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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1909
Page
3
William Hard, 80, long secluded in a cabin seven miles below Cincinnati, fought off four river pirates from Kentucky seeking his $7000 in gold treasure. He fired with a rifle after being pistol whipped, was wounded thrice, one pirate shot, then the attackers fled. Hard plans to bank the funds after reporting to police.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt his wife Eleanor their son Kermit Mrs Nicholas Longworth Rear Admiral and Mrs W S Cowles and Secretary Loeb will attend the funeral of Stewart Douglas Robinson in New York. Robinson, the president's nephew, was killed Saturday night by a fall from a dormitory window at Harvard College. Mrs Roosevelt and Kermit left for New York this afternoon and Mrs Cowles earlier in the day.
Washington February 23 Congress plans to enact a ship subsidy or ocean mail subsidy law before the 60th Congress closes. The ocean mail bill passed the Senate on March 20 1908 and will be reported from the House committee on post offices and post roads tomorrow. A committee canvass suggested a 10 to 8 vote in favor.
New York February 23 speculation swirls in army circles over Lieutenant John J. Moller of the Eighth Infantry who killed himself last night. A circulating tale claims Moller was jilted within the past year by a young woman he met while stationed at Governor's Island.
Washington Feb 23 The rivers and harbors appropriation bill was taken up by the Senate committee on commerce. It is understood the measure will be approved in the form passed by the House with Senate amendments to be offered.
Ex Ohio governor Myron T Herrick will not join the Taft administration as Treasury secretary Taft issued a statement after a meeting noting Herrick had written in December his inability to accept a cabinet post due to business commitments.
Mr Taft spoke at Carnegie Hall in New York on race relations and the Hampton Institute. He urged industrial education and predicted progress through mutual effort and skilled work. Booker T Washington praised Taft, and the event called for a larger Hampton endowment and donor support. Then Annie Ginsburg was struck by slate at Lyceum Hall in East Boston, collapsing and being treated at Woodbury's before returning home.
Catholic clergy of the District of Columbia adopted resolutions endorsing President Roosevelt's anti race death by own action ideas after recent editorial attacks on his views. The conference approved the stance in Washington.
A 50 cent case of Pape's Diapepsin promises quick relief from indigestion sour stomach and heartburn. A candy like Triangule taken after meals digests food, stops belching gas and nausea, and improves digestion in minutes.
A special committee and an expert accountant report outstanding taxes for eight years totaling 24019.34 are due to the town with 653.92 in errors on the cash books of the collector. A. S. Gray defends his record and notes the accountant-turned-candidate for his position.
Washington February 23 Attorney General Bona parte states a court of last resort will decide if whiskey must be labeled under the pure food law. The letter responds to Dr F L Dunlap who argues that neutral spirits diluted with water and colored with caramel may still be called whiskey.
The Young Folks Dramatic Club of the South End presents Sydney Grundy's play Sowing the Wind in Howe Hall on March 5. Miss Lucille Brophy stars in the lead role with strong local interest in the production.
Professor W A Dun ning of Columbia called Roosevelt a universal American a knight errant of the middle ages and a Yale man who graduated from Harvard in a Smith College lecture on Types of American Presidents. About 4000 students guests faculty and Northampton officials attended.
The Lenten sermons at St Stephen's Church North End will be delivered by Rev J M Prendergast S J of Boston College. He is known as a forceful eloquent pulpit orator and will discuss The Way to Happiness during Ash Wednesday services beginning at 7 30 p m.
Dr J Wilbur Chapman and Charles M Alexander launch a nationwide evangelistic campaign in Springfield. The opening service at Trinity Church draws crowds and moves to Court Square Theatre for continued events amid stormy weather. Chapman praises Boston revival as extraordinary and predicts many more revivals across the country.
Emery B. Fisher, long time foreman of letter boxes at the central post office, resigns after more than four decades of service. His assistant William J. Grimes will assume duties March 1. Fisher, Civil War veteran, was appointed while on parole from Libby Prison, parole never released. captured in Stewart’s first raid.
Durango Col Feb 23 This section endures the worst snow blockade since 1884. Train service is demoralized east west and north. Snow fell overnight totaling a foot in 12 hours raising depths to three feet on the level. The Alamosa branch of the Denver Rio Grande railroad piles 380 to 40 feet in cuts and on Cumbres Pass the snow depth reaches six to 15 feet.
In Smyrna Delaware on February 23 a revival meeting ended in a rush when a joker held up a lit carved jack o lantern head at a church window frightening worshippers into fleeing. The figure was a pumpkin with a candle, placed by a practical joker.
A newspaper-published stomach remedy recipe has stirred druggists in Chicago. A leading store reports hundreds of fills and praises Compound Prosene with Cinchona and sherry as a digestive tonic.
Howard Lee faced a Fayette Mississippi court for illicit whiskey retailing. He had retained all local lawyers, leaving no one eligible to prosecute. A speedy appeal drew lawyers from Port Gibson. Lee was found guilty, sentenced to 90 days in jail and fined $590.
The House considered the sundry civil bill as Mr Barrett asked how much of the Africa hunting trip expenses would be paid. Mr Mann replied that no public funds would be used and rejected any criticism of the proposal and travel.
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