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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1906
Page
12
Paris faces an eight hour strike rally May 1 with 60 000 troops readied. Miners in the north and Denain iron and glass workers threaten action while Brest reports a general strike across all trades. Authorities fear violence but leaders claim pacific aims. Some fear a renewed commune as shops and utilities prepare for possible disruption.
Gorky and Mme Andreiva face hotel refusals in New York and Boston amid conservative scrutiny. Managers in exclusive hotels hesitate, while supporters decry the stance as restrictive. Gorky defends Russian custom as he confronts public sentiment during his American visit.
Brookline financier William H. Hill aged 67 will wed Caroline W. Rogers 39 in St Pauls Episcopal Dedham tomorrow. Rogers founded the Wellesley Inn and led the Boston College Club activities, while Hill is a retired banker and business figure with ties to Richardson Hill Co and multiple chambers of commerce. The couple plans a public display of approval and a celebratory feast at their Brookline home after vows.
Louis A. Sinclair of 58 Tyler street was arrested by Inspector Armstrong yesterday charged with forging a $75 check he offered to Eugene Doyle of 2 Hancock street Cambridge as partial payment at a store.
Washington April 24 House committee on census favors Crumpacker bill authorizing census on livestock and acreage for principal crops including cotton corn wheat rice and oats every five years instead of ten.
Toronto reports Ontario with 1,250,000 acres of mineral lands held by prospectors plans an 8 cent tax on unorganized districts and 5 cent tax on organized districts to unlock land parcels.
In Boston Superior Court equity session Judge Fessenden questioned witnesses in the Keveney versus Hesseltine et al. brokers case. Keveney says a bogus 100 share Continental Coal and Coke certificate passed through brokers after notes were hypothecated and forged, with payments halted by the bank. The case centers on Fol som and others, with Cox selling stock to Keveney before the fraud surfaced. the hearing continues.
Andrew alias Abraham Solmosy of Cambridge a diamond dealer arrested last Wednesday was held in 3000 bail by Judge Almy for the Middlesex grand jury. The perjury charge stems from a suit against the Boston Elevated Railway trying to claim injuries from an October 10 1905 accident and epilepsy. Evidence includes prior Chicago injury claims and testimony by Dr. Newton and residents at Revere Beach. The case will be heard in the Superior Criminal Court in June.
John C. De Laney, manager of the John C. De Laney Moulding Company, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S District Court. Liabilities are listed at $18,429.56 with assets of $1,290. Four secured creditors and several unsecured creditors, including Lawrence & Wiggin, Tradesman’s Bank of New Haven, Merchants’ Bank of New Haven, estate H. D. Trask, and others, are named.
A telegram to Post Office Inspector Letherman from Postmaster George H. Jackson of New Milford Connecticut said a man was caught robbing rural mail boxes and held by officials awaiting a reward. The report notes the government imposes no penalty for such theft, dimming hopes for compensation.
Lewis Lipson and Mendel Klein, repeatedly cited for contempt in the equity session, were yesterday discharged by Judge Fessenden. The judge expressed hope they would not have to return, calling the proceedings a very unpleasant matter.
George A. Smith aged 62 living at 62 Harcourt Street was arrested by Inspector Mc Graw for larceny of 5868 from Charles C. Dickinson of New York City. He allegedly issued large checks in a cemetery sale, deposited a small amount, and faces charges for a promissory note worth 263.82 and six bonds tied to Ocean View and St. Agnes' cemeteries in Staten Island.
Between 3000 and 3200 workers and dependents in Three Rivers Thorndike Bondsville and West Warren were affected by a wage increase declared by mill management. The action impacts men women and children across the affected communities.
Walter Wellman, noted newspaper man and explorer, travels to France to direct the construction of his airship for a June North Pole expedition. He plans to attempt the pole journey by airship in the coming months.
Mrs. Caleb Willis of Lynn Massachusetts died of heart failure aboard a trolley car in Hartford while in the city to arrange admission to a widows home.
In WARE on April 24 the Otis Company announced a wage increase for its 1950 mill workers, boosting pay across its cotton mills.
A Boston list confirms Miss Helen Knowlton safe in the San Francisco disaster. She is a UC Berkeley student, daughter of the late Attorney General Hosea M. Knowlton, and was in Berkeley with friends when the quake struck. Her Boston mother and New Bedford brother John P. Knowlton were notified.
Boston police searched hotels and lodging houses for Corinne Dozois, missing from Central Street Holliston since Saturday. Her family suspects abduction or being led astray. She boarded a South Framingham train to visit a sister and was last seen with details including a gold bracelet and six dollars.
Frank J. Petention also known as Michael Chapdelaine is jailed in Dover awaiting arraignment after a Rhode Island woman accused him of marriage and abandonment. A second woman, Mary H. Campbell, claims him as her husband from a year ago. Petention worked in local mills and was regarded as a trusted resident.
In Dedham on April 24, Dr. Fred E. Jones testified about finding the body of Giovanni Favoritta Domenico at the Samuelson home West Quincy on January 1. The medical examiner described extensive burns and blunt force injuries suggesting Domenico was alive when burned. Samuel Samuelson, a 70-year-old Swedish hermit, faces manslaughter charges as the trial resumes the next morning.
The Essex Hotel screen law case concludes in Superior Criminal Court with Judge Bond presiding. The three Boston Police Board members testified for the defense while Judge Emmons testified as an important witness. The jury will render its verdict this morning, weighing whether the screens obstructed the view and the legality of the liquor sale.
ParisApril 24 A burning fuse bomb was discovered on a window sill at President Loubet's country villa in Montelimann where he and his household are staying during the Easter season.
Memphis report states General Luke FE Wright the first U S ambassador to Japan departed for his post via Seattle.
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