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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1910
Page
13
In New York on December 30 Joseph G. Robin indicted banker faced arraignment but swallowed hyoscin, a poison linked to the Crippen case. He collapsed before entering court, was treated with a stomach pump, and moved to Bellevue after initial hospitalization. The court action was postponed amid a tense scene.
Boston will usher in the new year with continental gaiety as upscale hotels and restaurants host music and revelry. Guests in fine attire will gather for meals and entertainment, midnight cheers, toasts, and a festive song led by an opera singer.
A New Year mood grips Boston as residents prepare quiet celebrations after the afternoon crowds. Hotels and restaurants have been taking reservations for tonight, and by 10 o clock, those without advance slips may struggle to find space for entertaining friends.
Two dogs thought mad created panic in Boston districts yesterday. One brindle dog was killed in Cambridge while the second roamed Hollis Tremont and Arlington streets before being shot and killed by a police officer after causing crowds to flee. An earlier victimized dog was chased from 819 Washington Street and finally died from a shot and a likely fit. Rabies tests to follow.
The Ocean Pier Company bought a site for a new pier opposite Petrel Avenue in Revere to serve next summer a steamer route to Nahant. The Peabody Granite and Concrete Company bought granite quarries near Forest and Summit Streets in Peabody. Massachusetts Title Insurance Company insured titles for both owners and Beacon Trust Company for mortgage bondholders.
William O. Walker the shoe manufacturer aged 70 to wed Florence M. Jepson 37 at the bride’s parents home 112 Charlesbank Newton. Ceremony by Rev Charles Day private after which the couple travel to California. They will reside at 180 Washington Newton with the younger Mr and Mrs Walker. Florence previously taught at Cutter school Arlington and tutored Hart sons at Harvard College.
A two story wooden building at 12 Whittier Street Roxbury owned by Rice and Hutchins Company was attacked with fire by an incendiary. Officer Dilsholm of Roxbury Crossing station forced entry and extinguished two distinct fires early today.
Tenney comes back without making trades and denies Beck and Shenn sale. Jeffries and Barney Oldfield die in an auto crash as majors threaten war over Eastern League and American Association revolt near a National agreement. Dartmouth hockey team drills Alumni, 9 to ?.
A northeast gale battered Greater Boston last night causing property damage inland and at sea. Windows in Back Bay shattered, blinds torn, chimneys and lamp posts toppled. Suburban trees uprooted and streets darkened as street lamps went out.
The article recalls violent winds that tore yachts and skiffs from moorings along the water front and disrupted mariners navigation. Streets near 10 PM were deserted as wind reached about 60 miles an hour around 7 PM, shattering the Dairy Linen restaurant plate glass window at 44 Boylston Street.
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