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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1911

Page

9

Chamber Heads Favored For Dock Board Chairman

A state capitol scene centered on Governor Foss as he considers naming the Dock Commission. Bernard J. Rothwell leads a Chamber of Commerce delegation that backs George Smith for chairman and Geoffrey Lehy for a commissioner post. The choice may rest between Smith or General Hugh Bancroft.

State House Foss Dock Commission Bernard J. Rothwell Chamber of Commerce George Smith Geoffrey Lehy Smith Hugh Bancroft

Nomination Wins In Lynn Municipal Primary

In Lynn's municipal primary about 3500 votes were cast, signaling low general interest. Each office elected in the commission system advances the top two vote getters to the December final. no party designations. The slate includes a water commissioner, a commissioner of public property, and two school committee members.

Lynn Commission

Court Orders Reduced Alimony in Baldwin Case

In Probate Court Judge George cuts weekly support from 21 to 15 if Grace Baldwin keeps caring for their 18 year old disabled son, or seven if Dwight Baldwin assumes custody. Grace testifies she bears most costs for her son and performs all duties at home while Baldwin, a former Boston Terrier Club figure, faces divorce and cross libel disputes.

Dwight Baldwin Boston Terrier Club New England Baldwin George Grace E. Baldwin

FitzGerald Declares Stay in School Board Contest

Mrs. Susan W. FitzGerald, candidate of the School Voters' Teague, insists she will remain in the school committee race. She claims she runs as a citizen not a suffragist and denies suffragist pressure to withdraw, noting her independence and support for a woman on the board.

Susan W. FitzGerald Teague FitzGerald

Churches of Greater Boston Placing Significance on Movement

Among the Churches of Greater Boston reports new and novel M RF Movement efforts with five Friday night prayer talks led by Rev. Dr. George W. King. Miss Ellen Paine Huling described Labrador missions to Clarendon Street Baptist Society, as preparations for a Pilgrim Memorial at Plymouth advance. The current church site is slated for a federal post office, while Rev. Dillon Bronson headlines the Boston Methodist Thanksgiving at People's Temple and Rev. Stephen H. Roblin speaks at the South End union service in First Presbyterian Church.

People’s Temple Methodist Church George W. King South End Ellen Paine Huling Labrador Plymouth Dillon Bronson Methodist Churches Boston People’s Temple First Presbyterian Church Stephen H. Roblin Second Universalist Church

The Joy of Living and Weight Reduction Motive

A personal reflection on obesity framed as discovering the cause of weight gain and the ease of reducing weight once the root issue is identified. The speaker recalls being called stout and urges readers to address underlying causes for lasting change.

Woman defaults on four shoplifting counts in Worcester

Mary L. Burbank faced four shoplifting charges totaling about 100. She defaulted yesterday in Superior Court before Judge Sanderson with a $500 bond. Previously she served six months in the House of Correction after a lower court sentence and was fined in a similar case last spring. Burbank ran a Worcester store and was noted for church work and Sunday school teaching.

Mary L. Burbank Sanderson House of Correction Burbank Worcester

Firth Company Bond Reduction Motion Denied

Judge Pierce of Suffolk Superior Court refused to reduce a $50 000 bond for William Firth Company in a suit brought by John Hetherington Sons Ltd of Manchester England. The firm sought to lower the bond to 5900 citing a Supreme Court decision.

William Firth CO Pierce Suffolk William Firth Company John Hetherington & Sons, Ltd Manchester England Firth Company Supreme Court

NERVY THIEF TAKES HORSE AND TAKES A SKATE

A thief unhitched a horse from Sherieff Bros moving van at Max Well and Gratiot in Detroit and replaced it with a near skating horse. The drivers waited in a saloon nearby as a second van retrieved the first from mud. The item is part of broader notes on government projects and river corrections with a large-scale plan discussed for 17 years.

Detroit Sherieff Bros Max- Well Gratiot Avenues Shekell Bros

Thieves Return Sermon Stolen from Williams in Wilkes Barre

A sermon stolen from the pocket of Rev. M. E. Williams of Athens Penn was recovered after pickpockets grabbed a large wallet in Wilkes Barre while he officiated at a funeral. The incident occurred during his visit to the city.

Wilkesbarre Penn M. E. Williams Athens

Praising Missouri Costs Man His Leg

J W Hoppe of Willow Springs sues Edward Janke in Circuit Court for 8000 dollars alleging Janke attacked him after Hoppe praised Missouri over North Dakota. Hoppe claims the beating caused his leg to be amputated.

Missouri Springfield North Dakota J. W. Hoppe Willow Springs Edward Janke Hoppe Janke

Flood disrupts Uncle Bellingham aid efforts

A Skagit River surge on November 21 unsettled Bellingham as flood conditions forced emergency actions. Local crews and residents worked to secure properties and assist those affected by the rising water and reported damages across multiple streets.

Wounded Moose Attacks Hunter in Fierce Fight

Edward Ledgard of East Grand Forks Minn. faced a wounded moose that rose after a shot and charged him. He killed the animal with a knife after fending it off with his rifle, weighing about 1568 pounds.

East Grand Forks Minn Edward Ledgard Geloe Ledgard

Man Charged With Burglary At Franklin House

William Foley, 26, of 450 Shawmut Avenue, burglarized the Franklin House on November 18 with false keys. He entered guest Miss Gertrude Donahue's room and employee Carl Johnson's room, stealing a gold watch and other items valued at 75 dollars. Foley is jailed at Charles Street awaiting grand jury action. authorities recovered part of the loot. bonds set at 2000 dollars.

William Foley Shawmut Avenue Franklin House Charles Street Foley Carl Johnson Gertrude M. Donahue Irwin

Taylor Corcoran wedding in Cambridge New Hampshire

The wedding of Miss Nellie Eileen Corcoran of Cambridge to Robert Henry Taylor of Newcastle New Hampshire occurred yesterday at 49 Columbia Street Cambridge. Attendants were Miss Margaret Cronin and Miss Julia Corcoran with flower girls Miss Anna Olsen and Miss Cronin. Jeremiah Cronin attended the groom and Rev Father Woods officiated.

Nellie Eileen Corcoran Cambridge Robert Henry Taylor Newcastle N. H Margaret Cronin Columbia Street Julia Corcoran Anna Olsen Anna . Cronin Jeremiah Cronin Father Woods

Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Dark Hair

An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy from Wyeth Chemical Co New York as a solution for gray hair dandruff and thinning hair. It claims sulfur nourishes hair and guarantees refunds if results fail, offered at fifty cents a bottle via druggists.

Wyeth Chemical Company of New York Wyeth

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