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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1903
Page
8
Taunton August 2 The White Warner Company foundry in Taunton was partially destroyed by fire. Losses exceed 50000 with over 100 employees out of work. Fire spread to the carpenter shop storehouse coal yards and sheds causing extensive damage and extended idle payroll of 1600 weekly.
Police accuse William J. Tower a 45 year old teamster employed by A A Rowe of 25 India Square of stealing eight phonographs and numerous other goods to collect a variety of records. He drove a wagon from Metropolitan boat on Atlantic Avenue to the Boston and Maine railroad. Inspectors tailed him Saturday and recovered part of the haul. Tower confessed to opening cases. Only two phonographs recovered. total loss undetermined. Tower to appear in court today.
An extraordinary service at St. Joseph's Church in Oklahoma City marked the consecration of Father Albert, the first full blood Indian ever ordained in the Catholic church. A Pottawatomie Indian from Oklahoma, he educated under Mother Katherine Drexel, Carlisle School, and at Washington and Rome, ultimately named bishop of Oklahoma and Indian Territories.
The battle fleet led by Admiral J H Sands sails from Bar Harbor to begin a five day coastal war game. The exercise pits the white invasion squadron against blue defenders from the New England coast, with wireless tests and planned blockades to simulate harbor mining and defense.
Joseph A. Farrell 28 of 1983 Washington Street slept on his roof after a private party and woke in City Hospital a cot away. Fellow lodger Patrick H. McGuire recalls Farrell rolling toward the edge and plunging 38 feet onto a shanty roof, a heavy thud followed by Farrell’s survival.
Friends of Jerry Watson question his withdrawal from the mayoralty contest after days unseen in public. He once toured City Hall daily, pledged his positions, and spoke on Jeffersonian Democracy to hundreds near City Hall. Last week he appeared briefly, inspiring mixed reactions as a police interruption ended his rally.
London reports an August National Review piece by Arnold White proposing an Anglo American conference with Russia to address Jewish suffering. White suggests officials in St Petersburg might welcome such a discussion and even Russia could propose the talks to seek a better future for its Jewish population.
William Rogers of 273 Main street Cambridge was rushed to the relief station in serious condition after eating lobster salad Saturday night. Surgeons at the hospital believe he is suffering from ptomaine poisoning.
The Alumni Association of the Boston School led by Principal Assessor John J. Murphy will hold its annual outing at Bass Point next Saturday. A large gathering of former Fort Hill residents is expected to renew old ties, with the hall and orchestra reserved exclusively for the Boylston School Association.
The steel hulled America sails toward the North Pole under Anthony Fiala of Brooklyn, the youngest Arctic expedition leader at 33. Born in Jersey City, he grew up in Brooklyn and trained as an artist. He served with Troop C in the Spanish War and later led the first Ziegler voyage before taking command of the subsequent expedition.
August 2 report from Moscow states Tolstoi’s publisher has received the opening chapter of his forthcoming essay on the labor question. The piece, to appear this fall, condemns violence by laboring men in plain terms.
New York report notes Dr H N Jackson becomes the first to drive an automobile from San Francisco to New York covering 5600 miles in 63 days with 44 days of actual riding. No delays cited.
About 1000 prospectors work the hills around Bowerman Mine No 1 in Gunnison county after J C Bowerman hit a rich free gold strike. Mrs Bowerman stays in camp hoping to become as rich as Stratton, declaring she aims for 11 million dollars before returning to Pueblo.
Mrs Susan W Clark widow of the founder of Clark University has presented the institution with 30000 to be used in erecting an ornamental wrought iron fence to surround the university grounds.
Thomas G. Gilligan of Union 302 presents to six coastwise Boston steamship lines a plan for $14 weekly pay for weekly workers and scaled hourly rates up to 50 cents for Sundays and holidays. The proposal includes 40 cent night pay and double time during meal hours, with holiday pay if off duty. Arbitration is set with the State Board, and the national association endorsed the plan at its Bay City convention.
The steamer Scoter built for the fish and game commissioners by Jeffries Point Yacht Building Company will be launched at 9 this morning. Finishing touches delayed the event briefly as elaborate preparations were made. Miss Mildred Fitzpatrick of East Boston, daughter of a company proprietor, will christen the boat.
London gossip centers on Gladys Deacon visiting Arundel Castle at the invitation of the reserved Duke of Norfolk and his sister Lady Mary Howard. Commentators note the unlikely pairing given the duke’s monk like life and Catholic leadership, with rumors of possible inheritance tied to a coronet.
A large gathering of Catholic total abstinence workers affiliated with the Archdiocesan Union of Boston bid farewell to delegates heading to the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America national convention in Pittsburg. Delegates include Rev. John T. Mullen, Edwin Mulready, Otho T. O’Leary, Maurice Dinneen, Cornelius Crowley, and representatives Miss Annie F. Sullivan, C. M. McCarthy, Mrs. T. A. Murphy, and others.
The yacht Eclipse begins its annual cruise today under Captain Arthur F. Leary. They will visit Gloucester Marblehead Portsmouth and Portland. Crew includes Frank H. Jenkins Edwin T. Roche Jr James J. Leary Frank Nicholson and D Albert Lucary.
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