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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
16
President Taft departed Washington at 10 45 PM for Pittsburg aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad with military aide Captain Butt and Assistant Secretary Mischler. Mrs Taft stayed behind after a nervous breakdown but is reportedly recovering.
Over 100 seniors from the Boston College of Fine Arts were hosted at a reception and banquet by faculty at the Hotel Vendome last night. The event is the customary end of year gathering for Boston University graduates across all departments. Salada Tea is promoted for its cleanliness and purity.
In Van Buren Maine on May 28 two St. John Lumber Company workers died in a camp incident. Joseph Berube of Edmundston New Brunswick drowned while running logs and was recovered. A man named MacAlbert was injured in the mill and died that night.
Mary Quirk Branch 427 hosted a social and dance at 9 Elm Street last night with committee head Mrs Margaret O Neil in charge. Guests included H. Co. R. Edward Russell, District Organizer Charles McCarthy and District Secretary Thomas McDermott.
In sessions yesterday several contested cases became uncontested as requests for alimony and custody were decided. Athelia Hartford sought divorce from Francis T. Hartford citing lack of support during illness and desertion. Other brides sought alimony and custody, including Rose Guterman, Katheryn Chapin, Clara J. Brewing, and Sarah E. Downs, who received custody of four children and $12 weekly. A decree nisi was granted for Albert T. Chapin, and George F. E. Hunt's decree was issued after testimony. Mary R. Swett obtained divorce from George L. Swett with $20 weekly alimony.
John Hudson Merrill, 28, a former Boston University athlete and lawyer with an office at 6 Beacon Street, petitions in bankruptcy listing 4079.82 dollars in unsecured liabilities and no assets. Creditors include auto firms, hotels, jewelers, tailors, and flowers shops. he owes loans and theater tickets and resides at 92A Pinckney Street with his mother in Back Bay.
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