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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
1
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans of the US Navy, famed as Fighting Bob, reached age 62 and retired from active service at a Lake Mohonk hotel. Admirers from across the country sent telegrams of congratulations as friends recalled his near half century of naval leadership.
Miss Annie S. Peck of Providence is missing after signaling arrival at 25 000 feet on Mount Huascaran Peru She and two Alpine climbers with her did not communicate since Friday causing alarm and new expeditions to search.
The Empress health worsened after returning from a Finnish archipelago cruise. Medical observers report renewed hysteria and general weakness, preventing standing or walking, with rumors of mental depression lingering at court.
The Post sent greetings to Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans known as Fighting Bob on his retirement from active service. Evans replied from Lake Mohonk New York thanking Boston and acknowledging the affection of the American people as his reward and expressing gratitude for the greetings.
New York reports that Mrs. Hains filed suit last week at Winthrop, charges against Captain Hains denied by her attorney F L Norton. The case centers on the Bayside murder of William E Annis with defense debates over insanity and possible high profile counsel including John F McIntyre and Martin W Littleton. General Hains and Peter A Hains met the defendants in Queens jail as rumors about Mrs Hains position circulated.
Faith Davis, a popular Monson girl, was found dead in a mill pond on Sunday. State Officer Thomas E. Bligh said the deceased was closely connected with several street railway workers, but her alleged romantic attachment was to one conductor who lives in Ware.
The case centers on a missing motive after the girl, known for her affection for a young man, reportedly learned he planned marriage in his hometown. Investigators ruled out a witness from Friday or Saturday and tied the death to Friday night around 9. State officers traced vacationing Boston pair near the Deland home, weakening the live‑on‑Saturday theory. Funeral at Thorndike street cemetery raised secrecy as the father offered 1000 to expose the killer. Authorities briefed, questioned Gertrude, the sister, about the deceased’s knowledge of her sister’s life.
Daniel Linehan and Eugene Coughlin rescued Lizzie Miller and Miss Annie Kohane after they drifted too far from shore at the O'Sullivan camp. Miller, 18, and Kohane, 16, were revived at Mrs. O'Sullivan's home before returning to Boston.
Aug 18 Salisbury incident reports Frank Parker held up on Pleasant street at 9 45 pm by a man still at large. Description matches Whit ney the Portsmouth jail breaker seen in Newburyport yesterday. A posse searched the area into the night.
Two men in the shrubs on South street held up William Gettz of Hyde Park avenue Jamaica Plain. They demanded his money but fled after a bandit misidentified him. No molestation occurred and police had not captured the suspects by nightfall.
Lawrence, Aug 18. Franklin Butler Jr. Willis N Kimball and Fred G A Stone were arrested on charges of involvement in a large wool theft. Estimated loss approaches $100 000 affecting the American Woolen Company. All three are linked to prominent local families.
Bradford Vermont August 18 rumors spread that Kenyon Cox had lost an arm ending his painting career. In fact he suffers a severe neuritis attack in his right arm and is nearly recovered. Cox, a leading American painter, has works in the Congressional Library Walker Art Gallery Bowdoin Minnesota Iowa capitols and the New York Appellate Court.
A West End woman left her month old baby and took an umbrella from a drug store. Police were called as clerks feared a lost child. She returned soon after explaining she had not yet grown used to carrying the baby and vowed not to grab an umbrella again.
A wireless despatch from Sydney reports the American battleship fleet at 8 p m Tuesday located at latitude 34 39 south longitude 159 16 east, about 420 miles from Sydney.
Bill Bailey notes Boston outlasted Cleveland 3 to 2 as the Red Sox seized the early advantage. Doves star Tom Tuckey added another win for his club, defeating the Pirates in a 10 inning 4 2 affair. Equine Derby entries number 73 ahead of Readville race next Tuesday. Becker joins Boston Nationals as new outfielder. Manchester race in Quincy Yacht Club cup sees Dorden beaten and Canadian entries fade. Washington and St Louis Browns settle for a 3 3 draw in 12 innings.
The Butler family long prominent in the city wool trade faces arrests as police link shipments to Boston and diversions. Willis N. Kimball a former Washington Mills employee is jailed after resigning amid department disclosures. George Butler and associates are charged with receiving and disposing of stolen wool in connections spanning 1905 to 1907.
The thermometer at 29 Washington Street logged yesterday’s temperatures with garbled entries and stray numbers. The average temperature yesterday was 74 and the value for 21 24 appears misrecorded, while the year-ago average is also unclear.
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