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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
4
District Attorney Sughrue says he is conducting a thorough review of the Haight and Freese case submitted by Receiver James D. Colt. He notes police inspectors are assisting and declines further publication until investigations conclude, while daily letters and the report shape the inquiry.
Grafton Vermont August 9 James Mitchell who shot and killed Mrs Minnie B Rankin yesterday and then attempted suicide by shooting remains in serious condition at the jail where he was taken after the murder
Arch bishop Placide Louis Chapelle, 63, died at 12:50 p.m. after contracting yellow fever during a public health effort. A renowned church leader, he served in Santa Fe and New Orleans and acted as apostolic delegate to Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Philippine Islands.
New Orleans begins a large street cleaning drive with city workers prisoners and volunteers cleaning streets. The State Board of Health reports parishes plan to modify yellow fever quarantine rules and freight shipments will move only in fumigated cars. The marine hospital service is trusted while smaller towns seek relief and all foreign immigration is halted until the fever is controlled.
The Panama canal office reported by Governor Magoon four additional yellow fever cases on the isthmus. This comes as health authorities track the outbreak and reinforce preventive measures. The report confirms ongoing transmission in the canal zone despite earlier public health efforts.
St James Church in North Cambridge runs a thriving summer kindergarten led by Miss Della Cabot and 12 assistants. Daily 9 to 12, 75 to 100 children aged 3 to 8 attend, with total enrollment about 150. Mothers attend conferences. closing exercises set for next Friday.
Midshipman Robert Jackson, missing since leaving the Missouri in New York Harbor a week ago, was located by his father in Quebec. He had gone to Bar Harbor with his father to work and return to the ship as investigators seek the cause of his blanked judgment after meeting Olga Maxwell in West Sixty-ninth Street. Police had issued a general alarm, and Maxwell later claimed she left him in Boston.
Mrs Helen Couz of Paterson N J is seriously ill with blood poisoning at Ira G Taylor's home in Port Jervis after nursing an epileptic patient for weeks The patient bit her middle finger on her right hand and caused the infection
Rev W H Main of Emmanuel Church Buffalo endorses Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder after trying many remedies. He reports instant relief from headache and cold after one application, calling it wonderful and effective.
Owen A. Garnsey, a New York youth and recent Yale attendee, was found unconscious in the arms of a mysterious young woman on Dr. H S Welch’s residence steps opposite the Yale campus after being poisoned with bichloride of mercury. He has a fighting chance, while the companion’s identity remains unknown. The woman aided Garnsey and claimed to know his parents.
A runaway horse ran into a South End restaurant injuring Solomon Halpsem aged 24 of 312 Atlantic Avenue with a severe scalp wound and W. E. Cavanaugh aged 30 from Hampshire Street who suffered cuts to the face and head. Both were taken to City Hospital after being knocked down by the frightened animal.
Thousands attended the reception for Secretary Taft Miss Roosevelt and party hosted by the Army and Navy Club in Manila. Rear Admiral Enquist of the Russian navy attended with his staff. The event was described as the most brilliant in Manila’s history. Earlier the party toured Fort McKinley and reviewed troops.
Mr. Godfrey Morse organized an outing for 150 children at Waverley Oaks yesterday. The Council of Jewish Women hosted 150 Sunday School children at Mt Bellevue with athletic contests and prizes. A play titled The Honest Woodman was performed at Waverley Oaks. The Mt Bellevue event was led by committee members Mrs. Max Mitchell, Mrs. M. Myers, Mrs. B. Juda, Miss Hattie Marcus, and Miss S. Benjamin.
Parishioners of St Stephen’s in the North End host a reception tonight for Rev Bartholemew F Killilea pastor of St Bridget’s Maynard who served as a St Stephen’s curate for 22 years. Addresses by Rev Denis F O’Farrell Rev Leo Knappe Hon John F Fitzgerald and Charles H Logue. Open to the public.
A promotional note touts Rengo Fruit as a natural, safe product from South America that reduces excess fat and strengthens body parts. It claims no digestion harm, no dieting, and easy daily use, offering free trial mailings from Rengo Co. at 102 Main St. Augusta Michigan.
Descendants of John Alden and Priscilla gathered at Faneuil Hall for the eighth Alden kindred of America reunion. A morning program featured music, prayers, addresses by Judge George D. Alden, and readings on Pilgrim life, with afternoon talks on liberty and heritage led by Mrs. Marion Longfellow O Donoghue. Officers were elected including William Alden Blossom as president and Charles L. Alden as treasurer.
Burglars entered Fred C Gleason's general merchandise store in Warren New Hampshire last night and ransacked the premises. They took watches and jewelry valued at 250 dollars pocket cutlery 50 dollars fancy pipes a graphophone and 60 records.
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