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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1911
Page
4
Fairweather greeted President Taft for his last Beverly Sunday before a 13 000 mile Pacific coast trip through 23 states. Mrs Taft and family depart for the winter White House around Nov 1. Taft appeared in Sunday clothes and received applause as he left the Unitarian Church. Reverend Bulkiey thanked him for honoring the church with his attendance.
Newport on September 10 saw a bustling Sunday with cottagers and residents enjoying Tennis at the Casino Bailey's Beach golf and bridge terms. German naval officers from warships visited port adding social spice as shops stayed open and Eastern Beach drew bathers on one of the season's largest excursion days.
Representa tive Adolphus Burroughs of Ward 8 married Miss Gertrude Swartz daughter of Harris Swartz a liquor dealer of 34 Mclean street The ceremony at Temple Chabai Shalom was conducted by Rabbi M M Eichler with Cantor E W Wolkowitz and the temple choir in attendance Several hundred guests from the West End and beyond witnessed the nuptials
Mrs. Martha Williams a 68 year old from Springfield Missouri walked 200 miles with a man named Walter Stewart to Kansas City for a supposed life together. He delayed marriage, was out of work and treated her poorly. a boarding house keeper interfered and Stewart was fined $100 and sent to the workhouse. Williams says she is done with men and will spend her remaining days with her children.
George Bemis a former Omaha mayor aged 78, married Elizbeth A Neff, 43, of Omaha in Chicago after she had divorced J T Neff earlier this year. The couple plans to return to Omaha.
A conference will be held tomorrow in the Mayor’s office with the Mayor, Corporation Counsel Babson, and Melvin C. Adams of the Boston Revere Beach Lynn Railroad to decide next steps on abolishing the Orient Heights grade crossing in East Boston. A 2 year-old City Council bill, pushed by railroad commissioners, has lain dormant in the corporation counsel’s desk.
Surrounded by four children and about 80 friends from Lexington and Reading, Mrs Emily Chamberlain celebrated her sth birthday at the home of her daughter Mrs George Bingham in Melrose Highlands. The 98 year old hosted guests and recalled school days and Lafayette visit anecdotes. She hoped to meet again in two years to reach a full century.
At Crystal Lake Haverhill two men Albert Armour and Wallace Armour drowned when a crossing boat capsized. Daley was rescued by Forest Damon who swam out with his clothes on. Damon's rescue saved Daley but Wallace Armour died after cramping 100 yards from shore.
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