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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
7
A dense sale page lists low prices on women's undergarments including petticoats corset covers and drawers, plus tapes girdles and stockings. It promotes Stevens Quality optics with affordable frames and lenses, widely discounted footwear and clothing for men women and children, and a broad range of household goods and groceries all marked with FOR U or FOR MACON and numbers.
J. P. Sampson, an attache of the Fenway postal station living at 723 Third Street, was arrested on charges of stealing letters with valuables. Inspector Perkins uncovered the scheme after a test letter with two marked bills and two silver quarters disappeared from a box on Hunneman Street. Sampson denied the accusation and is held on $500 bond posted by his sister-in-law, Catherine O’Bryan. The case is set for February 6.
A motherly hen on Caleb Holbrook’s farm produced eight chicks in January, surprising the farmer as experts note birds typically delay maternal instincts until late spring. The brood enjoys the warm air, defying unseasonable expectations.
In North Easton on January 31 Thomas Sullivan faced a cruelty charge after leaving his cat locked in his house for over a week. The cat appeared in court as an exhibit while Sullivan, ill at his sister's Canton home, was exonerated as the judge accepted his illness and absence. the animal allegedly showed affection for its owner, and the court cleared Sullivan.
Mothers Club of Bowditch Jamaica Plain praised the Daily Post at a recent meeting led by patron Mrs Edward s. The group with 104 members, 25 cents each, aims to unite parents and teachers for pupil welfare. A nurse and Rev Dr Plumb demonstrated measles care. mothers agreed to engage the Boston Post to broaden interest.
Fall River dispatch reports Rev. Joseph Rusikis, pastor of the Independent Polish Church on Globe Street, arrested with his housekeeper on a charge of immorality. Police say he admitted loving the girl though his wife lives in Waterbury, Conn. They have sent for the wife and hold both detainees. the housekeeper posed as a sister.
Postmaster Hibbard’s condition continues to improve as physician Dr. Buckingham expresses strong encouragement and plans a southern trip for the patient once he regains sufficient strength.
A cable draft notes two instalments totaling 15000 dollars sent to Mr John E Redmond for the Irish party. Subscriptions yesterday include Bishop Garrigan fifty dollars and Bishop Grace one hundred, with New Orleans two thousand forty one and Portland two hundred fifty. Ottawa telegraphed three hundred twenty five dollars as part of broad nationwide support to keep the party strong in Westminster.
Joseph J. Murphy editor of the Republic spoke at the East Boston Catholic Association on Some Pitfalls and the Irish American Young Man. He warned Celtic blood to avoid the fallacy of gold and praised Boston, noting the danger of the newly rich and their money obsessed view.
Alexandra Star czek reports her lover vanished with plans for marriage within days. A missing overcoat and stolen savings for a wedding trousseau heighten police inquiries as they seek the missing man and the whereabouts of the money.
Investigation into the York County Loan Association of Toronto shows many child depositors. Metal banks were supplied to children whose savings were collected periodically. The firm had a St John branch and hundreds of local depositors setting up fears of heavy losses amid a large Canadian business.
A resident on Spring street reports spotting a figure in skirts skulking near a Pearl street rear fence. The intruder vaulted the fence and fled in masculine trousers and heavy shoes after the observer confronted them.
In Waltham on January 31 parishioners of St Mary's Church are enraged by an endless chain letter promising curses if not copied to nine others. Priests urge residents not to heed the commands and investigators seek the letter's sender.
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