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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
3
Homer Wardwell 18 son of Mayor Walter C Wardwell of Cambridge died yesterday of pneumonia at a retreat he sought for health and strength. The exact location of the retreat was not disclosed by his relatives.
The Washington dispatch notes regret that Vice President elect James S Sherman missed the Possum and Taters dinner with President elect Taft in Atlanta. The Georgia delegation in Congress has decided to host Mr Sherman a dinner in Washington this time.
The body of James Heffernan was found in a field near Charlestown Almshouse and placed in North Grove street morgue for identification. Mrs Julius A Belz of Everett later confirmed the corpse as her father. Medical Examiner Magrath ruled death due to alcoholic freezing.
A 2.44 bomb was thrown at a railroad train near Barraeck Pur 15 miles north of here yesterday evening. An investigation today raised suspicion the act targeted Lord Minto the viceroy of India as he was slated to pass this way en route to Assen, but he boarded a different train.
In Grand Rapids Michigan on February 11 Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth is formally tendered a union card by Bricklayers and Stone Masons Union No 10. The honor precedes her participation in the cornerstone laying for the new Grand Rapids Federal building tomorrow.
Globe-trotting William C Morris age 22 once lived in South Boston died at Relief Hospital from an illness that struck Tuesday noon while en route to East Boston docks. He tried to hide his identity until told recovery was impossible and admitted his name as William Morris of West Ninth Street.
Revival movement leaders directing evangelistic singing in Boston invited an actress to join them at a Chipman Till meeting at Premont Temple. Alises Leaana Burt assisted by reading a revival service.
A blaze at H. P. Gallup’s boarding and safe stable on Barnes street Dorchester last evening cost two firemen their safety as they dragged 45 horses and two cows to safety. A citizen was injured while rescuers made repeated runs through smoke. Several valuable trotters were saved but some horses remained missing late that night.
Firefighters Albert Swett and Michael Minnehan from Engine 16 were treated after being overcome. Rescuer Hiram King was slightly injured when kicked by a horse. The blaze started after 6 50 at the Gallup stable, causing two alarms. A lantern explosion spread burning oil to hay, sparking the fire. Neighbors joined Gallup in rescue as horses balked at flames and several racing animals escaped.
President elect Taft visits New Orleans for remarks on the Panama project and the engineers report. The delegation will press on to Washington to finalize plans for Gatun dam and lock walls while Taft crowns the visit with public receptions and a festive carnival night.
Several banners displayed in front of a lodging house along the parade route were ordered down by local authorities this afternoon. The nine inch inscriptions, Why Should One Man Hold Another Man's Job and Abolish Poverty Vote the Socialist Ticket, were deemed not to conform with the hospitable nonpartisan spirit for the event.
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