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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1908
Page
7
In Ravenna Ohio Edwin Col Yer Sr killed his 8 year old blind son Edwin at his wife's grave in Ravenna Cemetery during the night and then shot himself. Both bodies were found late today with the boy frozen stiff and the father unconscious from cold and loss of blood.
Dublin January 10 An abrupt termination today of the first sitting of the vice regal commission appointed to investigate the loss of the regalia of the Order of St Patrick from Dublin Castle last June caused a great sensation. Counsel for Sir Arthur Edward Vicars said the government in October announced plans to remove him from Ulster King at arms and reconstitute the office. Commissioner Chester Jones said the commission would not hunt the thief. that was for the police.
Wakefield survey shows Frank J. Sherman resides in Wakefield, not Melrose, ending his brief tenure on the Melrose Board of Aldermen. The finding follows the official Wakefield Melrose line survey issued today.
William F. Kuebler, arrested by Officer Gillen at Lagrange street station for intoxication, was found dead an hour later in his cell. Dr. Williams attributed the death to heart failure and an autopsy by Medical Examiner Stedman was planned to determine alcohol or drug involvement.
Raymond Havens, pupil of Carl Baermann, debuted publicly at Steinert Hall with a program including Bach Italian Concerto Chopin Ballade and Liszt Le Rossignol among others. Review praises his rhythm, tonal control and solid technique noting strong influence of his teacher and promising artistic future.
Vladimir de Pachmann performed a lengthy program by request, featuring Mozart Weber Schumann Chopin and Tschaikowsky pieces. The critic praised the scherzo as a peak moment with epic battlelike color noting a rare lapse into forceful tone before concluding with anticipation of a spring recital.
Florence May Brown Devoe aged 18 filed a separate support petition against her husband Victor Ray Devoe 20 in East Cambridge Probate Court alleging non support cruelty and desertion. The couple wed December 4 at the home of Rev George W Bicknell in Cambridge after she left Cambridge High School to marry Somerville High School athlete.
Boston labor circles held a joint council meeting of drivers unions with no final decision, planning another session. International President Tobin will visit Indianapolis and seek a harmonious conclusion after another gathering. Union 242 will discuss the city wage scale at Wells Memorial building. James P. Timilty and other Street Paving officers were installed by Michael O'Brien. Division 109 Boston & Maine Freight officers were installed. Brass Workers Union 55 reaffirmed John P. White as New England organizer.
Chesterton confronts his former lover Alice at her bungalow where a tainted marriage and a drug-addicted husband fuel a tearful reunion. He urges she leave, but fires ignite a dramatic rescue and a fleeting kiss before he departs, leaving Alice alone with grief.
Victoria B C January 10 Admiral Baron Sukenori Ito head of the Japanese navy has been dismissed from service Advices from Tokio say the dismissal stems from a scandal with the wife of a Yokosuka Navy Yard worker Ito is brother to Marquis Ito a Russo Japanese war era leader He commanded in major battles and served since 1868 in the imperial navy
The article traces the career of a prominent Japanese admiral from 1877 to 1898. He commanded the Nisshin in the Civil War, led the Hiyei to the Persian Gulf in 1880, and brought the Naniwa from England in 1885. He served as rear admiral in 1886, became vice admiral and Yokosuka chief in 1892, fought at the Yalu in 1894, led naval staff from 1895, was made viscount and full admiral by 1898, and earned a baronial title for Russian war service last year.
Thousands of residents packed the East Side for the funeral of poet and playwright Abraham Goldfadden. Traffic was halted as 35 000 mourners lined the route to the cemetery, while police cleared a passage for the procession. The Central Labor Union will hear at its next meeting that recognition should go to the building trades section.
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