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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1905
Page
7
District Attorney Moran seeks witnesses over liquor sales at the Hotel Touraine near a school. Manager Hart testified under a Moran mandate in a lengthy interview, with Melvin O Adams representing the proprietors. Dozens of witnesses were summoned as the case continues into morning sessions.
Thomas W. Lawson and Clarence W. Barron of the News Bureau drew attention in the court house as Barron filed a complaint of criminal libel against Lawson linked to Frenzied Finance. Lawson sought action after a denied warrant in Municipal Court. Lawson remained in the grand jury room for about an hour with attorney Homer Albers declining to speak.
Two lawsuits totaling 35000 dollars were started in the Superior Court before Judge Richardson. Ada I Driscoll, a passenger in a Washington and Warren street collision on August 17 1908, sues for damages and her husband Charles B Driscoll seeks 10000 for loss of her services.
Dora Hulbig received a verdict for $1000 and Thomas Brooks for $300 after a second session evidence showed a car collided with the wagon carrying the plaintiffs.
The Post acknowledges a $1.75 donation from an Edison man to the Peterson family, noting the contribution was received.
Providence, December 8. Willie Coreillo 435 Hanover Street Boston Mass earned his freedom and passage back to the Hub by washing the Central Police Station windows. He was brought to the station by Patrolman Tom Wolf after being stranded on his way home from New York. The boy worked steadily at polishing the station windows and was later sent home by train to Boston.
In New York, Mrs. Freda Thaw, formerly married to Edward Thaw, wed J Dod ridge Peet a wealthy clubman about 85 years old. The ceremony was private at Suclid Hall Broadway and Eighty-sixth street with Mrs David Coykendall as brides maid and a Peet brother as best man.
Professor C. S. Sargent of Harvard University sails for South America to gather botanical specimens for the Arnold Arboretum. He is accompanied by his son A. R. Sargent and they will be away about four months, mainly in Chile.
Waldo F Hubbard superintendent of the U S fish hatching station in Nashua has engaged counsel to contest the will of Stephen Salisbury Worcester magnate Hubbard says he is Salisbury's second cousin and the case centers on his heirs and claims in Worcester Massachusetts and Nashua New Hampshire the date is December 7.
On St. Cecilia day a Tyrolean statue of a saint rewards a starving pilgrim fiddler by kicking a golden slipper to him. The sandal leads to arrest, jail, and a dramatic execution eve. the prisoner’s final aria elicits a second slipper as the crowd calls it a miracle.
New York December 7 Doroty Wilde Siegel the step daughter of Henry Siegel has been given a unique Christmas gift that stands out among the gifts to millions of American children.
Arthur Stringer dedicates his book Lonely O Malley to Dorothy in a white and gold illustrated edition. He likens the child years to infancy mud pies and adolescence, hoping the memory of early days remains with her and others.
In the fifth session before Judge Hardy, Charlotte W. Hawes sues the Elevated for $10,000 claiming injury when she fell between two cars while transferring between cars on July 30 1903. The case remains on trial.
Elizabeth Lepidus was awarded 1100 in her lawsuit against the Elevated railway for injuries from an accident on September 21, 1908, in Charlestown during the third trial session yesterday.
Lawson in Everybody's claims Standard Oil profited from McKinley’s death by selling short and dumping stocks while misrepresenting bulletins. The piece contrasts Lawson’s demolition with Russell’s constructive stance and points readers to Soldiers of the Common Good in Everybody's December issue.
Washington Dec 7 Senator Lodge today introduced in the Senate bills to amend the act regulating alien immigration. The measures revive the educational test and add new provisions. Campaign contributions by insurance companies dominated the day as Tillman urged probes into national banks and politics.
Washington votes an 11 million dollar appropriation for Panama canal construction as a compromise between 16.5 million in the bill and an estimate above 6 million proposed by Democratic Leader Williams. The measure requires annual reports from construction officers and restricts expenditures to congressional appropriations and Panama railroad revenues. Bonds will be placed on par with other government bonds as security for national bank circulation.
Representative Gillett of Massachusetts introduces a bill in the House to impose a 2 cent per 100 tax on grain provisions cotton stocks bonds and securities trades. An amendment to empower fortification of the Panama Canal was offered and failed. Littlefield of Maine proposes a death penalty for assassins of the President Vice President or foreign ambassadors with a minimum ten year term for attempted assassinations.
Frank Dingley editor of the Journal of Lewiston Missouri met President Roosevelt and discussed the tariff question informally. He and his late brother Nelson Dingley shared similar views that the current tariff law should remain intact for now. The discussion also touched Maine politics.
Dear Miss Champagne advises Alice on winning back a man's love after jealousy from another woman. The column emphasizes that love cannot be forced, jealousy harms relationships, and suggests remaining good friends while trusting the man to decide.
A correspondent advises J. C. N. that attempting to reform an uninterested partner is discouraging. If she resists and chooses another, he should leave her alone and seek a worthy, appreciative partner among many good women.
A grandmother speaks of a girl nearing fourteen, mixing affection with nostalgia. The piece notes the joy and toll of growing up and a nan's heart turning tender as the girl reaches a new year. Louise is referenced as the subject of this aging moment.
George Billings de Rego, a Portuguese baby born Thanksgiving Day in the U S immigration detention pen, was christened by Father Perry at St John the Baptist Church. Godparents were Olivia and Victorino Rainha of Hudson. A purse fund was placed in bank until the child comes of age and plans to move to Hudson when possible.
A column notes young women and some matrons ride horseback in a clotheshorse style, praising healthful exercise and preferring the new stance over side saddles. It quotes mixed reactions and emphasizes grace and practicality of riding with both feet on one side.
Farmington N H Dec 7 John F Coultman a 50 year shoe manufacturer in this town died at his home in his 75th year He started one of the first shoe factories in the state He served as State Representative in 1862 and Senator in 1876 A son and daughter survive and the funeral will be held here Monday He was well known among New England shoemakers especially in Boston
Poem extols the average man as the backbone of industry and progress. It praises the laboring class from mill to rail and law to forge, honoring unseen workers who build society. The piece frames the common worker as essential to growth and national strength.
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