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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
2
Aug. 24 Pawhuska Oklahoma reports an alleged attempt by land grabbers to force sale of the Chilocco government Indian school. The campus includes stone buildings and 8000 acres, valued at about 1 million dollars, with the Osage contracts to be investigated next.
Police report James Campbell who escaped from Worcester insane hospital is en route to his Brookline home at 32 Flora street. Campbell, committed a year ago, has not been considered violent.
San Francisco report recalls May Yohe actress once famed for four contralto notes. Her rise from Philadelphia dressmaker’s daughter to New York and London stages. marriages to Lord Francis Hope and Putnam Bradlee Strong. jewels including the Hope blue diamond. elopements and scandal followed by later decline. Now paralyzed on a San Francisco stage ending a fortune and fame.
Reports to the union picnic committee of the Associated Order of Scottish Clans project Labor Day turnout near 20 000 at Caledonia Grove. James A Mackenzie and colleagues plan an elaborate program with Quealy returning for the 10 mile race challenging Swanburg winner Swedish runner to claim victory.
Colonel Roosevelt arrived with Douglas Robinson and family near Jordanville and met local residents including 91 year old Nicholas Shoemaker who helped build the Robinson home. He spoke with townspeople, shook hands with children, and discussed political concerns with Senator Davenport while Rear Admiral Cowles and Mrs Cowles joined the outing.
William J. Barnes Jr of Albany plans talks with State Chairman Woodruff in New York to map a campaign strategy for upcoming primaries. He reacts to Colonel Roosevelt’s warning of hard fight and rejects compromise on convention leadership, insisting old-guard opponents won’t yield their principles.
Chief of Police James of Hingham received word by phone that Roake was nearing shore. He biked a road he believed the fugitive would take and Roake veered into view about a mile from land, was captured. A later boat from Deer Island brought him back. Shorty McCabe returns with the Rutty boy tale in next Sunday's Post Magazine.
John Roake 23 a city prisoner working at Bumkin Island outran pursuers in Hing ham Bay during a three mile swim then fell into police custody as he believed he had escaped.
Tuesday afternoon Roake's absence from the prison gang triggered an alarm telephoned to Deer Island and the mainland. A swimmer fought a gas driven motor boat toward World's End near the John R Brewer estate, narrowly reaching shore as the engine stalled.
Eugene F. Leet of Melrose was ordered by Judge Hitchcock to pay back arrears for separate support to a woman who lived with him as his wife for 15 years. The case followed a three year-old breach of promise suit, and neighbors believed they were married. Leet, about 64 and reportedly wealthy, faced the ruling yesterday afternoon.
Seven trained falcons arrived in New York for use on Paul J Rainey s Glendale Long Island estate. Richard Bowring of London supervised the birds aboard the Mesaha of the Atlantic Transport line. Two other falcons in the group died during the voyage.
An article extols Marmola Tablets as a safe fat reducer claiming they lower body fat by 12 to 15 ounces daily without diet or exercise. It argues fat crowds the lungs hindering oxygen intake and promises no wrinkling skin after fat loss while listing Detroit company details.
An old advertisement touts genuine CCC tablets priced at 0c 25c and 50c with claims to taste good and avoid sickness. It emphasizes “Never sold in bulk” and offers a money back guarantee if not cured. The text includes the stamp CCC and a reference number 229.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Boston area towns dated Aug 24. Names include Dilis Bollard John Brady Frank M Carter Timothy Curran Martha Edgerly John Finn Charles Gorely Anne Lally Emma Lovett Ellen OBrien Edwin Olmsted Ellen Roddy Margaret Sheehnan Anthony Tracy Charlotte Tufts among others. Services listed with residences church times and invites to relatives and friends.
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