05 Dec 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1910
Page
1
A woman died at her Chestnut Hill residence Saturday night at 10 45. The report notes the time of death and place but provides few additional details about the circumstances or identity.
A woman who had been ill for nine days passed away yesterday. The announcement was made at the morning service at Mother Church. Members of her household were present at the bedside.
Francis Harden Burr Harvard 09 captain of the last Yale beating team died at Des Brisay Hospital after a two months illness from typhoid fever He had been confined since Oct 4 The obituary notes his Harvard society life and participation on base ball and track teams.
Francis H. Burr is noted as a football and baseball player and a member of Harvard track. The item indicates continued coverage on page 14 fifth column.
Account details a wave of support for R T Ballard a new medical treatment with patients across Dorchester Stoneham Charlestown East Boston and Medford. Testimonies describe stomach weakness digestion cures for rheumatism catarrh and even parasitic infections amid claims of dramatic improvement and renewed health.
In a wartime courtroom setting the wife testifies about her husband’s alibi and the missing Cape Breton girl Hattie Le Blanc. She asserts the girl’s good character and that the couple and girl were together at a ball game and later at tea before a shot rang out. The trial hinges on Vahey testimony and the government’s claim of a fatal accusation.
Post columns note an all scholastic eleven selection and official National League fielding averages. A six day bicycle race begins in New York while Harvard track men resume work in New York. Boston Nationals hold an annual meeting as Boston anticipates a busy hockey season with Langford and Jeannette possibly appearing next week. Bowlers’ records are reported.
Mrs E J Killeup of Nanet Avenue woke to smoke and rushed into a fire torched dining room. She dragged her unconscious husband and eight year old Edith from the burning house despite flames lapping at her night robe. In the street she saved them, but the husband suffered a scalp wound from his fall.
Forecast for New England calls for snow or rain in the south and snow in the north beginning Monday and Tuesday. Maine may see generally fair conditions Monday. Expect moderate north winds increasing Monday night.
Yesterday's temperatures show a scattered chart with numbers like 41 33 and 37 in the afternoon, an average temperature of 29. A year ago the average was 39 7-24 with a later value 38 28. The entries include miscellaneous decimals and time stamps 269 p.m. and 112 mid.
On a Thursday afternoon Mrs Eddy summoned Mrs Sargent and requested paper and pencil. She wrote a short message and handed it to Mrs Sargent, these being her final words.
Medical Examiner Dr. George L. West called Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy’s death “really beautiful in death” as the founder of Christian Science passed away suddenly at age 90. The article recounts nine days of indisposition, final peaceful hours, and the roomful of aides including Calvin Frye and Mrs. Laura Sargent, with the Mother Church convening the next morning.
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