Afonique Talmud Reading Ends at Congregation Agudath Achim
The Afonique celebration marks the termination of the Talmud reading by 40 senior members of Congregation Agudath Achim on Lowell Street. The eight and a half year effort began with a grayhaired class led by Jacob I. Geavitt, 69, with rabbis from several cities attending. The event lasts until Sunday when a new class begins the next cycle.
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Afonique
Congregation
Agudath Achim
Lowell Street
Jacob I. Geavitt
Poplar Street
Margolis
New York
P. Israeli
Chelsea
Jacobson
New Bedford
Rubenstein
Portland
Feinstein
The
West Fond
Photograph of Mars canals exhibited in Flagstaff
In Flagstaff Arizona on August 31 a photograph showing clearly the canals of Mars was exhibited today by professors at Lowe's observatory. The negative was secured last night and is said to be one of the clearest ever taken.
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Flagstaff
Ariz
Mars
Lowe’s Observatory
Taft Urges Simpler Procedure in Federal Courts
President Taft traveled from Beverly to Huntington Halls to address the American Bar Association. He urged simplification of court procedures and suggested new rules might be advisable. Alton B. Parker, 1904 Democratic presidential candidate, greeted Taft. Bar Association President Edgar H. Farrar paused the formal intro and praised Taft before yielding the stage.
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Taft
Beverly
American Bar Association
Huntington Halls
Alton B. Parker
New York
Democratic Party
Edgar H. Farrar
Bar Association
Taft Advocates Law Reform and Court Collaboration
President Taft cites room for improvement in procedural law and urges reform in federal court procedures. He praises Supreme Court leadership and calls on the bar from nine circuits to assist the reform effort, aiming for a practical, unified procedure.
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Taft
Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Lurton
Cuticura Cited To Clear Childs Eczema In Old Ad
A mother praises Cuticura remedies for curing her three year old daughter’s facial eczema that began as pimples at two weeks old. She reports relief after using Cuticura Ointment and Soap and notes economy and global sales.
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Minnie Clutter
Deerick
Law and salary debate at American Bar Association banquet
The discourse centers on increasing federal judicial salaries for district and circuit judges and the Supreme Court. Speakers discuss pay fairness, regional cost differences, and the impact on attracting top talent. The session includes remarks on patent appeals, treaties, arbitration, and ending with tributes to the bar and law reform.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Supreme Court
Fay Withdaws From Senate Race
Ex Representative Thomas J Fay of Ward 18 withdraws from the seventh Suffolk district senate contest due to business duties as lead agent for the B F Sturtevant Company in New England.
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Thomas J.:.fay
Ward 18
Suffolk
Fay
B. F. Sturtevant Company
New England
ABA wraps 34th annual session with banquet
The American Bar Association closed its 34th annual session with a banquet at the Hotel Somerset attended by over 400 lawyers. Women accompanying members watched from the gallery as the menu and program proceeded, with James M. Beck of New York serving as toastmaster and praising the convention as the most successful yet.
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Beck
Massachusetts
Beacon Hill
City of New York
Pastures Green
William F. Gurley
Nebraska
Boston
Samuel J. Elder
Albert W. Briggs
Tennessee
Ferdinand Williams
Maryland
Stephen S. Gregory
Illinois
Charles F. Libby
Portland
Francis Rawle
Philadelphia
Penn
R. §. Taylor
Fort Wayne
Ind
Alfred Hemenway
Baltimore
Mad
Samuel M. Crothers
Cambridge
Mass
Samuel J Elder
William B. Hornblower
New York
8. S. Gregory
Chicago
James M. Beck
Albert W. Biggs
Memphis
Tenn
J. M. Dickinson
Nashville
Alton B. Parker
Arthur P. Rugg
Worcester
F. W. Lehmann
St. Louis
W. F. Gurley
Omaha
Neb
American Bar Association
Hotel Somerset
New York City
Sugar Trust
King Sails to England to Wed Late Wife’s Niece
Charles A. King 60 of 41 Commonwealth Avenue Boston a noted Algonquin and Eastern Yacht Club member and former Bohemian brewery owner will sail to England in about a week to wed Miss Marjorie Despard his deceased wife’s niece whom he introduced to Boston’s Back Bay last autumn.
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Charles A. King
Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Algonquin
Eastern
Bohemian Brewery
England
Marjorie Despard
Back Bay
Mr King Plans Honeymoon Voyage Aboard The Robin Yacht
Friends report Mr King intends a honeymoon voyage aboard his two masted yacht The Robin. He remodels his Commonwealth avenue home and owns a three story Mattapoisett house while spending much time on the yacht. He plans to depart September 9 and return October 1.
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Mr. King
Robin
Miss Despard
England
Boston
Trousseau
Commonwealth Avenue
Mattapoisett
Exchange
Eastern Yacht Club
King
Jacob
City Island
Boston Y W C A Saysay Creates Young Woman Rule Stir
Boston women protest the Cambridge Y W C A policy restricting building privileges to women under 35, arguing the rule is arbitrary unchristian and based on a false premise. They insist women beyond 35 remain young and active in public life.
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Cambridge Y. W. C. A
Boston
Boston Y. W. C
Cambridge Ye C. A
Christina Age
Parents Nd Teachers’ Protective Association
Blackstone
United States
Canada
Cambridge and Boston Young Women Age Limits Compared
The Cambridge Y M C A sets a 3 year age limit for young women while the Boston Y W C A fixes 20. Mrs Lillie Fitginwood, Florence Crittenton Home matron, notes Cambridge girls appear younger. She questions why Cambridge receives five extra years of grace over Boston women.
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Cambridge Y. V.”. C. A
Boston Y. W. C
Boston
Cambridge Young Women
Lillie Fitginwood
Florence
Bar Association Elects Officers and Debates Judicial Recall
At a morning meeting the American Bar Association elected officers for the coming year and approved a resolution denouncing judicial recall as harmful to the judiciary. A committee representing each state was appointed to expose recall fallacies, and Taft's address was sent to the executive committee. The next annual convention site and harbor trip details were left to the executive committee.
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American Bar Association
Stephen 38
Gteelory
Illinois
George Whitelock
Maryland
Frederick E. Woodhams
New York
Edgar H. Farrar
Louisiana
John Hinkly
Lynn Helm
California
Ralph N. Breckinridge
Nebraska
Hollis R. Bailey
Massachusetts
Aldis_ B. Browne
District of Columbia
Taft
Executive Committee
New Cure Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
An advertisement touts GETS-IT as a painless corn remedy. It claims no digging, cutting, or blood and promises easy removal without skin damage. Sold by 611 druggists for 25 cents and directly by KE Lawrence & Co in Chicago. also available in Boston at Kleig’s Pharmacy.
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Hottie
KE. Lawrence &Co
Chicako
Debate Over Age Limits for Young Women in YWCA Housing
Activists and housing officials argue about age limits for “young women” in YWCA residences. Cambridge YWCA sets 35 as the cutoff while Franklin Square House and Boston YWCA defend broader age ranges, citing individuality and vitality beyond 35.
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Young Women’s Christian Association
BAR
Ginter
Vermont
Coffe
E Sale
Len
Rose
Campbell’ Ivory
Jan & Johnson
Japan
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Formosa
Kal
Santa Teresa
Vu Pric
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Everett
Jamaica
Duff Gordon
Boe
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Bsc Bort
He Ginter Co and Union Sts. Pprssite
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Canal St
St . Inc
Order Dept
Tremont St
Franklin Square House
Alice Teel
Bertha Hazard
Hemenway
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