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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
2
Boston division carriers were prohibited from smoking while in uniform by a general order from Post master Mansfield. Despite infrequent on duty smoking, hundreds smoke during commutes. Violators face recommendation for a grade reduction.
Alarming results from the foot and mouth outbreak in New York and Pennsylvania prompted quarantines against interstate cattle shipments. The notices were reported today to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson.
Postmaster Mansfield says Boston letter carriers should make a fine impression on residents. He places carriers among the best in federal service outside military branches. He notes a smoking ban in uniforms in major cities and comments on the tobacco trust case, calling the ban not a knockout blow.
Four children in Danville Pennsylvania have contracted the disease. A rigid investigation is under way to determine if others have been affected. Officials say the spread may be checked but the situation remains grave.
A Philadelphia steamer Eastpoint sailed to London with 480 head of cattle. Captain Beavis pressed the London Board of Agriculture by cable, which replied to sail if the ship could depart before 12 30 tonight. otherwise discharge the cargo.
New York and Philadelphia imposed a cattle quarantine to curb foot and mouth disease, halting shipments to foreign ports. Western cattle may still leave via Boston or Baltimore, and Canadian cattle in bond cannot be reshipped to England.
A large crowd attended the ninth regimental veterans association fifth annual ladies night at 1151 Washington street. Chaplain O Tooley welcomed guests and introduced entertainers. Sailor Graham of Post 26 Roxbury sang I Ain't As Young As I Used to Be. Joseph Barry performed with selections aided by B F Keith.
At a Ways and Means hearing Champ Clark calls the tariff fight a universal grab while defense of forest preservation dominates the session. Frederick Lynch favors a specific duty for revenue, retailers push for lower prices, and manufacturers urge protection to conserve forests amid cross border trade concerns.
Mrs. Adeline Franzes Fitz, national head of the Daughters of the Revolution, was guest of honor at a Colonial luncheon hosted by the State society in Hotel Westminster. Notables present included State regent Alice M. Granger and numerous regional officers, with remarks linking the colonies to the nation.
The German freighter Kattenturm docked in Boston Harbor with a cargo valued over $2,000,000 from India, including gunnies tea jute shellac and goat hides. The 9500 ton ship sailed from Calcutta on Oct 2 and bears the name of a Bremen castle.
The White Star steamer Canopic sails from Hoosac docks Charlestown this morning with a large list of saloon passengers for a Mediterranean voyage stopping at Azores Gibraltar Naples and Genoa. Boston travelers include Katherine Commaford Rose Foley Famund Garrett Julian Garrett Emma Gregory Antonia Gregory A A Haserick Alfred Kidder and family etc.
Joseph Bryan owner of the Richmond Times Dispatch, a prominent Richmond and Southern figure, died at his Laburnum residence near Richmond. The newspaper leader’s death ends a long career in journalism and civic affairs.
A desk in the L. J. Foss Candy Company office at 66 Elm Street Cambridgeport was opened and $20 stolen during a factory fire handled by the Cambridge fire department last night.
Advertisement touts Bromo Quinine laxative as the sole cure for a cold in one day. It cites E. W. Grove’s signature and claims nationwide use, with the price at 25 cents.
At the Massachusetts Reform Club meeting in Parker House speakers argued against old age pension systems in England and Europe. John Graham Brooks, Louis D. Brandeis, and Frederick L. Hoffman addressed living wages, future security, and American needs, urging cooperation to avoid expansive state pensions.
Inspector George W. Roberts of the Board of Health told a Post reporter at his Empire street Brighton home last night that a local advance in the price of bologna sausage meat is sure to come.
The Aero Club of New England will honor Benjamin Franklin and the first manned balloon ascent this evening at the Boston City Club. Leading balloonists from the United States, including Captain James C. McCoy and A. Holland Forbes, will speak about the Berlin balloon race and early aeronauts.
Providence counselor files excep tions with the Supreme Court in Earl V. Jacques murder case. Denmark on trial for assault on a pupil at a primary school taught by Miss Ethel Harmon. New Bedford jurors find George O Donnell guilty of assault with a dangerous weapon in a dynamiting case. Rockport hosts a chrysanthemum bazaar with Will Parsons' minstrel show. Brockton physician Dr Henry Frederick Angle dies at 68 after heart disease.
President Eliot told the first annual banquet of the New England Federation of Harvard Clubs that Harvard should not be a retreat for the wealthy or idle youth. He asserted the university offers equal opportunity for a poor man with strong study qualities.
News from Providence reports the elopement and marriage of Andrew D. W. Reid son of Dr. Francis W. Reid to Miss Lillian A. Appleby daughter of Mrs. George A. Appleby of Boston. The couple’s surprise union surprised many in Boston.
A Harvard statement advocates focusing on capacity and achievement over wealth, urging inclusion of both poor and rich students who can excel. It stresses high admission standards, opposition to prejudice, and Harvard’s aim to balance quality with opportunity, acknowledging its 400-year leadership and the formation of the New England Federation of Harvard Clubs in 1906 with multiple regional chapters.
A young couple, whose romance began two years ago while families were in Revere, married after applying for a license underage 18. Dr Reid and his wife learned of the union last night from a Post reporter. The groom, an electrician and skilled swimmer, is said to be 18. he was to return home at Huntington Avenue with a ready room and future support.
Yale the original cylinder pin tumbler lock is praised for superiority. The Yale & Towne Mfg Co claims exclusivity as the only maker of genuine Yale Locks and urges buyers to verify protection against imitators before purchasing.
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