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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1909
Page
7
At Betheny Plain near Rheims a huge aerodrome unfolds ahead of aviation week starting next Sunday. The site covers about 10 000 metres circuit with grandstands, aero sheds, and dirigible homes. Marquis de Polignac says weather determines success and emphasizes aviation as a new science.
Charle Taft, a second cousin to President Taft, was killed today at Prior Col by a bolt of lightning. The accident occurred while he worked near a haystack, and his death was reported from Trinidad.
A large number of city business houses honored the memory of Richard H. Stearns with funeral services at New Old South Congregational Church. The service featured Sacred music, a Gordon eulogy, and honors from prominent merchants and bankers in attendance.
The Grand Army of the Republic banner, carried for 20 years by the commander in chief and used as the official encampment banner since 1889, has been missing since the veterans parade on August 11. It was last seen over the reviewing stand. the flag was presented to the G A R in 1889 in Milwaukee.
Miss Ellen Hartwig soloist at the Cathedral Gottenborg Sweden to wed H Charles Lawson of 33 Antrim Cambridge. Hartwig returns to Boston in October and plans to remain. Lawson works for a jewelry firm and is active in church and the College of the Spoken Word.
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald will not challenge James Donovan for control of the Democratic ward committees this fall. Plans hinge on charter outcomes while Republican fights for House and Senate seats intensify. Governor nomination appears securely poised for James H. Vahey in an off year.
Aug 18 report says a sea serpent appeared near Castle Hill and unsettled a nearby school of blue sacks. Two reputable Newburyport citizens witnessed the monster rush through the water, gorging on small fish as it approached the school.
Boston clergy notes list several priest transfers. Rev. Father Leo J. Logan moves from South Boston to St. Joseph's Church Medford. Father John L. Callahan departs St. Eulalie's City Point for St. Paul’s Hingham. Father John J. Murphy shifts from St. Joseph's Medford to St. Eulalie's Boston as assistant priest.
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