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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
3
Flood waters from the Savannah River flood Augusta from Fifteenth Street eastward as the dam near the city collapses and the bridge fails. Debris floats as water levels rise six to 12 feet with warning of further damage to businesses.
A chilly August day in Boston brought 55 degrees as a northeast rainstorm drenched the city for 20 hours. Rainfall measured 1.32 inches, shutting streets and largely halting business while doctors warned of rising sickness from the cold spell.
Aug. 26 reports indicate flood of unprecedented scope across South Carolina. Rivers two to six feet higher than ever known. bridges washed away. telegraph and telephone crippled. rail service disrupted. isolation common. five lives lost. crops ruined with cotton damage far exceeding 1903 losses.
A 24 hour downpour and record cold in New York left two people dead, one unidentified cripple, and widespread destruction. Three inches of rain, sinking foundations, collapsed buildings, and the Surf Hotel at Fire Island dipping several inches marked extensive property damage and peril for residents.
Bodies found in a Brookline reservoir area with a clothesline of high quality attire and two gold pins on the shirt waist. Medical Examiner MacDonald rules death drowning but investigates whether accidental, suicide, or murder occurred. The victim, 35 to 40, with blue eyes and gray mixed brown hair, remained unidentified after a week in the water.
In Salem, August crowds welcomed William J. Bryan as he urged Roosevelt Republicans to back the Democratic ticket. He argued Taft offers no path to reform and shared a Canada story about party loyalty and old friendship to stress cross party appeal.
The president extols the farmer’s wife urging work before play and condemning idlers. He praises mothers and wives on farms, calls for fair treatment of workers, warns against unscrupulous big men, and urges children to endure hardship to build citizens ready for future wars. He favors open air and warns against stuffy, sealed rooms.
Mrs. Kate Howard, accused as a mob leader during Aug 14 15 turmoil in Springfield, dies en route to jail after swallowing arsenic. Indicted for murder along with Abraham Raymer and Ernest Humphrey, she claimed innocence and expressed concern for her mother as deputies moved to custody. Police found no record of poison purchase in local drug stores.
Mrs John H Storer of Boston society circles and wife of a real estate broker was severely hurt in an automobile collision at Kittery Point across the river from Portsmouth today.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a painless weight loss method for women, claiming fat reduction without exercise or dieting. It promises uniform results, no after effects, and a low price of 75 cents, made with consent of the Marmola Co. and a standard medical combination.
Obituary notes Tony Pastor deceased, famed vaudeville pioneer and theatre impresario. Traces his boyhood, early circus gigs, and rise from tambourine youth to establishing theatres on Bowery Broadway and Fourteenth Street. Mentions prominent stars introduced by his Tony Pastor house.
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