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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1909
Page
6
Filene's stocks aim to fit all women with ready to wear skirts in many sizes and styles. Heavyweight and chiffon Panamas, yoke and plait models, over skirts with trims, man tailored scalloped fronts, and reproduce high priced looks. Fabrics include English serges, homespun overskirt effects, mannish worsteds, new wool mixes, and fall greens and grays.
The mining camp of Virginia City in Nevada is gradually sinking into a canyon, having slipped 11 feet in recent years. Professor George J. Young of the University of Nevada blames the subsidence on crumbling underground timbering in the 50 year old Comstock mines.
Durham NC October 27 The Erwin Cotton Mills company the largest spindle holder in the South has agreed to shut down one day each week cutting production to balance demand and labor use across the plant and region.
Lawrence residents were informed that the Pemberton and Everett mills in Lawrence and the Methuen mills in Methuen will shorten their operating hours from November 1 to January 1 by 109 hours. The mills total about 70,000 spindles and employ around 3,000 workers.
Noah Kentucky testimonial lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief during Change of Life. The letter claims headaches nervous prostration and bleeding improved, praising the remedy's long history and safety for female troubles.
New York October 27 society notes reveal Mrs Nathalie Schenck Collins will wed William Laimbeer this Saturday at the Hotel Savoy in a small private ceremony. No wedding cards have been issued and few invited guests are expected.
Mrs Collins, once Nathalie Schenck of Newport, divorced Charles Glen Collins, a former English army officer. They wed in 1904 in California and traveled the world on their honeymoon. Separation occurred soon after, with a formal divorce granted two years later. Laimbeer, husband of actress Clara Bloodgood who died by suicide, is described as a Stock Exchange member, Harvard graduate, and 35 years old.
John Crowley 60, a Boston man, killed himself by placing his neck on a moving freight car in the Boston and Maine yard opposite Union Station. The incident occurred about 2 PM before onlookers, with $3 found on his person and a note bearing his name. His daughter Mrs. John Canty of 96 Nashua Street Fitchburg identified the body.
The gown may be well made but proper fit depends on the corset. One model among several is likely suited to your figure as designs aim to match various shapes. The ioning is rust proof and security hose supporters are included.
Miss Bertha Keeley twenty seven died by taking corrosive sublimate tablets in her South End room on Dwight street after returning from work as North station soda fountain cashier. Neighbors say she appeared despondent after a late caller, no note left. aunt and brother took the remains for burial.
Dorothy Russell Florence Schenck and Marie Driscoll are named in gossip as friends of Mrs Corwin. Friends say Mrs Corwin's quick trip to Paris three weeks ago may signal intent to join Colonel Astor on his yacht where she has joined similar trips for years. Mr Menges notes Roberta Corwin’s independence and limited knowledge of her affairs. Mrs John Jacob Astor gains family support as sister J D Barton Willing travels from Philadelphia to aid in the suit long anticipated by close friends.
Ruth Ruiz, who killed herself in London recently, is described as part of a clique involved in a broader incident. The report notes her death amid ongoing social tensions within the group and mentions associated concerns within local circles.
Oct 27 New York Central president W C Brown announced a campaign of extraordinary expenditures to meet traffic demands. Contracts in recent days total $25,000,000 for locomotives and rolling stock with plans to spend $60,000,000 more on grades curves rails and $50,000,000 on New York terminal improvements, totaling $135,000,000.
Oct. 27. At the home of his foster parents on L Emory street, Charles Ricker, 17, hanged himself with a dog collar while his feet were tied with a belt. He was employed as a milkman. The act was discovered when his foster mother called him to start for work. motive not known.
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