16 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1906
Page
1
The schedule lists times for judging various horse classes at the Royal Horse Show. Events include thoroughbred and trotting stallions, ponies in harness and under saddle, novice harness, saddle horses, harness pairs, polo ponies, green hunters, runabout horses, roadsters, hackneys, and final trials for Class 118 with selected entrants.
The day begins at 10 o'clock when the ringmaster sounds the trumpet in Mechanics' Building to summon carriage horses into the tanbarked ring. From 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. the event is the season's social pinnacle as fashion devotees pay homage to the horse.
The leading fanciery from New England New York Philadelphia Chicago and Canadian cities will clash for blue ribbons at the horse show amid a second struggle this year as a rival competition unfolds within the main event.
A mob hangs Will Allen after he is dragged from jail post lynching of Duncan and Copeland. The scene at the public square shows Allen jumping from the scaffold twice before the rope breaks and repeats until he dies. Authorities plan a grand jury probe amid widespread fear and armed gatherings.
Hartford dispatch reports George Squires formerly of Greenfield Massachusetts and an officer of the National Life Insurance Company shot himself in the mouth and died. No motive is given.
The Boston American Baseball Club will turn over its share of receipts from today's game in New York to the Boston relief committee for Vesuvius victims after a request from Hugh McBreen, the club's business manager and treasurer.
Mr McBreen announced that the tomorrow game between the New Yorks and Bostons will donate its receipts to the relief fund for those affected by the eruption. The Saturday match drew about 25,000 amid expectations of similar or larger turnout for today’s event, with at least 20,000 attendees anticipated. The New York club will also contribute its share through the relief effort via the New York committee, while the Boston committee receives the funds from both teams.
Naples, April 15. The threat from Mt Vesuvius diminished after nightfall as sand and ashes were ejected in huge clouds then began to settle. The mountain shrouded in haze obscured Naples with only the base visible. Professor Matteucci reports instruments calm and expects a satisfactory termination of the eruption.
Robert McSwane, the House of Correction escapee from Deer Island, was recaptured yesterday. Investigators traced his concealment to a watering cart after three days on the island, a lapse linked to Lent drinking customs.
McSwane, serving a larceny sentence, hid in an old watering cart atop the hill and subsisted on food and guard sympathy. He was seen near the cart and captured by a pumping station engineer, greeted officials with Easter cheer. He faces rearrest on a Brighton warrant but will be detained a few days if the warrant does not arrive.
In South Boston a 4 foot 6 inch steward Victor Hansen faced a drunken mob of about 500 for over half an hour. Six youths carried him to Station 1 after a violent chase ending with his arrest. He spoke only broken English as Lieutenant Rosatio questioned him.
At Guantanamo Bay on April 15 the forward turret explosion aboard the battleship Kearsarge killed Lieutenant Joseph W. Graeme and left Chief among casualties. Seven deaths are linked to the incident as Admiral Evans awaits Washington orders for a court martial to fix responsibility. William King and Frederick T. Fisher remain in critical condition with others expected to recover.
Navy officials inquired into the Culebra explosion aboard the Kearsarge following prior blasts on the Bennington and Wheatsarge. A court of inquiry will determine fault as crews recover bodies of Lieutenant John H Hudgins and Lieutenant Graeme and resume target practice before week’s end.
Fairer and cooler conditions prevail for Boston and vicinity with light westerly winds Monday. Tuesday looks fair with continued calmer conditions and dry weather.
New England forecast calls for a cooler Monday with fair skies. Tuesday brings fair to warm conditions in the west with fresh to brisk west to northwest winds becoming variable.
A cheerful Easter week ends with rain spoiling plans. The narrator laments that despite a new hat tie and suit praised as a beauty, April’s fickle skies turn showery and dampen celebrations.
The Boston Nationals defeated Brooklyn for the fourth time as Collins’ team used Grimshaw Ferris and Criger in key roles. Griffith vows to dominate in upcoming events and the local Marathon race 105 is scheduled. Carter debuts at Aqueduct today inaugurating the metropolitan racing season.
Mrs. Alice F. Cooper on trial for five weeks for the murder of Charles D. Northy Jr. at South Wind sor on Oct 10 last drove to Chelsea with her husband to Easter with her children Lore Velma and Ralph at her sister Mrs Witham’s home. The jurors planned Easter services but stayed indoors due to rain and passed time with a phonograph and newspapers while guarded along the corridor by deputies.
The Maine criminal trial unfolds with Mrs. Cooper maintaining innocence amid cross-examination. She recounts her relationship with Northy, including daily visits and affectionate moments, while prosecutors seek full disclosure of the tragedy’s surrounding facts as Edwin J. Cooper and Mrs. Alice F. Cooper may provide crucial details.
Advertisements tout Father John's Medicine as a cure for colds throat and lung troubles with a guarantee of efficacy. The claim targets readers seeking relief from respiratory ailments and positions the product as a universal remedy.
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