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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1905
Page
11
Mrs. Lyman R. Hawkes perished saving Miss Anna Skipper when a fire destroyed the Hawkes house around 1 am. Hawkes suspects incendiary cause. He rescued his horse from the barn before the blaze spread to the residence and both women were found deceased.
Boston based Dr. Joseph Simms argues the brain does not think, the soul does, and thinking continues after death. He cites guillotine anecdotes and preserved skulls as evidence, claiming heat production and brain size vary by climate, challenging conventional neuroscience.
Dr Simms, a New York University Medical School graduate, is in Boston to gather facts and consult medical libraries on how intellectual life affects fatty substances in the brain. He notes hats seem smaller due to brain changes and says susceptibility to soul influences varies among subjects. He lectured in Boston 35 years ago.
Gloucester awaits the 1262 ton Lucia from Trapani overdue for discharge and lumber loading at Mystic wharf for Buenos Ayres. Boston curers endure small supplies at Jeffries Point and Newstreet while the Pioneer and Sirdar head to port with salt from Turks Island and the J. R. Teel and Maritana approach from Trapani.
J. Frank has submitted a plan to the Boston Elevated Road to reduce the loud elevated train noise. The proposal suggests using asbestos insulation to quiet the rails and cars, aiming to lessen railroad disturbance for nearby residents.
Persistent Mrs. Emma Brown of Philadelphia had the satisfaction of seeing her spouse, Robert E. Brown, committed to Raymond street jail, Brooklyn, on a charge of abandonment. The couple were married in Philadelphia in 1877 and lived together for five years. Then Brown deserted his wife. She has followed him from city to city since.
The 150 Lancaster mills weavers, who struck over 55 cents a cut for fancy Shirtings, voted to return Monday at 45 cents to test earnings on Shirtings vs ginghams. If two weeks prove unequal, management will seek a satisfactory arrangement.
Mackerel fishermen report a large white three masted schooner loaded with lumber went ashore in Lackey's Bay near Naushon Island. They say the captain mistook the bay for Tarpaulin Cove and anchored for the night. No danger reported.
John Mullien faced wife beating charges as his seven month old infant accompanied Mrs. Mullien into court. Judge Berry stated the child should motivate better conduct and placed the defendant on probation.
August heat prompts Altoona railroad officials to report passengers complain cars are heated when mountain air already makes travel uncomfortable. The unusual expense of heated cars in August shocks officials and riders alike.
Letter carrier Sullivan of Boston died 23 years ago leaving two babies. The girl was adopted in Brockton and the boy Tom Sullivan went to South Dakota. The sister now heads West to be reunited with her brother.
Captain Nathaniel P. Doane, manager of Lewis Towboat Company, was honored with a Roman gold ring at a celebration attended by command and crew of the towboats Leader Blanche Neilie and Onward. The ring, mounted with a Masonic emblem, was presented by Chief Engineer Michael O Brien. Doane, who began his towboat career 36 years ago aboard the tug Joe Burke, expressed warm thanks.
The fleet reports nine fishermen at T wharf yesterday including two swordfish. Ground fish totals show haddock 191000 pounds, cod 46000 pounds, hake 12000 pounds, pollock 4600 pounds with prices ranging from 1 to 24 cents per pound. The Ella M. Doughty brings 71 and the Laura Enos 18 swordfish sold at 6 cents per pound. other vessels named include Viking, Alice M. Guthrie, Buema, Gardner W. Tarr, Fame, Mystery and Flora J. Sears. A Portland hearing handles the libel case of Captain Harding against 4695 tons of coal. The Henry J. Smith completes loading for Sierra Leone, valued near 45000, with cargo of tobacco, flour, oil, cans, and lumber. The Mary F. Chisholm is sold for trade in the West Indies. The Benjamin F. Hunt Jr. voyage for Rosario brings master ill and ashore. Ocean Steamship repairs proceed at the harbor. The Tallahassee and Nacoochee undergo overhauls, Chattahoochee likely next.
The record lists sunrise and sunset times with day length and moonset, then details arriving steamers and schooners stopping at ports such as Boston, Baltimore, Portland, and Halifax. It includes vessel names like Penobscot, Mohawk, and Thomas W. Lawson, plus routes via Eastport, Jamaica, and Newport News with barges and tugs noted.
Large crowd gathered along Congress street bridge as three skilled captains guided the seven masted schooner Thomas W. Lawson with 8000 tons of coal from Newport News toward Liverpool Wharf. The vessel was towed stern first into position under tow.
Real estate notices advertise six acre country store and village farm near Boston for 2500 with 1000 cash, a two story colonial house with many rooms and lakefront location. Also offers for Hillcrest two story house with 12 rooms near pond, and other suburban properties with easy terms and cash purchases.
Captains Ford of the Mercury Charley Nugent of the Juno and Ned Evans of the Confidence maneuver near the bridge. Nugent commands the Juno on his first assignment since leaving Boston Towboat Company months earlier to lead the William E. Cleary with the Startle. He rejoined his former employer and took charge of the Juno on August 1.
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