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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1909
Page
5
A balance sheet as of December 31 1908 lists total liabilities at 539 038 968 13 with premiums and interest in advance 11 092 282 38 and miscellaneous liabilities 1 744 735 56. Dividends payable in 1909 and held for future dividends amount to 85 844 991 20.
The Newtowne Club of Cambridge presents The Rose of India at North Cambridge with songs by Stanley Hill and music by Charles P. Scott. Bradley Burke travels to Poonchennee's realm in search of a priceless rug, falls for Nadia, and wins her promise as Princess Boneo is carried off. The musical features elaborate staging and dancing after each show, with late-evening hours.
In New York on January 31 a silent toast was offered to memory of Billy Anis, killed on the yacht club pier last summer. The Bayside Yacht Club annual dinner at Hotel Astor mentioned nothing of the Hains trial and proceeded in quiet observance with Bayside members nearby.
James H. Shay of McIntyre defense shares corridor with Bayside Club dinner in Queens County Par Association event. Surrounded by witnesses from the recent trial, he exclaims I guess I am in the wrong place and exits hurriedly.
William Oliver 35 of South Newburyport, in delirium tremens, attacked Fireman Maurice Broderick at the police station. The struggle drew in other firemen who restrained Oliver and cuffed him. Broderick inspected damages and received morphine from City Physician Frank M. Snow.
A morning fire on King street in Saint John caused about 20 000 dollars in losses to the Reid Bros wallpaper dealers building and adjacent businesses. The Reid building is owned by J. E. White.
John J. McHugh aged 24 arrived in Woburn to retrieve his wife and 6 month old son for a Cincinnati home. He died of heart failure found in his sister’s cellar. his wife remains in serious condition. The couple had recently married and he had a new job offer.
Frederick Th Parker of Westfield and United States Whip Company vice president married Mary Myers of Ashland Ohio last Wednesday in Ashland. The couple will live in the Thomas Hazelton mansion upon returning from their Tampa honeymoon, and Parker is noted as a wealthy Western Ohio businessman.
William G Walter, 50, unemployed and despondent over lack of money and food, shot himself twice in his Roxbury room on Tremont Street. He left notes to a roomer and his brother, pinned to a dollar bill to repay a recent loan, and was found by fellow tenants at 11:30 a.m. The case was sent to the City Hospital morgue after an autopsy by Medical Examiner McDonald.
Miss Gerber, visiting South Bethlehem, reportedly fell under a hypnotic spell on a day coach after boarding at Allentown. Her fiancé Barnett, learning the case, seeks understanding as doctors fail to reverse the condition and the young woman grows seriously ill.
A. H. and J. B. Livingston clothing store in Northampton suffered a $12,000 loss in stock from an early morning fire. The building received about $5,000 in damage. Total loss near $17,000 with stock valued at $25,000. stock and building are insured. Cause was not determined.
Miss Alice Gerber of Chicago claims a hypnotic influence from a handsome stranger met on a train to Allentown. Doctors report periodic hysteria and trance like states requiring restoratives. She was moved to her brother’s South Bethlehem home while plans for a Boston wedding to Charles Barnett face opposition from relatives and a preferred Chicago suitor.
A fire at the Columbia Theatre in Bath Missouri damaged the theatre interior and ground floor stores including William W Smith Son Fitzgerald Brothers and the Central Dairy Lunch Room. The loss is estimated at 19000 dollars with coverage by insurance.
The House met in a special session in Washington on January 31 to eulogize the late Representative Llewellyn Powers of Maine's fourth district, who died July 28 last year. Representative Allen of Maine served as speaker pro tempore while other members from Maine, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, California, Kentucky, New Jersey, Missouri, and New York delivered remarks praising his public service.
Fletcher and Donald Comer sons of Governor Comer assaulted Frank P. Glass editor of the Montgomery Advertiser on the street. No arrests yet though warrants issued for the Comers. Dispute stems from a damage suit in which the Governor won one cent against the Advertiser.
Charles F Donnelly a prominent Boston lawyer and 30 year State Board of Charities member died of heart trouble at his Roxbury home. Born in Athlone Ireland October 14 1836 he studied law at Harvard and influenced Lunacy and Charity policy drafting a pivotal 1884 bill. He led the Charitable Irish Society and served as its president.
The identity of the steamer that sank off Diamond Shoals about 14 miles from Cape Hatteras remains unknown, with most reports indicating probable loss of all hands. Navy and coast guard search efforts continue as weather permits.
Michael Manevich sues Alexander Gedras and Allen Shedrick for 10000 alleging they shot him when he was caught in a chicken coop owned by Shedrick. The incident followed an automatic bell setup after a chicken theft. Manevich, wounded in both legs, cannot walk.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute accepts a gift worth nearly 15000 from Elmer P. Howe of Boston. The estate includes almost 1000 square feet of land valued at 8000 plus a house and stable valued at 6500. The board notes the site may serve as a dormitory foundation. The conveyance comes per the wish of the donor’s late mother Mrs A M Howe.
A New York hospital nurse and matron shares a home remedy for constipation and disease prevention. The recipe combines aromatic fluid of cascarara cardiol essence and rhubarb syrup, with dosing guidance for adults and children, urging families to keep it at home.
Nathan Whitcomb known as the Hermit of Florida Mountain attempted to crawl two miles through a snowstorm to fetch medical aid for his brother Nathaniel Whitcomb. Paralyzed and frostbitten, he endured a severe ordeal while risking his life to save his sibling.
In a Vermont style tale, Nathan Whitcomb 70 dies in a Florida Mountain hermitage after risking a blizzard trek to aid his brother and return to his hut. He reaches Florida Village exhausted frostbitten and dies near his nephew's home. An undertaker prepares the brother for burial with honors.
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