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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1909

Page

4

New Harvard Dental School Nearly Ready

The Harvard Dental School will occupy a new building at Wigglesworth street and Longwood avenue in the Back Bay. The structure is nearing completion and expected to be ready for occupancy by mid June or slightly later, with easy access for medical students from Longwood avenue.

Harvard Dental School Wigglesworth Street Longwood Aydue Wenway Med Ical School Longwood Avenue Back Bay

Hibbard Goes to Rest in Harrison Me for Throat Trouble

Mayor Hibbard leaves Boston for Harrison Maine at doctors’ urging to rest the rest of the week. The throat condition has become serious and physicians advise a quiet open-air retreat for recovery.

Mayor Hibbard Boston Harrison

Acousticon Promises Hearing for Deaf People Everywhere

A Boston sales notice for the Acousticon claims 99 percent of deaf individuals can hear with this inconspicuous wearable device. It intensifies sound by 400 percent, improves articulation, and can restore natural hearing with continued use in many cases. Call or write for a trial before buying. a list of churches and buildings in Washington shows its installations.

Friends of the Deaf Washington Pemberton Square Boston

Jury Declares Ada Wiedman Fraud Charge In Maine

Ada Wiedman alias Ada Russell alias Ada Juller wife of Jesse Fuller of Hebron Maine faces a federal indictment for using the mails to solicit money by portraying herself as a 27 year old German heiress with $30,000 seeking a husband. She pleaded not guilty and was held on $500 bail pending next term. The case cites a letter to August Marsing of Dryfork West Virginia seeking $18.

Portland Ada Wiedman Ada Russell Ada Juller Jesse Fuller Hebron United States Germany August Marsing Dryfork Randolph County W. Va

Direct nominations bill defeated in Massachusetts House

The direct nominations bill fell 20 votes short in the House amid Lodge Wardwell machine pressure. GOP factions including James Shaw and Garcelon pushed defeat. Governor Draper would have vetoed if passed. Voter rolls show 22 Republicans backed the measure on April 8. several others abstained or were not recorded.

Lodge- Wardwell Senator Lodge Mr. Lodge Newton Pattison Barnstable White Brookline Lodge-Wardwell House Senate James F. Shaw Manchester Shaw Lodge Draper Abbott Adams Armstrong Barnes Onney Cormack Dow Ebsen Jeffrey Keene Kendrick Wangeker Madsen Mansfield Oliver Penniman Robinson Smith Underhill Waugh Whitney Atkins Blanchard Davos Foote Hodskins McTiernan Pickford Tolman Warren Willcutt Andrew Coogan Daly Driscoll Grady Graham Hickey Hogan Kelley McGonagle Powers Reidy

Senate kills 54 hour work limit bill for women and children

The 54 hour bill was quietly voted down in the Senate by 6 to 18 without a roll call. It would have restricted women and children to 54 hours a week in mills, while the current law remains 56 hours weekly from last year.

Senate

Lawrence dam bill killed in Senate vote

The Lawrence dam measure allowing a boom across the Merrimac River to protect canoeists was defeated in the Senate by 12 to 15. Essex Power Company opposed the bill.

Lawrence Dam Merrimac River Senate Essex Power Company

Legislature votes 156 30 to approve tax classification amendment

The House passed an amendment giving the Legislature authority to classify property for taxation by a 156 to 30 vote. It now advances to the Senate with support from the Merchants' Association.

House Senate Merchants’ Association

Ad Craft Club Fifth Dinner in Boston Highlights Guests

The Ad Craft Club of Boston, comprised of advertising managers from major retailers, held its fifth dinner at the Boston City Club. Guests included George R. Nutter Robert Nichols and A H Marchant. Nutter spoke on The New Boston City Charter while Marchant discussed advertising proofs.

Ad-Craft Club Boston Boston City Club George R. Nutter Robert Nichols A. H. Marchant Boston Post Nutter Marchant Adcraft W. E. Anderton H. N. Baker M. Steinert & Sons Co

Man Nabbed After Attempting Pipe Theft at Everett House

May 11 Everett report says Daniel Freeman of S44 School Street investigated noises in an unoccupied upper tenement and found a man claiming Boston as his location carrying away brass and lead with a horse and carriage outside. Police suspect connection to similar larcenies.

Everett Daniel Freeman School Street Thomas HK Boston

Harvard President Eliot Receives Imperial Honor From Japan

Baron Takahira presents Dr Charles W Eliot with the Grand Cordon of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun at a Boston ceremony. The event ends with toasts to the Emperor and President Taft as diplomats stress friendship and cosmopolitan education to avert war.

Harvard Charles W. Eliot Japan Harvard University Imperial Order of the Rising Sun Eliot Order of the Rising Sun the Rising Sun Baron Takahira Taft Hamlins East Asiatic Club Algonquin Club America K. Midzumo New York Richard Olney Cleveland Draper George H. Lyman United States White House Hf. F. Merrill Commonwealth E. A A. L. Filene Boston Bernard J. Rothwell Curtis Guild Admiral Swift Charlestown Navy Yard Captain Winslow J. Murray F. M. Forbes R. A. Sears Charles Putnam F. P Fisk T. Dennie Boardman R. Yamanaka I. T. Burr, Jr James J. Putnam Cosmopolitan Club Union Washington

Fusilier Veterans Celebrate 122d Anniversary Parade and Banquet

The Fusilier Veteran Association marked its 122nd anniversary with a city parade and banquet at Faneuil Hall. Ex Governor Curtis Guild Jr spoke on militia trends and business support, noting declines in the National Guard and Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, and criticizing employers for not supporting militiamen in camp. The event, organized by Major Charles T. Chapin and others, included presentations and toasts, with a parade preceding the banquet.

Fusilier Veteran Association Faneuil Curtis Guild, Jr Charles T. Chapin Walter Brock Thomas J. Kelley George F. Arling John A. Johnson Wellington Phillips James Dove F. S. Howes Benjamin Shedd Coast Artillery Louis Apple Emwise Board George Lombard J. L. Hobart Irving Vose The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Hull Charles Chapin Fusiliers

No Pull Allegation Rejected by Boston District Attorney

Massachusetts District Attorney Arthur D. Hill writes to the Boston Post correcting a Clover Club speech report. He confirms Farley did not exert improper influence in a case, noting the defendant's age and finances guided the fine and calling the headline misleader as a malicious distortion.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Boston Post Clover Club J. W. Farley Farley Far Arthur D. Hill

Rescue Would-Be Harbor Death By Own Action

Joseph A. Elliott aged 42 of Orchard Street Haverhill jumped into the water from Foster's Wharf in a personal crisis yesterday afternoon. He was rescued by employees of the Bangor Steamship City of Bangor and taken to the Relief Hospital where he is expected to recover.

Joseph A. Elliott Orchard Street Haverhill Foster's Wharf Bangor City of Bangor Relief Hospital

Knights of Columbus elect state officers in Massachusetts

The 16th annual Massachusetts State Council convention met at Lawrence Encampment Hall in Lawrence with 257 delegates from 130 councils. State Deputy William J. O'Brien urged making October 12 a legal Columbus Day holiday. officers were re-elected: O'Brien, Watson, Hagan, Thomas, Bridley, and Lynes.

Massachusetts State Council Knights of Columbus Lawrence Washington Street William J. O'Brien James N. Supple St. Francis de Sales Charlestown O'Brien Massachusetts William J. O’brien Boston Louis Watson Brighton Henry E. Hagan Robert J. Thomas Lowell Herbert M. Bridley Cambridge Timothy I. Lynes Amesbury

Possum Remedy Promoted For Eczema Cure

An old advertisement claims applying possum from a drugstore can cure eczema and related skin conditions within days. It also offers mail order aid from Emergency Laboratories in New York for a free supply to treat a small surface eczema or clear complexion overnight.

Riker- Jaynes Drug Department Houghton & Dutton’s Imerency Laboratories Westwenty-fifth Street New York

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