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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
5
A newspaper note reports on the sale of caffeinated caf syrups to children. Parents frequently do not permit their children to drink tea or related caffeinated beverages, prompting questions about access and safety.
Miss Kittie Maher vanished before the ceremony at St Patrick's Church in Newburgh New York. Charles L Keenen a railroad man waited with hundreds of guests while the groom searched and learned she had gone to Brooklyn.
After 20 hours of counting ballots the Daughters of the American Revolution elected Mrs Matthew T Scott of Illinois as president general by eight votes over Mrs William Cummings Story of New York. Miranda B Tulloch became vice president general, with ongoing tally for recording and corresponding secretary positions unresolved.
City Engineer Jackson asked Mayor Hibbard to urge Boston & Northern and Elevated companies to limit traffic on the Chelsea South bridge. He urged scheduling so more than one street car will not cross the structure at once.
Frank Gero a jail trusty at Pittsfield jail escaped this morning after being left alone to mop the floor He jumped out a window during the brief lapse in supervision and fled the premises.
Fannie Lenoean a Wollaston resident employed on Berlin street was struck by an express on the New York New Haven Hartford line and killed instantly as she stood with Miss Lennie Rene near Wollaston station. The medical examiner said the death was instantaneous and a second woman escaped injury by leaping aside.
A private hearing by the Revere board of fire engineers examined charges from a Beachmont fire on Endicott avenue last Tuesday. Captain George F Basford allegedly struck Driver Philip Golliff during hose coupling with a subsequent mix up reported by James Delaney and supported by witnesses Lester Norcross Benjamin Emery Charles Golliff C E Clark and Patrolman John Blythe. A second hearing was scheduled.
Ex United States Senator W N Stewart of Nevada dies at Georgetown Hospital after an operation. Born August 9 1827 in Lyons New York he is survived by a distinguished family history including a Revolutionary War grandfather and a Mexican War veteran father. Bodies to be taken to Nevada Sunday.
The commission of judges in charge has called a conference at the American House this afternoon to foster harmony among state probation officers. Nearly 50 officers have accepted and a banquet is planned for 1 30.
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