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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1910
Page
7
Amid courthouse ruins in Suffolk County workers uncover a long hidden chamber said to connect by a winding iron stair to a barred entry near the women's prison. Officials note the room dates to the 1892 building and may have been intended as a jury room.
Nearly 200 members of the Home Furnishers' Association of Massachusetts attended the Palm Garden for the ninth annual clambake. The stag event featured new song words, vocal selections by Madame Desmond, a brass band, and speeches praising Representative William Robinson.
John H. Brown, 44, formerly of 318 Sumner Street East Boston, was found dead in the harbor near Lincoln Wharf after being missing a week. No violence is seen, authorities suspect accidental drowning. an inquiry is started with possible review by the local steamfitters union. Brown worked as a government steamfitter on Long Island and visited home each Thursday.
Colonel Thomas Livermore of Jamaica Plain after 21 years as vice-president retires from Calumet & Hecla Mining Company. Dolophe L. Agassiz succeeds him as second vice-president and copper expert Livermore is praised as a leading American authority on copper mining and finance.
Colonel Livermore built a large fortune through mining and manufacturing, notably with Calumet & Hecla. He rose from private to colonel in the Civil War, studied law, and held leadership roles in Boston firms and city government. He lived in Jamaica Plain, owned a Cape Cod summer home, and had three married children in West Roxbury.
A preview notes No 3 in the John Henry sketches titled John Henry's Honeymoon delivers a continuous laugh. The piece appears in next Sunday's Post as a humorous installment.
Over 8000 Holy Redeemer parish members and friends attended the Medford park event led by Rev. Laurence P P Mc Carthy celebrating his 40th year. The day featured an orchestra, a Woburn Band concert, and a series of races with top times and handicaps.
A heavy spar from a long lost vessel drifted near the Zeeland as it neared Charlestown after a Liverpool voyage. Purser Cummins and Captain Mathias noted the find could be linked to distant wrecks, while passengers like Professor Louis Elson and theatrical figures added color to the crossing.
In Newport R I on August 17 Chief James R Crowley signed a warrant for his own arrest then pleaded not guilty in district court to a charge of assault on former mayor.
Frederick P. Garretson posted $10 bail for a continued hearing on August 23. He had been active in raising funds for Atlantic fleet officers and enlisted men. A gambling device using an American flag as a layout was removed after Garretson complained to Police Chief Crowley, who allegedly pushed him, leading to a charge of dangerous assault.
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