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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
8
Former acquaintances of Humphrey Murphy believed him dead in poverty. His daughter, Margaret E. Andrews of North Cambridge, filed to be administratrix after discovering Murphy saved more than $3000 from a navy yard job and a small pension. She is the last surviving sibling and heir.
George Preston Sheldon former president of Phenix Fire Insurance Company of Brooklyn was indicted by a New York grand jury for first degree larceny alleging misappropriation of 45 000. He is gravely ill at his Greenwich Connecticut home and was not arrested.
Advertisement from T. Delano of Syracuse claims a personal cure for rheumatism after years of suffering. He describes hereditary rheumatism, crutch use, and bedridden days, then a simple remedy that restored mobility. Free 50c package offer with address request and 10c diet plan included.
A 1909 verse by Walt Mason laments chasing futile earthly gains and warlike pursuits. It urges readers to notice life’s simple good and avoid chasing trouble, contrasting dreamt battles with grass and dawns.
Four year old Helen R. Smith daughter of Mrs Emily Smith of 194 Northampton Street won a five dollar gold piece yesterday. She attends Concord Street School kindergarten with teachers Miss Russell and Miss Temple. She told the Post she would give the coin to her mother to deposit in the bank so she would not lose it.
A nine member Retail Trade Board was elected at the Boston Chamber of Commerce reading room. Otto J. Piehler opened the session with Elwyn G. Preston among the speakers outlining the board’s purpose to advance retail merchants and customer interests in Greater Boston. The group plans to elect a president and vice president with treasurer and secretary to be the Chamber’s current officers.
In Baltimore on December date, Miss Mary Scott killed herself by swallowing carbolic acid after leaving a note confessing unrequited love for a man her parents say she had never met. The tragedy highlights a doomed romance and the family’s belief the suitor was never seen.
Mrs. Mary Baker, famed for concealing her identity as a Watch and Ward Society witness, appeared in Boston police court. She described her work against white slave trafficking, recounted a Spanish girl’s death, and admitted ignorance of cocaine prior to her involvement.
Thousands of letters bearing Red Cross stamps are sent to the dead letter office or held at post offices for postage. Despite clear sale instructions many letters are mailed with these stamps instead of regular postage.
A stage driver and its sole passenger perished found frozen on the prairie near Hanna after leaving for Leo and becoming lost in a brutal storm yesterday.
The Rousseau letters were pronounced forgeries by MIT Professor Augus tus H Gill, an expert witness in the Russell will case at East Cambridge Probate Court. Gill, long in Tech chemistry, cited erasures and ink differences on the documents and letters examined. The hearing featured a Cree Indian and a half breed squaw from St Lawrence county New York as rebuttal witnesses to Dr McConnell’s account of James Rousseau’s ear injury.
Fifteen inspectors of police and ten other witnesses including Election Commission Chairman Minton testified before the grand jury about alleged fraudulent nomination papers for John C. Hadlock, mayoral candidate. The case is Commonwealth v Hadlock and the panel adjourned to report Saturday morning.
A speaker denounces druggists who sell unbranded substitutes for Castoria. Charles H. Fletcher’s signature and thirty years of trusted preparation are praised as safe and reliable. The piece warns against imitations and counterfeit products as careless and profit driven.
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