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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1907
Page
3
The Civilian rescue effort reports two youths missing after an incident. Robert Williams aged 13 from Boston and Tatchell Cleghorn aged 14 from Montreal are not yet recovered. Daniel Denney aged 9 from Newton was rescued.
A 25-foot embankment collapsed at Cloyne camp near Meredith trapping five youths. Two bodies were recovered. Daniel Denney of Newton survived after rescue efforts by women and children led by Mrs. Aldes Sworoski. Rescue continued amid further cave-ins. Denney listed in danger yet expected to live.
President Samuel Gompers told Massachusetts lawmakers that no current bill suits organized labor while urging the Bearee bill and opposing injunctions in strikes. He warned against disarming while others arm and argued for stronger unions and lawful rights under Anglo-Saxon law.
At the Portland session, George Whitelock of Baltimore introduced a resolution denouncing President Roosevelt over comments on Judge Humphrey’s Chicago beef cases. The chair upheld a point of order limiting critique of the president. James Bryce, the English ambassador, spoke on Anglo American legal ties and conciliation. Officers were elected: President John M. Dickinson, and others. Bryce named an honorary member.
Sister of eight year old Lillian West of Chicago relays how she suffered headaches, nervousness, pale health and night cries until Cooper’s medicine was taken for two weeks. A tape worm about 40 feet long passed from her system and she immediately improved to perfect health.
A quiet affair tied Sylvia Maude Haskell of Mattapan to Walter C. Packard of Brockton in a Providence marriage ten days ago. Parents remained uninformed as the couple, met seven years earlier at a beach resort, began life together with a New York trip and a Brockton home. The bride, daughter of David and (Mrs) Haskell, worked in Boston. the groom is son of Eulan M. Packard. They plan to live in Campello.
Forty immigrants detained at Long Wharf received a hag dinner from Captain Martin Guthrie of the Alice M. Guthrie. The sea fowl, a delicacy to seamen, fed the hungry group as Guthrie donated a bountiful supply from his recent voyage. Hags, plentiful and voracious seabirds, resemble shore quail and are easy prey for fishermen with simple tackle.
Two new members join the protest committee after a meeting in the Jefferson Building at 564 Washington street. They claim promoters promised ongoing vaudeville and limited sales, but the assurances were not kept, affecting exhibitors with shared exclusive spaces.
Stephen Miguel a 389 year old Rus sian gypsy living in Roxbury was arrested on robbery charges after allegedly grabbing Frank Demitro on Washington street near Grove and tearing $350 in cash into fragments while fleeing toward the woods. Demitro, also a Rus sian gypsy, was relieved of about $300 as patrolmen from Roslindale closed in.
An advertisement promises hair restoration without dye. It claims to restore gray to natural color, promote luxurious growth, prevent hair loss, remove dandruff, and keep hair soft and glossy. Sold by Jaynes & Co and Houghton & Dutton Co in Newark area.
Insurrection rumors in Fort Fitzgerald and Ward 16 political maneuvers unsettle City Hall. Councilmen McGivern Costello and Kelly balk at a water loan while George and his Honor face demands. Tom Doherty launches a Senate bid on a $2.25 day platform as rivals Monahan McDonald Teeling clash. Other races include Leary City Messenger fight and Gallivan Ward 15 Board bid amid mayoral intrigue.
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