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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1912

Page

3

Landlord Arrested in Malden Fire Case

Harry Ruderman 33 of Malden was arrested on arson charges after a fire damaged his six tenement building at 404 to 410 Eastern Avenue Malden. Loss about 100 dollars. The same building burned previously last March and has been unoccupied since. Chief Frank Turner says he was seen near the site about 11:30 yesterday morning and Ruderman faces Malden District Court arraignment today.

Harry Ruderman Malden Ruderman Aveniea Malden Frank Turner Fire Department Malden District Court

Offer Big Purses at Scottish Picnic in Boston

The Scottish Clans of Greater Boston committee set aside nearly 1200 dollars for their annual picnic and games. At Phenix Hall in Boston last evening the funds were allocated into purses with firsts of 20 dollars seconds of 15 dollars and thirds of 10 dollars for winners.

Greater Boston Phenix Hall Washington Street

Motorcycle collision with horse and buggy injures rider

John DeSien of Frank street Woburn riding a motorcycle on the Mystic Valley parkway Medford yesterday collided with a horse and buggy driven by Daniel Hickey of Warren street Arlington and owned by Albert W. Rawson. DeSien suffered head and body cuts while the motorcycle was wrecked and the horse was badly cut and bruised.

John DeSien Frank Street Woburn Mystic Valley Parkway Medford Daniel Hickey Warren Street Arlington Albert W. Rawson DeSien

Thought Husband a Ghost in Haverhill Shock

Mrs Joseph Lipsky of Roxbury spied her husband who she had believed dead step from a car and enter her son’s Washington street home in Haverhill on August 8.

Haverhill Washington Street Joseph Lipsky Roxbury

Apparition Fear Sends Woman Screaming as Lipsky Returns

A Boston family tale unfolds as Mrs Lipsky, convinced of an apparition, fled in alarm until Lipsky 68 with feeble health reentered the home. He had vanished a week earlier from his son's house while en route to Hale Hospital where his daughter-in-law lay ill with pneumonia. He memory failed during the trek, then recovered to recount being cared for by unknown neighbors near the hospital who guided him home.

Lipsky Hale Hospital

Steal rolls of stage money in melodrama blast

Good Samaritans rushed to John Church's flat after an explosion and fire but looters scooped up thousands of dollars of fake stage money scattered around. The money came from property cartridges Church stored in a coffee pot for a forthcoming melodrama. Church shrugged and said, Let them have it, declaring it melodrama money he had made himself.

New York Church

Stubbs Appears Winner in Kansas Senate Nomination

In Kansas, Governor W. R. Stubbs leads Charles Curtis in legislative district returns for renomination. Curtis backers pledge to monitor official counts as results hinge on district plurality. Democratic gubernatorial race remains unsettled between J. B. Billard and George H. Hedges.

Topeka Kan United States Charles Curtis Senate W. R. Stubbs Kansas Stubbs Curtis J. B. Billard George H. Hedges

Half Million Dollars Returned as Uncle Sam’s First Wash

Washington Aug 8 More than a half million dollars of old paper money washed and ironed to crisp new in the federal government currency laundry will be placed in circulation tomorrow. This lot represents Uncle Sam's first job as a laundryman.

Washington Uncle Sam

Wagon saves load as hay burns in Medford square

A wagon load of hay owned by William Emerson of Malden on Bertram street caught fire on Riverside avenue near Medford square last night. The hay was destroyed but the wagon was saved.

William Emerson Bertram Street Malden Riverside Avenue Medford Square

Genuine blue serge suits at half prices ad for Harrison Co

S H Harrison Company advertises genuine Gilbert blue serge suits priced at 9.75 dollars each. Wholesale stock available at half retail prices. Located at 666 to 672 Washington street, corner Beach.

Harrison S. H. Harrison Company Washington Street Corner Beach

Russell on the Stand in Massachusetts Hearing

William C. Russell testified in a Washington trip case with Attorney Scharton questioning about Dakota Dan and Dan Ds claims. He denied bias and said Dakota Dan may have learned details from others, recalling many 1885 era specifics and family events while denying misconduct.

Russell Trip to Washington During First Trial Questioned

Attorney W R Scharton pressed questions as trial neared close about William C Russell and an attorney who allegedly went to Washington to influence postal authorities to halt actions against a lawyer tied to the Russell fortune. Russell admitted a hurried trip to Washington during the first hearing, but his post office matter response was stricken.

William C. Russell Washington Russell United States W. R. Scharton Scharton Levi Gould Middlesex Post Office William GC. Russell Senator Lodge Nason

Attorney Questions in Estate Trial Turn on Forged Letters

Attorney Scharton suggests letters signed by Dakota Dan Russell were mailed to Valentine Schwirtz in Wabasha Minnesota by estate agents with altered postmarks. Judge Pevey rules questions on Gould and post office matters inadmissible absent foundation.

Attorney Scharton Senator Simpson Mr. Scharton Dakota Dan Valentine Schwirtz

Pants on sale at 198 cents by S H Harrison Co

Blue serges and neat worsted stripes offered with outing pants and belt straps all at one price of 1 98. Located at 666 to 672 Washington street corner Beach.

H. Harrison Company Washington Street Corner Beach

Lodge calls assertions about Rus sell case silly

Senator Lodge rejects the intimations about Attorney Scharton as absolutely false and silly stating he does not know Mr. Russell and has had no involvement with the case, Washington dispatch reports Aug 8.

Washington Senator Lodge Attorney Scharton Russell

Hoar Seeks Democratic Nomination in Ninth District

John J. Hoar former House member runs for the Democratic nomination in the ninth senatorial district. He names the cost of living issue as central and plans remedies in the coming campaign while resting in Falmouth before the active season begins.

John J. Hoar House Hoar Falmouth

Citizens Present Cup to Rescuer in Rockland

The citizens of Rockland Me presented Howard F Wentworth a silver cup to honor his heroism in rescuing two young men a month ago. Public subscription funded the cup.

Haverhill Rockland Howard F. Wentworth

Brookline Couple Celebrates 25th Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Peter Timmoney residents of Brookline celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary yesterday in Lyceum Hall Lyceum Hall hosted the event with local friends and family in attendance marks a quarter century of marriage for the couple

Peter Timmoney Brookline Lyceum Hall

Harrison Company Pants Sale Ad

Four dollar outing pants offer deep discounts in fine cheviots serges and worsteds with four inch cuffs belt straps and white and fancy flannels. S H Harrison Company 666 to 672 Washington street.

SS. H. Harrison Company Washington Street

Explosion at Haitian Palace Kills President Leconte

A palace magazine explosion in Port au Prince destroyed the national palace and killed President Cincinnatus Leconte. Two hundred to four hundred people are feared dead or injured. firemen could not reach the body amid ongoing fires and ammunition blasts. General Tancrede Auguste was named president by a joint session of Congress.

Anhour Chamber Senate Tancrede Auguste Cincinnatus Leconte Leconte Cape Haitien State Department Furniss Menes Menos Hayti Port-Au-Prince

Gunboat Nashville Ordered to Haiti to Protect Interests

At the request of the State Department Acting Secretary Winthrop ordered the gunboat Nashville from Guantanamo to Porte au Prince to safeguard foreign interests amid rising tensions in Hispaniola. The death of President Teconte coincides with strained Santo Domingo Hayti relations as Dominicans view him as a key figure in their revolutionary movement.

Washington State Department Winthrop Nashville Guantanamo Porte-au-Prince Davy Teconte Santo Domingo Hayti

Navy Officials Protest Uniformed Rejected at Lincoln Park

Acting Secretary Beekman Winthrop condemned Connecticut discrimination against sailors in uniform after five petty officers from the battleship Missouri were barred from Lincoln Park near Norwich. He urged passage of state laws to prevent such actions, praising Navy and Marine Corps personnel and noting their sober, orderly conduct and respectable backgrounds.

Washington Beekman Winthrop Baldwin Connecticut Missouri Lincoln Park Norwich Conn Winthrop Navy Department Massachusetts Navy Marine Corps

Quadruplets Thrive in Dorchester Hospital Incubator

Four newborn girls born Monday to Mrs. F. H. Seely at 80 Sawyer Avenue are reported thriving at three days old in Dorchester Cottage Hospital. Matron Flora Welch notes the quadruplets surpass previous records for living duration, though their long-term survival remains uncertain due to their unusually quiet condition.

F. H. Seely Sawyer Avenue Flora Welch Dorchester’ Cottage Hospital

Harrison's Wholesale Stock Ad Warns Half Retail Prices

$30 suits $14.50 finest foreign fabrics Harrison's great wholesale stock at half retail prices. Finest clothing this world can produce. S. H. Harrison Company, 666 to 672 Washington Street, corner Beach. adv.

Harrison’s S. H. Harrison Company Washington Street Corner Beach

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