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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
8
A freight train derailed near Westfield blowing out a wheel and spilling lumber grain and goods. Thirteen cars derailed and tracks twisted halted east and west bound service for about 16 hours until about 4 PM. No freight crew injuries reported.
Richard Croker former Tammany Hall leader plans to travel to America in September to aid William J. Bryan in his presidential bid. He is scheduled to leave Queenstown for New York around September 18.
Close friends report Richard Croker Jr and Edward Cahill expect a Tammany revival as Croker plans to travel here to aid William Jennings Bryan. Croker denies criticizing President Roosevelt and rejects claims comparing Roosevelt to King Edward or noting he stays only with books.
Chicago reports a shortage of chorus girls as the 1908-09 theatrical season approaches. One night spots have yet to feel the impact, but New York managers already send agents to Chicago to hire all available singers for musical comedies.
A stock market snapshot highlights a volatile week with sharp swings between optimism and doubt. Analysts note how market power rests with select factions capable of driving or dampening prices, signaling unsettled conditions ahead and potential for a future rise.
Harold Stanley of Portsmouth fished from a dory and saved Thelma Renner after she was pushed from a lumber wharf. The current was strong and deep, but Stanley swam against the current to reach the child and carried her into the boat with the help of Frank Jewett.
Five Italians and one American set out in a boat built for two to visit an Italian warship. The overloaded craft swamped in ferry wash near North End Park around 7:30 yesterday afternoon. Two Italians were rescued by a launch, three by another, but the American vanished and identity remains unknown.
A fiery 1908 national stock promotion floods brokers with 10 000 orders. The creator warns of delayed mail amid millions of pamphlet applications and states buyers should limit bids to $3 per share. He claims record trading in National Stock and plans to stabilize the market while expanding distribution and printing.
An ambitious scheme proclaims the creation of National Stock to influence market prices. The author promises unlimited capital to lift or lower prices in key stocks like Smelters Lead Amalgamated and Reading, urging public buys and massive profits while pledging freedom from System entanglements.
Abner Peterson a 29 year old former Somerville fireman was arrested near Highland avenue Somerville after patrolman Peter Moore found no gun but exposed faucet parts unmelted lead and small fixtures. Authorities said the items were stolen from houses under construction on Aberdeen road. Six hours later Martin L Powers 20 was arrested at Cherry street on larceny charges connected to the same thefts.
Charley Reiss, Knott county farmer, hauled bark into his home when a six foot rattler emerged. The serpent bit two of his children before the reptile was killed. Doctors warn the youths face likely death.
Bridgewater August 16 Jenkins Bros leather board mill on Plymouth street two miles from village center burned this afternoon. Loss about 8000 dollars partly insured. Fire started likely by spontaneous combustion in leather chip sacks. large oil tank exploded spreading flames through the plant. Fifty workers employed. plant is a branch of Jenkins Bros Whitman factory.
A social and business correspondence note explains that mail is mixed with an enormous National Stock mail and may remain unopened for days or weeks. The writer asks correspondents to understand possible delays in acknowledgments and confirms the cause.
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