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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
7
Police and state investigators pursue two men linked to the Pepperell First National Bank heist. Torn 1899 silver certificates with missing corners serve as key evidence. traced notes may reveal suspects as detectives publish facsimiles and call on the public to aid in identification.
James Long of Cork Ireland, a noted magistrate and philanthropist, was elected on November 5 for an eighth consecutive term as chairman of the Cork Harbor Commission. The body oversees Cork and Queenstown harbors including bridges dredging and deep-water quays. Long helped secure Parliament funds for a new River Lee bridge.
Professor Walcott Gibbs, senior Harvard faculty member, died at his Newport, Rhode Island home today after a lingering illness. He had not been an active teacher for several years.
In Bangor Maine two Princeton deer shipments go to J W Aldrich Boston and to N H Hambleton and John Elsmore Boston. Machias sends deer to O Simonds Boston and to F C Lane and O Hall Boston. Portland fireman Frank H Marshall missing after hunting trip in Gilead. In Lowell Selectmen Devlin Bassett and Canney charged with unlawful juror drawing.
The tercentenary of John Milton's birth was commemorated across the city with varied observances. The Massachusetts Historical Society led the main event at First Church Marlboro and Berkeley streets where a fine musical program accompanied an address by Hon. William Everett LL D.
A large audience filled the church for a Milton centric program led by Everett with readings by Perry and Adams. The speaker argued Milton’s Puritanism united liberty and devotion and noted Puritans as a global, enduring influence, countering modern cynicism about Puritanism.
A compiled list names Franklin E. Snow Greenfield Clarence A. Brodeur Westfield E Alden Dyer Whitman O A Marden Stoughton Walter F Medding Dorchester W H S Odell Dorchester George Perkins North Andover Charles Proctor Lowell Albert Root Boston George Tufts Boston George Whittemore Newton F E Wood Somerville L M Abbott Boston George H Allen Lynn A W Beckford Danvers A P Brown Newburyport W B Ellis Boston R N Hathaway Fall River Melvin M Johnson Waltham G F E McKay Charlestown Rev W H Rider Gloucester O A Roberts Melrose H M Rowe Boston F M Sampson Worcester J L Strong Springfield A T Treadway Stockbridge W D Trefry Marblehead W L Tucker Fitchburg W M Belcher Winchester Charles Harris Cambridge H S Joslin Oxford H M Nourse Boston E A Holton Boston.
Percival Lowell announces the presence of an atmosphere on Mars and says his team has measured it. The results are preliminary and will be refined after Earth’s water vapor is measured for comparison.
A product note promotes Marine Eye Remedy as a solution for red irritated eyes. It claims quick relief from redness dryness and tired watery eyes with a soothing marine formula. It appeals to readers seeking fast eye comfort and tested results.
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