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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
4
Mrs. William P. Ogden of Breckton Mass visits Auburn to gain custody of her 3 year old daughter Mildred. A struggle with Mrs. Sawtelle at 4 Hampshire Street ends with the child taken by main force after guardianship papers and a letter from Brockton police chief are shown.
A frail scow carrying fifteen Italian laborers attempting crossing the Ti-foet canal at Lloyd's Neck Long Island sank in mid stream. One man drowned and five others were revived with difficulty after rescue by nearby craft crews. The remaining men swam ashore.
Patrick J. Kenney, formerly a conductor for the Boston Elevated Railway Company, was sentenced to eight to ten years in state prison by Judge Gaskill in Middlesex Superior Court after pleading guilty to assault with criminal intent upon Mary Cassidy. He has a wife and two children.
An unknown man described by police as demented called at 8 Boyd Street and demanded one of Mrs. Heinstein's Boston terrier dogs. After a tense confrontation she calmed him briefly before he left toward Nonantum Square. Police warn he could be dangerous if at large.
A speaker recalls a decisive turning point in his life after a long history of drinking. He describes a recent event credited to Tor LT as part of the cure. The narrator portrays life prior as a living death with little hope or sobriety.
Governor Stokes in Trenton signed extradition papers for Carmine Comforti wanted in Weymouth Massachusetts for allegedly attempting to murder his wife. Comforti was free on $1000 bail but failed to appear in court and fled. Weymouth police planned to take him to Massachusetts.
The Glasgow tramp steamer Fashoda faced a terrible gale off Tory Island with its steering gear gone. Oil poured overboard saved the ship after 11 days of heavy seas while it carried 500 tons of pig iron from Glasgow to meet U S demand. Captain Watt praised for skilled seamanship as the vessel rode out the Atlantic, with a black buoy marked 7 spotted on Dec 13 at 62 47 N 24 05 W.
Mrs. Delia Connelly started a basement store at 23 Hamburg Street with 25 cents after her husband died, selling candy to children and adding groceries as profits grew. Her venture, begun on a quarter, expanded to a steady business and neighborhood support. She claims she is the only woman in the United States to start a store with 25 cents.
Frederick SackettI, one of three involved in the July 8 robbery and shooting at Esterbrook Coal Company, was sentenced by Judge Sherman to a term of ten to twelve years in state prison. The judge expressed regret for the Italian defendant as his wife fainted in court and was assisted from the room.
In East Whitman two painters, Richard Klewer and Leon Sparhawk, were overcome by fumes while painting a large water tank in a shoe factory. To free one man, rescuers chopped and battered down part of the tank, sacrificing the structure to save his life.
A charity ball in Haverhill after the armory dedication will support Hale Hospital. The $40,000 State armory on Ixenora Avenue, designed by Andrews Jacques Rantoul, will feature addresses by Governor Guild Mayor Wood and Adjutant General Frye.
Ex President Grover Cleveland and Princeton alumni applied through Congressman Wood for stocking Carnegie Lake at Princeton with game fish. Wood endorsed the request and sent it to Washington for action.
Alderman Berwin defends the claim that the Confederate flag presented to Boston by General Butler came from New Orleans City Hall and may be returned with an escort. He disputes New Orleans press reports and vows to prove the flag’s origin despite ongoing questions about its authenticity.
New York reports a 20 percent rise in the cost of essential goods over the past year, with foods clothing and building materials up one fifth since December 1905. Flour is the sole commodity to fall, though bread prices stayed steady.
State Board of Education report criticizes low teaching standards across localities. During the year 1600 teachers started work with no more than a common school education, labeled as tyros in teaching, prompting an urgent call for more normal school graduates.
Baron Stengelmueller the Austro-Hungarian ambassador in Washington denied rumors he would resign. He said he notified his government and made the denial on the authority of his king.
Manchester N H December 27 The New Hampshire Lumbermen Association voted to hire counsel for prosecution of alleged overcharges against the Boston and Maine railroad totaling $40,000 35 claims were secured by Sheriff Nathaniel Doane’s committee with potential for 150 more lumber overcharges and total suits possibly reaching $400,000 to $500,000 if successful across shipments and other classes.
Samuel J. Coy, once owner of a large Boston restaurant on Atlantic Avenue, died yesterday. Prominent Masonic orders and military associations will attend his funeral from his Mountford Street residence on Sunday afternoon. Coy belonged to the Ancient and Honerable Artillery Company the Twusiliers a St John’s Masons lodge the oldest in Boston.
Ralph W. Kendall former Bates College football captain married Vera Bryant in Pittsfield after meeting at a Bates Bowdoin game where she led the cheering. Kendall, now a Lewiston High School assistant master, began the romance after the championship clash.
A street car struck and overturned a truck carrying laborers in Harlem. One worker was killed outright and three others injured, two of whom were perhaps fatally harmed.
The Rev Dr Elwood Worcester of Emmanuel Church spoke at the New England Alumni Association dinner for the New York Medical College at Copley Square Hotel. He described how a class for psychic treatment of disease would impact medicine. 49 MDs attended, with prominent New England doctors present. Dr D S Adams of Manchester NH elected president.
A large mob armed with rifles and pistols hunted a large python that escaped from Professor Brownell's snake farm in Revere. From Longwood bridge to Jamaica Pond residents feared the danger, with a few false alarms but no sighting of the reptile yet.
Gideon C. Bantz, deputy assistant treasurer, assumes control of the Boston sub-treasury succeeding the late George A. Marden. He relieved Treasurer Charles Treat who returns to Washington. About $20,000 in the vault remains sealed pending transfer to the new assistant treasurer.
About 100 members attended the New England Street Railway Club monthly meeting at the American House. After a fine dinner, Mr. Jacob B. Struble of Swissville Penn read an interesting paper on Railway Signalling.
In Selma Alabama Dec 2 two white men were badly injured two black men killed and a third wounded after a crap game dispute led to a siege. Alexander Jones wounded a black man then hid in his house. A fleeing Jones was killed by fire set during the siege. Whites and blacks united to demand surrender with a crowd outside the home.
Ex-Conductor John A. Hanson of the Boston TV had his sentence raised from 14 to 20 days by Judge Gaskill in Middlesex Superior Court after appealing a Cambridge District Court conviction for stealing fares. The decision follows a wave of fare theft arrests and convictions involving Boston Elevated Road staff. Inspectors Wolf and Rooney prepared the case.
John K. Murphy of Cambridge was sentenced by Judge Gaskill in Middlesex Superior Court to four months in the house of correction for disturbing the peace. He allegedly stole a horse and wagon from a Cambridge street location and was found driving while singing Waiting at the Church, with no larceny charge lodged.
The article extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for strengthening weak women and aiding mothers. It praises its alcohol free formula of native roots and its broad use for nursing mothers and pregnancy preparation. It warns against overreliance on miracles and notes endorsements by medical authorities for its ingredients and the Golden Medical Discovery.
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