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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1900
Page
7
Miss Igre Carmody, heir to a fortune that may reach 2.5 million, plans to marry a farm hand and sail to New York then Australia with her aunt Mrs. Bradbury. She spoke of seeking happiness across the world and the sacrifice of vows for love and duty.
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania Mrs Samuel Swartwood recalls a sprawling family born to a single father and mother. She says they had twenty nine children and lost seven, leaving twenty two. Names and birth years noted, with twins Alonzo Gertrude and Hem Benjamin, and losses Gertrude Benjamin, Lottie and a little boy.
At Pottstown Pennsylvania on August 1 Mrs Forrest C B Mehlhouse won the nail driving contest among twelve contestants driving six eight penny nails into a two inch plank in fifteen seconds. Her husband aided and the runner up finished in twenty five seconds after dropping a nail.
In Meriden Connecticut Aug 1 Mary Latrus 17 daughter of wealthy farmer John L latrous ran away to marry Charles Cols formerly employed by Watrous. Her disappearance sparked an investigation as authorities traced Cols to Springfield Massachusetts and Coffins mother’s home, stirring local gossip about a powerful family.
A Boston woman Mrs. A M Pierce of East Boston recounts severe kidney and urinary troubles, including constant pain and sleep disruption, claiming Dean's Kidney Pills cured her after using them from Woodbury Drug Co. in East Boston. The pills are sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole agents.
A young woman told her father they had married to Coffin. The father seeks legal separation as Mary, once a respected local leader, loses wealth and moves from a luxury home to a Water Street hovel in Springfield, shocking the town.
Miss Fanny Van Riper and Russell Tryon rode the big Ferris wheel at Midland Beach with Mr and Mrs Tryon. The wheel stalled at the highest point causing fear and several people fainted. After more than an hour the wheel moved briefly then halted again, causing additional scrambling in the car.
In St Louis a white rat gifted by a mutual friend triggered marital tension for Chester A Fry and his wife. The rat aroused the husband’s aversion while the wife urged kindness. After repeated best efforts to resolve disputes, the couple grew strained and left for St Louis, where the wife ultimately departed. Police search for the missing wife continues as the dispute unfolds.
Charles Henry Bass Breck veteran Boston seedsman died at his son in law Willard Brackett’s Newton home. He was 81, eighth generation Breck in the U.S. and descended from Edward Breck of Dorchester 1635. Born Pepperell Aug 23 1820 he helped build the family business and served on civic boards before retiring as head of the firm renamed Breck Seed Co. Survived by his widow and three children Charles H Joseph Breck and Mrs Willard Brackett.
The Hibernian from Glasgow and other liners reach port amid generally dull conditions. Towage firms report a slow July with idle coasters and reduced lumber demand hitting shipping, while fish landings and cargoes from mackerel to haddock show some activity.
Oceanic fleet movements list ships sailing and arriving along New England and Atlantic ports. Vessels named include Bend, Br u nette, Perth Am boy, Newport News, and Bath barges. Several schooners and brigs head toward Boston, Baltimore, Norfolk, and Jacksonville, with wind from west-northwest reported.
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