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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
2
Mrs. Elizabeth Kenney aged 68 a widow suffocated during a blaze at her residence 31 Burnside avenue West Somerville. The fire caused about 1200 damage and her body was found in the second floor hallway in apartments occupied by her son in law Edward W Friend.
William Ellingwood of Brockton who eloped with Mrs. Maud E. Torrey of Pem broke shot himself four times on the Machine road at Montreal Tuesday night. He is in critical condition at Western Hospital in that city.
Ellingwood, enamored with Mrs. Torrey, shoots himself on a Canadian Pacific train near Montreal Junction after she plans to return to Wallace Torrey. Mrs. Torrey, wife to the Pembroke businessman, leaves the train and later visits Ellingwood in hospital amid hopes of reconciliation. Torrey forgives and awaits her return as the couple’s children wait at Hanover station.
Miss Bessie Mathers of 29 Burnside avenue alerted others to a blaze in Mrs. Kenney s second story residence. Captain Gilhooly and firemen found her in the hallway after most of the fire in the Friend family apartments was put out. Despite medical effort she died, and investigators lament the delay in locating her.
A Boston man Joseph Torre aged 20 died at Liberty Heights when a box of dynamite exploded at 10 am. Carelessness caused the blast that endangered a dozen fellow workers from the land company project. Many Italian workers refused to continue after the accident.
Brockton December 238 three healthy calves were born to April Dene ver a prize cow owned by Fred 8 S Field of Dutchland farm The triplets set an unequalled record among high bred cows The mother belongs to a top Holstein herd and the site is valued at 12000 dollars in Brockton
Advertisement notes holiday mood with a prompt to buy fine wines. Lists American wines such as Angelica Catawba Muscatel Malaga Port Tokay Sherry priced from 90 cents to 1.75 a full gallon with quotients in quarts pints and halves. The tone urges readers to provide a real Merry Christmas through selections.
Mrs. Helen O'Brien, an elderly resident of Compton street, died at City Hospital from burns suffered when her clothing touched an overheated stove early yesterday. Neighbor Mrs. Edwin Follen aided her, extinguishing the flames after a struggle.
Washington acts to aid sick and wounded on both Estrada and Zelaya forces with American Red Cross funds under Secretary Knox. Bluefields hosts over two thousand incapacitated. U S aims to supply bread rather than bullets to win support and safety for Americans.
Secretary Knox authorized a $5,000 telegraph to Bluefields with a possible additional $5,000, to be supplied from naval stores and Red Cross funds. Captain Shipley will land relief supplies from ships and from Colon, aiding consular efforts as the Panama Canal measures cover costs.
Moorfield Storey denounces race and religion divisions in a Ward 11 talk at the Twenty Century Club. He criticizes Fitzgerald and praises Storrow while urging young men to engage, reject party plunder, and shoulder civic duties for the common good. He condemns Tammany’s grip and calls for steady, selfless public service.
After months of controversy East Boston will receive a new courthouse and police station in Central Square. The building, to be completed in 1910, will house Police Division 7 and the District Court with separate cells for men women and juveniles and will feature two to three stories and about 10 000 square feet of space.
On Christmas Eve the Night Workers mass will be held at 3 45 a m in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in News Paper Row Boston Reverend Patrick J Lyons pastor and hospital chaplain will celebrate the high mass with a benediction following. The choir has prepared a Christmas program for the service which ends with the 3 30 a m Sunday mass.
At a conference in St Paul on December 23 representatives from the Railway Council AFL Twin City lines Governor Eberhart State Railroad Commission and Labor Commissioner McEwen began negotiations to settle the switchmen strike. No agreement was reached and talks were set to resume tomorrow morning.
A large Christmas tree topped the Roxbury Jefferson School celebration as 64 pupils received handmade gifts. Parents' Association and teachers arranged the event with an upper class student in a Santa Claus role handing out presents.
In a Boston Sunday feature a Pfaffs lager and Alleys ale advertisement presents Santa Claus using a traditional old reliable method to free a stuck automobile. The scene shows Santa guiding reindeer beside the car while both beers flank the image as part of a clever Christmas themed print.
Obituaries list multiple Boston area deaths with relatives invited to funeral services. John B Bacigalupo of East Boston aged 42, Alice V Crane of Dorchester, Julia Donovan of South Boston, Helen Donavan of Chelsea, William A Flaherty of Somerville, John M Gordon, Henrietta Hanson of East Boston, Eva Harding, Catherine Holland, Peter McDonald of Charlestown, Mary McGonagle, and Richard J West of Roxbury. Funeral details include dates, times, and church or cemetery names.
Every boy and girl will find one of these diaries indispensable for daily events and future appointments in school activities. The diary includes sections for football and baseball records for boys and lawn tennis and other games for girls, plus summer activities and reminders to start the new year right.
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