Mrs. Julia Ward Howe Thanks Public on 90th Birthday
The message thanks the public and the press for general interest in her 90th birthday and expresses gratitude for their representation.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
1
Howe marks sixth birthday with private family celebration
Julia Ward Howe, famed suffrage leader, observes her sixth birthday with a private lunch at her Beacon Street home for immediate relatives. She declines an afternoon reception due to age and earlier commitment to a New England Women’s Club banquet she could not attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Julia Ward Howe
Beacon Street
New England Women’s Club
Senator William Lorimer Elected U S Senator
In Springfield, May 26, Congressman William Lorimer of Chicago was chosen as Illinois’ junior U S Senator. He won on the 95th ballot in a joint assembly by a 58 to 55 Democratic and Republican coalition to fill Illinois’ vacancy since Albert J Hopkins’ term expired March 4 after a deadlock since January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
William Lorimer
Chicago
United States
Illinois
Joint Assembly
Senate
Albert J. Hopkins
Pittsburg Triumphs 9-4 Over Boston in Ten Inning Thriller
Pittsburg defeats Boston 9 to 4 in 10 innings as St. Louis tops the Red Sox 5 to 0 and drops Boston to fourth in the American League. Detroit and Philadelphia lose, Highlanders postpone. Cubs stay tight with Pittsburg by beating Brooklyn. Philadelphia over Cincinnati. New York defeats the Quakers. Harvard crew sails to Ithaca to meet the Cirnell Junior crew now Varsity eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Boston
Red Sox
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Highlanders
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Quakers
Harvard Crew
Ithaca
Cirnell
Wall collapses at Waltham construction injures three
A 25 foot high concrete wall at the Locke building site between Moody and Walnut streets toppled this afternoon. Fifteen workers escaped with one shouting warning. John Burke, 37, suffered two leg fractures. John Demeo, 32, head wounds and bruises. Luigi Derenco, 28, body bruises. Rescuers freed the men amid dust and debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Street
Luigi Derenco
West Street
Newton
Jerome Hissed by Enemies at Cooper Union Meeting
District Attorney William Travers Jerome faced hostile questions from a crowd of over 2000 at Cooper Union. He defended his record, denied indictments against John A. McCall, and denied involvement in the Hyde stock sale while clashing with William H. Amory over Metropolitan street railway investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Travers Jerome
Cooper Union
Jerome
William H. Amory
J. Talbot Taylor
James R. Keene
Mr. Amory
Metropolitan Street Railway
John A. McCall
New York Life Insurance Company
Thomas F. Ryan
Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Society
George Gould
Mr. Hyde
Equitable
Faulty Armor Found On Warship Plates
The Navy opens a special investigation after armor plates for the Delaware and North Dakota were found defective only when fitted to the ships. First discovery occurred at Fore River Ship Building in Quincy where belt armor passed mill and yard tests but spalled after installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Delaware
North Dakota
Navy Department
Fore River Ship Building Company
Quincy
Mass
Five Burned by Flash on a Car in Somerville
Five men were burned about hands and faces by a burn out on an inward bound Lowell car near Walnut street Somerville shortly after 9 pm. Injured include J Warren Tocke Inspector Munroe M J McCarthy W K Awalt and M F Ryan. McCarthy and Ryan work for the railroad. All received aid and reached home. The men stood in the vestibule when the smoke filled the car and escaped as one by one they tumbled into the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broad Way
Walnut Street
Somerville
J. Warren Tocke
Crescent Avenue
Arlington Heights
Inspector Munroe
M. J. McCarthy
Mead Street
West Somerville
M. IF. Ryan
Victoria Street
W. K. Awalt
McCarthy
Ryan
Charter Fight in the House Over Two Referendum Plans
The article reports a party machine defeating amendments and advancing a charter bill by 164 to 49. Lomasney accuses Frothingham Curtis Talbot and Bolton of blocking redistricting. It notes a split referendum won while a straight referendum failed and details two nomination plans for mayor and council with differing terms and recall provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lomasney
Frothingham
Curtis
Talbot
Bolton
Present Street Commission
Charter bill cleared House amid reformer backlash vote
The Republican majority advanced the split referendum charter bill to a third reading by 49 to 164, annulling all amendments amid a crushing machine laid by the majority. Martin Lomasney denounced a deal involving four Republican reformers, as reported here with further details continued on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Martin Lomasney
Lottery Band Is Run Down
Cambridge police say they have uncovered the biggest lottery enterprise since the Louisiana company failed. One arrest was made, tickets from two different firms found, and several men suspected of running agencies are to be taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Louisiana
Cambridge Lottery Agent Arrest Tells of Widespread Ring
George Mussey a 60 year old Windsor Street resident and businessman was arrested after 60 Canadian lottery tickets were found on his person at the station. He asked that his ailing wife not be informed and his two daughters were unaware of his suspected role. Police say evidence points to a large Cambridge lottery network with multiple arrests expected, linking both Canadian and southern companies attracting patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mussey
Windsor Street
Massey
Cambridge
Unknown 92 year old magnate dies near Reading
Charles Morrison a comparatively unknown millionaire with an estate estimated between 50 and 75 million dollars died today near Reading at age 92. The new budget would levy 15 percent death duty and 5 percent succession tax, yielding over 10 million dollars to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles Morrison
Reading
Taxi cab drivers jailed in NYC theft ring
Four chauffeurs for a taxi company were arrested on larceny charges as police investigate a scheme to steal by manipulating vehicle registers with forged keys. Detectives say the method, inspired by New York practices, has spread to local drivers with payments made for lessons and access to receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Taxi Service Company
New York
Cabbie Theft Ring Leads to Multiple Arrests in Dorchester
Four men, Cornelius I Lyons James L McKenzie Benjamin F Young and Telesphere A Perron, were tied to a plot defrauding a taxi firm. Investigators say registers were manipulated cutting daily distances by 50 to 150 miles, letting chauffeurs pocket fare gaps. Police and private detectives traced the scheme as drivers used secured keys from New York to alter the records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius I. Lyons
Northampton Street
James L. McKenzie
Claremont Park
Benjamin F. Young
Blackwood Street
A. Perron
Elmo Street
Dorchester
Perron
Wolf
Laughlin
McCauley
Rooney
Angel
Wood-Morgan Detective Agency
New York
Skirt Saves Woman's Life In Cambridge Balcony Rescue
Mrs. Daniel I. Boyd, in a suicide attempt from a fourth story Cambridge home, dangled 35 feet above the sidewalk before the skirt hem caught in the window casing. Her husband, alerted by onlookers, pulled her back to safety with help from fast responders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Daniel I. Boyd
Prospect Street
Forecast for New England winds Thursday and Friday
Forecast for New England calls for light to moderate variable winds mainly from the southwest on Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Washington
New England
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