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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1902
Page
6
Judge Dewey yesterday scored the Boston Elevated Railway Company for train operation and public treatment in the case of Martha Brysop who claimed damages after falling between cars while passing in a queue of passengers at the request of a guard. The accident occurred at Sullivan.
Judge Dewey held the Boston elevated railroad liable for a passenger injury from unsafe passage between cars. He ordered $300 for the plaintiff and criticized the system as near a public nuisance, faulting operating practices, crowding, and the subway conversion. L road spokesman disputed the judge’s public remarks.
A speeding trolley on Boylston street struck and fatally crushed 5 year old Ruth Sargent near Hereford street. Motorman Horace A Webb attempted to stop but could not. The child died at Station 16 as police and medical staff attended. Father Francis W Sargent learned of the tragedy.
Testimony showed little evidence at Judge Braley’s strike case hearing as Charles McClintock faced sharp cross examination over his movements on Congress Street and Bridge crowds. Albert L. Wood described his shift with Hornick, joining the union under pressure amid crowded streets and unfulfilled promised protection. Lang testified about wages, overtime, and his resignation from Brine once the union wage scale faced resistance.
The Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst D D of New York will headline Amherst Alumni Association’s annual meeting and dinner at Hotel Brunswick next Tuesday. The event looms as one of the largest in association history with discussion on The College Man and Civic Duties. Speakers include Hon Salem D Charles, Charles H Ames, and college president George Harris, plus association officers and executives.
Police report a string of minor offenses and accidents across Boston and Chelsea. Arrests include William H. Agry on larceny at 206 Massachusetts Avenue and Maud Winters for $59 theft on Province Street. fires, injuries, and a wardrobe of misfortunes mark the day's city news.
The ring ended abruptly last night when a wet sponge descended from Moran's corner ending the boxing match between Tommy Mo of Brooklyn and Martin Flaherty of Lowell at the new Criterion Social and Athletic Club opening. Moran's seconds signaled the finish as the crowd watched the staged early finish.
Mrs Hinkley writes from Indianapolis that a doctor warned of surgery with slim survival chances and she chose Pyramid Pile Cure. She credits a 560 cent box for restoring sound health and urges readers to obtain the cure and free books from druggists or publishers.
Flaherty dominates the 10 round bout while Isaac Woods and Harry Gilman exchange heavy swings. Woods leads in later rounds with a stomach blow. Comedy bout features Young Stone and Stone jokes. Maguire and McKenna share six rounds with close action. Connolly of South Boston falls early as Goodman scores light blows and the orchestra is asked to play.
Worcester dominated the game defeating Lawrence 8 to 2. Tibbetts stood out in the third period amid poor play by Lawrence, while Rushes Daly and Brannon stops marked the effort. A paragraph about historical rifles closes the item.
Roosevelt Jr is described as very sick and under care in his room while his mother is expected to arrive with news. The school faced multiple illnesses and closed for two weeks amid a winter outbreak. Boys reportedly ran bareheaded, blamed for several severe colds and related sickness.
The illness of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. upends the president’s travel to Carian. The plan now calls for a brief flying visit to the exposition with no accompanying ladies due to tight schedules. The president will depart Tuesday, attend Charleston events Wednesday, join the banquet, then return to Washington by Thursday with a reduced party of three cabinet officers and a stenographer.
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