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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
3
A crowd of several thousand in Wilkes Barre greeted Colonel Roosevelt as he arrived from Oyster Bay. He will stay until late tomorrow to attend a jubilee marking the 25th anniversary of Father Curran's ordination at Holy Saviour Church.
Colonel Roosevelt drew cheering crowds as he traveled through New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He stepped from his car to greet supporters on platforms and streets, promised a speech tomorrow in the armory, and was joined in Wilkesbarre by Philadelphia organizer E A Van Valkenburg who had met him at South Bethlehem.
Mrs. Percy Proctor formerly Baroness von Klifuss and widow of a soap magnate arrived in New York aboard the President Lincoln. Her stateroom held parrots a monkey and a guinea pig while crates in the hold contained 95 cats and dogs.
Mary E. Sullivan reported that her husband John A Reynolds, 29, has another spouse. Reynolds was detained by police after the second wife testified she married him on May 2, 1909 at St Josephs Church West End. His first marriage was October 8 1902 in Portland Maine to Edith Vera Nixon.
Advertisement for S. H. Harrison Co offering fine pants at 2.95 with 2000 pairs in full weights all colors and sizes made in the United States. Location 666 to 672 Washington Street corner Beach Street.
Chicago August 21 State Attorney Wayman condemned the jury verdict in the Florence Bernstein murder case as a travesty and called for women to sit on juries especially when a woman is on trial He plans a bill for a constitutional amendment to allow women jurors arguing men cannot convict women in crimes against their sex
A Charlestown navy yard officer confirms Hampton L. Carson’s claim that Joshua Humphreys, not Josiah Fox, designed the frigate Constitution known as Old Ironsides. Humphreys, a Philadelphia designer, also created the United States and a second war vessel.
Mrs. Alice Von Versen widow of General Von Versen died in Berlin on Monday. Her maiden name was Alice Clemens of St. Louis and she was a cousin of Mark Twain. She was a prominent German American at the imperial court.
Mrs. Robert Goelet of New York is gravely ill on her yacht The Nahma in Southampton water. Her son, currently in the United States, has been summoned to join her.
A Salem New Hampshire bound train returning from Rockingham fair was held up four hours after a piston rod in the engine snapped near Wakefield Junction. Passenger cars remained intact and no injuries were reported.
Four of the state's Democratic chiefs led a motor tour for national and state campaigns. Mayor Fitzgerald, Thomas P. Riley of the state committee, Secretary Michael O'Leary, and Joseph A. Maynard of the Boston city committee visited Worcester and Middlesex counties to drum up support.
The Boston party spoke in four venues and formed two Wilson clubs of 200 members each after addressing meetings in Worcester at Lake Quinsigamond and prior stops at Northboro and Wilmington and Arlington. Maynard led Foss enthusiasm as Pelletier supporters clashed briefly with the visiting group.
Milwaukee was chosen unanimously by the American Federation of Catholic Societies as the site for their 12th annual convention to be held next August. After selection of the city, officers were elected with Charles I. Denechaud of New Orleans becoming president.
Louis Switzoff aged 14 of 159 Devon Street Dorchester was struck on Columbia Road by a car driven by Joseph Kulda of 13 Newman Street South Boston and owned by Michael W. O'Brien of 15 Putnam Street Roxbury. He likely died from his injuries sustained last evening.
Miss Hazel F. Foster daughter of Mr and Mrs R D Foster of Dorchester will marry Herbert T Horne of Roxbury at her home 49 Bullard Street Dorchester. The groom an optician will be married by Rev Clarence Vincent of Walnut Avenue Immanuel Church Roxbury. A honeymoon in the White Mountains follows and after Sept 15 they will live at 25 Rockland Avenue Roxbury.
The Retail Merchants Association of Cambridge pushes to place light, telephone, and street railway wires underground on Massachusetts Avenue before the carnival. Mayor Edward Barry and association members Harry Ginsberg and John H. Corcoran discussed obtaining city permits yesterday.
An auto owned by J A Hewes of 65 Bedford Street Boston driven by his chauffeur and with four women aboard struck a horse hitched to a street department wagon on Salem Street Malden yesterday injuring the animal so badly it was later shot
George L. Smith, former head of the Beachmount fire station, was elected assistant chief of the Revere fire department at a meeting of the Revere Board of Fire Engineers last night.
Medium weight suits in worsteds serges ceviots and milk mixtures offered at 9.75 dollars. Prices listed as 18 20 22 and 25 dollars. Located at 666 to 672 Washington Street, corner Beach Street.
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