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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1906
Page
2
Letters reveal Mabel Childs seeking to outpace her pursuers and avoid a courtroom in a complicated case tied to Annie Russell. Emma Raynes says Mabel remains in Boston using a general delivery address while observers on Deer Isle recount past summers’ flirtations and island loyalties.
A rural English writer describes a 20 year struggle with dyspepsia and coffee. After discovering Postum Food Coffee via a booklet, she quits tea and improves rapidly, regaining tolerance to milk and other foods. She promotes Postum to neighbors and credits improved health to the beverage from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
Police from Division 4 searched the Tremont street apartments of Mrs Dr Rice in connection with the Annie Russell death case. They found the resident in the front parlor and recovered only newspaper and circular advertisements already in their files.
Boston police pursue leads in Annie Russell death case believing Mabel Childs holds key to the secret. Lodging houses in Greater Boston are watched and Division 9 is alerted to find Gardner who stayed on Blue Hill Avenue near Mattapan but has vanished, leaving detectives seeking explanations.
Medical Examiner Francis A. Harris filed with District Attorney Moran a report on Annie Russell. He notes a physician found peritonitis and a second doctor directed hospital admission where she died. He says the question of illegal surgery remains undecided while Moran seeks proof of guilt.
The Somerville School Board urged adding at least one wing to English High School two rooms at Latin School converted to physical and chemical labs another for a library two rooms to Tanscom School an addition to Brown School and an addition to Lincoln or Hodgkins School.
Harry A. Vose, 73 Romsey Street Dorchester, longtime superintendent of the Monks Building on Congress Street, is appointed assistant custodian of the federal building with a salary of 1800 dollars. He achieved the highest civil service exam score to fill the vacancy caused by Timothy J. Swift's removal on Oct 4.
In Chicago on February 26, William F. Sears and his wife, also known as Mack, were found dead at 4138 Jackson Boulevard. A gas-related note suggests the wife caused the deaths amid jealousy. letters mention an alleged other woman. Cash and jewelry valued at $89 and $1000 were found, source of funds unknown. The bodies were taken to the county morgue.
William K. Sears, husband who died with his wife by gas in Chicago, was called the black sheep of a Boston family. Brother of ex-Representative Walter L. Sears, he shocked relatives in Republican circles. His mother, Mrs. Mary Sears, is with Walter in South Boston. Mrs. Alice Pike recounted buying Sears home from Mrs. Sears, noting she was nervous and jealous. The family insists he did not live on Shawmut avenue.
Reports say a Chinese magistrate may have killed himself after initial claims of stabbing by a Catholic missionary. Riot left six Jesuits dead. Kingman family attacked. two killed, two possibly dead. Chinese troops guard property. American refugees bound for Kiukiang. State Department calls troubles local. Nanchang lies on Lake Loyang near Kiangsi. Yangtse navigable to the lake.
Desperate anti-foreign riots in China, including massacres of missionaries and attacks on missions, are blamed on American labor bans and a rising Chinese reform movement known as the Boxers. Reports detail Shanghai, Canton, Lienchow, Changpu and Amoy clashes, militia protection, and brutal killings of missionaries and foreigners amid rising national tensions. The article cites Amy Machle, Miss Chestnut, Mrs. Machle, and Mrs. Lily Milland, with warnings of an imminent uprising as China reacts to foreign influence and lingering Boxer-era resentments.
Young men planning marriage face higher costs as diamond prices rise more than twenty percent. Reports from England say the diamond syndicate has purchased the South African rough diamond supply at $2.40 a carat above last season.
The scene describes buyers delaying purchases when told a $600 price for a small stone. Young men seek cheaper options, glancing at glass stones in another showcase, while a girl admires the jewelry with wistful interest. The passage highlights perceived value and impulse purchase dynamics in a jewelry store setting.
Boston Methodists feared for missionaries in Nanchang China as an uprising unfolded and two English missionaries were killed. Reports say Congregationalist workers escaped to the river and a boat was kept ready. Dr. B B Strong of the American Board noted Congregationalists were far from the scene and urged warning for all missions to leave for the coast at the first sign of trouble. Native hostility had grown, with locals throwing stones at mission quarters.
Cincinnati February 26 report says an early uprising in China was predicted today by an Ohio woman missionary to China who accuses the Reform Party.
An old style ad promises a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding forms. It states PAZO OINTMENT will be refunded by your druggist if it fails to cure in six to fourteen days and lists a price of 50 cents.
Bishop J W Bashford cabled that eight Methodist missionaries at Nanchang escaped by boat after a massacre of nearby Kingmen. The group likely reached Kiukiang soon. names include Rev Edward James and wife, Dr M C and wife, and Misses Gertrude Howe, Genevieve Hughes, Alta Newdyk, Kate L Ogdorn. One Chinese woman Ma Kahn also stationed at Nanchang.
Pekin dispatch says American Methodist missionaries at Nanchang may have escaped to WuhuKiang but no confirmation from that location has arrived.
In Manila on February 26 reports say many Filipinos seek to enlist to assist America. Major-General Leonard Wood faces hundreds of natives eager to join, once hostile to U S troops, now ready to wear uniforms and fight for the white men amid anti-Chinese sentiment.
Lynn police seek a burglar who screamed Murder Help as his fingers were caught in a window sash. Mrs Mary A Guy of 12 South street woke to a noise, slipped to the floor and pulled down the sash, trapping the intruder. He escaped after freeing his fingers.
Receiver Weed reveals Gurley Investment Company offers to pay $17,000 cash and $166,000 in two years at 4 percent to settle Provident Securities and Banking debt. Depositors may recover about 10 percent within a month, with possible full balance plus interest in 1908. Gurley says settlement aims to clear Shenandoah affairs after 25 years. Weed denies any such Denver offer.
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