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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1911

Page

2

Ballot Urged By Woman Suffrage Leader In Boston Meeting

Mrs. Mary Hutchinson Page, former Massachusetts suffrage leader, warned that women face renewed subjection if they lack the ballot. Speaking at a Boston Good Government Association class, she cited German women’s subjection and urged securing equal voting rights to preserve women’s status and protect their rights.

Mary Hutchinson Page State Suffrage Association Boston Good Government Association Theresa Crowley LL. D Germany

Three Shoplifters Sentenced in Island Court

Judge Murray sentenced Annie Burns to 10 days in the House of Correction after she resided mainly at the Salvation Army Barracks. Roxbury resident Mrs Annie Forsythe, 50, received the same sentence and appealed. Mary Avery, alias Mary Jones, faced two store complaints and was given two months in the House of Correction with suspended sentence.

Murray Annie Burns Salvation Army House of Correction Annie Forsythe Roxbury Mary Avery Mary Jones

Clarke Sisters Attack Y M C A In Public Protest

Dr Genevieve Clarke and Dr Inez Clarke of Cambridge accuse the Cambridge Y M C A of being run by aging men and harming city morals and finances. They object to relocating electric light poles near their home and urge underground wiring as a sign of public spirit. protest referred to the wires committee.

Genevieve Clarke Inez Clarke Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge Cambridge Board of Aldermen Cambridge “Young Men's Christian Association Bigelow Street Committee On

Foss Grants Thanksgiving Pardons to Two Prisoners

The Governor's council recommended two pardons and the Governor signed the papers for Nassimino Repucci serving life for a 1892 murder and Willis N. Kimball who served two years of an eight year larceny sentence. The council rejected Thomas Lowe's murder in the second degree petition despite family opposition.

Foss Nassimino Repucci Luigi del’ Orfano Willis N. Kimball American Woolen Company Thomas Lowe North Andover Nellie Sullivan Sullivan Lowe

Rain of Money at Guild of St Elizabeth Fair

A local bazaar and sale by the Guild of St. Elizabeth drew many attendees as money rained in the form of dimes quarters and dollars at the indoor event. Young women in gowns led various tables while luncheon ran 12 to 2 and tea 4 to 6 with a large tea room staffed by numerous volunteers.

Lenox Guild of St. Elizabeth Maude M. Rockwell Alice F. Murray Christine Woolley Margaret Carey Frances Hill Marie Blake Matthew Fox Marie Collins Alice BE. Rockwell Helen Galvin May Dwight Joseph Willoughby Thomas H. Hanley John P. Leahy Josephine Bleakie Elizabeth Fitzpatrick Marie Egan Josephine Flatley Alice Dunne Ethel Thompson Adelaide Smith Mary Travers Anna McAloon Marie Webb Alice O'Meara Louise Fitzgerald Granville Johnson Hotel Lenox Josephine Fiatley

Mayor bans Grizzly Bear dance in Boston halls

The Boston mayor issued notices to all dance hall licensees banning the Grizzly Bear dance as fierce, low, and vulgar. He called it a hoochy coochy beat he heard originated in Narragansett Pier and declared it unacceptable in city venues.

Boston Narragansett Pier

Bones of Trinity Dead Buried at Mt. Auburn

About 25 skulls and bone fragments found by workmen at the Old Trinity Church site on Summer Street were moved to a common grave in Trinity Church lot at Mt. Auburn. Sexton Charles E. Chester oversaw the transfer from the North Grove Street morgue to the Mt. Auburn cemetery grave. The bones lack identifying plates and may never be identified. An official transfer will be recorded by Trinity Church.

Trinity Summer Street Mt. Auburn Trinity Church

Miss Janis to Hostess at Colonial Theatre Thanksgiving Supper

Mrs Josephine Janis and Miss Janis invite Colonial Theatre guests to supper on the stage after The Slim Princess Thanksgiving Day. Signatures gathered total 125 from company staff and officials by 11 pm, with Miss Jan assisting, Joseph Cawthorn as toastmaster.

Miss Janis Colonial Theatre Josephine Janis The Slim Princess Joseph Cawthorn

Malden Couple Celebrates 50th Wedding Anniversary

The Rev. and Mrs. William R. Webster observed their 50th anniversary at 26 Clarendon Street Malden with afternoon and evening calls from friends and relatives. Four children assisted at the reception. Mrs Webster is a Southampton New York native born November 12 1840 and sister of Rev B F Reeves of Newark.

William R. Webster Clarendon Street Malden Webster Southampton N. Y B. F. Reeves Newark Southampton Academy Rose E. Cleveland Grover Cleveland

Widow in Grief Attempts Gas Death After Husband Dies

Mrs. Rose Green, 29, widow hours after her husband Morris Green 29 tinsmith dies at Massachusetts General Hospital, tries to gas herself at 19 Revere Street. Her brother Lewis Sacks and neighbors rescue her. Two young daughters Sadie 4 Pearl 2 await arrival of father’s body as search reveals locked bathroom with gas still on.

Rose Green Revere Street Lewis Sacks Massachusetts General Hospital

Fire Scare at Dartmouth Threatens Dormitory

Hanover N H November 28 Great excitement swept Dartmouth as a fire threatened New Hampshire Hall one of its finest dormitories Scientific construction saved the building The blaze was spotted by student W D Knight and about 800 students rallied to fight the flames The occupants HE F Brady Jr and G A Mulcahy Roxbury Mass were affected with their belongings damaged by fire The cause was believed to be a pine pillow on an overheated radiator The damage is estimated at about

Hanover N. H Dartmouth New Hampshire Hall W. D. Knight HE. F. Brady, Jr G. A. Mulcahy Roxbury Mass Mulcahy Boston Brady

Kissless Bride Case Sparks Marriage Annulment Suit

New York reports a husband seeks an annulment claiming Severini Giovanni became cold after marriage. Dr. Gastano F. Sameralli alleges she was affectionate during courtship but icy at home. The defendant counters she left him due to his ungovernable temper.

New York Gastano F. Sameralli Severini Giovanni

Multiple Local Obituaries Gather in Boston Area Notices

A string of funeral notices from Jamaica Plain to Somerville and Roxbury lists deaths from November 26 to 28. Names include Henry Allendroff, Michael A. Brown, Margaret Callahan, Jennie Elizabeth Chase, Patrick F. Deady, Mary Doble, Elizabeth F. Doherty, and Timothy Donovan with funeral times and church details. Relatives invited to attend. Local parlor and church services noted across Cambridge and South Boston regions.

Callahan Squantum Margaret Carl Callahan Squantum St Sacred Heart Church Atlantic Chase Somerville Jennie Elizabeth Charles D. Chase Cross Street Deady Patrick F Isabella M. (McCarron SS. Peter and Paul Broadway St. Vincent’s Church Siolack Paine North Falmouth Mass J. Thomas Paine Richard H. Paine Garnet and Parker Sts Watertown Perkins West Newton Henry Phelps Perkins Church of the Messiah Auburndale South Station Blue Boulevard Commonwealth Avenue Auburn Street Pinkham Sycamore St Julia E Osborn Pinkham Rogers Newton William H. Rogers Hovey St Shea Roxbury Bridget Daniel M. Shea Cronin Ellingwood Street Church of the Blessed Sacrans Boston John J John Ellen Shea Patrick Casey Webster Street Church of the Assumption Stewart Gertrude Stewart W. H. Graham Washington St Joseph P. Tracey P. J. Nolan Winthrop Street Realem St. Patrick’s Church Tucker Raymond N. H Mary Augusta Tucker Jeane . Tucker Charles B. Tucker Pleasant Street Brookline Wares Dorchester William H. Wares Dorchester Temple Williams Cambridge George T Katherine Williams Anshelm Portland Street Winsor Chelsea William Winsor Martha Winsor Shawmut Street Boston Retail Grocers’ Association Mystic Lodge K. of P Knights of Malta St. John N. B

Harvard Player Sets 2 Mile Kick Record to Ipswich

Daniel Sargent of Harvard kicked a round soccer ball from Harvard square to Ipswich Centre a distance of 2 miles in 812 hours. He started at 3 a m and faced a brook in Middlesex Fells as a condition of the wager. Sargent is a member of the Harvard Varsity soccer team.

Ipswich Daniel Sargent Harvard Harvard Square Sargent Middlesex Fells

Transit Commission Proposes Overhead Sidewalks on Washington

In a letter to Mayor Fitzgerald the Transit Commission urged overhead sidewalks along Washington street in the retail district. The plan would create balcony like galleries over existing sidewalks with second story access from the sidewalks and possible crossways over side streets. If needed the structure could extend over the roadway beyond current curb lines in a bid to ease street congestion. The note follows the mayor’s query about underground sidewalks under Winter street.

Fitzgerald Transit Commission Washington Street Winter Street

Florist Scam Warns Public on Funeral Orders

A notice warns patrons against florists who solicit orders by phone claiming to handle family funeral arrangements. The warning states such actions are deceptive and reiterates that reputable florists condemn the annoyance caused.

Obituaries and funeral notices from Roxbury and Cambridge

Numerous death notices and funeral announcements list names Patrick Donoghue Catherine Ferry John Flynn Alphonso French Wilhelmina Gerhardt Patrick Herlihy Elizabeth Heim Henry Jackson Michael Jolley Henry Leverman Margaret Macarthy Mary Marcy Emma Murphy and Henry Allendorf. Services include solemn masses high masses and interments at St Stephen St Mary St Joseph Holy Cross and other local churches with addresses in Cambridge Roxbury South Boston Medford and Dorchester.

Donoghue North End Hannah Patrick Donoghue Catherine Reardon Commercial Street St. Stephen’s Church Hanover Street Ferry Cambridge Catherine Patrick Ferry Catherine F. Sullivan Richard John James F. Ferry Mary A. Tobin Cambridge St St. Mary’s of the Assumption Holy Cross Cemetery Flynn John Flynn Catherine A. White Baldwin Street St. Paul’s Church Cliftondale Alphonso French Broadway Everett Gerhardt South Boston Wilhelmina Ernest Gerhardt B Street Herlihy Chelsea Patrick J Mary E. Herlihy Driscoll Carroll Street St. Rose Church North Brookfield Heim Elizabeth Charles A. Heim Max H. Heim Clinton Street Jackson Medford Henry Jackson Hale’ Avenue Jolley Roxbury Michael Maria Jolley Donnelly Codman Park St. Joseph's Church Circuit St Leverman Henry A. Leverman W. H. Graham Washington Street Circuit Street Mary A Theodore Marcy Martin Oak Grove Terrace St. Francis de Sales Church Natick and Lowell Murphy Emma J James C. Murphy Finley R. J. Bowes Fenwood Rd Mission Church Montreal

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