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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1907
Page
2
Mrs Cobden Sanderson of London spoke to a Brookline audience at Beacon Hall on the Brookline Equal Suffrage Association program. She urged American women to engage in practical politics and contrasted rich and poor classes in the suffrage movement.
A man claiming to be Napolean Bonaparte, aged 140, is in a New Jersey county jail. He asserts he is the French emperor and believes he is in the White House with President Roosevelt as host. Found at a Philadelphia railroad station, he identified Warden Rogers as his grand nephew and says he escaped St. Helena. Local authorities deem him insane.
Old Point Comfort Va December 9 1907 the flag of blue flown as Rear Admiral Robley D Evans assumes command of a fleet of 16 battleships to sail for the Pacific next week. The Minnesota and Kentucky lag as oldest ships while the new Maine joins the formation forming two long lines off Hampton Roads with divisions led by Evans and Emory.
An advertisement touts Swamp Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It emphasizes back pain as a warning, lists symptoms of kidney trouble, and promises a free sample bottle and book by mail, with Dr Kilmer and Co credited from Binghamton New York.
About 100 long serving United States customs employees in Boston gathered at the American House for a first reunion and banquet. Speeches by officials including George H. Lyman and James O. Lyford praised the recipients, who have 25 years or more in government service, and a list of quarter century honorees follows.
The Georgia Virginia New Jersey and Rhode Island ships of about 15000 tons each form a grand line with auxiliary engines, while the Minnesota sails down from the New York yard. Crowds gather to witness final fleet preparations and an upcoming naval ball on Friday December 13 as officers families join the social events.
Grenville S. MacFarland once a Moran aide and district party member wore a Fitzgerald button on his lapel. When pressed about a split with Independence League he soon removed the button, denying allegiance and affirming Coulthurst’s strong vote.
Antonio Gaeta, an Italian, was arraigned in the Municipal Criminal Court and found guilty of assault with a knife upon several small boys. Judge Bennett sentenced him to one month in the House of Correction. Gaeta appealed, claiming the boys threw snowballs at him and denying knife possession.
Boston papers note the Catholic Club of Dorchester benefit at the Orpheum had an error. Proceeds will come from the December 17 show not December 10 as first announced. Dom Keegan rehearses a pony ballet as a special feature.
Arthur H B Mann, a Boston shoe dealer with offices at 36 Lincoln Street, died today at his Cohasset home after several days illness. He leaves a widow and one son, Richard Mann, and was mourned by many friends and business acquaintances.
Worcester officials announce the Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Company will repaint all street cars green within a few months. They favor green as a durable and pleasing color over the current light yellow.
The Household Surgeon reports Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a remedy for granulated eyelids and styes with a 25 cent price and a druggist refund if the product fails to heal. The notice emphasizes consumer protection and refund terms.
From October to May colds are the most frequent cause of headache. Laxative bromquinine removes the cause. EH W Greve on box 25 cents.
Worcester police vow to solve the case of Cora Fay who was found dead in the doorway of her mother's home. Investigators report scant leads including a half burned cigarette three mouldy sandwiches and conflicting identifications from two patrolmen a sergeant and a night owl lunch cart proprietor. The strangling case remains unsolved amid foggy recollections of the killer seen that fatal evening.
Chief Matthews told a Post reporter the search was near standstill after Miss Fay was found in her doorway. Captain O'Day admitted no definite clue exists as detectives seek a suspect, while witnesses describe a smooth faced man with a possible mustache seen near the crime scene.
Chief Matthews said a male acquaintance likely killed Cora Fay but did not intend to. He noted a half smoked cigarette and three sandwiches bought by a man in Lincoln square as potential clues, with the seller John J. Hennigan and the shadowed purchaser.
A Boston grand jury returned twenty indictments for the December term. Nine target alleged yeggs recently rounded up by police in the South End. they pleaded not guilty before Judge Dodge and were remanded to jail on $5000 bail. Several other defendants faced varied charges from pension fraud to mail fraud and immigration law violations, with some cases continued and others placed on file or dismissed.
The Rev. Charles A. Place of the Unitarian Church announced to his Waltham congregation that he will begin offering moral and spiritual treatment for nervous disorders starting yesterday morning.
The Mayo Men's Benevolent Association held its third annual reunion and ball at Paul Revere Hall with more than 1100 attendees. The grand march began after 9 led by President Joseph J. Thornton and Miss Theresa Lavin, followed by dancing until 2. Officials in charge were Thornton, Rafferty, Hastings, and Ruddy.
Horace Greeley Lodge No 168 Knights of Pythias will conduct esquire rank work this afternoon at William Parkman Hall 8 Boylston Place at 3 o'clock. The ceremony involves members of the lodge and is part of their election day duties.
John F. Naven, 39, of 11 Linden Street Roxbury, died at the city prison early yesterday after being moved from the Relief Station amid delirium tremens concerns. He had shown violent behavior upon confinement but began sinking Sunday noon and did not rally.
A section of the Worcester and Springfield trolley line near here is sliding into the Quinabog River. The track drops about four inches weekly as workmen continually replace sections and seek a permanent grade.
A dealer advertises a bona fide price reduction with savings ranging from seven fifty to fifteen dollars on a suit or overcoat, stating previous prices and the current sale are genuine and not imaginary.
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