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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
2
A sale notes 25c silk finished seamless half hose in navy wine gray tan and black as a mill run near factory closing. Hundreds of pieces of porcelain dinnerware in English and American patterns offered Friday at Low prices with varied pieces including bowls plates and tureens. Also extra heavy tin bread boxes in blue and pink enamel priced for Friday.
Boston area schools showcase after vacation playground programs with hundreds of children in sport, dancing, reading, and drama. Demonstrations at Lyman East Boston Folk Street Charlestown Gibson Choate Burnham Bigelow and Cyrus Alger South Boston highlight organized activities, with close attention from school officials and hygiene experts.
New York police and coroner offices chased a late night report that Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt had been shot at the Grand Union Hotel. After checks with Bellevue Hospital and hotel staff, officials confirmed no shooting and labeled the rumor a hoax. Vanderbilt himself echoed the misclosure by phone, quashing the scare.
Westminster marked its 150th anniversary with a sunrise salute of 75 guns and bugle calls from church towers. A 30-float civic and trades procession toured main streets featuring town history, Indian traditions, and guests from Fitchburg, Gardner, and nearby towns. General Miles and Congressman Tirrell spoke at a rally on the Common after the parade.
Amoskeag Savings Bank states Byron Chandler is not married to the woman identified as Mrs Chandler. Byron confirms a divorce from Grace Stecher and a remarriage to Grace LaRue, while his mother and others note the personal nature of his marriage.
Six year old John Richard White of East Cambridge drowned in the Charles River while fishing with three friends. Rescuers pulled the boy from the water and tried for nearly two hours to revive him at Cambridge Relief Hospital, but he did not recover.
Morris Cohen a 5 year old, son of Harris Cohen, fell 30 feet from a third story window onto a brick sidewalk. Rescue was swift as neighbors and bystanders aided him before he was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital with injuries, but he may survive.
Police hunted Clyde G Bruhm after he vanished Tuesday evening from a Salem city prison. He reportedly hosted friends at Salem Willows and then sailed from the coast at midnight in his racing yacht Savage with a companion. The yacht was sighted near Deer Island but harbor search found no trace, prompting officials to suspect the sighting may have been mistaken.
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