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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1908
Page
12
Three sharp earthquake shocks struck Eureka early today causing extensive damage estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars. The first quake at 2 58 a m toppled the Minerva statue staff through the courthouse roof, cracked courthouse walls and damaged the Carnegie Library while other structures reported cracks and broken crockery in homes.
About 800 women attended the Boston Lodge of Elks Ladies Day on the steamer Nantasket. Miss Annette Kellermann accompanied them. Events at Fort Warren included a veterans versus Pilgrims ball game won by the veterans 5 to 3. Prizes were awarded in candle and foot races. Exalted Ruler Lawrence Sullivan received a pastel portrait.
Harvard officials and scholars defend Professor Hugo Muensterberg amid pro loco attacks by Allen S. Watkins Prohibition party candidate for vice president. They call him an authority in psychology and say his stance on alcohol’s effect on creativity and science is scientifically grounded.
Mrs Walter A Bowles, 18, declares she will stand by her husband amid his arrest over two months of burglaries at the F L Price factory. He was held on $600 bond after a Monday arrest and his case was continued to tomorrow. The young wife cites possible intemperance as a factor in his alleged downfall.
More than 100 fishing vessels dock at T wharf bringing thousands of barrels of herring from Lynn and Nahant. Prices collapse as demand wanes and fishermen urge the poor to take the surplus, leaving many hoping to sail again soon for a paying catch.
The Clifton Conference on the education of the Negro opened at Dyske Rock Cottage with representatives from major institutions. Leaders include Rev Dr Willard Mallalieu and Major-General O. O. Howard. Sessions run three daily through tomorrow with discussions on slavery days and the Negro as a free man.
The Baldwin military dirigible balloon becomes U S property after eight test flights by Lieutenants Lahn Foulois and Selfridge. General James Allen accepts the craft and Baldwin completes training two signal corps officers. Orville Wright plans to arrive Thursday with his airplane.
Malden, Aug. 18. Albert Long and Harry Murphy were found sleeping in a big dry goods box after being missing. Reserve Officer Sweeney located them by their snores, they were lectured at the police station and sent home. the box barely held both boys.
The residence of H. C. Inches on South Street Needham was ransacked between Sunday night and today. Police suspect the string of regional burglars or passing gypsies seen nearby. The Inches family left for a European trip at end of May, planning to return in October.
Nimbus, with 109 pounds, won the first race in 1 11 1/5 at Empire City, beating the existing mark by 2 5/100 seconds set by Roseben at Belmont Park. The track and weather were ideal for a record run, though Nimbus carried lighter weight than the older record holder.
Seven year old William W Griffin of 15 Staples Court vanished after leaving home at 3:30 PM. His body surfaced later near Locke's coal wharf in the Mystic River, found by John Sullivan who alerted police. A head bruise possibly from floating wood noted. Inspector James Kane led recovery with two officers.
ST. ALBANS VT August 18 The largest deer herd in the states is claimed by M A Dunn a Pownal farmer in the Dugway district He says a herd of 32 deer wintered on a mountain near his home Deputy Game Warden E T Cullinan of Arlington reports seeing 15 deer in a single herd on Red Mountain.
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