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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1907
Page
2
Nora Denehy Leach a once noted beauty, aged 28, drank carbolic acid at 21 Alton street in Brockton ending a troubled life marked by past abuses and a gunshot wound inflicted by her husband. She died at Relief Hospital after a 7 o'clock death, with police and family notified.
Mr and Mrs John W Finnegan entertained the Ben Hur company at 140 Adams Street Dorchester with a musicale and collation last evening Assisting were Miss Agnes Connor Miss May Carberry Miss Cassie Finnegan and Miss May Finnegan The programme included the Old Boston City Quartet Messrs Shea Canfield and Henry of the Ben Hur company Miss Merrill the Misses Finnegan and Miss Margaret Concannon Tomorrow the attendees will be guests of Shea Henry and Canfield at the theatre
Shanghai Feb 3 The new Chinese ambassador Yang Tchang urged the government to send a large group of officers to Germany to study the German arsenal service. The proposal aims to improve Chinese military capabilities through German expertise.
Division 2 A O H wraps up a three week bazaar at Hibernian Hall East Boston with an evening program. Rev James H O Neil pastor Sacred Heart Church East Boston and Rev John J Harkins Suffolk county chaplain will speak.
John Remish a 40 year old Cambridge mechanic is jailed on a charge of causing the death of Michael McCarthy found unconscious in the Remish home hallway. McCarthy died of a fractured skull at City Hospital after an incident in which he was drinking with Mrs Remish as their 14 year old son allegedly ordered him out. The State has reportedly taken Mrs Remish’s three children from her custody due to her drinking. McCarthy lived in the same block and was unmarried.
Mass of sorrow and public tribute mark Bishop William Stang’s death in the West. Catholic leaders arrange arrival, vigil, and pontifical mass, with 320 watchers from several nationalities, a City Hall bell toll, and a half day merchants’ shutdown in Fall River. Mayor Coughlin praises his spiritual and economic leadership.
An old advertisement promotes Munyon’s cures for colds, rheumatism, dyspepsia, kidney ailments, headaches, nerves, piles, blood impurities, liver troubles, constipation, vitalizer and inhaler. Each product advertised with a price of 25 cents or 2 cents and claims rapid relief or curing power across multiple conditions.
The Newtowne Club of Cambridge prepares to present the musical comedy In Old New England tonight and for the next four nights. After a thorough dress rehearsal the cast shows smooth performances with an engaging plot and lively music. The ensemble includes C. A. Wheeler Caleb P. Fox H. R. Ells E. W. Gaskill C. Roy Pipe G. T. Page S. F. Shannon J. F. Kelley J. L. Brown F. H. Clarkson Harry Tafft H. M. White C. R. Jennings E. L. B. Tuttle H. M. Tolar D. F. Fitz J. A. LaBonte R. E. Maddock F. H. Clarkson and J. L. Brown.
The Rev. Father E J McAuley, Roman Catholic priest of New Ireland parish in Moncton New Brunswick, died of heart disease at 65 after a period of poor health. His death followed the murder of house keeper Mary Ann McAuley by servant Thomas Collins and the ensuing trial. He served 35 years in the priesthood.
Ernest Davis an 18 year old visitor from Toronto was jailed at the central police station in Allegheny charged with threatening to shoot Mrs. Charles A. Painter wife of a retired millionaire steel man at her Western avenue home yesterday. Police kept the case quiet but private guards were reinforced once the incident became known tonight.
Davis, who claims Canadian connections, approached Mrs. Painter with a pistol and threats. He begged for money and food, and she invited him inside, spoke with him, and helped her remove three loaded cartridges before giving him a dollar and calling police. She said she would not prosecute if his distress proved true.
The Boston and Albany Railroad Relief Association of Division 9 for Allston car shops and Exeter street yards elected temporary officers. President Lester P. Whidden is joined by vice president Charles Morrison and secretary M. L. Heeger. Treasurers William E. Hibbard and inside guardian Peter D. Dotson were named, with Whidden and M I Heeger appointed collectors.
Four American steel twin-screw steamers named Admiral Dewey Farragut Sampson and Schley, each 2104 tons gross 1335 net built 1898 by W Cramp Sons Philadelphia owned by American Mail Steamship Co New York, are said to have been sold to I E Caine of Seattle. They feature passenger accommodations and have served the Jamaica Boston Philadelphia route for United Fruit Co.
The Post outlines strict measures to protect contest fairness for the $2,000 Booklovers Contest. An official answer list will be sealed with a Boston trust company and certified as identical to the published list. No answers are examined before the February 16 closing hour. multiple sets allowed, each in its own envelope, with answers in numerical order.
A rustic ode to outdoor life celebrates scent and appetite after a day in the woods. The speaker, with a deer as guide, revels in primeval wilderness and the simple pleasure of a camp cook’s coffee and a comforting supper. The poem exalts nature and a jovial finish with a cup of Chase & Sanborn’s.
WELLESLEY Feb 3 Harvard and Tech suited suitors took part in the first legalized courting at Wellesley. The chapel service drew a larger crowd than usual with many men present. Afterward, couples formed during the festive evening as fudge and chocolates disappeared in the parlor.
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