This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 20 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
3
A creditors committee reports that Arthur B. Sederquist drew 530,000 for personal expenses and paid his wife 18,000 annually for household money. The firm allegedly failed to execute stock contracts for customers, described as bucketing under the bucket shop act.
The creditors committee reports liabilities of 660000 with only 26000 assets and expects a very small payment. They consider possible fraud and conspiracy among former firm members and may pursue actions by District Attorney Arthur Hill. The group continues in office to hire an accountant and study the firm’s standing, aiming for adjustment.
After a week on the road visiting 18 factories in southern New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Blake, both about 60, arrived at Mrs. Bridget Conlon's Gardner home seeking work. They left Hinsdale and hope to find factory jobs in Gardner. Mrs Blake had saved a tidy sum for a rainy day, but factory visits yielded no work.
Unclear ad copy from F Gray Co Washington and Hanover outlines a suit sale with a blue serge item advertised at a steep price cut. The fragment mentions a price of 7 590 and a warning to avoid the high priced district.
A fire threatened a Somerville three flat at 1 Beacon Street when kerosene was scattered on stairs. Corinne Dahlgren awakened residents, alerted neighbors, and ensured evacuation. Firemen found an opened kerosene tank in a cellar and poured oil on stairs, rescuing occupants including a sick woman and infant.
Attorney General Dana Malone sees no legal obstacle to returning Mrs. Sophronia Harringtons $50,000 donation for a memorial hospital. The trustees could not secure enough endowment or a site to guarantee maintenance.
Somerville W. L. Douglas Shoes and Queen Quality Shoes priced at 2.48 each are offered in a summer clearance. Double legal stamps noted for Saturday at Burns the Shoeman located at 24 Union Square.
Last day of a major sale at F. Gray Co. in Boston on Washington and Hanover. Pants offered at 3 for $3 or $1.59 per pair with bold discount messaging. Store promotes the event as the greatest pants sale ever held in the city.
The will of Nancy Willing Wharton filed for probate in Suffolk county Probate Court specifies gifts to the Association of the House of the Good Samaritan for 1000 dollars and to the Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society for 250 dollars.
Providence report says Senator Aldrich left the city tonight for New York to board his steamer for Europe. He will sail tomorrow afternoon after preparatory arrangements.
A one dollar pants sale by F Gray Co compares to bar gain prices of two dollars and two fifty. The offer is stated as a one day promotion with locations at Washington and Hanover.
Aug. 27 The Rev S H Seacombe deposed pastor of Goshen Congregational Church his wife and the four babies she claims were born to her at one arrival of the stork have all left town at the urgent request of the church trustees Two months salary was advanced by the church to speed Seacombe and his family on their way
Seacombe, recently secured as Goshen Church pastor, claimed his wife bore quadruplets in Chicago. Residents visited the wife, doubting the tale and prompting an inquiry that led trustees to expel the family. Evidence suggests the babies came from Chicago charities and Seacombe faced a prior Oklahoma divorce.
F. Gray Co. displays 100 styles of fall suits for boys ages 8 to 17 at 1.98 and 2.49. Washington and Hanover location advertises the sale today.
The Young Men's Democratic Club of Ward 20 hosts an afternoon clambake at the Squantum Inn with guests from Washington including Congressmen Conry and Goldfogle and Reading Pennsylvanian Rothermel. Local leaders James H. Vahey Fred J. Mcleod and Joseph F. OConnell will speak and preside. Dinner is served at 2 30.
The Gray's F. Gray Co announces a one day pants sale offering 500 pairs of men pants for one dollar. This last day of the trouser sale is at Washington and Hanover.
Pekin officials announced that negotiations between China and Japan over general Manchurian issues are nearly completed, signaling a possible agreement and easing tensions in the region.
Washington reports Treasury action on retalia tory provisions of the Payne tariff law affecting Canada wood pulp and print paper. If a province bans pulp wood exports for paper manufacture, Ontario's crown land ban triggers higher duties on print paper under 5 cents per pound and on mechanically ground pulp. Higher rates apply to print paper valued 3 cents or less and crown land pulp from Ontario.
William H. Clifford announces a third bid for the independent mayoral nomination in Brockton ahead of the upcoming election.
Last day of sale at F Gray Co Washington and Hanover offers men's three piece suits regular $10 to $12 now $4.90. Limited stock. Shop today for best selection.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.