26 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1910
Page
1
Blooded horses valued at thousands of dollars were rescued as the back and racing stable of A. J. Furbush at 200 Washington Street Brighton burned to the ground. Loss estimated at 20 000 with three alarms. strong evening breeze spread sparks through the residential area. water had to be drawn from a distance.
A fierce blaze gutted a wooden stable housing 50 tons of hay and prized horses and Boston terriers on the second floor. Rescue operations risked lives as firefighters from Brighton and Newton battled the flames, saving several named horses while valuable racing gear and vehicles burned.
Census Bureau plans announcements within ten days for New York Chicago and Philadelphia with expected gains. Readouts show Buffalo N Y at 423 715 up 71 328 Denver Colo 213 581 East Orange N J 34 371 Connellsville Pa 12 845 and Mobile Ala 51 521 with notable percentage increases since 1900.
New York reports Mrs Lilian Hobart French vows to sue copper magnate F Augustus Heinze if he marries actress Bernice Henderson. She calls it a matter of justice not jealousy, recounting 12 years of friendship and her advice that helped him rise to wealth.
In a lengthy statement a woman recounts meeting Heinze in 1898 and continuing a hidden life to protect him. She describes encounters with Mme Dis De Bar and the Golden sisters, mentions the Mahatma and Vrilla institutes, a $4000 jewel pledge, and her lifelong devotion despite loss of sentiment.
Two men died in the heat wave yesterday in Greater Boston. Montraville Flagg, 55, of Worcester, collapsed on Columbus Avenue near West Newton Street at 5 20 p.m. William H. Cutting, 38, of New York, collapsed on a Lawrence street and died within five minutes. The toll included two deaths and five prostrations as temperatures hit 87 degrees amid humidity.
Larned successfully defends the tennis title against Bundy as Minor Heir paces the mile in two minutes flat, beating the record. A. A. U. to investigate Ramsdell's unauthorized racing in England. Rickard withdraws from scheme for post-season tour of star teams.
Bert A. Kelsey, Essex street restaurant owner, and his new wife were targeted in a startling prank. The groom was handcuffed and dumped from a taxi at Roxbury Crossing and detained at Station 10 for nearly two hours. Meanwhile, the wife was abducted to a distant town with a ruse about a meeting with her husband.
Silas Litchfield age 84, a longtime recluse in North Scituate, was found dead in his store with bankbooks totaling 15000 on his person. He recently gave his brother 3000 in five dollar bills. The medical examiner ruled death from heart reaction after a fall hitting his head on a bed.
Mrs Florence Bailey reported three diamond rings valued at 450 and four bundles of cash totaling 94 vanished from her stocking after a garter failed aboard a Waltham car in Brighton. Police aided in the search at Malvern avenue and Massachusetts avenue corner, as she vowed not to carry money in her stocking again.
Theodore Roosevelt traveled through Ohio and Indiana greeted by large crowds. He spoke on honesty respect and corporations, giving formal remarks not from a rear platform as he had planned. He addressed public concerns while continuing his campaign tour.
The Colonel spoke plainly to cheering crowds as the scene around the rail station erupted in a tense moment. Police maintained order while bystanders watched, with no injuries reported as events cooled.
The speech asserts a pledge to fight for clean manhood and clean politics. It states equality before the law for rich and poor, demands honesty even if it disrupts business, and vows fearless action against dishonesty regardless of who is affected.
A public speaker denounced dishonest corporations and mob rule, pledging to use power to pursue justice for rich and poor alike. He urged cleansing government and politics and warned that any wrongdoing by corporations or officials would be met with firm action as reforms face disorder.
The speaker demands restoration of order and honesty in public life. He warns that officials who fail to quell disorder are as criminal as corrupt executives running powerful corporations. The message emphasizes duty to uphold law and protect the public interest.
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