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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1912

Page

6

Weston cure for no job prompts two walkers from New England

Arthur J. Reilly civil engineer from Boston and Charles Jimmo decorator from Bangor plan to walk home from New York to seek work. They asked a newspaper to print their intent so locals will know their trek and possibly help.

New York Weston New England Arthur J. Reilly Boston Mass Charles Jimmo Bangor Reilly Jim

Doctors were Wrong About Wilson Case

In Boston a patient named C. H. Wilson of 10 Rollins St credits a new tonic Tona Vita with curing his nervous debility and gastritis symptoms after ineffective medical treatment. He details insomnia, digestion troubles, fatigue, and improved health after trying the tonic and says it rejuvenates the nervous system. Boston unions discuss elevated railroad labor organization and mutual aid associations praise the company for fair treatment and no wage cuts.

C. H. Wilson Rollins St Tona Vita Boston Metropolitan Mutual Aid Association Boston Elevated Mutual Aid Association

Elevated Men's Union Gains 191 Members in Boston

Boston Elevated Railway Men's Union 589 reports yesterday 191 new members enrolled. Officials call it a record growth for the city since the local union began, noting the sudden surge in membership.

Boston Elevated Railway Men’s Union Boston

Four Thousand Attend Annual Ball of Boston Letter Carriers

About four thousand people and 200 guests gathered at Mechanics' Building for the Boston Letter Carriers Mutual Benefit Association annual reunion. Governor Foss and legislators attended as bands played and a four-company military drill wowed the crowd.

Boston Mechanics’ Building Boston Letter Carriers’ Mutual Benefit Association Governor Foss William J. Curtis John KE. Day A. R. Risem J. J. Aylward J. J. Gleason Walter J. Perkins Association Hub Boys

Memorial Day Weather Sets Pleasant Skies for Decorations

The weather bureau reports clear skies and cooling breezes for Memorial Day with cool today and possible showers. Rain fell last night in the lake region as temps topped near 82 degrees earlier, marking an unusually warm late May day for many cities including Philadelphia - New York 80 and New Orleans 90.

Weather Bureau Lake Albany Atlantic City Bismarck Buffalo Charlestown Chicago Denver Charleston Eastport Galveston Hatteras Helena Jacksonville Kansas City Montreal Nantucket New Orleans New York Philadelphia Pittsburg Portland Ore San Francisco San Diego St. Louis St. Paul Washington

Louisa May Alcott Home Now Restored

Visitors tour the Orchard House in Concord reopened after restoration. The Alcott legacy is displayed with May Alcott sketches and Little Women play pictures. Back of the library lies Mickie Alcott's studio with her easel. Louisa Alcott's upstairs room retains her writing pad and books. Restoration by John Alcott and wife preserves the house as a memory of the famous authors.

Amos Bronson Alcott Louisa May Alcott Concord Micky Alcott Louisa Alecott John Alcott Alcott May Alcott

Old Home Restored by Concord Club Showcases Alcott Relics

Concord Woman's Club restored the interior to resemble the Alcott era. A key exhibit is a fall 1884 Louisa May Alcott manuscript poem to her father. The library also holds Alcott scrapbooks personal effects May Alcott models and a Channing quotation.

Concord Woman's Club Alcotts Louisa M. Alcott Mr. Alcott Miss Alcott May Alcott William Ellery Channing

Wagon crushes life from babe near Newport

Four year old Elizabeth Ardito was killed by an express wagon driven by William A. Miller on Charles Street. The father raved in temporary insanity. the driver was ill. Autopsy reports shock and ruptured kidneys as the cause of death.

Newport R. J Elizabeth Ardito William A. Miller Charles Street Loughlin Miller Elizabeth

Lynn Cutters Strike Ends In City Wage Increase

The six shoe factories in Lynn where 250 workers walked out reached a settlement today. The deal provides a raise of 1 1/2 cents per pair on oxford shoes and 3/4 of a cent on regular shoes, effective immediately.

Lynn Oxford

Tunnel Wire Break Causes Midnight Subway Delays

A live wire loosened at the tunnel foot fell onto a car near East Boston, triggering smoke and blue flashes and forcing a one hour shutdown. About eight cars stalled. passengers walked to Atlantic avenue station after darkness and confusion. Traffic resumed at 11:35 as crews isolated the fault and ferried riders by ferry.

East Boston Atlantic Avenue Scollay Square

Reno Divorce for Hub Man

Frank D. Mack a cold storage engineer testified in a divorce action against Emma Louise Mack. A decree was granted after Mack described years of separation at their Long Branch New Jersey home and alleged his wife’s religious fanaticism and threats.

Reno Frank D. Mack Emmily Askren Mack Mack Massachusetts Cambridge Boston Chicago Long Branch N. J Ame

MIT Offers Entrance Scholarships for Cambridge Needy Students

President Maclaurin writes Mayor Barry that MIT will open access to scholarships for Cambridge youths who have lived in the city six months and meet entrance exam and need criteria. Applicants must apply by July 1, provide residence details and preparatory schools, and be endorsed by two Cambridge residents.

Richard C. Maclaurin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Barry Cambridge

Murder Cries At Brandon Hall Hotel Brookline

Residents of Brandon Hall at 1501 Beacon Street Brookline awoke to cries of murder and a struggle in the rear basement kitchen. Witnesses saw a bloodied man fleeing the scene pursued by another man armed with a rolling pin.

Brandon Hall Beacon Street Brookline

Greek cook claims assault by fellow baker at Brandon Hall

Two men in white cooks uniforms covered in blood flee to the station. One man, claiming to be Constan tine Kallis, a Greek cook at Brandon Hall bakery, says George Alexander, a baker there, attacked him in the kitchen.

Constantine Kallis Brandon Hall George Alexander

Stolen Boston Terriers Valued at 300 Dollars in Somerville

Two valuable Boston terriers owned by Russell C. Hayes of East Somerville were stolen from his cellar early yesterday. One dog, a blue ribbon winner, is worth 200 dollars, the other 100 dollars. Distinct markings include a large white stripe on the more valuable dog. Footprints around the entry window show how the theft occurred.

Russell C. Hayes Benedict Street East Somerville

Hood Wins Seven Year Battle Over Milk Rates

H P Hood & Sons defeats Delaware & Hudson over milk car rates to Boston. ICC sides with Hood, ordering a $1.25 per car increase, to be in place by July 29 for at least two years. Hood argues the railroad sought to push them out and cites unequal charges versus a New York contractor.

H. P. Hood & Sons Company Boston Delaware & Hudson Railroad Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Eagle Bridge Delaware & Hudson New York Vermont Eack Hood Company Poultney Rupert West Pawlett Cambridge Granville Middle Graneville Salem Shushan N. Y Daily Car

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