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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1910
Page
5
The Alabama Coon, a Stoughton hand tub, captured the $200 capital prize at the 20th annual muster of the New England States Veteran Firemen's League held in Musters Fall River. It threw a stream 234 feet 7 8 inches.
Sculptor Hugh Cairns finished a 10 foot Tennessee marble Christ for the Church of the Sacred Heart in Roslindale. The statue will stand 20 feet high on a 10 foot pedestal once pink granite arrives, marking a first outdoor likeness of Jesus by a Catholic church in the United States.
Hancock of Brockton finished second with 221 feet 8.5 inches, while Hingham Veterans took third and Enterprise of Campello fourth. Over 30 tules competed as a city parade preceded the play-out led by grand marshal John A. Connelly. Final order follows.
The White Star steamship Cymric leaves Liverpool and Queenstown with crowded saloon and 610 steerage passengers. English aviator Claude Graham-White aboard will give exhibition flights at Atlantic aviation meet Sept 3–18 and again in San Francisco on Sept 24, then compete for a $30,000 prize on a New York to St. Louis flight.
Benton B. Cook aged 70 was sentenced to six months in the house of correction for vagrancy. Once wealthy with a $340 000 net worth and a life among friends and a horse drawn lifestyle, he lost it all through stock market and racing speculation and now lives hand to mouth. He was found sleeping near the State House and arrested by Joy Street station officers.
Elias A. Torah, a Turkish rug salesman, sues Mrs. A C Ellis of The Rock Ledge Nahant for $1000 claiming he and his wares were thrown out and pushed down the front steps by a negro butler after being invited inside by several women. Ellis says she ordered him out and the butler escorted him to the door.
At The Weirs New Hampshire August 24 Civil War veterans from several states gathered for G A R day during the state veterans encampment a camp fire event featured speeches by A D Scovell Manchester and addresses from Charles B Turner New York J F Mack Ohio John Gilman Massachusetts and John McElroy National Tribune
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