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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1909
Page
5
A young girl calling herself Vivian Clayton of 40 Carver Street was arraigned in Boston's Municipal Court on the unusual charge of giving away cocaine. She claimed not to sell it and admitted she had some with her. officers found morphine and a syringe. Held on $300 bail until Tuesday as authorities pursue further details.
Jeremiah Whipple of Scoharie New York arrives at the United States Hay Fever Association meeting in Bethlehem New Hampshire amid three long sneezes. The gathering adjourns for an executive session after a debate led to a refused membership. Reports of spending for sprinkling machines to combat pollen are denied. The day ends with anticipation for tomorrow.
In Newburyport on a sunny afternoon three men were shaken and two touring cars wrecked when J O Day of Sanford Maine and John Hobbs of Hampton collided near the Hotel Whittier just after 5 pm. John Watson of Boston rode with Day while Hobbs traveled alone from Hampton Beach. The drivers failed to spot each other until too late, leaving the cars a twisted heap by the roadside.
Charles H. Weymouth aged 54 superintendent of Vinebrook Farm Lexington and a prominent Elk of the state fell unconscious on Haywood Place about 8 PM. He was rushed to Relief Hospital where doctors diagnosed a cerebral hemorrhage.
Two riots erupted in the Syrian enclave of Oliver Place after a dispute over a woman. About 200 residents clashed using bars and other objects, injuring several and leading to arrests including John Kadra and Joseph Kelil, with Joseph Collied stabbed. Police from Station 4 restored order.
The monument to Charles Currier Beale the famed shorthand expert and publisher in Oak Grove Cemetery West Medford will be dedicated today at 11 o clock. Frederic Irland House of Representatives official reporter will deliver a eulogy. Oscar L Detweiler Philadelphia president of the association will oversee the ceremonies.
David W. Skinner longtime leader of John A. Cummings Camp 3 S of Somerville and member of Paul Revere Lodge SOF died last night of Brights disease at his home 46 Stone Avenue Somerville
Maria Cosintina aged 31 of 30 Nassau Street lies in a dangerous condition at the Relief Hospital after mis taking iodine for medicine.
Provincetown reports the Narwhal submarine torpedo boat, part of a trio with Stingray and Tarpon, tested by Electric Boat Company under naval experts. The naval board says the trio forms an unbeatable underwater fighting machines lineup.
The Narwhal completed a 24 hour non stop run covering 300 nautical miles in Massachusetts Bay achieving an average of 12.12 knots. Naval experts praise the feat as surpassing submerged speed records and attracting foreign attention.
A Boston City Club meeting by the Milk and Baby Hygiene committee drew physicians including Dr. John M. Connolly and Dr. John Lovett Morse. They discussed uniform consultations, cooperation with the school board, and forming a permanent physician association with officers Townsend president and Connolly secretary.
Executors Arthur Reed William P Blake and George O G Coale filed an inventory valuing Benjamin J Lang estate at about $575,087.21 in personal property and $59,500 in real estate including 8 Brimmer St 6 Newbury St and 93 Waltham St. Personal assets include $315,686.67 in railroad and industrial bonds $199,428 in stocks $50,975 in mortgages $2,995.13 in notes and $3,000 in apparel and musical instruments.
The Rev Dr Alexander Mann of Trinity Episcopal Church says he has heard nothing of a Grace Church New York call. He is surprised by the report and notes he is content in his present Boston post and would weigh such a move carefully before leaving.
After 43 years and four moves the J. W. Barber Advertising Agency relocates to the sixth floor at 258 Washington street to meet rising business demands. Founder J. W. Barber carries the firm’s books to the new offices, labeled On the move.
The text argues home baked beans are heavy and ferment into gas. It praises Van Camp's beans for being mealy yet intact, baked with tomato sauce and pork together. It claims the product is a better, easier dish than traditional home baked beans and more suitable for meals.
The National Shawmut Bank hosts its annual outing today to Paragon Park Nantasket. The trip includes a moonlight harbor sail and returns to Boston around ten o clock.
An advertisement touts Rexall Orac lies as a tastily eaten remedy for constipation with no griping, suitable for children, offering a money back guarantee if relief is unsatisfactory. It promotes two sizes at 10¢ and 25¢ from Riker Jaynes Rexall Stores.
William Johnson of the Portland fishing schooner Bernie and Bessie crawled through smoke to shut a gasoline valve, halting a fire that threatened to blow up the vessel off Thatcher's Island. Engineer H. A. Doughty faced the blaze during the crisis.
An engineer aboard the Bernie and Bessie was nearly killed when an auxiliary engine burst into flames while swordfish were being watched. He climbed down through smoke as crew prepared to abandon ship, then Johnson shut a hold valve to starve the fire of gasoline. The blaze subsided and was put out. Johnson suffered minor burns. The vessel later returned to the wharf with a catch of swordfish.
In Boston, police prepared for trouble at the 168 State Street filing for Democratic papers at 8 am. Democratic leaders expect fights over ward committee seats in 12 of 25 wards, notably Ward 17 with James Curley versus Thomas Curley and Ward 18 pitting J Frank OToole against James P Timilty.
Charles F. Libby of Portland Maine was elected president of the American Bar Association in Detroit Michigan on August 27.
Paris Maine honors Hannibal Hamlin on his 100th birthday with a bronze tablet set in a boulder outside his birthplace. Speakers include Governor Bert Fernald Boston native Charles Hamlin former Navy Secretary John D. Long Senator Eugene Hale and Rev Henry Forbes.
Superintendent of Streets Emerson submitted to Mayor Hibbard an estimate for Opera Place next to the Boston Opera House. He says the project costs about 18000 but the city’s outlay will be 12000 after 6000 is raised by betterment. land offered by Eben D. Jordan and directors for 12500.
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