Memory of Edward: Parliament pays tribute to King Edward VII
May 11. Parliament adopted addresses of condolence and congratulations to the new King Edward VII. Premier Asquith in the House of Commons and the Earl of Crewe in the Lords delivered emotional eulogies. The day centered on formal condolences to the royal family.
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London
Edward
Asquith
House of Commons
Earl of Crewe
House of Lords
Edward VII
King George and Queen Mother Welcome Deputations In Mourning
King George and the Queen Mother received deputations from Lords and Commons at Marlborough House and Buckingham Palace bearing resolutions. Flowers will be sent to Windsor Castle per the Queen Mother's request. Roosevelt will attend as US representative. Royal military tournament is postponed due to mourning.
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Marlborough House
Buckingham Palace
Lords and Commons
Palace
Windsor Castle
Roosevelt
United States
War Office
Sunshine visit at City Hospital by Society of Good Cheer
In a hospital entertainment this afternoon Dr. McCollum and the Society of Good Cheer bring cheer to convalescent patients. Miss Theora Carter directs the indoor picnic with literary and musical offerings by local artists including Miss Isabelle Stone and Miss Florence Mills.
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Theora Carter
Society of Good Cheer
City Hospital
McCollum
Seattle
Isabelle Stone
Boston Bureau of Music
Remus
Florence Mills
Isabelle Worcester
Rush train to aid its victim at Ayer station
Henry Reddy a 44 year old furniture and piano dealer from Ayer lies in critical condition after a wagon was struck by a Boston and Maine train at Ayer station early today. He was hurled 40 feet, the wagon demolished and horses killed. Reddy suffered head and body cuts with crushed fingers and was rushed by ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Henry Reddy
Boston& Maine
Reddy
Ninth Battery Reunion At Young's Hotel Dinner
The Ninth Massachusetts Battery Association held its annual reunion and dinner at Young's Hotel last night. Twenty four members attended. Speakers included President John K Norwood Secretary Captain Norton and members John H Whittemore Harry Sullivan George W States and F C Erickson.
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Massachusetts Battery Association
Young's Hotel
Old Battery
John K. Norwood
William Park
Captain Norton
John H. Whittemore
Harry Sullivan
George W. States
F. C. Erickson
Marmola Fat Loss Tablets Advertised In Obvious Canvass
An advertising notice targets fat women with three methods to shed weight, endorsing Marmola Prescription Tablets as an easy option. It promises rapid fat loss of 12 to 16 ounces daily and offers mail order from Marmola Co. for 75 cents a case, claiming safety and no diet change.
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Marmola Co
Detroit
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Terminal Wire Men Win Point
Wage scale committee of the towermen and railroad telegraphers at Boston Terminal Company reached an amicable adjustment plan. Wages would be increased and no contract signed until the New Haven railroad system general committee secures agreement with management.
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Boston
New Haven
Telegraphers Seek 11.3 Percent Wage Increase in New Haven
The New Haven system and Boston Terminal Company unions unite to press for a wage increase at roughly 11.3 percent. Pierson travels to New Haven for talks with the road’s officials while the New Haven telegraphers prepare to strike if demands remain unmet. Negotiations resume Saturday at the New Haven offices.
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Thomas M. Pierson
St. Louis
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C. E. Lee
B. & M. System Committee
J. B. Bode
Chelsea
Boston Division 41
New Haven, Conn
New York, New Haven & Hartford
Chicopee Boy Often a Truant in Local Report
A Chicopee youth, Francis Matthieu, escaped from the House of the Angel Guardian. He reportedly used a back door key to flee rather than climbing from a second story window. The boy claims parental mistreatment, but his Chicopee family, respected locally, says they were forced to remove him due to chronic truancy.
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Francis Matthieu
Chicopee
Hayes Square Outing Club May Party Featured By Maypole Dance
The Hayes Square Outing Club hosts its annual May party at Roughan's Hall in the Bunker Hill district tonight. A score of Charlestown girls will perform a Maypole dance with John J. Ryan as floor marshal, Joseph H. Brennan as assistant, Mathew J. Green floor director, and John H. Perkins as assistant director.
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Charlestown
Roughan’s Hall
Hayes Square
Bunker Hill
John J. Ryan
Joseph H. Brennan
Mathew J. Green
John H. Perkins
Clergyman Charles E Barnes Dies in Dorchester Home
The Rev. Charles E. Barnes an Episcopal clergyman and famed stenographer died yesterday at his Dorchester residence. He had served as an assistant at the Church of the Good Shepherd in recent years and spent months in the South for health reasons. Barnes was regarded as an expert court stenographer.
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Charles E. Barnes
New England
Dorchester
Church of the Good Shepherd
South
Mr. Barnes
Prohibition Debate Shapes Southern States in 1909 Primaries
St Louis Globe-Democrat notes nine states had statewide bans, with several Southern states including Alabama and North Carolina experimenting with local option. The Alabama primary defeats restrictive factions, urging liberalism and sanity, while counties and towns may handle liquor issues anew.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Maine
Kansas
North Dakota
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Comer
Mem
Hazardous drive ends at Field's Corner rescue
Harold Wilde driven hack horses runaway down Adams street hill toward crowds of women and children. He guided the team by jumping free, swung the team into a telephone pole in front of the Dorchester Trust Company to avert injuries. Both horses struck the pole and were thrown. Wilde escaped unharmed though one horse was badly cut.
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Harold Wilde
Field’s Corner
Wilde
Charles Street
Adams Street
Mather School
Field’s
Dorchester Trust Company
Farewell for Miss Gavin Before Europe Tour
A farewell party will be tendered to Miss Madeline Gavin of Revere Beach at Parker Hall Beachmont Friday night on the eve of her departure for an extended tour of Europe.
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Madeline Gavin
Revere Beach
Parker Hall
Beachmont
Europe
The Kings of England William II Rufus
William II, called Rufus for his red hair, was the conqueror’s son and England’s king from Sept. 26, 1087. He hunted, defied forest laws, flaunted wealth, and clashed with Norman nobles before being fatally struck by an arrow in the New Forest. Walter Tyrrel fled to the Holy Land, and William II was buried in Winchester Cathedral. Henry II succeeded him.
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Rufus
Conqueror
Normandy
Robert
England
William
Henry
Lanfranc
Robert of
New Forest
Walter Tyrrel
Tyrrel
Holy Land
Health Day In Schools Observed Citywide
Today is designated Health Day in public schools with part of the day set aside for health exercises. Several physicians will visit schools to give short lectures on the care of body and mind.
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