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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
4
Miss May Sutton departs New York for Cincinnati to defend the tri State tennis championship in singles and to team with her sister for the ladies doubles title. The Sutton sisters are praised for superior form and are favored to win the doubles crown.
Mrs. George Cooper aged 65 was picking berries near Bell Centre Prairie du Chien Wisconsin when a neighbor hunting nearby shot her, seeing only hair above bushes and taking her for a squirrel. The fatal incident occurred August 29.
Anna Sprague a respected professional nurse in eastern Massachusetts killed herself by taking an overdose of opium. Despair over a hereditary consumption risk and failing health followed a physician consultation. Amos T. Vinal entered her Cambridge apartment to find her body after she died by self administration.
Conductor Frederick L. Gwinn of the Milton elevated line obtained a leave of absence and secretly married Miss Myrtle O. Wood at Tremont Temple. Only cousin Millie C. Gwinn knew of the plans and witnessed the ceremony. They plan a Newport honeymoon and will reside in Milton.
Robert H. Long was arraigned in Chelsea Court on a charge of assault with intent to kill after shooting his wife Tuesday night. Held in 10000 bail for a Saturday hearing as Mrs Long remains in critical condition at Frost Hospital.
In Lynns Aug 29 Patrolman Martin Murphy jumped onto a railroad crossing to save an unknown elderly woman stepping onto the tracks. He grabbed her and pulled her to safety as the train roared past, with bystanders praising his bravery though the woman left without thanks.
One hundred fifty New England Crawford Ranges dealers gathered in Boston as a train of two engines and thirty four cars carried over 2100 Crawford Ranges from Watertown factory to New England distributors. Visitors enjoyed a band concert, factory tour, lunch, and a banquet at the American House, marking a record sales shipment and strengthened dealer relations.
Philadelphia reports a Friday purge by the Young Women's Christian Association ordering about 50 residents of the Eighteenth and Arch building to vacate. The 35 year age cutoff was set last Sept and many have resisted noting their birthdays. Friday action will relocate Miss Has Been and Miss Young as part of the amnesty purge.
A touring automobile struck a bulldog at Eagle and Elm streets in Buffalo. The dog suffered a broken back and was shot by Patrolman McPhee after a crowd gathered. The owner, a woman on Elm Street, plans to bury the pet by a undertaker.
Nathaniel Symonds, 73, president of Warren National Bank of Peabody, died at home in Peabody today from Bright's disease. He had led the bank for 12 years and was a trustee of Warren Five Cents Savings Bank, with longtime prominence in town and state affairs.
Arlington report details Louis Taylor finding boys clothes by Spy Pond. Search efforts fail to locate a drowned swimmer though garments are recovered. The missing swimmer, who had his clothes stolen by jokers, returns home after a passerby lends him attire.
In Boston twenty five masters gather for the annual event and witness Professor Augustus S F X Van Dusen defeat Tschaikovsky the Russian champion in a single game. The Thinking Machine disarms experts by claiming mate in fifteen moves after a quiet display of logic.
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