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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1907
Page
3
A vague motto about customer service emphasizing ultimate satisfaction. The phrase suggests a business aim without detailing specific actions, times, or persons involved. It reads as a general commitment rather than a concrete event or outcome.
Ruth Madeline McShane, seven, marked her birthday at 2 National Street South Boston with a party hosted and organized by herself. Guests arrived for the festive gathering after receiving elaborate invitations, and Ruth wore a new diamond necklace and garnet ring as mementos of a memorable seventh birthday.
The body of Rev. William H. Delancey first bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Western New York was reinterred in the altar of St. Peter's Church in Geneva New York on November 3. The moving ceremony marks a return of the bishop to the regional church heritage as the diocese now covers the area.
London reports that American made boots, once popular for their straight inside design, face declining appeal due to English climate. Major London retailer notes American shapes remain desired in style, but leather durability under damp weather limits appeal.
William A. Martin, a councilman from the Sixteenth Ward, started a three year term in Riverside Penitentiary after being convicted of soliciting a $70,000 bribe to sway approval of the Pittsburg and Tube City Railroad franchise ordinance.
Washington reports that in October the per capita circulation grew from 32.46 to 33.23 dollars. The estimated population used for the calculation on November 1 was 86,547,000, compared with 33.68 dollars per person on November 1 of the previous year.
Professor Kuhnemann of Breslau University praises Boston women in an address in Berlin recounting his impressions of Harvard during his winter as the Kaiser’s exchange professor. He lauds their intellect as incomparable and the tribute reflects warm overseas interest in American scholarship.
Leo Stevens' balloon No 20 was guarded after an attempted theft in Pittsfield. The missing gasbag, ballast, and basket were later found in North Adams with the tag torn off, while the envelope remained unfound. Glidden chartered a Berkshire flatcar to retrieve the gear.
A professor remarks that Cambridge is defined by Boston and praises Boston society. He notes women's deep engagement with intellectual issues, calling Boston a center of culture and intellect, deserving its nickname Hub.
The Donaldson line steamship Alcides, which left Glasgow on October 18 bound for St John New Brunswick, has not arrived by November 3, now about 18 days overdue and missing. Anxiety grows for her safety.
The Dorchester Temple Baptist Church on Washington Street drew about 1100 Baptists from across the city for Rev Tillman B. Johnson's farewell sermon. After six years serving the parishioners he will depart soon to become rector of Beech Street Baptist Church in Texarkana Arkansas.
Dorchester residents Mr and Mrs John Edwin Swan of 1147 Adams Street Dorchester celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at home last night. The informal event drew many gifts and flowers for the couple.
In London at Albert Hall a large meeting of railway workers heard Richard Bell announce a ballot result from the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Of 88,134 returned papers, 76,925 favored a strike and 8,773 opposed, with strong union backing for future action.
New York leaders in both Democratic and fusion camps express confidence for next Tuesday's county vote. Charles F. Murphy says the Democratic majority will be more than 50,000. Republican Fusion leader Parsons sticks to 30,000 to 40,000 for fusion candidates, as scarce funds loom for the election.
The John B. Moran Club of Neponset met at 384 Neponset avenue to support James P. McKenney hosted Moran's district attorney bid. A motion to mobilize voters was approved and the club pledged to cover all expenses. Officers elected were Jeremiah Riley president John J. Glynn vice president and John A. Mullen secretary.
Herbert S. Johnson accuses Mayor Fitzgerald Webster and Dennison of corruption and urges Suffolk County voters to elect John B. Moran as District Attorney on Tuesday next. He claims higher officials are implicated and calls for an honest, effective enforcement of laws against city graft. Robert T. Allen, Moran Independence League Campaign Committee, Dorchester.
Representative Walter A. Webster held a day of calls in Chelsea Revere and Boston meeting ward committee men and precinct workers while attending parlor meetings. He spoke to a packed Walnut Street Jewish Synagogue in Chelsea with 700 to 100 people and planned to close his campaign at an eight oclock raid in Ward 8 Blossom Street wardroom and at several political clubs.
Batavia despatches report 100 armed natives assaulted a Dutch patrol of 19 on Flores. All 19 were killed and eight women and children were later slain by the same group.
New Brunswick reports that Professor Robert Prentiss of Rutgers College lectured on Mars at the Highland Park Reformed Church. A startling demonstration during the talk claimed to show life on the planet.
A political advertisement lists John B. Moran at 19 Sagamore Street in Dorchester as the campaign signature and address portion of a local election promotional notice.
Three boys missing since Thursday afternoon Lester Dana Hill 12 John Keefe 16 and Harry Crowe 14 left Malden after meeting in Sullivan Square they planned to go to New York police say efforts from New England cities continue to search for the trio with detailed physical descriptions of each boy provided.
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