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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1909
Page
5
Daniel Maquarre says he fled Boston with Mrs Clement Lenoi wife of a friend and fellow Boston Symphony player after she pleaded to join him. He blames the woman for the flight while describing her husband’s role and the Westward move.
Maquarie a 28 year old flute maker and teacher quit a 2400 dollar a year post to flee with Mrs Lenom. They rented a flat at 943 Fillmore avenue and started a chic millinery shop while seeking engagements. They are now in City Prison with the flat darkened and stock sold.
Mrs Margaret Robban did not make a confession to exonerate her husband from blame in her death. Catholic priests do not disclose confessions. Father Haney said she made a statement yesterday but not in the confessional.
Testimony in the Hadley fortune dispute reveals his frugal, odd habits, including driving sharp bargains and gathering scraps. Stableman Terence Hopkins recalls Hadley saying Walter Hadley would be heir, while witnesses dispute his health and the will’s provisions.
In St Paul Minnesota on February 19 Holder Brayton cashier in the Northern Pacific railroad land department died from self inflicted pistol wounds after stealing several hundred dollars from accounts. His note blamed no one and stated this was the end of a misspent life. His father lives in New Bedford Massachusetts and three brothers in Providence Rhode Island.
New Bedford reports no new details on Holder Brayton a St. Paul man who died by his own hand. His father is said to reside in New Bedford and no further information was available tonight.
The first vesper service of a new course begins Sunday February twenty eighth at four p m in the Church of the Boston Society of the New Jerusalem at 136 Bowdoin Street. George W Dudley returns as musical director with a chorus and quartet Mrs Gertrude Miller Woodruff soprano Mrs Louise Bruce Brooks contralto J F Bullock tenor and Dr G R Clark bass Joshua Phippen will be organist Rev James teed will give brief talks on The Internal Sense of the Bible.
Buyers from Gilchrist Company's daylight store attended a dinner at Parker House with company managers and department heads. Charles Ferris president and William Jardine vice president spoke as plans for future developments were discussed to advance the daylight store concept.
The final piano and violin recital by Mr and Mrs David Mannes was held at Steinert Hall. They performed Handel in D major, Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata, and Brahms Sonata in G. Handel's piece was noted as lesser known but vigorous. Brahms achieved sublime beauty though performances were rough. A small but appreciative audience attended.
The Symphony ae hosts a premier afternoon program by Emma Eames and Emilio de Gorgorza. The duo promises top selections and two famous operatic duets, amid talk of Eames extending her European tour and possible absence from the Atlantic for several seasons.
Funk & Wagnalls prints the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge edited by Dr Samuel Macauley Jackson. It covers over 1000 topics from Basilica to Chambers and aims to present the latest scholarship without bias. The work is Protestant by general stance but non sectarian in scope.
W Herbert Downie a 21 year old billing clerk at the T S Sims brush factory was robbed of 1200 dollars while at his desk and later arrested after the missing money was found under his desk in a box He said he was attacked and choked into unconsciousness and had worked for three years at the firm.
King Alfonso arrives by automobile in Pay at six pm but misses Wilbur Wright’s aeroplane demonstration. The event timing prevents the king from witnessing the historic flight.
In Honolulu on February 19 two bills were introduced in the territorial Legislature targeting Japanese fishermen. One would ban aliens from fishing in Hawaiian waters and the other would tax sampans with over a certain beam. Japanese are described as the main alien fishers in Hawaii. Senator Coelho, Republican and native Hawaiian, will introduce both measures amid general sentiment seen as unfavorable.
The Corriere Italia reports Queen Helena is soon to become a mother, signaling a royal family milestone and possible preparations in the court.
The Elbe river floods exceed banks flooding 50 villages and 50 000 acres. Zehausen with about 2000 residents fled to Magdeburg as thousands of cattle and sheep drown.
Halifax report states the Canadian government canceled the order that required medical inspection of all passengers from foreign ports landing at Halifax after representations by Halifax shipping men.
Atmospheric conditions blocked all wireless communication between the Atlantic fleet and New England shore stations last night. No messages reached Charles town Newport or Portsmouth naval stations early evening as a southeast storm worsened wireless conditions.
The text promotes beans as 23 percent nitrogenous and 84 percent nutriment, claiming they surpass meat eggs and cheese in value while costing little. It explains why home-baked beans are heavy due to uneven heating and advocates limited weekly servings, noting a 48 year effort to perfect this dish.
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