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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1908
Page
3
Mayor Hibbard ousted 24 street cleaning staff and cut three salaries from 3 to 2.25 daily. A second purge next week targets seven deputy collectors and health department inspectors. City Collector Scollard may resign March 1 as reforms extend to health, public grounds, penal institutions, and the collector’s office.
Ruth Miller, infant daughter of Charles Miller, dies in Kansas City after eating bon-bons sent to elder sister Ella. Candy is believed to contain strychnine. Ella unaware of any enemies or threats.
A promotional list touts huge markdowns on men’s garments and accessories in Boston. Highlights include $4 value jerseys at $2.48, $12 coats for $4.90, $1 gloves at 49c, and heavy discounts on hats caps and raincoats, plus leather goods and travel trunks at substantial cuts.
Ex Governor Bates signals not backing Taft and hints Guild for VP. Huestis Newton, a Roosevelt ally, backs Hughes with mixed views on Crane and Lodge. Rep Luce and Gardner weigh in amid factional roiling on Beacon Hill as taft unpledged delegates remain debated.
Mrs Delia Fleming aged 52 died at City Hospital after a blood transfusion from her brother Patrolman J J Murphy. Tuberculosis of the kidneys was given as the cause. Funeral set for today at the Fleming home in South Boston. She leaves a son Albert Fleming and a daughter Mrs Leon deCosta.
Dedham reports Judge De Courcy granting four divorces. Stephen Y. Smith of Quincy cited for intoxication. Helen Gertrude White of Brookline cited for brutal treatment. Edward C. Hovey of Brookline granted divorce for desertion. Alfonso J. Sheafe of Brookline also granted for desertion.
Mrs Antoinette H Carey of 552 Tremont Street pleaded in Municipal Court yesterday to using electricity without Edison Company consent and without a meter. Judge Murray ruled the act larceny and she paid a 15 dollar fine.
William M. Buchan alias Charles C. Peterson was arrested in New Haven while trying to dispose of Cabot family silverware. Boston police link him to the Back Bay jewelry heist at 297 Marlboro Street, valued at $1000. He refuses to explain how he obtained the property and will be brought to Boston.
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