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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1915
Page
8
Mrs. BH. B. Warren an invalid narrowly escaped death when a blanket near a kitchen stove caught fire yesterday afternoon on Palmer street. Her husband, returning from nearby, carried her to safety as flames consuming one side of the kitchen. Loss valued around $800.
A. C. Sully aged 74 father of Daniel Sully and noted cotton broker in the financial world, died today in Stonington Connecticut from paralysis. The body will be taken to Providence for burial.
The engagement of Miss Esther Slater, elder daughter of Mrs Ho ratio Nelson Slater of Beacon Street, and Sumner Welles of New York and Boston is announced. Miss Slater is heiress to millions as great granddaughter of William Slater, founder of Slater cotton mills.
Public appeal announces free consultations and office treatment for deafness and catarrh if contacted by January 9. The ad cites testimonials from Mary Curtis Clark Charles H Chase and Antoinette Planta and notes treatment hours at Huntington Ave Boston offices.
The note states Welles is the son of Benjamin Welles of New York, highlighting the family's wealth and prominence. It adds that the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, was named for one of his ancestors, underscoring historical ties and notable lineage.
The couple’s three year romance started at a dinner at Winthrop Sargent’s Commonwealth Avenue home. They bonded over art as Harvard students where Miss Slater’s elder brother Nelson Slater was a friend of Mr. Welles. Last summer they hunted in Africa with Slater and shipped two African lions to the Boston Zoo after returning to Paris and the war began. Mr. Welles later settled at 493 Commonwealth Avenue in the United States.
Governor Oswald West announced the appointment of Kathryn Clarke of Glendale to fill a vacancy in the Oregon State Senate. If seated she will be the first woman to serve in the Oregon Senate. Marion B. Bowne of Douglas county was elected representative and will be the first woman in that house.
Wolverhampton correspondent reports the death of eight year old David Jennings at the Wolverhampton workhouse. He was famed in legal circles as claimant to the Jennings or Jennens estate in Birmingham once valued around eight million dollars. The estate has dragged through costly litigation since founder William Jennens died in 1798. Descendants of Lady Andover and Earl Howe have long held the property but faced high legal costs. A 40 year gap since the last major family gathering left the claim unresolved.
James A. Gallivan declares he seeks only a 1916 congressional term and no other office. He also notes Building Commissioner O Hearn might run against him but expects South Boston and Dorchester voters to reelect him, and dismisses any federal appointment from President Wilson as of no interest.
Former Commissioner Fred F. Walker of the Bureau of Animal Industry has hired attorney John P. Feeney and will contest his removal. Rumor says Feeney will protest Governor Walsh and the executive council action on New Year’s Eve and seek to clear Walker of charges in bureau conduct. Neither Walker nor his lawyer will reveal their chosen procedure.
A Cobleskill woman credits Renova with stopping her husband’s abuse and improving his nerves and appetite. The ad urges readers to order a free trial and to write to the Renova Co. in New York for samples and testimonials.
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