26 Apr 1906
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1906
Page
1
Portmouth dispatch reports wreckage from a nearly new schooner sighted repeatedly near the Isles of Shoals. No vessel identified yet. Large quantities of deck beams, planks, stanchions, fittings, and blue rail fragments recovered by Manning W. Vawry.
The Electric Light claims added convenience and safety justify its cost and presents random tabulated figures showing residence lighting costing from one and six tenths cents per lamp per week. It invites contact with its Contract Agent for reports and estimates at Oxford 1150.
At a Somerville fire in a wood stable three Ilose Company 38 members Lieutenant Henry Turner Thomas Deegan and Thomas Joy were buried when the floor collapsed. They were rescued unharmed by fellow firefighters. The blaze started in Robert Trull’s Bolton street stable and spread to McAvoy’s and the Squire estate stables behind 108 Prospect street. two, one, and two horses were on site but all were saved by early responders.
In Dedham on April 25, Dr. Fred E. Jones testifies that the head injuries imply a speed over 50 mph and a fall could not have caused Domenico Favoritia's death in the West Quincy manslaughter case. Dr. Spooner corroborates wounds and burning as the death cause. Harvard professor Dr. Whitney cites blood spots on the defendant and burned clothing.
Sanfords Ginger Nog delivers relief for headache from heat overwork or nervous strain and aids digestion. Milk, egg, sugar and Sanford's Ginger are combined for a nourishing beverage targeting weak folks.
Paris faces heightened fear of May Day disorder as police shadow agitators and 2000 troops guard the Grand Palace and art salons. Government officials meet daily with Fallieres Sarrien Clemenceau while industry groups and strikes swirl around 40 000 miners on strike and 14 000 at work.
Increasing cloudiness Thursday followed by Friday showers. Fresh northwest winds shift to variable as conditions evolve across Boston and surrounding areas.
New England faces increasing cloudiness through Thursday and Friday with scattered showers. Fresh north winds shift to variable as conditions evolve across the region.
The verse laments mortality while recalling yesterday's sunlit rays. It contemplates time passing and the inevitable end, praising the sun's warmth as a bright memory before aging and death.
A 3:13 PM quake lasting nearly a minute caused the death of 25 year old Annie Whitaker in the Mission district. Her chimney toppled through the roof injuring her skull. she died after being taken to the morgue and buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. The tremor was felt in Oakland and Berkeley with minor damage to walls and buildings.
Boston man captures championship event as big auto races begin in Atlantic City. Yankees win every event entered at Athens meeting. Sheridan sets world discus record. Roseben seizes Sterling stakes at Aqueduct. Ram's Horn second. Boston Americans shut out 5-0 by Philadelphia. Tenney team defeats Brooklyn 3-2. Pittsburg beats Chicago 4-3 in 11 innings. Harvard over Bates 4-0. Yale and Dartmouth and Williams win. Dorchester High defeats Brighton 10-3. Harvard to test reform football.
Citizens reported shot dead amid unrest over militia rule. The violence centered on a launch with a Red Cross flag as Dr. Diggins of the Emergency Hospital service traveled to the Presidio. Militia, largely described as volunteers or schoolboys, deny firing, while public anger rises at the deadly enforcement.
A tumultuous scene follows a disaster as volunteers shoot thieves in ruins while honest searchers risk death. Willis Britt, brother of boxer Jimmy Britt, is reported shot after resisting surrender of his car for an ambulance. Soldiers clash with police and militia officers deny knowledge as fatalities mount amid a demand for regular forces to restore order.
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