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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1910
Page
5
A man who shot into the Park Hotel ceiling last night followed with a downtown druggist robbery. He forced the proprietor from the office and, at gunpoint, took $40 from the cash register before fleeing. Police hunt the unidentified suspect.
Police seek special measures after two 8:55 p.m. holdups by a man matching a single description. At O’Connor’s Drug Store Benedict O’Connor was forced to open the till and pills were taken. at the Park Hotel Morris Moriarty and others fled as the robber fired into the ceiling. No money was stolen.
The Monday charity whist in aid of the Free Home for Consumptives in Dorchester is held at Society Hall 168 Massachusetts Avenue. Whist starts promptly at 2 30 this afternoon and ends two hours later. Souvenirs are pretty and useful and one extra prize will be awarded.
At 8:30 p.m. William Lynch, 17, of 17 Waverly Street Brighton, attempted to jump a freight train in the Allston yards of the New York Central railway. He was knocked down by an inbound express train and suffered a fractured skull while playing there with other youths.
Timeline of fire calls with locations in Jamaica Plain and surrounding streets. Entries note box numbers and losses for Samuel Marnosky J E Wasserbohhr and Son Angus Donald and others, with a still alarm and a couple of no loss incidents.
Milton citizens awoke to a startling result from the Republican caucus for auditors and selectmen held Friday night. Reports indicate an amazing discrepancy between the number of men who voted and the votes counted, casting doubt on the tally.
In a caucus four men vied for auditor with each voter allowed two votes. Five hundred forty-two voters counted, yet 1547 ballots appeared, all for the four candidates James F. Mitchell Joseph J. Walters William A. Will and William B. Batchelder. Will and Batchelder now seek nomination papers amid circulating rumors and questions over the discrepancy. Roger Wolcott Jr. presided and expressed no knowledge of any legal action, promising to watch for developments.
Catro Feb 20 Egyptian premier and foreign minister Boutros Pacha Ghali was shot and seriously wounded by a student who was immediately arrested. The assailant fired five times, three bullets struck Ghali, two causing superficial wounds. Bullets removed and recovery expected.
Rev Father M J O Connor told the St Francis de Sales parish at 11:30 mass that two gambling dens operate near the Roxbury Crossing police station and urged parishioners to quit if they fear police dragnet. He said the dens keep young men from attending church and warned against patronizing them.
Father O Connor voices regret over low attendance at Lent church devotions and warns parishioners about gambling dens and liquor. He cites a South Boston crime linked to drunkenness and urges young men to lead sober lives to avoid becoming alcohol dependent.
The aged philanthropist Julia Ward Howe, in her 90th year and in perfect health, has reduced public appearances this winter to protect her strength. Her family notes her deep devotion to ten grandchildren and seven great grandchildren, and a portrait by John Elliott reflects her gentle, thoughtful demeanor at Beacon Street.
Rev Father Ambrose F Roche of St Patrick s Watertown urged Catholics to learn from competitors by intelligent persistent work to reach success in civic and business life at St Peter s Hall North Cambridge. He warned of underrepresentation in Massachusetts courts banks and politics while urging Catholic courage honesty and higher leadership.
A memorial high mass for deceased Fitton Council Knights of Columbus members will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 o clock at Sacred Heart Church East Boston. Rev William H McDonough Star of the Sea Church will deliver the eulogy.
An amazing incident during the musical play The Heroes of the Rift at the Novidades Theatre in Madrid drew wide attention. The drama, based on a Melilla campaign event, featured a real hero acting in the wartime scene, becoming the talk of the city today.
A dramatic play scene of a Spanish artilleryman defending a gun turns chaotic when a man in Melilla military uniform storms the stage. He proclaims his deed as Pedro Cruz, says he killed four Moors and saved the gun, and claims promotion and an audience with the King. The crowd carries him from the theater amid gifts.
Health Commissioner John Ritchie Jr addressed about 20 at a Washington street hall on the topic Yearth Facts and Figures. He cited large public health costs caused by ignorance carelessness and opposition to sanitarian measures, and he showed Boston’s disease trends with charts noting tuberculosis cut by more than half in 30 years.
Ex Governor John D. Long refuses to have his name entered as a Republican candidate for Congress in the 14th district convention at Brockton on March 5. He told friends to drop his name and denies plans to accept a short term nomination to yield to Judge Robert O. Harris in the November regular election.
Ex Clovernor Long yesterday said he does not want to go to Congress and asked friends to drop his name. Charles S. Hamlin, assistant secretary of the treasury under Grover Cleveland, was approached about the Democratic nomination in the district but said he would not run unless there was clear support and noted he is not a district resident. Friends believe Hamlin could be a strong candidate for Governor if he sought the nomination this fall.
Edward W. Smith resident of 107 Paine Street trains his full blooded Boston bulldog Duchess to paw out flames. The dog jumped on lighted matches and paper, putting out a small hay fire in the stable loft and narrowly sparing his prized horses. Duchess suffered burned paws but averted a serious blaze late Saturday night.
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