Laphams Face Beacon Street Build Ambition in Boston
Silas Lapham and his wife Pert navigate wealth gained from mineral paint fortune and confront class boundaries on Beacon Street. They debate moving to the Back Bay, schooling for their daughters, and social acceptance, balancing pride with prudence while maintaining a comfortable life in their Nankeen Square home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Lapham
Vermont
Boston
Nankeen Square
South End
Lapham
Beacon Hill
Quebec
Children Terrified by Mother's Death
Continued from first page, two children aged 9 and 10 cowered in bed for nine hours after discovering their mother's death by her own action, too afraid to leave the room.
Woman dies after divorce amid despair in Canton tale
Mrs. Wagner, divorced by the Superior Court on desertion grounds, died by self-inflicted gunfire after expressing despair at Easton house. Her two children Olive and George, aged 10 and 9, witnessed the tragedy and fled to Dr. Easton at daybreak. The note read What I said yesterday is true. She was a native of Sagamore Mass and had lived in Canton, N H, for nine years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Easton
Wagner
Superior Court
Olive
George
Dr. Easton
Dea
City Opens Seven School Centers for Evening Use
Seven city school centres opened last evening to offer residents in congested neighborhoods suitable places for recreation and improvement after dark. Mayor Curley and School Board Chairman Corcoran attended the Hancock School centre opening in the North End, with Eva W. White in charge. John Scanga will oversee activities. Centers are in city high schools and Wells and Washington Schools in the West End. East Boston South Boston Charles town Dorchester High Schools and Roxbury High School of Practical Arts host sites. Ira M. Huggan becomes East Boston centre manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Corcoran
Hancock
North End
Eva W. White
John Scanga
West End
Wells
Washington
East Boston
South Boston
Charlestown
Dorchester
High School of Practical Arts
Roxbury
Ira M. Huggan
New Cooperative Buying and Expanded Programs at Roxbury Mothers Club
Last year 210000 people attended centre activities including debating music sewing dancing and athletics. A new feature for this year is a co operative grocery plan for Mothers Clubs linked to Roxbury High School of Practical Arts. Five members pool orders to weekly wholesale groceries with rotating staple items. If successful, the plan will expand citywide. Lectures on infant care by Children’s Hospital staff will run six sessions while babies are cared for nearby. Moving pictures and storytelling for children occur monthly. Public lectures cover Boston Art Museum treasures and courses on American art literature music and history in multiple languages. A central orchestra and folk singing are hoped from musical groups. All centers operate three evenings weekly except North West ends and Dorchester High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
High School of Practica
Arts
Roxbury
Children's Hospital
Boston Art Museum
Evangeline
House of the Seven Gables
Hoosier
Dorchester High School
Man Identified After Death on Court Street
The deceased man found at Court Street and Cornhill was John J. Sweeney, 60, of 197 West Newton Street. A civil service paper with his name and address was found in his pocket at the North Grove Street morgue. He had applied for a woodworker helper post at the navy yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court Street
Cornhill
John J. Sweeney
West Newton Street
North Grove Street
Civil Service
Navy Yard
Suffrage Greetings to Jersey
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association sent a telegram to New Jersey urging support for women’s votes in their upcoming special election. It expresses hope that New Jersey men will back equality and democracy, signed by Alice Stone Blackwell, president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Lillian M. Weickert
New Jersey Woman Suffrage Association
New Jersey
Alice Stone Blackwell
Bay State Suffrage Speakers Draw Big Crowds Across Cities
Enthusiastic crowds welcomed suffrage speakers in East Boston Chelsea and other towns. Speakers included Jennie D Loitman Rose Winslow Rose Livingston Helen Todd Nils Kjellstrom Ida C Hultin Florence Luscomb and more. Rallies totaled around 1100 in Springfield 4900 crowds in Powell Wowell. The day ends with few rallies as the statewide campaign pauses for a suffrage parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient Heights
Day Square
Boston
Congress Avenue
Broadway
Bellingham Square
Jennie D. Loitman
New Bedford
Margaret Foley
Blackstone
Rose Winslow
Pennsylvania
Springfield
Rose Livingston
Sherborn Town Hall
Helen Todd
California
Wowell
Fall River
Nils T. Kjellstrom
Ida C. Hultin
Everett
Dartmouth
Florence Luscomb
Boston Names John Koren to International Prison Commission
President Wilson picks John Koren for the International Prison Commission. Koren is known worldwide in criminology circles and will join the late Dr. S J Barrows and Professor C R Henderson as Boston’s recent international prison officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Wilson
John Koren
Washington
International Prison Commission
Koren
United States
C. R. Henderson
University of Chicago
S. J. Barrows
Firemen Retirements Noted by City Fire Commissioner
General orders announce the retirements of Lieutenant John F. Mitchell after a service since 1882 and Ladderman James M. Elliott who joined in 1881. Ladderman Joseph A. Murray of Ladder Company 12 is commended for extinguishing a fire on Harrison Avenue during his vacation. Engine Company 8 earns commendation for using the life net at a Joiner Street blaze on October 12 saving two men with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Mitchell
James M. Elliott
Joseph A. Murray
Ladder Company 12
Harrison Avenue
Engine Company 8
Joiner Street
Walsh's Auto Fire Hits Route Rally Route
Governor Walsh escaped serious injury after an auto fire erupted near the left wheel and axle during a motor trip between Stoughton and North Easton. The blaze began when a new brake caused friction, threatening the gasoline area before the governor reached safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walsh
Stoughton
North Easton
Governor Walsh and party narrowly escape fiery auto crash
A vehicle carrying Governor Walsh and his party stopped near a gasoline tank as a fire flared. They moved aside while the fire was quenched, but a second car then rolled a rear wheel from its axle. The governor learned of the second accident later that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Easton
Walsh
Roof Over B A Roadbed Planned in Boston Transit Vision
William C. Ewing of the Boston City Planning Commission urged state control of rail lines and terminals in Greater Boston. He called for electrification of all railroads and a roofed Boston & Albany roadbed with a broad surface street crossing main routes, plus a second thoroughfare from North Station to Eliot Street via Portland Brattle City Hall avenue and Province streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Ewing
Boston City Planning Commission
Metropolitan
Terminal Commission
State House
Ewing
Greater
Boston
Boston & Albany
Harrison Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue
Beacon Street
Portland Street
Brattle Street
City Hall Avenue
Province Street
Washington and
Tremont Streets
Eliot Street
Tide of Suffrage Ebbing in Natick
James M. Keyes told an anti suffrage meeting at Natick High School that suffragists celebrate a victory never achievable in the state. He said during an automobile tour he heard both parties’ men oppose woman suffrage and stand on their platforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natick
James M. Keyes
Mr. Keyes
Anti suffrage tour draws crowds across suburban towns
A two squadron anti suffrage campaign drew about 600 attendees at a high school rally. Speakers Keyes Underhill and Colonel Irish addressed workers at Clapp Stetson Alden Walker plants and in towns including Holliston Hopkinton Ashland Fayville Sherborn Wellesley Needham Norwood Canton and Worcester bound events. The campaign plans 15 town tours and a monster rally in Worcester with efforts spanning Worcester and Hampden counties next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keyes
Charles I. Underhill
Somerville
Holliston
Hopkinton
Ashland
Fayville
Sherborn
Wellesley Hills
Wellesley Farms
Needham
Natick
Irish
Clapp
Stetson Company
Alden, Walker & Wild
East Braintree
South Braintree
Braintree
Randolph
Canton
Columbia Wall
Norwood
Worcester
Hampden
Ballot Printing Under Way for November and State Election
The town begins printing 825000 ballots for November and about 600 ballots per 50 registered voters for the state election. Progressive Nelson B Clark of Beverly will be at the ten spot. Walter S Johnson of Greenfield is Socialist. Samuel McCall of Winchester Republican. Ter O Rourke of Medford Socialist Labor. William Shaw of Andover and Governor Walsh occupy the last place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson B. Clark
Beverly
Walter 8. Johnson
Greenfield
Samuel McCall
Winchester
Tpter O'Rourke
Medford
William Shaw
Andover
Chernor Walsh
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Mrs. Lapham
Silas
Irene
Pen
Beacon
Gair
New England
Benson Street
Persis
Texas
W. D. Howells
Arangement
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Coats
Mackinaws
Booth’s
the Ginter Co
C. B. Brown Co., Inc
Washington St
Adams House
Specialty Shop, Inc
Tremont St
Jentiatann Aoe
Sunday Post
Rome
Paris
Giornale D'Italia
Cettinje
Montenegro
Giornale D’italia
Bulgaria
Greece
Germany
Austria
Horlick
Roxbury Centre
Co-Operative Buying
Jersey
Bay State
Chelsea
Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Sterling Gum
Ieee
New
Lyons
Cambridge
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