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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
5
Construction rush at Fore River Works Quincy on the North Dakota dreadnought. The vessel is nearly complete with three giant cranes and about 600 men at work. The frame plate and first steel protective deck are underway as Nov. 9 launch date nears.
Bingville hosts a grand dance with about 1500 attendees at Brown's Hall led by Congressman OConnell in disguise as Amos Hillyer. Milly Underwood wins best female costume. Cy Hoskins best male. New glide dance Newton Newkirk glide tested by John Thom as part of arrangements.
Hoquiam Washington sparmakers Chris Endersen a Sons announce a contract with the Emperor of Germany to supply spars for the new royal yacht. The agreement marks a notable international business connection for the small Washington town.
An advertisement touts Protone a weight gain and nerve strength remedy claiming 30 pounds gained in 30 days. It includes personal testimonials, calls for a free 50 cent package and a free book, and provides a mailed coupon offer from The Protone Company of Detroit Michigan.
J B Maccabe of Boston completed an inspection for Boston and the Amateur Athletic Union of America of England's municipal baths gymnasia play grounds and wash houses. He praised the London system for wash houses and laundries but noted England charges for bath use and has lagging gymnasia and playground systems. He also reviewed British army athletic meetings and favors allowing all army men to compete without harming amateur status.
In Wareham on August 21 Henry J. Nazro of Boston and Buzzards Bay was found not guilty on trespass charges. The Oyster Growers Association fears the ruling sets a precedent that could jeopardize future earnings and threaten thousands of dollars in potential income.
Two 60 year old men Severio Allesandro and Antonio Cherrello fought with heavy wooden bludgeons in a Washington Street tenement cellar over disputed winter wood. The combatants, neighbors in the building, could face severe injury or death from the clash.
Dover England August 21 T W Burgess the English swimmer made his sixth ineffectual attempt to cross the English Channel starting at Dover at 1 AM and was pulled from the water at 11 45 PM after 22 hours 45 minutes in the sea a new record for time in the water but no crossing accomplished
Mitchell Galvin, former city clerk and once a prominent Democrat, plans to run for the Republican nomination in the 10th district. It is reported that Lee C. Friedman may withdraw. if Friedman remains in the race, Galvin will not pursue candidacy.
Benjamin Roberts, 29, of 703 East Third Street South Boston, died at Carney Hospital after falling from the third story window of his home while sleepwalking Thursday night.
John C. Long claimed beds under a grant renewed in 1897 for quahangs off Nazro's Buzzard's Bay estate. The justice discharged Mrs. Nazro after testimony showed she gathered shells by hand, with attorney Coakley arguing hand use is not an implement and that Long’s beds were improperly granted by selectmen. The case raises questions about grant validity and ten year bed allocations from 10 year renewals.
A climactic attempt to catch a baseball hurled from the Washington Monument ends with a glove snag just above the forehead. The catcher, praised by peers, defeats prior legends as veteran stars like Buck Ewing and Charley Snyder had failed in similar feats.
A reflective piece contrasts romance with coal fires and muddled coffee, warning that too much sentiment suffocates love. It jokes about whispers between men, warns that labeling a man an angel backfires, and notes divorce as a modern restraint.
The beer leads all bottled brands in sales worldwide, reflecting wide recognition of its superiority. Despite higher brewery costs and lower dealer profit, its volume exceeds that of every other bottled beer, underscoring its market supremacy.
New York August 21. T Jenkins Hains stage manager of the Saving the Family Honor tragedy faces personal trouble as Marie Louise Salmande the French governess to his children asks him to marry her.
Mrs. T. Jenkins Hains died in Washington on January 15, 1906. Since then Miss Salmande has cared for the Hains children and acted as housekeeper. The elder child is 312 years old, and the youngest is eight months. Salmande, a young French maid born in December 1907 in Brooklyn, has been in America about three years and speaks little English. She says Hains asked her to marry him, but the ceremony has not occurred. She predicts marriage once he leaves jail. Hains denies the story. Marie Sulmander is described as short and dark. Hains, tanned from West Indies cruising, and his partner were once thought foreigners in Bay Ridge, often barefoot and unshod, with him strolling barefoot along the front walk.
In a Tremont building interview Mrs. Peter C. Hains Jr. declined to oppose or aid her husband Captain Hains. She cited protecting her children, said she has not revealed details of her relationship with William Annis, and will not speak until after a magistrate's murder hearing.
Commodore J B Watt of the Cunarder Lusitania, who has just broken the transatlantic speed record, plans to retire soon at 66 and tries for a four day crossing. He attributes the near success on the last voyage to a delay at Queenstown.
David 4H. Shellard, the Brooklyn policeman charged with homicide over the shooting of Barbara Rieg, was dismissed from the force today in New York.
Round trip from Boston to Toledo for G A R encampment August 27 28 29 with return by September 15 1908. Fare 22.20 with liberal stopovers and a free lake trip between Detroit and Buffalo. Official route via New Hampshire and Vermont delegations. Pullman reservations through E H Boynton Boston itinerary details at 360 Washington Street.
Vera Gilbert of New York set a new Newport swimming record by conquering a mile and three-quarters from Bailey's Beach to Hazard's Beach in 1 hour 10 minutes. Facing a strong inshore wind, she swam the side stroke the entire distance and beat all prior times by 20 minutes. Gilbert, daughter of Charles P. H. Gilbert, challenged Boston swimmer Eleanora Sears next.
James S Sherman Republican candidate for Vice President announced after a Sagamore Hill conference with President Roosevelt that consensus favored renominating Governor Hughes for president. He said the view was broader than New York politics and implied Roosevelt ordered Hughes renomination.
Hull August 21 Nantasket Beach was covered with thousands of hake driven ashore by a school of porpoises. Old fishermen say the smaller fish fled into shallow water as the porpoises pursued them and were stranded by the receding tide.
Fire Chief Sennott and driver John Donohue were thrown from their wagon when the rear axle broke at 79 Essex Street. They suffered severe scalp wounds and multiple bruises and abrasions and were hospitalized at Emergency Hospital.
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