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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1906
Page
10
Samuel J. Blair found his mother Sarah J. Blair dead at 48 after a day of rest in their Anderson street home. Doctors deem natural causes likely. Mrs Blair leaves several children including a son serving as a patrolman at the Broadway station.
The West Boston bridge linking Boston and Cambridge over the Charles opened yesterday for outward bound car traffic on the temporary track. The first car passed at about 5 PM, followed by a passenger Arlington car around 10:50 AM. The bridge cost about 2.5 million dollars. carvings on the central piers depict Boston and Cambridge seals, though neither is visible from the bridge itself.
Edward Kirby, 19, of 315 Washington Street Somerville, saved an unknown small boy from drowning at Commercial wharf. He kept quiet until witnesses spoke to a Post reporter. He climbed into the Laura to rescue the child, pulled him aboard, and the boy was revived and cried when he recovered.
Professor W W Fenn of Harvard Divinity School preached at King's Chapel on Christ's Law of Forgiveness. He defined forgiveness as an action over feeling, urging acts of goodwill to transform hostility into kindness and foster spiritual communion.
Edison teetering on collapse and in serious condition at his country residence. Physicians order ceasing all labors due to chemical exposure X ray rays and mental strain from his ongoing experiments.
Savannah dispatch reports a five candidate gubernatorial race in Georgia set for August 22 primary. Hoke Smith, Clark Howell, J. H. Estill, Richard B. Russell, and James H. Smith contend amid personal attacks. Smith accuses rivals of scheming to deny him a two thirds majority and promotes a platform aimed at restricting black voters.
William J. Bryan and his party toured Fontainebleau today and planned visits to Rambouillet to meet President Fallieres. He announced via cable to C W Bryan a New York arrival around Aug 31 with subsequent stops in New Haven Bridgeport Jersey City Chicago Lincoln St Louis Louisville and Cincinnati on September 1 4 5 11 12 and 18, with Kansas City on return.
Telegraph from Lisbon reports Brazilian Guerreiro has been arrested on charges of stealing the crown of the Brazilian Emperors. The jeweled crown is valued at $500,000.
In Paul Stensland's room investigators found a photo of a tights wearing actress. The photo bore the name Horner of Boston linking to the missing Milwaukee Avenue State Bank president case.
Robert W. Childs, a Harvard Law School graduate, secured an indictment against the Standard Oil Company. The case marks a significant legal action tied to antitrust scrutiny surrounding the oil giant.
Robert W. Chids who led the federal grand jury proceedings that resulted in the Standard Oil Company indictment is appointed assistant United States district attorney for the northern district of Illinois.
A Post reporter quotes a home owner at 10 Shenandoah Street Ashmont about a Stensland picture. He says the only actress on his catalogue in tight is Madge Lessing, who seven years ago led in Jack and the Beanstalk, and he cannot be sure the Chicago photo is hers until he sees it.
Secretary Elihu Root was feted with numerous events in Montevideo on August 12. A banquet hosted by American Minister O'Brien, attended by President Ordonez, cabinet members, and leading citizens, capped the day with a grand Uruguay Club ball. Root's speeches drew praise for clear U.S. policy toward Latin American republics.
Yesterday aboard the sloop Lucy Richard E Walsh hosted a ladies day cruise with Captain George Wardrop and crew guiding guests from Jeffries Yacht Club down the bay to Graves Light and Hull Gut. Guests included Mrs Catherine Walsh and Miss Angeline Walsh of Chicago Mrs Ward Dorchester and others from Roxbury Winthrop Medford and Wakefield.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch refused the post of commander-in-chief amid martial law rumors. The decision banks on his view that such a post should go to a military expert, not another grand duke. The czarevich’s birthday was observed quietly as terrorist activity rose, with an assassination attempt on General Karataeff and attack on police officer Ivanoff in Libau. General Strijoff was replaced as Warsaw governor by General Von Larsky, amid questions over town responsibility.
Nearly 175000 people thronged Revere Beach to escape the heat, enjoying the ocean, amusements, and Wonderland. The State bathhouse drew 8140 patrons, with many visitors and cottagers cooling off. a watering cart horse was shot and disabled, and Patrolman Fermoyle jailed Benjamin Robinson for an alleged razor threat on Beach street, to be arraigned today.
In Canton on August 12 two safe blowers robbed the Billings Horton post office store. They took U S bonds totaling $2000 checks nearly $100 cash about 150 in stamps and postal cards. The blast shattered doors and glass but money drawer and stamps remained, lantern with Boston Elevate RR imprint found, two suspects seen recently understood to be under police scrutiny.
Nearly 50 000 people have arrived for the 40th annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Minneapolis. The event starts tomorrow with official programs beginning Tuesday morning and runs throughout the week. Several candidates seek the post of commander-in-chief as veterans and friends anticipate a busy schedule of meetings and social events.
John Cull aged 35 and Andrew Rego aged 20, both New York residents, drowned while bathing today. Cull went under at Ratón Point in South Norwalk, while Rego disappeared off Jack's Island in Stamford Harbor.
Mary Hanley, a domestic at 16 Mt Vernon street, Somerville, fell while stepping from a car at Mt Vernon street and Broadway. She struck the back of her head, suffered a deep cut, and received treatment at Somerville Hospital.
Hamberg August 12 Cecil Healy amateur champion swimmer of Australasia won the 100 metre championship and the Emperor's cup, setting a new German record for the distance with a time of 1 07.0 minutes.
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