08 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1910
Page
1
Adams D. Claflin announces a monster air show stand 1000 feet long and 338 feet high to seat 15,000 spectators at the Boston aviation meet. Construction will begin within days at Squantum after leaving Soldiers Field, with plans and lumber already in motion and contracts for auto enclosures and airship sheds expected soon.
Newton August 7 John Looskin 60 of 111 Gardiner street was hit by a Stow street Waltham electric car while crossing Washington street between Jewett and Richardson streets at 11 40 pm He sustained a pelvis fracture scalp wounds and internal injuries The headlight and dasher were damaged indicating a severe impact He was walking home with his wife when struck and may die from the injuries
The Highth Regiment will depart Columbus tomorrow after 10 days of ear strike duty. The Third Regiment and auxiliaries stay on duty through tomorrow and perhaps until Tuesday evening, with relief expected by Wednesday.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Regiment from Wilkesbarre, Penn arrived yesterday, greeted by Boston reception committee, the board of government of the Boston union, and local union representatives as part of this week’s planned march.
Women delegates from Pennsylvania travel with St James parish Ladies Society escort to Cheverus Hall Harvard Street. The visiting regiment led by Colonel William F Murphy includes Lt Col Terence Reilly and staff with Cadets under Captains Montague Pollin and Lt Ayer. Companies A Wilkesbarre Capt Ramsey and B Pittston Capt Callahan listed with Lieutenants Glynn and Sharkey.
Forecast shows Monday partly cloudy and Tuesday unsettled with possible showers and light variable winds. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged upper 60s to mid 70s with a heat index near 80 in the late afternoon, Thompson's Spa report notes.
Sports brief notes key results across Philadelphia New York Detroit Boston and Chicago with uneven outcomes. Readers see shifts in lead positions as clubs like Philadelphia Detroit and Chicago influence standings and pacing through recent games.
A late night raid on the Narragansett Club in Clark's Block led to about 30 arrests of prominent social figures amid roulette wheels a faro bank and hazard. Constable Cross faced arrest himself and later bail was posted for assault on a club employee. The club’s opulent rooms were described as furnished with expensive gaming equipment.
William R. Remington, confined at Tewksbury Insane Hospital, confessed to physicians that he killed Max Sorokian, a Harrison Avenue grocer, on July 31 in a fit of terror. The death previously ruled self-inflicted is now treated as foul play.
A Rome dispatch says the royal family has dropped opposition to the engagement between the Duke of Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins. An official announcement is expected soon. Miss Elkins and her mother have spent months in Europe and lately stayed at Toblach in Austria.
In Quebec the physician Dr Crippen attended a Catholic chapel service with guards on each side. Miss Leneve refused Protestant services, staying in a separate room reading, as Crippen showed devout attendance while authorities fear self harm.
Mattapoisett August 7 Rev C Julian Tuthill preached that baseball could exist in heaven. He argued heaven evolves from this world and a Christian may love a ball game and remain faithful. He proposed baseball might have a spiritual form in the world to come.
Fifteen year old Rose Pitonof of Dorchester completes a six hour forty minute swim from Charlestown Bridge to Boston Light. Five attendants in two rowboats aided four male competitors who failed to finish in water averaging 54 degrees. Pitonof, stocky and sun browned, faced strong tides and was cheered by thousands along the harbor.
A review argues conditions opposed Annette Kellermann as she chased lighted records, noting Miss Pitonof surpassed her. The piece positions Kellermann as rival for the era’s top woman swimmer and hints at ongoing page coverage.
Beverly police search woods for an assailant who attacked Miss Margaret Matheson on Hart Street as she walked home to Beverly Farms. She described a dark complexioned man about 5 feet 7 inches tall with a smooth face, gray hat, light suit, and green tie. Police deploy cars and reserve officers to watch trains and trolleys as they pursue the suspect.
Injuries from a street accident yesterday in Lawrence led to the death today of Frank Haith age 51 of 57 Butterstreet. He was an assistant superintendent of an insurance company with offices in the city.
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