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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1904
Page
8
Mrs Mary Bass known as Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch was dismissed by Judge McCann in Louisville Police Court after being charged with throwing slop jar contents on Mrs Emily Smith. The case noted the defendant’s notoriety from a literary work and repeated interruptions at her home by visitors.
Patrick Gately of 1 Clover Place West Roxbury helped rescue three horses from a stable fire at his farm last night around 9 pm. The blaze gutted the barn and threatened nearby sheds. damage is estimated at 350 dollars.
The Board of Police resumes liquor license renewals tonight for 15 or more applicants awaiting decisions. Star chamber hearings yielded some changes, and more approvals are anticipated to be granted. Abutters complaints drive the reviews, with prior banishments easing as applicants promise new arrangements.
The two Curleys of the South End were recently convicted of violating civil service laws. Jane Eyre of the Sunday Post interviewed them, providing a revealing account. The remarks offer engaging reading for readers interested in local politics and reform.
Kenneth Wade and Thomas A J Hoag den two young men awaiting Middlesex grand jury sessions were visited by their mothers at East Cambridge jail. Sheriff Fairbairn's office hosted the meetings as mothers expressed heartbreak over their sons alleged crimes.
The Sunday Post previews a remarkable contest over a great fortune involving a widow and her rival, a powerful family, framed through Jane Eyre's perspective. It promises a dramatic social clash centered on inheritance and status.
Warren F. Beard a retired furniture maker of Reading announces to the Post that his wife Jennie E. Beard has left him and will not be responsible for her bills. He claims she fled after a quarrel and may be lodging with a man aged 60 plus in Roxbury. The couple had no children and their household valued at about 40 000 dollars.
A bill reported by the relations committee would authorize the State Board of Health with help from the Bureau of Statistics and Labor and district police to inspect sanitary conditions in factories workshops and other workplaces. An appropriation of 1000 funds the program, with a report due to the next Legislature by January 15.
In the Senate yesterday Senator Craig of Essex recalled from the Governor the $75,000 public bathhouse bill for Nahant. Funds were to come from last year’s metropolitan park appropriations. The Governor opposed diverting money from agreed projects, and the recall of the bill saved a veto.
George F. Brown Jr. of Chicago marries Miss Calkins of Brookline two weeks ago. Brown’s brother Charles G. Brown sues wife for divorce and the couple planned to take the Prairie avenue mansion today. The libellee drops $200 monthly alimony to return to Chicago, preventing the second Mrs. Brown from ruling the estate. Mrs. George Brown had lived at 37 Summit avenue and was active in the Women’s Educational and Industrial Union.
The 11th anniversary of the Society of Colonial Wars was observed at Young's Hotel. Professor Frederick Jackson Turner delivered a paper titled The Westward Advance in the 17th Century.
Edward J. Beggan's body was found in the Charles River near the Craigie Bridge. His brother Michael Beggan of South Boston alleges foul play and asks for a thorough autopsy to resolve whether the death was accidental or murder amid a missing $100 and a head wound.
In committee yesterday the Ways and Means reported ought not to pass the bill to raise the salary of Charles Mann, clerk of the Board of Railroad Commissioners. Mann, a Bates-Guild appointee and former Bates campaign staffer, would see a $500 increase from $2500.
creditors report Dr. W. E. Woodend has left New York amid a pending involuntary bankruptcy petition against W. E. Woodend & Co. Offices were placed under deputy sheriff control as customers seek claims from 60 to 4000 dollars. Western Union cut wires, feeding Wall Street whispers of a potential collapse for the major brokerage house.
Superintendent W H Pierce leads the police auto in Back Bay to curb speeding. Auto owners and drivers face fines as investigators record names numbers permits and licenses. Speed limits of 10 mph in crowded areas 15 mph in suburbs and eight mph at crossings are enforced with convictions already secured.
The Vincent theatricals attract Boston's elite with Back Bay society in attendance. A young woman artist from the Sunday Post succeeds in capturing the event, and her sketches will appear in tomorrow's paper.
The Phi Alpha Gamma Fraternity of Boston University medical department hosts an entertainment at Jordan Hall tonight. Students from the New England Conservatory Faelten School of Music Emerson College of Oratory and others contribute musical numbers followed by the playette Ye Knightly Confessor by Eva Ansell from the University of Kansas.
Advertisement asserts Father John’s Medicine nourishes blood and tissue, claiming it builds flesh and strength for those weak and run down by supplying the exact foods needed for new tissue.
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