have been notified that bread will be sold at seven cents if demands are not met by Friday.

National Association of Hebrew Bakers R. Schirra Chicago Hebrew Bakers’ Union Canal Street

Do Fat Folks Worry and a Simple Fat Reduction Trick

The piece argues that many fat people worry about their weight while most thin people do not. It promotes a simple nightly remedy using Marmola cascara and peppermint water claimed to reduce 12 to 16 ounces of fat daily without exercise or dieting and without causing wrinkles or stomach issues.

Fire destroys two blocks in Holyoke. hoseman falls

In Holyoke a fire on Main street caused $25,000 in damage and drove out 11 families. Hoseman John McCarthy fell 60 feet, sustaining a fractured leg and internal injuries. The blaze started on the Florence Donoghue marble front block and spread to the adjacent Marcotte estate block, with eight and six families affected respectively. James Dowd received cuts while fleeing from a bathtub.

Holyoke John McCarthy Main Street Florence Donoghue Antoiine Marcotte Donoghue James Dowd

Fleeing youth hurt by Jap's jiu jitsu in town square

Mokuga Masuba a Harvard College student detained but released after grabbing 18 year old Frank Wellington of 48 Seaver street Charles town believing him to be a thief. Wellington was struck on Tremont street and later found unconscious with concussion and abrasions. Masuba used a jiu jitsu move and fled with another hoodlum incident occurring minutes earlier.

Mokuga Masuba Harvard College Castle Square Frank Wellington Seaver Street Charlestown Wellington Tremont Street Masuba Beck Hall

Rifle range land deal unfolds with straw man admission

A city rifle range purchase in Wilmington and Woburn cost 25000 dollars though valued at about 800. John Howard Sullivan admitted he acted as the straw man and never owned or received money from the land sale, while ex mayor Hart and others defended or critiqued the transaction amid military committee findings.

Wilmington Woburn John Howard Sullivan City Council Committee On Public Lands Henry B. Goodenough Brighton Mr. Goodenough Sullivan New England Dressed Meat & Wool Company Foster Street Goodenough Thomas N. Hart Military Committee Perlie A. Dyar Aldermanic Committee On Armories Board of Aldermen Boston

Yale Man and Actress Elope in Jersey City

A sudden wedding was held by Justice Alfred Sorensen in Jersey City last Saturday night between Donald Buchanan a former Yale student from Buffalo and Elaine May Miller stage name Helen Chapman from Reading Penn The couple evaded Buchanan’s college friend Joseph A Wade of Philadelphia who tried to stop the marriage No license was required in New Jersey if one party is a resident Buchanan claimed Hoboken residence He is the son of General William Insco Buchanan of Buffalo a cousin of ex President Roosevelt and former U S minister to Argentina.

New York Justice of the Peace Alfred Sorensen Jersey City Donald Buchanan Buffalo Yale Elaine May Miller Reading Penn Helen Chapman Buchanan Joseph A. Wade Philadelphia New Jersey Hoboken William Insco Buchanan Roosevelt United States Argentina

Five Immigrant Girls Wed After Landing at Port

Five Italian immigrant girls were married at the immigration bureau after landing from the steamship Canopic on Tuesday. Two brides, Antonetta Cogliano and Maria Liugia Geta, both 22, married men they had never met before arriving in this country.

Immigration Bureau Canopic Antonetta Cogliano Maria Liugia Geta

Mourned as Dead Is Alive in Sea Escape Tale

A Bahamas postal card received by Miss Mary B. McDonald recounts Daniel McDonald, one of six fishermen lost from the schooner Moween near St Peter's Bank, Newfoundland. The card from Oaksby Turks Island shows Old John Bradsgate and suggests survivors were picked up by a coasting vessel and taken to the Bahamas.

Gloucester High Seas Bahamas Turk’s Island Mary B. McDonald Daniel McDonald St. Peter’s Bank Newfoundland Oacby B. I Old John Bradsgate McDonald

Anderson elected secretary of New England Shoe and Leather Association

At a regular monthly meeting the New England Shoe and Leather Association chose Thomas F. Anderson of Boston as secretary. The veteran journalist succeeds Houghton as the association’s secretary and plans to continue active publicity work for the group.

New England The New England Shoe and Leather Association Thomas F. Anderson Boston

Anderson Named to Succeed Late Captain Houghton

The article notes Mr. Anderson will succeed the late Captain George C. Houghton as head of the organization. He has spent 25 years in Boston newspaper work, including 18 years on the Boston Globe staff as editor and financial editor and led the city publicity bureau. Treasurer George McConnell will continue to oversee financial interests.

Anderson Europe New England George McConnell Association

Siegel Cooper Company Reports Tremendous Growth

The Siegel Cooper Company marks its 224th anniversary in Chicago with plans to emphasize rapid expansion. Henry Siegel began with under 750000 in annual business 22 years ago, and the chain now reports over 35000000 yearly across four stores including Boston and New York locations.

Chicago Siegel Cooper Company Henry Siegel Henry Siegel Company Boston Simpson Crawford Fourteenth Street New York

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