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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1904
Page
7
Rose Perry, a Salvation Army lassie, stood in the cold in front of the Back Bay Post Office collecting for the mite. She suffered frostbite to both feet and was taken to a hotel for care, likely missing Christmas at home.
Five days of trial end as jury retires to decide the case of Alice Philips versus the Lynn and Boston railway. The plaintiff seeks 10000 for alleged assault by a drunken passenger on a streetcar while the husband seeks 5000 for loss of services. Verdict expected the next morning.
Winter Hill Improvement Association of Somerville elected officers on Wednesday evening with Amos W. Shepard as president and Edward J. Fallon as vice president. Secretaries listed as A. M. Smith and D. J. McGilvary join the board alongside Mrs. W. H. Snow and others. Entertainment and reception committees were also formed with multiple local residents named.
In Delhi 1902 the Eye of Goona green diamond is stolen. A trader, Hahn, orders Harvey Crook to carry twelve magnums of Tokay to England. Merrick buys the wine, learns a diamond hides within one bottle, and Crook is entangled in a murder accusation. The chase widens as clues point to London police.
In London Crook and Merrick seek Sergeant Wickes relief as Hahn and Mehta Singh move to recover or hide the missing diamond. A mailed note hints at Indian conspirators and a three-man plot, while police edge closer by tracing trains and cabs to a derelict site in a changing district.
Henry Molyneux Paget Howard Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire secured a license to wed Miss Margaret Hyde Leiter daughter of Mrs Levi Z Leiter and sister of Lady Curzon in Washington. He sworn age 27 and Miss Leiter 25. The ceremony set for December 27 at St Johns Episcopal Church with Rev Roland Cotton Smith officiating.
Washington, December reports say school officials swore in several Washington schoolgirls including three women as special policemen to preserve order. The high school is described as a regular rough house with students smoking in buildings and girls allegedly kicking chandeliers during senior events, while a large officer squad policed the auditorium amid assaults by bands of pupils.
Springfield reports new anti sensationalism rules for theatre posters spark debate. The melodrama What Women Will Do leads to altered bills and odd credit tweaks such as What Gilmore Will Do and What Shea Will Do. One poster for Emily's birthday party was changed due to bottles protruding from a lunch basket.
In Danbury Connecticut a man gave Frederick Staples the left hind foot of a rabbit claiming it was shot in a cemetery at midnight. The rabbit's foot dropped from Staples' pocket and his wife, stepping on it, screamed mouse and fell breaking her leg. She will be bedbound six weeks. Staples discarded the foot in the stove.
Margaret Slater of Waltham faced Judge Forsaith in Municipal Criminal Court after being arraigned on two counts of larceny. She pleaded guilty to the first count, saying she stole to gain insight into prison life and aim for a jail matron role. A $10 fine was imposed. the second count was dismissed.
Bernard Finkelstone of Revere seeks to regain possession of his 13 year old daughter Lillie. He alleges ten months of restraint and seeks care for her future. The case, heard by Judge McKim, involves custody and access claims as lawyers prepare for a hearing.
The will of Sylvester Tower of Boston was probated. He leaves his Broadway Cambridge business and land to his son Herbert W Tower with 10 years to pay and 6 percent interest. His widow receives household effects and carriages. The remainder goes to his son and daughter Mabel G Tower. Executors named, no bonds, $900,000 bond posted. Counselor: Percy Carver.
The Finnish Labor Society, linked to the Finnish church, has hired counsel to recover 1600 paid into the church fund or to secure equal rights in the deed with the Finnish Lutheran and Finnish Temperance Societies. They report locked doors and long meetings by the other two groups to bar Finnish meetings.
Cambridge police inspectors Neilon and Deehan recovered J. J. McCarthy of 757 Columbia road Boston’s stolen goods from the room of George Lee alias John George alias John G Lee at 18 Grove street Boston. Three suits a dress suitcase $162 in cash and other valuables were found in the room.
The Roxbury St Patrick's Total Abstinence Society committee led by Michael J. Lyons and John Keegan plans a series of talks at 431 Dudley Street clubhouse starting Sunday afternoon. The opening speaker will be Mr Thomas H Brophy and will cover "The Calibre of the Men Who Fought for the Emancipation of the Negro," with a musical and literary entertainment to follow.
In Topeka Kansas the Library Hall displayed nude statues donated by Edward Wilder secretary and treasurer of the Atchison railway. Women visiting to arrange a meeting covered the statues with aprons and draperies. Wilder returned and tore away the coverings claiming the statues were indecent and highly suggestive.
A distressed woman’s high heel became wedged in a cable slot, causing a streetcar tie up in Denver. Policeman Love guided motorman and conductor to release the shoe, freeing the foot after the heel was removed from the slot.
Mary Flynn, 25, of Cherry Street Maplewood, was arrested after police say she took a bag a pocket book a locket and other items from crowded stores yesterday. She was turned over to Chief Watts' office and will appear in court charged with shoplifting.
Long Feather explains how Flint Rocks obtained a grand dwelling. Stone Bruise recalls he was once post master and used uncalled for mail to construct it, revealing a curious origin of the home.
Division 17 of the A. O. H. raised funds for a sick and death fund with a guessing contest tied to the Boston Post’s circulation. The paper reports 217,400 copies sold on December 14, the day after the election, as the official figure backing the charity effort.
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