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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1910
Page
3
Eliot Verney, 18, sat beside the dead body of his father Ozarius Verney for nearly an hour at a Plymouth Agricultural Society meeting in Bridgewater. He waited for a wake that never came, then collapsed in grief upon realizing the tragedy.
Verney and his son listened to officers of the association when the father began nodding off then died. I. N. Nutter, society president, had stepped from the platform to talk with Mr. Verney and was first to observe the fatality.
Secretary of State Knox stated there is no likelihood of trouble with Japan, noting excellent relations. He spoke after being shown Tokio press despatches about discussions of ex-Secretary Shaw and General Bell and alleged anti-Japanese remarks in San Francisco, expressing surprise at the fuss.
Tony Herz, 29, with prior arrests, was jailed for forging the signature of State Treasurer Elmer A. Stevens of Somerville to obtain $500 from Beacon Trust Company on June 3. An electrical worker who recently did a job at Stevens residence, he allegedly traced the treasurer's name onto a check, filled the amount as $500, and collected the funds.
Inspectors Gaddis and Sheehan nabbed the suspect as he entered a Summer street store. He had previously told First National Bank he hid a $1000 Brookline deposit but withdrew it while attempting to cash two small checks and a larger $960 check. He was brought before Judge Wait who considered sending him to Austria, but the plan collapsed during transit.
Residents of Highland Road Somerville protest a newspaper tale about the Osman Bateman case. Neighbors express deep sympathy for Mrs Bateman yet resent being linked to the story and feel the publication unfairly implicates their street.
Henry Belcher, 31, of 1 Linehan Court Cambridge, fell from a wagon January 7 and sustained a broken spinal vertebra. He was rushed to Cambridge Relief Hospital where Dr. Buelhar treated him and successfully cured the injury.
Belcher hovered between life and death for weeks after a broken neck. He grew stronger daily, nourished well, and on February 10 the neck brace was removed. Dr Buelbar called it one of the most remarkable cases, predicting discharge as cured within a week as vertebrae knit.
Strong backing supported by the committee on harbors and public lands for James E. Maguire’s East Boston waterfront project. Civil engineer H S Adams outlined 8,000,000 square feet of land to be developed for manufacturing with docks along the front at an estimated 12 million dollars, to be recovered via sale of improved land to firms.
Senator James Gordon of Mississippi bid farewell to the Senate at the close of the day, concluding his term after sixty days of service. Senator Depew praised the farewell as the most impressive speech ever delivered in the chamber.
A Mississippi senator delivers a fervent defense of John D. Rockefeller, praises his philanthropy, and calls for land rights to pipelines. He states admiration for the senator Heyburn and invites him to visit his plantation, suggesting post-visit admiration for Grant. The speech intertwines endorsements with nostalgia and regional tensions.
After a dramatic opening the defense faltered and a wide field day followed with nearly a dozen Senators speaking. The dispute centered on admitting testimony about Allds attitude to highway legislation after Benn Conger’s 1909 bridge matter. Heacock urged a $1500 cap on highway project spending and popular votes for town improvements.
A painting of Major-General George H. Thomas from Chickamauga is donated to the United States and to be placed over the north door of the Capitol rotunda, per a resolution from the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. A portrait of General U.S. Grant goes to a public institution. Other portraits go to the Cleveland Historical Society and Cleveland Art Gallery, with a Murillo painting to Mrs. Garfield as per an agreement.
James Murphy a teamster was tried in Charlestown District Court yesterday charged with obstructing car tracks on Warren Bridge last Saturday. He was found guilty and fined five dollars by Judge Brageé.
The Bostonian Society and major property owners clash over renaming Court street between Washington street and Cornhill to State street. Proponents argue banking districts and value gains justify the switch, while opponents say it erodes Boston’s historic charm and memory of Daniel Webster. A Board of Street Commissioners hearing is set for 11 oclock at City Hall.
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