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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1911
Page
2
Salem February 14 prosecutors produced the murder trunk found with the victim Mines Momjian and a witness claiming to hear the shot and see Vahan Nalbandian at the window as he lowered the shade. The Lynn man is charged with the killing.
Witness details from Rochester resident Mrs. Elizabeth Grimard describe hearing a shot and groans from a Liberty street house on July 18, 1909. she saw the man now in the dock at a fourth floor window and identified him. Court adjourned as government rested. defense to open next morning.
The Maine Senate votes 23 to 7 to put the liquor prohibition amendment back before voters. Party lines prevail with one Republican crossing to support Democrats. Senator Hamilton is absent due to illness. the measure goes to the House for consideration.
The Senate approved resubmitting the liquor control issue by a two thirds majority after debate on temperance committee reports. Senator Irving urged strict prohibition, while Senator Staples backed local option, arguing towns could better tailor bans. Miliken proposed a principles amendment. it was defeated.
A Charlestown town meeting request to Mayor Fitzgerald and four councillors pressed for a new public library building, year round baths, and a Ward 5 playground. A three member Charlestown Improvement Association committee led by Dr. Francis A. Silva, David B. Shaw, and Stanton B. King urged action, noting 30 years of appeals and prior neglect aside from a new high school.
The Rev. James Sheerin of Christ Episcopal Church Warren is asked to become pastor of St Matthew's Episcopal Church South Boston whose pulpit has been vacant for months since Rev Ernest N Bullock left for missionary work in New Mexico The Grace Episcopal Church South Boston has also lacked a pastor with Rev H E Edenberg of Chicago invited to the church
Mrs. Benjamin Talbot Rogers announces in Racine Wisconsin the engagement of her daughter Miss Helen Miles Rogers to Ogden Mills Reid son of the American ambassador to Great Britain. Reid has long served as his mother’s social secretary and met Miss Rogers at a West Park party in which King Edward was a guest. Miss Rogers is from an old Wisconsin family and has worked as Mrs. Reid’s social secretary since graduation. her brother G V Rogers is secretary of a Racine motor company.
The princess, accompanied by her adviser Fredrich Delius and entourage, arrives at Boston's station and is driven to the Lenox Hotel. She speaks of Boston’s culture, aims to see the Art Museum, Public Library, and prominent faces, including Andrew Carnegie, as she plans a brief stay to study the city and its art.
The Grindstone Island lighthouse tower near St John New Brunswick was destroyed by a blast. The beacon warned navigators about dangers in the Bay of Fundy area about 100 miles from St John. No injuries reported.
Three fine bull dogs and two French bulldogs were found dead at the Madison Square Garden dog show. Buckingham the lead dog owned by Richard Croker Jr strangled himself after entangling in his chain. The other two French bulldogs owned by Arthur Webb suffocated in their boxes in the basement.
The Lynn School Board voted to buy three first class sewing machines for Lynn High School. Principal Charles Jackson said lessons and use would teach self reliance and prepare girls for domestic duties. The machines will be installed in the High School under a teacher’s direction.
Donato Piano Jim Smith and Gio vanni Romano were convicted by a jury of assault with intent to rob Charles W Frederick. Piano and Smith received terms of nine to ten years in the State prison Romano drew seven to nine years.
Contestants in a 55 000 estate dispute over Herbert L Littlefield seek kinship by tracing births and marriages in a Sawyer family Bible dating to 1780. The will left most to George E and Allan Kimball, stirring claims by about 20 Sawyers and four cousins asserting undue influence and possible mental imbalance at the time of death.
Archbishop William H. O Connell is confined to his room with grip and cannot attend Archbishop Ryan's funeral in Philadelphia. He remains under physician care though his illness is not serious.
Francis Fallon of 7 Beach Avenue Somerville was arraigned in Cambridge District Court yesterday on a disorderly conduct charge on a Boston Elevated street car. He was found guilty and fined $20.
James H Wentworth, a lineal descendant of an old English Wentworth family, once led the Massachusetts division of the Sons of Veterans in 1897 98. He lives at 238 Lincoln Street Newton Highlands and credits Osmo Chemic physicians with curing his 25 year stomach and intestinal ailment after prior failed treatments.
Mrs. Fannie Record, age 75, a Boston resident, describes five years of deafness from a cold that blocked her ear tubes. She credits Osmo-Chemic Physicians with rapid hearing improvement and overall health gains after trying their treatment.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians announce a limited time offer giving one month of treatment free to patients who begin or renew before February 18. The program covers all medicines and aims to cure chronic diseases, stating the cost of a full course becomes affordable for all. Only four days remain in the offer.
J L Plunkett M D chief consulting physician announces permit office hours daily from 10 00 a m to 6 00 p m closed Sundays and holidays at Suite 8 Onoim Bits Qe 18 Ae diese.
General Navarro with 1000 federal troops from Chihuahua entered Juarez amid cheers and cries of Viva Diaz and Viva Navarro. The 12 day journey by train avoided fighting with revolutionists as Navarro repaired 25 blown bridges and culverts.
The arrival in Juarez marks the collapse of the Juarez campaign as Orozco and other rebel chiefs scatter east and south. Navarro, rugged and hearty, reports the entry to the president while rebels hold Guadeloupe as a moving provisional capital. Orozco retreats toward Casas Grandes amid a weakened insurrection.
A legislative public health committee reports a bill to prohibit pictures on cigarette boxes and imposes a fifty dollar penalty per violation. The panel cites teen solicitation and brand promotion as reasons, noting unanimous support and opposition to related cigarette sale bills.
An advertisement touts a laxative claimed as the sole Bromo Quinine remedy. It asserts it removes the cause and directs readers to look for the signature of E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
Taunton February 14 The Taunton City Council unanimously rescinded the removal of City Treasurer Edward H Temple and expects him to resume duties tomorrow. Charges will be prepared along findings of James T Swan special auditor who reported a 5500 discrepancy and a public hearing will be held for Temple to defend himself.
Two men, H. Brosins of Pottstown and John Litzinger of Conemaugh, were instantly killed at the Champion division plant of the International Harvester Co in Springfield when a giant crane broke and toppled onto them.
An advertisement touts Hood's Lotion as the best soothing antiseptic after shaving. It emphasizes quick drying and a delicate fragrance, casting the product as a therapeutic and fragrant remedy available for 50 cents.
Multiple obituaries list names including Eliza Callahan Daniel Collins William Harrington James Hodnett Mary Kennedy Eleanor LaMachia Mary Lang Margaret McGovern Thomas Manahan Cornelius McCarthy Anna McLaughlin Dennis McManus Hannah Moran Mary McWhire David Nagle Freeman Preble Leander Sprague May Whidden and others. Funeral times range February 14 to February 16 with church services at St Columbkille St Rose Church Assumption Most Holy Redeemer and others. Interments at Forest Hills Calvary Long Island and Fitchburg with relatives invited to attend.
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