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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1910
Page
3
Washington reports 28,508,007 people live in 228 cities with populations over 25,000. Of the total U S population 206,303,047 reside in cities above 100,000. The 1900 to 1910 growth in large cities was 33.6 percent versus 2.5 percent in the prior decade.
Last two days feature reduced prices at Tunnel Bargain Basement entrances on Washington and Winter Streets and direct from tunnel trains. Handkerchiefs 10c or 17c each with box lots. leather bags 67c and 95c. scarves and capes at discounted final sale prices. Thousands of items left and further reductions Friday and Saturday to clear before Christmas.
Dominic Lucca a 44 year old Roxbury foreman had both arms blown off and his face burned when a stick of dynamite exploded after he shifted it to a ring worn on his hand. Joseph Velardo 16 suffered leg loss and severe burns. doctors say amputation may be needed.
An American gray owl has driven away English sparrows that had inhabited King's Chapel burial ground on Tremont Street. The owl, perched on a bare tree, hunts by night and the sparrows retreat after years of noisy presence. Earlier attempts to remove the birds under Josiah Quincy’s administration failed, leaving the sparrows thicker than before.
J A D Mc Curdy completed a successful flight over Norfolk in a Curtiss biplane. The maneuver drew great attention from residents over wide Norfolk and surrounding areas.
An old advertisement promises relief from indigestion by Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims weak gastric juice causes pain and suggests tablets digest food, increase gastric juice, and prevent a lump in the stomach, with a free sample offer from F. S Stuart Co at 150 Stuart Building Marshall Michigan.
Cliftondale December 22 A dispute between Boston & Maine railroad and Mrs Marion Hayden of Cliftondale centers on a claimed right of way across a railroad lawn. Hayden axed open a gate to block passage used by her family for access to the station, arguing the open passage has existed for 20 years and a right of way is established. The railroad contests the claim and has not replaced the gate awaiting further action.
Landscape gardeners arrive to improve Boston and Maine station grounds amid a feud with the Hayden family over a long white streak on a 36 foot lawn and a gated passage. The Haydens allegedly used the gate as a path, prompting the gardener chief to install a no trespass sign and hammer.
Saugus officials heard a positive pledge from the Aero Plane Company of America that a factory for aircraft production and a major upgrade of the old Saugus race track would occur if the town grants tax abatements and improves local roads. The plan includes a 50 aircraft per year output, a aviation school for 100 students, and dormitories at tuition of 800 dollars per course. A committee will report at the next Board of Trade meeting.
Henry Baker Goonow a Civil War veteran of Worcester died suddenly on a street car late yesterday afternoon at Sterling and Tremont streets. Death was due to natural causes. He was 83 and born in Milford. He served in the 40th New York Regiment and later in the 2d Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He leaves a widow and four children.
Five thousand U S regular soldiers are held within 36 hours embarkation point in Florida for Cuba amid fears of a looming crisis on the island. President Taft quietly reviews American complaints as tensions rise between Gomez and Cuban Army commander. John B Jackson, U S minister to Cuba, to cable daily updates on the situation.
Fifteen hundred shoe workers in Lynn are idle as strikes spread through lasters heel workers and a fired union man dispute. Hennessey Maxwell & Harrigan 26 lasters join the walkout, impacting Randall Adams Company and Brophy Bros. production. Factory owner Augustus Hennessey plans to move operations to South Boston if strife continues.
Captain Bernard Frederick Trench and Lieutenant Vivian H. Brandon of the Royal Marine Infantry and Royal Navy were found guilty of espionage at Borkum fortifications. Each sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a fortress. They were arrested August 22 and 23 and held in separate Leipsic cells. Both admitted intent to gather information for the British government. Trial proceedings were not public.
Mrs. Margaret Mahoney drank carbolic acid after an argument with her husband at Hotel Stebbins above Katherine Tobin's cafe in South Boston. Mrs. Tobin poured mustard down her throat, saving her life. She was taken to Carney Hospital and is expected to recover. police could not locate the husband. The couple had been residing at 9 Knowlton Street.
Howard Bartlett a 40 year old engineer living at 40 Amherst street was struck by a locomotive last night in the freight yards at South Station. He sustained a fractured skull and is in critical condition found unconscious beside the tracks then placed on a train to South Station where an ambulance waited.
The Boston Opera House hosted I Pagliacci and a stellar Russian ballet showcase led by Anna Pavlova and Mikail Mordkin with the Imperial Ballet. Pavlova and Mordkin delivered memorable interpretations of Saint-Saens and Rubinstein, earning enthusiastic, near theatrical acclaim.
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