18 Aug 1909
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1909
Page
1
Time whistle saves Blue's first brigade but second slaughters invaders near Middleboro. Reds massed on left flank threaten Boston as defense tightens.
The Boston Post sent a Gaboon ebony cane with a gold head to 700 New England towns asking selectmen to present it to the town's Oldest Citizen. Many towns have already hosted presentations with public gatherings, while a few faced doubt over eligibility.
Boston remains close to the lead after rain prevented a game in New York while the Athletics and Tigers lost. A doubleheader with New York could move Boston into second if both rivals lose. Storms in Boston disrupted shipping and telegraph, with almost two inches of rain and strong winds.
A brief historical ad extols Father John's Medicine as a pure remedy for gaining flesh. The short copy emphasizes its reliability and personal use as a restorative product.
The August storm wrecked the Arlington schooner on Long Beach and beached a 40-foot launch at Nanasket Beach. It delayed passenger and freight boats from Boston, damaged Revere police signal and telephone service, closed booths on Revere Beach boulevard, flooded streets and cellars, felled trees and wires, and left hundreds unemployed due to flooded excavations. Winds reached 36 mph in Boston and 60 mph offshore with almost 2 inches of rain.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for rain on Wednesday and unsettled conditions Thursday with high northeast and north winds. Steamer departures Wednesday for European ports face brisk shifting winds and unsettled weather toward the Grand Banks.
The thermometer at Thompson's Spa 219 Washington Street logged yesterday’s readings with an average of 61.9 at 4 PM and 69 at 6 PM and 63 earlier, noting the day’s overall average as 61.9. A year ago the average was 66.1.
Detroit and Philadelphia lose to the White Sox and Washington while Cleveland takes two from St Louis. New York Boston games postponed by rain and no Boston game. Pittsburg defeats St Louis and Chicago beats Cincinnati. Lajoie resigns as Cleveland manager. Wolf wins both Sonder races in heavy seas. Harvester Geers drives 2 09 trot at Fort Erie in straight heats. Gano makes record on turf this year. Horlicks Malted Milk advertisement.
Reports describe a chaotic night of skirmishes near Nahant as Blue and Red forces clash. Key details note 120 Blues defeating 200 Reds who landed at 1 am to seize the Secondary Station near Boston.
In a simulated southern assault on a Boston target, General Bliss leads the Red forces toward Eddyville and northeast toward Middleboro while General Pew defends from Robins Pond and Bridgewater. The day ends with both heads within miles, and a plan to crush the Blue left hangs on Pew’s ability to concentrate reserves.
Washington August 17 The naval court of inquiry repudiates Mrs Suttons murder theory in the death of her son Lieutenant James Sutton It finds no charges against Suttons companions and leaves undecided whether the Marine Corps lieutenant died by suicide or accident The court says Sutton held the fatal revolver.
The court's ruling, to be released publicly tomorrow, closely tracks the first inquest board's findings on Lieutenant Sutton's death after the Annapolis tragedy in October 1907. Acting Secretary Winthrop expects to approve the decision officially tomorrow. The five handwritten pages, compiled after reviewing extensive testimony, accompany the court's recommendations for the Navy Secretary to follow.
Alice Thaw, formerly the Countess of Yarmouth, trudges ten miles through a driving August rain in New England to persuade Judge Mills to release Harry Thaw from Mattewan Asylum. The judge remains firm that Thaw is insane and cannot be at large, though he meets her with kindness after the arduous trek.
Alice Thaw and her mother persist in guiding the rescue effort for the Stanford White slayer case. Unable to secure transport, the young woman from Pittsburgh's elite circles chooses to walk toward a judge’s camp deep in the woods near the Canadian border despite rain and wind.
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Ex Captain Henry Dawson of the Boston police department is critically ill at City Hospital after a shock struck him at home on Concord Square He was previously treated at Relief Hospital after a Scollay Square illness and retirement four years ago maintaining a long police service.
The old Union station in Chicago will be replaced by a 25 million dollar structure. The new building will follow City Beautiful plans and sit beside the 20 million dollar terminal being built by the Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
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