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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1906

Page

12

Ice Barons to Trial Delayed by Jail List Length

District Attorney Moran says the ice men cannot be brought to trial until the backlog of jail inmates awaiting trial is resolved. The September term is likely for pleas after defendants review indictments served yesterday. Boston Ice Company President Hopkins declines to comment on a defense. DA must prove allegations first.

Moran Ice Men Massachusetts Ice Dealers’ Association Hopkins Boston Ice Company Post Boston

Thug assaults 11 year old Edna Boxx near Linden cemetery

Edna Boxx, 11, was grabbed and choked by an unknown man while picking blueberries by Holy Cross Cemetery in Linden. She escaped with minor injuries and described a 40 year old, 6 ft tall assailant in a brown suit as police search wooded marshes for clues. A man named Gethro was arrested on suspicion but details remain uncertain.

Maiden Edna M. Boxx John Boxx Claremont Avenue Linden Boston Holy Cross Cemetery Eastern Avenue Gethro Miss Boxx H. 8. Johnson

Carr Company Employees Likely First in Indictment Trials

It is expected that indictments against George W. Carr Company employees will be tried first. The Carr firm seeks a quick settlement and attorney Thomas Proctor will file demurrers today. Then McAllaster, Tansey, and Gentile will plead in court, with the Carr Company case to follow after the jail docket clears.

George W. Carr Company Carr Company Thomas Proctor McAllaster Tansey Gentile

Mayor Declines Comment on Suffolk School Indictments

Mayor Fitzgerald said he would wait for the court trial and criticized ex parte grand jury proceedings. He noted his office found no construction issues after an internal investigation and declined further remarks on the matter.

Suffolk Fitzgerald

Weymouth ice dealers raise prices this week

Weymouth August 14 ice dealers announce price increases to 50 cents a hundred for homes and 40 cents for stores. Thrill and Bayley of South Weymouth will honor the old 25 cent rate for existing customers only and refuse new accounts. They declined a full supply offer to protect current patrons.

Weymouth Thrill & Bayley South Weymouth

Russians Flock to Church of Rome in Mohilev Bishopric

Since the decree granting freedom of conscience, about 220000 Orthodox members, many peasants, have embraced Catholicism in Mohilev bishopric.

Mohilev Russia

Sunday committee appeals to council over travel funds

Acting Governor Draper faces a delicate moment as the Sunday law committee seeks a hearing before the Governor's council to restore compensation for travel expenses. The council had cut funds after New York papers alleged disorderly conduct by some committee members on trips to Revere Beach Nantasket and Coney Island.

Draper Sunday Law Committee Coney Island New York Governor Guild Revere Beach Nantasket

Pontife Declaims Against New Law In France

Rome August 14 The Osservatore Romano publishes the pope s encyclical to French archbishops and bishops opposing the separation of church and state It condemns the law s cultural associations and urges legal graceful forms of church organization that protect papal and bishop rights while urging unity to preserve the church s future in France

Rome France Osservatore Romano

Worker Killed in Factory Electric Hazard at Davis Ice Cream

Richard Harper aged 45 of River Street Cambridge died after stepping into a wet, electrified floor in the power room at Davis Ice Cream Co Massachusetts Avenue. Aaron W. Goss was seriously injured, removed to Cambridge Relief Hospital and expected to recover. Harper left a widow and two children in Nantucket.

Richard Harper River Street Cambridge Aaron W. Goss Davis Ice Cream Company Massachusetts Avenue Goss Harper Cambridge Relief Hospital Nantucket Enfield, N. H

Indignation Over Yacht Robberies Plague South Boston

Yachtsmen near the South Boston Yacht Club report eight robberies since last Sunday. Thieves seized items from catboats and sloops including canned goods, clothing, anchors, rope, and lead sinkers. Police remain baffled as to how entries occur and who is responsible.

South Boston Yacht Club J. T. Powers A. M. Jaques Edward Marley la Portes Gilmore & Finn Fred Coombs C. M. Daily

Electric fan blamed for pneumonia in hotel owner

C. E. Sleeper proprietor of the Castle Square Hotel contracted pneumonia after exposure to an electric fan. The incident highlights safety concerns with circulating devices in guest rooms.

C. E. Sleeper Castle Square

Illness of Castle Square Hotel Manager Sleeper

Charles E. Sleeper, manager of the Castle Square Hotel, lies seriously ill with pneumonia under constant physician care. Doctors attribute the illness to the electric fan buzzing on his desk in the private office. Sleeper, active in military and Masonic circles, has an even chance for recovery with Mrs. Sleeper beside him.

Charles E. Sleeper Castle Square Sleeper Mrs. Sleeper

Bow to Popes Decree Roils French Church

In Paris the Pope's encyclical to French archbishops and bishops draws lively debate among clerics officials and the public. Archbishop Richard published the document after a pontifical messenger delivered it. Some clergy welcome the pope's stance while others fear religious strife and disruption to church operations.

Paris France Richard

Widow Verrault Faces Suitors in New York Scandal

In Boston and New York reports, Mrs. Bina F Verrault known as the widow attracts suitors and funds while case warrants are served. Real estate dealer Joseph B Phipps recalls dealings with Mrs James Pemberton Brown connected to the affair as men seek return of gifts and money.

Masons Boston Joseph B. Phipps Court Street James Pemberton Brown Verrault- Mason New York Verrault Phipps James Brown New England Brown J. P. Brown Bina F. Verrault Federal McClellan Quaker City Leo Kiestler Mutual Life Insurance Company Gregory Zalinoff Russia Fifth Avenue Count Zalinoff Carmody Kiestler Foreign Department the Mutual Mr. McClellan

Salesmen Wanted for High Grade NCR Positions

Three strictly high grade salesmen aged 30 to 40 are sought to sell National Cash Registers in New England. Earn from 3000 to 10000 dollars annually. must be employed now and have a good selling record. Surety bond required. Call Mr. High Wednesday or Thursday at 177 Washington St Boston.

New England MR. High Washington St Boston

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George KE. Greenleaf Burke and Ferguson Holy Cross Lynn Edna Edna Boxx Little Edna Boxx Holy Carr Church OF Rome Pontife Cuba Big Brother Cigarro Chum C. E Friend Street Hanover Street Subway Gray THE Washington and Hanover Cave Miss Mason Mr. Phipps Leo Kiestel Angel Wall Street James Graham Pitman Fund Chandler Prudential Supply CO
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