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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1907

Page

12

Fairbanks to speak at Nantasket outing amid Massachusetts GOP maneuver

National politics focus on Vice-President Fairbanks potential Boston return for the Nantasket Point Republican outing with Lodge Crane Guild and Draper. Officials say he promised to attend though he hinted he could not travel east again. Lodge, recently back from fishing, met with party leaders as he watches Whitney Bartlett dynamics.

Massachusetts Fairbanks Boston Nantasket Point Senators Lodge Crane Guild Draper Young Men's Republican Club Dorchester Senator Lodge Taft Fitzgerald Mr. Fairbanks Tuckernuck Whitney-Bartlett Bass Point John B. Moran

Kennebec Rams Light Vessel at Lincoln Wharf In Collision

A coal steamer named Kennebec collided with the light vessel at Lincoln wharf yesterday at noon. The Telephone sank in minutes in 20 feet of water. Engineer A E Grant barely escaped drowning. Captain Parmenter claimed no damage, while Captain Jameson faulted the other’s carelessness. Efforts to raise the Telephone were planned for today.

Telephone Lincoln Wharf A. E. Grant Parmenter Kennebec Post Norfolk Ransom B. Fuller Jameson

Schooner William B. Herrick Floated After Grounding

The schooner William B Herrick of Boston, ashore on Green's ledges at Southwest Harbor, was refloated tonight by the tug Betsy Ross of Rockland with minimal damage.

Southwest Harbor William Herrick Boston Green's Ledges Betsy Ross Rockland

Salisbury citizens demand removal of police force

Salisbury residents accuse officers of misappropriating police funds and squandered money. A petition signed by 82 prominent locals calls for the entire Salisbury Beach police force to be removed amid circulating unsavory reports.

Salisbury Salisbury Beach

Salisbury Protest Demands Police Chief Over Budget Waste

A influential Salisbury petition backed by leading merchants claims police discipline is lax and budget waste. At a Town Hall special meeting, heated debate produced no action as 82 citizens push for chief Powers and subordinates removal amid accusations of illegal resorts and favoritism.

Salisbury Chief Powers Fred JT. Powers Barney, Walton and Ferris

Two Probably Drowned in St Lawrence River

Montreal Aug 5 It is believed Sherley Davidson son of Judge Davidson and Miss Hingston daughter of Sir William Slingston were drowned in the St Lawrence River yesterday. Davidson known in America as a hockey and football player and sailed with Duggan on Seawanhaka cup defenders.

Montreal Sherley Davidson Hingston William Slingston St. Lawrence River America Duggan

Cambridge Man Ends Life By Stepping In Front Of Train

A man about 40 committed suicide in Cambridge by lying beside a moving freight train and letting it sever his head. The incident occurred as workers left Ward Corbey Company's factory near Massachusetts avenue. Engineer William Clarke and Conductor James Flaherty oversaw the movement pulling cars away when the man suddenly sprang forward and was killed instantly. The event drew a crowd of about a hundred spectators.

Cambridge William Clarke Harvard Street Allston James Flaherty Ward Corbey Company Metropolitan Massachusetts Avenue Ward Company

Young Sutton Is Again Free

Richard S Sutton appeared in court yesterday to answer two counts of forgery but was released. The incident follows prior legal proceedings involving Sutton and concerns within the local justice system.

Young Sutton Richard Sutton

Melrose Woman Named Not Mrs Leet in Suit

Melrose residents were startled as East Cambridge Court papers reveal that the long known Mrs Leet, living with Boston liquor dealer Eugene F Leet at 30 Cedar Park Melrose, is not his wife. She seeks 10000 dollars for breach of promise to marry and claims 12747 dollars for housekeeping services at 780 dollars yearly.

Melrose East Cambridge Eugene F. Leet Boston Leet

Local Attachments and Blackmail Claim Arise Over Mrs Leet

W Frederick Kimball filed an attachment for 10000 on Leet property acting for Stella Seymour the plaintiff. The alleged Mrs Leet claimed he promised to marry her on October 1 1888 and repeatedly after. Neighbors believed she was Mrs Leet. Leet calls it blackmail and says she was his housekeeper not wife. He runs the Royal in Causeway Street and denies marriage. She traveled with him and had prior abuse revelations from last June.

Leet W. Frederick Kimball Stella Seymour Causeway Street Post

Dining tables offer best value with round or square top

Readers are offered a choice of round or square top dining tables at the same price. Each table features high class construction, excellent finish, a pedestal center, and six foot extensions, presenting a balanced combination of style and practicality for moderate budgets.

Big Rise in Price of Hay in Manchester

Manchester horse owners dairymen and stable owners face the highest hay prices in years with good stock hay at 24 to 28 dollars per ton retail and loose hay 20 to 24 dollars per ton for first class quality. poorer grades also costly. Prices are said to be the highest since 1869.

Manchester N. H

Wine Women And Song Blamed For Downfall

A historical blames wine women and song for a downfall. The excerpt quotes a character lamenting excess and declaring he has had his fill, reflecting moral panic around luxury and pleasure. Richard S. Sutton is cited as the author.

Song By Richard S. Sutton

Forgery Suspect Sutton Freed Then Re-Arrested

Richard G. Sutton of Andover, 23, son of a millionaire, was released after pleading guilty to one forgery in superior court and placed on file. Inspectors claimed him on two 1905 forgeries, rearrested at Concord Reformatory, and remanded for trial on indictment.

Concord Reformatory Criminal Bureau Richard Sutton Andover Schofield North Adams New York Massachusetts Reformatory Concord Wolf, Rooney and McCauley Bureau of Criminal Investigation Superior Criminal Court

Broadway Fire Threatens Big NYC Buildings

A spectacular fire in a Fulton Street paint shop caused flames to engulf multiple floors and send Broadway into turmoil. An explosion preceded sheets of flame that menaced the Western Union Telegraph Co and the Evening Mail offices, though damage to finances was not severe.

New York Broadway Fulton Street Western Union Telegraph Company Evening Mail

Bush Sues Nolbrigia for Ten Thousand Dollars in Contract

Clarence Bush of Wal tham sues C B Nolbrigia of Boston for 10000 in an action of contract filed yesterday at Middlesex county registry of deeds East Cambridge. The attachment was issued from the office of Frederick S Deitrick. The case stems from a real estate deal and a disputed lease.

Middlesex County Registry of Deeds East Cambridge Clarence Bush Waltham C. B. Nolbrigia Boston Frederick S. Deitrick

Art Tariff Drawback

Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, stated that the current American tariff on art objects harms U.S. art development and culture. He cited wealthy Americans moving abroad to buy and display artworks or even relocate permanently due to tariffs.

New York Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke Metropolitan Museum of Art America Sir Caspar London Paris

Temporary injunction against Goldstein in garment workers case

Judge Sanderson in the Superior Court temporarily enjoined Business Agent Jacob Goldstein of Locals 12 13 and 26 ILGWU from signing or transferring a $500 note of the Columbia Skirt Company. The suit by Mark Schneider alleges the note was extorted under duress and coercion and under threat of calling out employees on March 26.

Jacob Goldstein International Ladies’ Garment ‘Workers’ Union of America Sanderson Columbia Skirt Company Mark Schneider Goldstein Schneider

Dashing Lieutenant Grant to Visit Boston Society

Boston society and military circles await the arrival of Lieutenant U. S. Grant 3d, who has been reassigned to the department of engineers under Major Burr. The date is uncertain with a week to a month likely before arrival. Grant, famed for ancestry and looks, is engaged to Edith Root, daughter of the Secretary of State, adding romance to his Boston debut.

Boston U. S. Grant Roosevelt Department of Engineers Burr Barristers Pemberton Square Grant Uncle Sam Edith Root

Annual outing of the Hovey Association in Ipswich Bluffs

Several score Hoveys and their children joined the annual summer gathering of the Daniel Hovey Association in Ipswich Bluffs. They toured historic town spots in the forenoon and visited ancestral homes, marking the event as one of the most successful in years.

Ipswich Bluffs Hoveys Daniel Hovey Association

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Fred Powers Sherley Davidson Miss Hingston Browning, King & Co Washington St LEI Jardiniere Gus Hodges Brussels Hall Stair Axminster Okiz Wilton New Hamp C. Bush Madras Clarke Lieut THE Hovey Association LAMB North St Lic
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