22 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1908
Page
1
A terse report notes ARNS officials opposing a revolt while secretary positions remain unchanged and routine proceedings continue. The article emphasizes stability despite unrest and outlines actions by key party members.
General William F. Draper attacked Roosevelt aligned supporters at the Twelfth district convention in Wesleyan Hall seeking to block pro Taft resolutions. The measure passed with few dissenting voices as delegates from multiple districts were uninstructed or had Taft preferences.
Judge Wait of the Superior Court quashed indictments against Woodbury & Leighton Daniel F. Lord and Daniel McInnes for eight hour law violations in Franklin Institute construction. He said trustees, not city agents, managed the project and cited a Supreme Court ruling that fund managers for Benjamin Franklin are not city servants. Indictments stemmed from labor union complaints to the district attorney.
Two more bodies were recovered as searchers pressed on at Chelsea. Four people were arrested for stealing metal from the ruins amid a fire inquiry. Relief funds for fire sufferers exceed 240000 dollars with Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy contributing a substantial but undisclosed sum. Page 11 has full Chelsea coverage.
Nora Callaghan 22 a pretty girl from Erin's isle killed herself at her boarding place 90 West Springfield Street by drinking a large quantity of carbolic acid after writing a note to her sister asking God's forgiveness.
The girl’s family and police seek a mysterious German man who has been calling on the girl since last Friday. The investigation focuses on identifying the caller and ensuring the girl's safety.
Miss Callaghan formerly lived with sister Mrs Levi Trudell at 133 Smith Street Roxbury. She left Friday to go to work and was found dead by her own action last night. Family cannot explain her motive and romance hues the case as she was once engaged. A married man with children linked to a visitor is described as a possible reason.
Wu Tingfang the Chinese minister to the United States arrives in Boston this afternoon with his secretary and will dine with Hon. Charles S. Hamlin. He will speak to the Boston Merchants Association at the Algonquin Club tomorrow evening and visit Harvard during his stay. He is noted for his views on American life and his habit of asking women's ages.
Patrolman Wylie of the Brighton police was shot at twice while stopping three burglars who were attempting to crack the safe in John Reardon’s liquor store on North Market Street near Beacon Street.
Greater Boston police chase three burglars who escaped after subduing an officer. Wylie fired may have hit a suspect. blood on cobblestones marked route. The men fled to stockyards where they planned an auto escape and telegraphed nearby towns as a search continued. POST'S SPORTING SUMMARY notes baseball and rowing results and college races.
A Senate debate centers on naval funding with experts predicting a major showdown within the next decade. Analysts warn that budgeting decisions could shape the fleet’s modernization and potential conflicts ahead.
In Washington on April 21 a heated discussion over a world cruise for the fleet arose during naval appropriation talks. Senators Lodge Money Beveridge and others argued for and against the plan noting costs of millions and the need to project naval power in the Pacific to hold the Philippines.
Mr. Hale calls the world cruise spectacular though costly and risky while Mr. Bacon worries it could be dangerous and expensive. Senator Money sees potential war pressure over Japan as the fleet heads toward the Pacific, and Senator Lodge praises the voyage for building an independent, efficient navy.
Grover Cleveland remained confined at the Lakewood Hotel as the resort closed for the day. He had gone there to observe his 71st birthday on March 18 among the pines, though a prior dispatch reported health improvement last Friday.
Erasmus Monroe Boyden of Boston shot his divorced wife Sarah Boyden at her Norwood home and wounded their elder son Henry before fatally shooting himself as police closed in. He had threatened to wipe out his family and had been pursued for days by officers.
In Dorchester a man identified as Boyden killed himself after shooting his wife and son following a divorce decree. The wife survived with a lung wound while the son was grazed. Boyden died from two self inflicted shots, including a heart shot.
Benedict Shanahan was released after police verified his alibi for the day of Annie Mullins murder. He returned to 222 Everett Street East Boston at 4:30 PM on Friday and remained in the lodging house with a consistent sequence of meals and rest until 8 AM Saturday.
Acting Chief Hooley and State Officer Keating probed 11 persons including Alfred Shanahan, a fisherman cousin, whose alibi for Annie Mullins’ murder was confirmed. A prominent physician backed Shanahan’s claim, noting his injured shoulder at the time made the crime unlikely.
The Norfolk Association of Congregational Ministers votes to address the Andover Theological Seminary board protesting its planned merger with Harvard Divinity School. They ask the board to render a judicial decision at the next visitation on seven questions reflecting the alumni majority and founders' intentions.
Forecast for New England calls for fair weather Wednesday and Thursday with warmer conditions in the north and west portions. Fresh west to south winds are expected across the region.
The report logs yesterday's temperatures at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street. It shows intermittent digits and garbled notes but concludes with an average temperature of 38.24 degrees, and yesterday’s average compared to the prior year’s 42.13-24.
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