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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1910
Page
5
In Municipal Court yesterday two cases about razor assaults were heard. Daniel J. Gallagher of Dover Street charged John Carter of Wollaston with slashing his neck on Howard Street, a wound so severe that Relief Hospital surgeons despaired for a time.
Carter claims threats from others led to a confrontation with Gallagher who drew a keen implement. They met after mutual acquaintance at Deer Island. Gallagher faces larceny charges. Carter's case awaiting today. Conway, bandaged, testifies in a razor assault on Cambridge Street. Bailey held for grand jury in 2500 dollars.
In Brockton on February 1 thirty seniors at the local High School were ordered to stay after school for a half hour daily until those responsible for disturbances in classrooms confess. The action follows an initial detention and may continue to year end. Parents threaten School Board action as books were tossed and cat calls occurred during a teacher’s temporary absence.
A blast in the main slope of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company mine killed 79 miners yesterday. Tonight 40 bodies lie in a temporary morgue. crews work to restore ventilation as hundreds gather at the shaft awaiting more recoveries.
Officials shift to relief duties as divers and rescuers search the gas filled mine. Leonardo Virgen, the sole surviving miner, regains consciousness and asks to go home. Dozens of likely victims remain missing as relief provisions are organized for families by Colorado Supply Company officials.
The housekeeper who keeps the Sunday Post current notes that next Sunday’s edition will include scores of daily helps and a full page dedicated to cooking recipes and menus.
Brayfort Tigerine a brown angora cat imported to Newtonville from England two years ago sails on the Cambrian to become the pet of Miss Rosamond Whitney daughter of Lord Whitney whose Bray and Dublin estates are in Ireland. Donna the Boston show winner occupies the Newtonville home. Brayfort Rajah once won the Boston Cat Club badge at five months. Brayfort cats are bred in Ireland and cannot be sold to owners who would keep them in this country.
Fire in Baltimore, Md., between 11 and 2 pm destroyed about half a block on two streets. The blaze caused extensive damage estimated at $250,000 and prompted emergency responses from local fire crews. No injuries are reported.
Financial circles report a possible absorption of the New Haven by New York Central, with Boston and Maine and Boston and Albany implications through common control. No official confirmation obtained. The tension with the Pennsylvania line adds plausibility to Central’s potential influence with New Haven.
The article argues the Central railway interests seek to dominate New England by absorbing Boston and Albany, New Haven, or related lines. It views the move as a strategic straw demonstrating intent to gain Boston and Portland facilities and to challenge the Pennsylvania for West and Northwest business via Boston Maine and Maine Central connections.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting remedy for indigestion gas heartburn and related stomach discomfort. It claims five minute relief reduces sour undigested food and promotes appetite while leaving the stomach clean and fresh. The 50 cent case is presented as a household cure.
Maine would add to its Portland terminal facilities for grain and freight shipments. A working agreement with Canadian railroads would see Boston and Maine connections used to take over part of the Northwestern business now handled by Canadian lines through Maine ports.
In a rare criminal court feature, Jew Wing, a Chinese man, was found guilty of assault and fined $100 after injuring a rival who required hospital care. The session highlighted race dynamics as white plaintiffs are uncommon and assaults between same-race parties predominate in prior cases.
The government will begin printing its own postal cards from the government printing office starting tomorrow. Initial daily output will be about 1.5 million, rising to 500 thousand a day after full equipment is in place. A new index or library card will follow, with lighter yet flexible paper and better ink uptake than the old card.
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