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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
5
Lawrence witnesses a tragedy as six year old Daniel W. McAuliffe slips into the Shawsheen River while on the bank and drowns. Authorities report the incident occurred this afternoon with no bystanders named.
An old newspaper item touts a homemade cough cure using essence mentho-laxene and granulated sugar syrup. The formula instructs mixing a pint of syrup with mentho-laxene and taking a teaspoonful hourly, claiming to relieve congestion, sore throat, and coughing with a laxative effect while saving money.
The 96th annual British Charitable Society meeting announced a start toward a home for aged British in Boston with a $5000 bequest from Mrs. J. C. White. The project, expected to cost about $500,000, was endorsed as a major charitable effort of the society. George William Bentley was re elected president. Albert F. Flint vice president. Thomas T. Stokes secretary. F. J. Stark treasurer.
An elderly man about 70 was found dead in the cellar of a house behind 18 Washington Street Dorchester. The Medical Examiner Magrath said the man, thought to be an umbrella mender, died from alcoholism.
The 13th season of Ben Hur opened in Boston with Klaw and Erlanger staging a spectacular production. New costumes, scenery, lighting and an augmented orchestra heighten the spectacle. The chariot race with 20 horses drew strong applause. William J. Kelley led as Messala, Lilian Lawrence starred as the Mother, and a full cast including Mark Price Oscar Adye Richard Buhler Ceel Kern Marion Barney and others filled major roles.
At the annual dinner in Boston, President David F. Tilly announced the club will seek a new four to five story club house second to none in the city. The measure will be discussed at the November 21 meeting to accommodate about 3200 members. About 300 members attended the dinner with toastmaster Samuel J. Elder presiding. Speakers included Rev Harold Marshall, Geoffry B. Lehy, Alexander Dodds, Colonel James O Lyford, James M. Harmon, and Patrick O Loughlin.
Mayor Fitzgerald calls for a monster naval review in Boston harbor after criticizing Secretary Meyer for not holding this week’s event in Boston. He plans to raise the issue with federal officials and push for a Boston harbor review similar to New York’s.
When the fall Superior Court opens in Lynn 53 cases target the city and 73 target the Boston and Maine railroad. The uptick follows the track elevation and resulting property confiscation by city authorities and the railroad company.
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