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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1904
Page
5
Marie Jeanne Caroff of Bretagne, aged 65, was found hiding in steerage aboard La Lorraine after leaving Havre. She hoped to reach her nephew near Scranton and is detained at Ellis Island as a hearing is set for early next week.
On December 11 in Lynn, typhoid fever victim Howard K. Sanderson, the local postmaster, fluctuated between delirious praise for President Roosevelt and exhaustion as his mind cleared enough to recognize physicians giving him oxygen. He had been ill for three weeks and fought death today.
Rev Frederick W Fitts of St Stephen s Episcopal Church reports a parish house class of 50 youths began dancing lessons last Thursday. Taught by Miss Packard of Jamaica Plain, sessions will run on the second and fourth Thursdays, with aim to promote healthful calisthenics and proper conduct in social settings. The parish also sponsors the Men s Club with 65 members, plus athletic teams and a bi monthly community event featuring talks, music, and dancing.
Thomas W. Lawson announces a renewed campaign aimed at toppling the Wall Street system. In a nationwide ad he vows to strike suddenly and devastate prices and markets, promising a public notice naming stocks to sell and a subsequent explanation. He pledges decisive action that will render holders vulnerable.
Eddie Root won the six day international bicycle race at Madison Square Garden then signed two contracts for Parc des Princes races at $1000 each. His partner Dorlin may tour Europe, while Patsy Logan and Louis Mettling impressed as new riders. Jack Prince announced Buffalo six days schedule with motor paced events featuring Gus Lawson Nat Butler Benny Munroe Harry Caldwell Louis Mettling and Jimmy Moran.
The school ice hockey season starts with multiple matches planned for the week. Roxbury High faces West Roxbury for Interprepreparatory league honors next Saturday while English High shows strong roster talent. Key games include English High versus Phillips Andover at Andover and Roxbury High versus West Roxbury at Franklin Field.
Chicago dispatch reports Miss Daisy Leiter sister of Lady Curzon engaged to the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire of England. No wedding date set yet. Miss Leiter is the youngest daughter of the late Levi Z. Leiter and the third Leiter daughter to marry an Englishman.
A Port Arthur dispatch reported by the Daily Mail says Japanese torpedo boat destroyers attacked the Sevastopol at the harbor mouth on December 9. Details of results are unknown. The Telegraph notes desperate actions last week and both sides recognizing the Red Cross and gathering the slain and wounded during brief truces.
Dec 11 session of the State board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians met at Wilber House with State president Matthew Cummings presiding. Leaders from Suffolk, Essex, Hyde Park, Somerville, Brockton, Fall River and other counties attended as did key officers. The group authorized an appeal for voluntary subscriptions to aid members in distress due to a labor dispute in Fall River. They also planned immediate divisions in Barnstable Dukes and Nantucket. A post meeting rally in Hibernian Hall drew over 1000 members with addresses stressing growth in Bristol County and statewide progress.
The State board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians voted to ask Massachusetts lodges to fund the Fall River members hit by the strike. A $2500 goal was set with any excess to assist needy families in Fall River.
Charles O. Pierson of Wilmington collapsed from heart failure caused by the cold while passing Allston Street yesterday afternoon. He was in critical condition at Relief Hospital last night. Pierson, 67, is married.
Division 71 members gathered in Fellowship Hall Union Park street to elect officers with James W. Scanlon presiding. Elected were President James W. Scanlon Vice President Miles C. Qualters Financial Secretary John Spillane Recording Secretary William Breen Treasurer Daniel Leonard.
Relatives request city police scour the area for Franklin Greene of Warren Avenue South End missing since last Tuesday. He left his lodgings after visiting a sister and was last seen with $25 cash, a diamond ring, and a gold watch. Relations describe him as temperate but recently out of work and suffering insomnia.
At the annual meeting of Ben Franklin Assembly 5463 Knights of Labor in Lincoln Hall Concord street yesterday afternoon officers for the ensuing year were elected. Master workman William Corcoran led the list with other officers chosen to serve the unit.
Worthy foreman Daniel Harrington recording secretary James H Keenan financial secretary Patrick Kellard treasurer Daniel Lenard. The meeting was the largest in the history of the assembly and 15 new members were admitted.
Rehearsal for the grand march of the Messenger Boys Benevolent Association took place in Colonial Hall last evening. President Charles Zacoveritch and Miss Rose M. Miller will lead the line at the December 19 event in Roughan's Hall.
City Treasurer George A. Crocker discusses whether the 5 million Brigham fund should support an adjunct to Harvard Medical School or a hospital for the sick poor consumptives. Physicians from Homeopathic, Emergency, and Massachusetts General urge diverse governance or hospital under Harvard, while several favor a dedicated consumptives hospital or Harvard leadership.
Harvard men fear the athletic committee may withhold re election of Captain Dan Hurley to lead the Crimson football team next year. Hurley, chosen by the team and undergraduates, requires official approval. Critics note he will be beyond undergraduate status and that appointing a graduate leader defies university tradition. The committee meeting date is unknown and impatience grows.
Mrs Julia A Young plans legal action in Boston after securing her liberty on a pence bond. She alleges a plot to separate her daughter Miss Fannie May Young from her, says ex Judge Henry S Dewey. The attorney cites a choice of silence as a possible remedy and declines to name alleged defendants.
President Eliot of Harvard spoke at Cooper Union on American faith in education. He said the Massachusetts population is believed to be or will soon be Catholic and noted a Catholic American born superintendent of Boston schools. He added education improves life prospects despite hardships.
Residents of Noddle Island are close to a two minute ride from East Boston to Scollay Square as the East Boston tunnel nears completion. Training of motormen and conductors continues and final touches are applied before an anticipated December opening under Governor Bates.
After a three days absence Miss Bridget Cahill aged 25 returned to her Dorchester home at 32 Spring Garden street about 6:45 last evening. She left Thursday with no note and her disappearance caused worry to her family who reported it to police yesterday. She arrived unharmed to a relieved household.
At the Cathedral yesterday afternoon the solemn consecration service to the Blessed Virgin of the boys and girls from the Sunday school, led by Rev. Francis X. Dolan, D. D. Weather forced changes in attire and procession. Over 1200 children attended, with many parents present for the ceremony and the blessing. Dr. Dolan gave an instructional discourse on the ceremony’s meaning, followed by benediction of the blessed sacrament.
In Grand Rapids on December 11 James Delatto, an Italian 32, tied to typhoid fever, fought seven officers with an axe for over two hours inside the Fifth Reformed Dutch Church. He climbed the organ. three policemen were cut, Delatto was shot in the head but to recover, organ and church suffered about $1500 in damage.
The Belgravia of the Hamburg American line, returning from Cuxhaven, reports a six hour hurricane ordeal Dec 6 that left 1200 steerage refugees from Poland and Russia bruised and panicked. A 120 mph gale tore the bow shield and telegraph, disabled the windlass, and drove officers below to calm passengers.
The Immaculate Conception jubilee observance at Charlestown State Prison concluded with a high mass led by Rev. Augustine Malley. Music director John P. Hession conducted, with singers from St. Patrick's Church Roxbury.
With the appointment of Captain Winthrop Merrill of Boston and Colonel Douglas staff expand. The two officers join the Douglas unit amid reshuffles and new assignments, signaling enhanced leadership and readiness.
George H. Priest of Fitchburg says the governor elect has finished his list of assistant inspectors-general. Several staff appointments remain and are likely to be announced before week’s end. The governor elect will not be in town until tomorrow.
New York December 11 The Atlas under Captain Thomas Fenelon at Bayonne New Jersey carries 15 000 barrels of oil while steel four masted barge No 93 takes on 20 000 barrels. They will set sail for San Francisco via the Straits of Magellan in a monumental towage feat. The craft and their crews are familiar to Boston and Maverick Oil Company in East Boston where they have pumped vast oil volumes.
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