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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1909
Page
1
A freak squall capsized several harbor boats, causing thrilling rescues as crews battled high winds and churning water. Lifesaving efforts conditions hampered by danger at sea. Authorities launch inquiry into squall’s sudden onset and vessel stability.
Clarence C. Bell, related to ex Governor Bell of Vermont, shot himself on the steps of Hartford police headquarters after arrest for passing bad checks. Bell, son of Mrs Etta Bell of Greenfield Mass, had been fleeing from Boston to Hartford after paying a $105 bad check and facing charges in a dozen New England cities.
A smooth-faced young man approached a chauffeur outside the Hotel Touraine in Boston on Saturday afternoon claiming he was an inspector and accusing the driver of opposition to public transport. Continued on Page 5 Fifth Column.
Ormsby McHarg resigns as assistant secretary of the Department of Commerce and Labor after an extended talk with President Taft. The Beverly report notes a Washington interview in which McHarg criticized Roosevelt era forest conservation, while public reaction remains uncertain.
At Rheims August 29 Bleriot suffered a near fatal crash as his airship flipped three times after a rudder failure. The petrol tank burned, enveloping the craft and pilot in flames. Despite facial and hand burns he survived. Curtiss won the Prix de la Vitesse and boosted his meeting haul to 38 000 francs plus the international cup for Aero Club of America.
Private detectives acting on a tip from George G. Drew’s office raid a lodging house at 666 Columbus avenue. They break in after a shrill whistle to arrest Mrs Caroline Tuttle and Professor R B Wright amid a tense confrontation with residents.
Policeman Samuel Sweetland held Carlo Calogeno after a shooting on Fleet and Moon streets. A mob of Italians threatened to seize the prisoner as reinforcements arrived. Calogeno is charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. Vincent Di Gorga was wounded.
In Whitman on August 29 a stolen seven thousand dollar touring car owned by New York physician D. J. Condon and driven with J. M. Reed crashed into a furniture moving van on the main highway to Marshfield. Condon suffered a broken back and Reed a fractured skull. Two men on the wagon team were seriously injured and both horses were killed. Condon and Reed were taken to Brockton City Hospital with their deaths momentarily expected.
Dr. Hutchinson, a New York physician, arrived at Whitman with friends and parked his $7,000 car in Reed's barn for the night. Reed and Condon then took the machine to Marshfield planning to return before the doctor. Reed sped off as soon as leaving Reed's home, driving toward Marshfield at high speed.
A practical joker sent a note declaring Motor boat Helen M sinking off Nahant and included an address. The bottle message drifted to Bass Point where Alvah Downell reported it to Nahant lifeboat crews who searched hours for a sinking craft. By late morning Miss Lucy Hanrahan of Waltham was safe at home after an earlier boat outing.
Aug 29. Governor Draper travels to Taft to pay respects to President Taft in a purely social visit. Some insiders speculate a golf match between the two leaders could occur before the visit ends.
The Tigers and the Athletics won their games while the Red Sox rested, each gaining ground on Boston. Detroit and Cleveland face off next, while the Athletics go to Chicago as both Cleveland and the White Sox fight to stay in the first division.
An unknown Austrian swimmer becomes the first man to swim from Warren Street Bridge to Boston Light. International sonderkingse races begin at Marblehead as Detroit edges New York 7 to 3, Philadelphia defeats St. Louis 5 to 2, Chicago over Washington 1 to 0, tightening Cleveland’s second place. Cobb leads American League batting at .264 with Rollins second at .352, ahead of National League rivals. Records of Red Sox and Boston Doves ready. Grand circuit meeting set for tomorrow.
Alois Anderle, a 40 year old Austrian from New York, became the first swimmer to traverse the 10 mile route from Charlestown bridge to Boston light. After five hours and forty minutes battling currents in Boston harbor he was the sole survivor of a nine swimmer field who started at 8:30 a.m.
Captain J J Walsh and John Bray are among swimmers who push toward the light in a historic harbor event. A squall hindered progress near Nix's Mate where the Austrian swimmer crawled ashore in shallow water, marking the notable but imperfect finish.
Pastor Samuel H. Seccombe arrives at the Revere House with his wife and four infants aged 4 to 9, each carrying a 3 month old baby, escorted by a tall man and a short woman. Goshen residents recall his past as pastor of the Congregational Church and report his wife’s alleged quadruplets.
Harleysville Pennsylvania August 29 Dr. R K Keeler 80 has practiced medicine at one location for 50 years serving a 20 square mile area with daily 80 mile trips. He asserts tobacco if not abused harms no one and has chewed it for 60 years, continuing to use it in that form.
A deadly storm swept Greater Boston with cyclonic fury as a bolt killed Peter McAuliffe at 18 Browning Avenue Dorchester. Rescue efforts saved four South Boston men from Fort Point channel and others from capsize near Winthrop Nahant Savin Hill and Boston Light while damage and further rescues followed across Dedham Marblehead Wakefield and Boston.
Police boats recovered capsized yachts domes and small craft after a 20 minute squall that began at 3 20 PM. Sail set vessels were found overturned requiring quick rescues as possible deaths were feared. Gusts at times showed terrific strength despite a 27 mph wind. The morning clouds warned of the storm.
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