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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1907
Page
2
Joseph Moore aged 10 and Jacob Brown aged 17 traveled from Lawrence to Revere Beach by foot and occasional rides. They arrived hungry and tired, found shelter on the sand, were found by patrolmen, and will return home with parental notification today.
A distressed mother pleads with her missing husband John to return or contact West Newton. Her infant son Neil requires immediate surgery and she asks John to write if alive, withholding his return if he is employed, but urging it if not, to inform her of their baby's condition.
Further advices from Beaufort Nova Scotia, the Mary Sanford schooner stranding scene, report the vessel lying head on in an easy position and perfectly tight. When tugs begin to pull, floating her should be an easy matter.
In Fall River on August 14, Mrs. Emma P. Fletcher, 68, widow for three years, living at 108 Globe Street, hanged herself with a clothesline using a baluster for the other end. The act was discovered when her sister Mrs. Viola Strauss, arriving from Boston, came to visit today.
Clara B. Mentzer of Somerville sues J. H. Dalton & Co. of Somerville in East Cambridge for 5000 dollars alleging personal injuries from a collision with the defendant’s wagon on April 4 1907. Her husband Walter Co. Mentzer also sues for 2000 dollars for loss of services.
Death notices from Roxbury and nearby towns list Annie V Donnelly Olive Rich Lawrence Daniel Murray Patrick McGeever and Timothy A Bullivan among others. Funeral times include Aug 15 at 2 and 9 a m with services at St Francis de Sales Church and family residences provided. Leo Court M C O F members invited to special meeting Aug 15 to honor Brother Michael Killion.
Edward Johnston and Irving Sterry start from Summer street at 10 am with only clothes and photographs. They plan a yearlong trek to San Francisco via back roads, rejecting trains, and will publish progress to the post. They aim to beat three Worcester boys already en route.
In Superior Criminal Court Charles T. Waterman, 19, faced sentence for involvement in a diamond theft worth 200 dollars. A companion named Baron, once tried with Waterman, was declared innocent, and Waterman’s defense noted Baron's guilt. Judge Schofield ordered a probation officer to carefully review Waterman's family situation and consider employment prospects if probation is granted.
Captain Frederick G. Hoffman declares he will remain master at the Deer Island House of Correction, dismissing rumors of resignation. Commissioner John B. Martin confirms Hoffman is satisfied with his post and has no plan to leave, countering reports prompted by a city hall interference story.
Quincy police investigate a vandal who broke into William H. Deacon’s granite shop on Centre Street West Quincy. The intruder delayed a monument face and tried to set fire to the shop. a blaze was stopped before major damage. Inspector McKay suspects malicious motive and possible revenge against recently discharged workers.
Dedham August 14 Colonel Charles Pfaff of South Framingham a well known brewer is the latest motorist cited under the speed law by Wellesley police He pleaded not guilty in court today and Judge Emery Grover continued the case to next Wednesday at the request of prosecutors Pfaff was held on 300 bond for the defense.
Dalton August 14. The Berkshires boast husky elders. Mrs Eugene Sincere 102 of Housatonic Street Dalton earns daily bread by washing. Born in Morrisippe Canada she is of French Canadian extraction and has had 10 children two living. She refuses town financial aid. Alonzo Cummings 88 celebrated by wrestling his three sons he never drank until 20 and never smoked. He worked as a mason at Pownells VI and has three sons and three daughters. He has seldom been sick except a lemonade incident at church social at age 21.
Sir Thomas Esmonde retracted his Sinn Fein resignation at a United Irish League meeting in Enniscorthy, rejoining the Nationalist fold. He was warmly welcomed by Stephen Gwynn, MP, as the four hour gathering concluded.
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