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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
3
The schooner M. H. Perkins ran aground on a rock near Gloucester. Captain Frank Carroll and crew escaped in a dory and later reached Thatcher's Island. five crewmen were rescued by a gasoline boat, with the ship a total loss and no cargo saved. Captain Carroll formerly commanded the trawler Spray.
Jaynes & Co opened a new drug store at Bedford and Washington streets drawing more than 8000 people. Police were needed as crowds surged to 9 and then 10 o’clock, while the shop showcased electric lights with sunflowers, a marble counter, and a rococo soda fountain. G Henri Desmond oversaw the store’s design and decorations.
The Kaiser's new battleship Deutschland features opulent cabins rivaling Atlantic liner royal suites. With about 18 000 tons, the vessel rivals Britain’s Dreadnaught and serves as the Kaiser's flagship in maneuvers or potential active command. Decor is English in style with carved white wood pannelling and rich fabrics.
A police captain, two gendarmes, and a conductor were killed by revolutionists on a train near Tambov Tamroff yesterday.
Four battleships of the Atlantic fleet the Alabama Missouri Kearsarge and Kentucky arrived in Rockland late today amid harbor activities and welcoming plans by local officials and residents.
Preparations for the Jamestown exposition in Norfolk are nearing completion with work on show structures statuary and scenic layouts advancing. Architects report the buildings surpass former expositions in elegance and a large lagoon extends into the bay with decorative breakwaters and broad roadways.
In Manchester on August 27 the Windrim Kid, last at the first turn, surged to victory as a fickle wind and ebb tide hindered leaders Manchester and Boundrei. Windrim Kid crossed ahead by under 100 feet after a tense finish, with Manchester and Boundrei close behind on a gusty windward course.
In Waltham on August 27, Mrs. Albertina Zobel, once given no chance of recovery from typhoid and palsy, was cured after a year living in a hospital tent. Doctors applied tuberculosis style care, with simple nourishment and limited exercise, and month by month she improved until she regained health and prefers tent life to a house.
In Lynn, St. Mary's Church rector Mgr Teeling issues an edict excluding women with heads uncovered from church visits. He cites public immodesty and cites the Bible, urging modest dress and sleeve coverage for women before entering the Catholic church.
Fitchburg youths Douglas Crocker and Shaun Kelley host Theodore Roosevelt Jr on a hunting trip in Colorado. Kelley, a Groton and Harvard alum, befriended Roosevelt Jr. and shares family ties to the Crockers. Roosevelt Jr planned to join them by August 22 with a Cottonwood district hunt arranged by the President through guide Jake Borah.
After college Kell y Kelley and Crocker organized grand hunting trip plans near Goysum Col near Cottonwood mountains. They extended an invitation to Teddy Roosevelt Jr as part of the Fitchburg circle. Early July raised hopes that Roosevelt could join the expedition despite initial doubts.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. checked into a quiet Denver hotel using the alias David Gray to conceal his visit. He registered late and departed at 9:30 PM, with efforts made to keep the stay discreet. The event highlights the president's son handling a private stop during a busy itinerary.
The body of 85 year old widow Blanche Cooper was found in a Corning Street lodging room by housekeeper Kate Murphy. Medical examiner suggests heart weakness due to heat as probable cause. daughter of 19 to take charge. Neighbors say she was once well-to-do but lived in poverty after her husband’s death.
Formal announcement from Mr and Mrs George Pierce Allen of Atlanta lists their daughter Selma Adelaide Allen as engaged to Leonard Day of New York The couple met in Washington where Day practiced law and Miss Allen directed a music course The engagement followed President Roosevelt naming Miss Allen the prettiest woman in the South with a spring wedding planned indefinitely
Theodore Roosevelt Jr slips into Glenwood Springs by boarding Colorado Midland No 12 in a private room at the American House. He travels with cousin George Roosevelt and naval man Emery Land, hides under a nom de plume, and plans a quiet, bear and mountain lion hunting visit while hoping to avoid notoriety.
An intense quake struck Valparaiso today though no damage occurred. City leaders met at the Mercurio Building to discuss rebuilding plans with President-Elect Pedro Montt in attendance.
Colonist tickets are on sale daily through October for Pullman tourist sleepers from Boston to Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Portland Tacoma Seattle and other Pacific coast points. Rates 49.90 to 52. Daily routes include direct lines to California destinations via Chicago Northwestern Union Pacific Bays route or Colorado Scenic Route. Also on Los Angeles Limited three nights from Chicago via the Chicago Northwestern Union Pacific and Salt Lake San Pedro route. For tickets and information contact J. E. Brittain Boston at 300 Washington Street.
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