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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1909
Page
2
A basement fire among heavy cables at the Western Union Telegraph Company building at 109 State Street disabled the five story plant just before midnight. Night Chief Operator Flynn said repairs would finish by evening and business would resume.
The fire was caused by crossed wires and the extent of the damage could not be estimated. Men working at their keys on the scene provided details as investigators surveyed the area.
Scotch American residents of Boston plan the eighth annual New Year's concert and hall of the Highland Dress Association at Odd Fellows Hall Tremont Street on Monday evening January 8. Soloists include Miss Mary M. McLeod of Glasgow Miss Margaret K. Alexander Miss Ethel Alward Parker J Phinn and James Singer.
Daniel Blake Russell stared at the Rousseau family from Messina New York in East Cambridge Probate Court and denied knowing them as relatives. The dramatic clash centers on forcing William C Russell to recognize Russell as a brother and to order payment of half the 500000 fortune left by the late State Senator Daniel Russell of Melrose.
In a tense session Attorney Nason questions Russell about his Melrose childhood home and lists family members as the Rousseaus enter the courtroom with private detectives. Russell denies links to the Rousseaus and declines a request for a hair sample and other personal artifacts.
Timothy P Sullivan known as Little Tim of the Bowery and a power in metropolitan politics died at his East Side home at 6 30 tonight after six months of ill health and a rapidly worsening condition.
Fire and water damaged the Wright & Potter State printers building at 3 Bath street in the financial district early today. A watchman, missing after the blaze, is believed to have escaped.
Peter J. McLaughlin of Cambridge street was found guilty of assault and battery on Motorman John O'Hara on Cambridge street December 6. He was fined 25 by Judge Alm and did not appeal.
An advertisement promotes Bromo Quinine as a global cold and grip remedy claiming it removes the cause. It urges readers to ask for the full product name and look for the signature E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
Reporters traced a monoplane sighting over Spencer Marlboro and Worcester as Wallace E. Tillinghast reportedly left town after 4 PM. Witnesses claim speeds around 130 mph on five nights, with speculation his craft is near Litchfield Connecticut or the Rhode Island line.
Citywide registration reached 112 675 names after last night 10 o'clock. Wards 1 10 11 12 and 16 showed gains with Ward 20 the largest Republican increase. State election total 10 719 names, 11 119 added yesterday, women voters for School Board 11 642 versus 12 554 last year.
By a vote of 350 Massachusetts lawyers at the Somerset the Bar Association of Massachusetts was organized on a statewide footing and welcomed by William B. Hornblower of New York. The executive board includes President Hon. Richard Olney of Boston Secretary Robert Homans of Boston and Treasurer Charles E. Ware of Fitchburg with regional lawyers on the board.
An ad touts Pape's Diuretic as a universal cure for backache and kidney related symptoms. It claims quick relief of urinary disorders and rheumatic pains, promising thorough cleansing of kidneys and bladder in a fifty cent treatment from Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati.
Livestock numbering in the hundreds vanished from Brighton stock yards over two months. Authorities and the Brighton Stock Yards Company offer a large reward for thieves. Losses valued around 7500 dollars affect the Brighton yards and the New England Dressed Beef and Wool Company. Five cows disappeared from the day’s receipts last night as police took charge. A week earlier ten bologna cows delivered by Ernest L. Libbey of Maine for the same company were found missing.
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