04 Apr 1902
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1902
Page
1
The death of 16 year old Clara Benway in Webster is attributed by her physician to a spine injury from a basketball fall Wednesday evening. She grew worse after the incident and died tonight at home after suffering from the injuries.
Washington reports a forecast for Friday and Saturday with fair conditions in most areas. New England will see partly cloudy skies and fresh north to northwest winds.
A massive blaze gutted twelve hotels in Atlantic City causing an estimated loss of 750000 dollars. About a dozen people were slightly burned with no fatalities reported. The origin remains under investigation with speculation linking Brady's baths or Hotel Tarlton as possible sources.
Oberlin M. Carter, ex captain of engineers in the U S army, is gravely ill with typhoid fever in the Fort Leavenworth Federal penitentiary. He fears death before settling affairs and has summoned his Chicago attorney. A civil seizure case over Carter property linked to Savannah contract work is proceeding.
Edgar Jackson of 58 Gilen Way Street went for a walk with his blazing four diamond pin. On Washington Street he met a brown skinned man who offered to sell a valuable stone. Jackson suspected a paste and refused to trade, but the thief grabbed the pin and ran off before escaping. Jackson reported the incident at Station 5.
Acting President Schalk-Burger opened negotiations with President Steyn located with Delarey and Kemp. The whereabouts of the main party remain unascertained while DeWet is reported near Boshoft.
An explosion at the Harlan & Hollingsworth yard in Wilmington Delaware injured six others and killed one man on the French oil bark Alice and Isabelle. The vessel caught fire after the blast but was extinguished quickly. The bark had been ashore below Assateague Virginia.
An article extols the body's millions of health microbes at war with invading disease. Father John’s Medicine is praised for nourishing the body, building tissue, and boosting strength to prevent pneumonia and consumption, with a money back guarantee if not cured.
Dr Edward Everett Hale, Boston’s grand old man, celebrated his 80th birthday with a Symphony Hall reception attended by Senator George Frisbie Hoar and others. A $28,000 trust fund was established for his use, and tributes praised Hale as a preacher, scholar, and civic leader who widened the church and inspired millions with his faith in humanity.
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