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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1909
Page
11
The shore fleet could only muster a few vessels at the opening of the market due to a coast storm. Fannie Belle Atwood and Halibut catcher Mooween, both with heavy catches, expect strong prices. James Norman of Spray improves speed to ten knots, aiming for 15 or 16 hours to the Georges and back.
Shipping notices list arrivals of Sylvania Frost Simms and Dominion with cargoes or passengers from Liverpool Yarmouth Boston Louisburg and Norfolk. departures include Caledonian Buffalo Dom Ka tuhDin and Old Colony to Manchester Hull New York and Charleston with tugs returning tows of barges.
Tomorrow the city hosts two Poe centenary events. At 3 p.m. the Boston Authors' Club will host commemorative exercises with Mrs. Julia Ward Howe presiding and speakers including Higginson Grant Perry Crothers. Loeffler and Gilbert music will be performed. At 8 p.m. the International Poe Association meets in Jacob Sleeper Hall with readings by Walter K Watkins and Charles T Copeland. a discussion on Poe's place in literature and proposed memorials will follow along with a recitation of The Raven by William F Gill.
Dr Eugene Christian a New York food scientist told 125 guests at Franklin Square House last night that humans live shorter lives than animals because they eat cooked food. He argued that applying his theories could extend life to two centuries and was introduced by Isadore Parker.
The poem tells of a deep love between a speaker and Annabel Lee, cut short by a wind that chills and kills her. Despite kinfolk and heavenly forces, their souls remain united, and the speaker dreams by her tomb beside the sea. Edgar Allan Poe is cited.
London report recounts Judge Willis declaring during a trial that he believed the telephone to be real but admitted he had never seen one. The Westminster Gazette questions how judges acquire such nescience.
The $1,000,000 government bridge across the Fraser River at New Westminster B C is in imminent danger as ice breaks up jammed above the piers. Logs valued at $150,000 are mixed with the ice cakes posing a hazard to the structure and traffic.
Lord Clifford wife and daughter arrive in cognito aboard Cunard Carmania from Liverpool for a month’s stay in New York. The Devonshire noble, a wealthy peer and Roman Catholic leader, once aided the Northern Pacific survey and befriended General Custer, sharing Sioux frontier experiences.
The United Fruit Company steamer Esparta captained by S. F. Frost arrived from Port Limon Costa Rica yesterday. On board were How ard D. Atwood of New Boston New Hampshire manager of a Zente plantation near Bocas del Toro and several curiosities including hides of an ant bear and alligator and a tomigaff skin. Mrs. C F Allen and her two children Ernest and Clifford returned with the ship. Also aboard were James Hudson of Cambridge and Richard C. Burton of Somerville and Mrs. Alice G. Nash.
Gilbert Nichols of Boston defeats Frederick McLeod, open champion of the Midlothian Club Chicago, by seven strokes over 72 holes at Beaumont links after 36 holes yesterday left McLeod trailing by one. Nichols gains eight stroke margin in this morning's 18 holes and McLeod fails to recover in the afternoon.
The transport Sumner grounded yesterday in Nuevitas harbor while aiming to embark the Seventeenth Infantry. She refloated today after assistance from the transport McClellan which had departed earlier. Mr. Weld planned to sail to New York yesterday and onward to Jamaica within days.
The La Savoie arrived from Havre after one of its best trips, with passengers not needing overcoats until near port and a calm sea described as a duck pond all the way across.
NOTIGH announces Catherine Murray as executrix of Michael R Murray's estate Boston 1908 bond filed all creditors and debtors to present claims and pay debts at 98 Warren street Brighton MA NOTICH announces Harry Talker as administrator of George C Warren's estate Che ls ea West Medford Boston 1909 bond filed creditors to exhibit claims and debtors to pay at 97 Boston avenue
Somerville police, guided by a Kelleher family informant, begin a new probe into the $4000 insurance money linked to the poisoning case. They have a named suspect living outside Somerville and may obtain Harvard Professor Whitney’s visceras report on the exhumed Kelleher family members.
George M. Potter of 2141 Washington street Roxbury proprietor of Potter's Hotel for 49 years died yesterday morning after a long illness. Born in Roxbury he became part owner at age and owned the hotel for 37 years. A prominent Mason and Odd Fellow he was a noted hunter with trophies from Maine and Canadian woods. Survived by widow and one son. Funeral will be from 768 Dudley street Wednesday.
Sir Robert Bond premier of Newfoundland cancels his Washington visit to meet with the British ambassador and Elihu Root on fisheries. Attorney-General Kent will represent Newfoundland at the conference and left St John’s for Washington tonight.
John Flynn aged 45 was found in a doorway at 492 Harrison avenue at midnight last night and died before reaching City Hospital. Relatives are believed to reside in Somerville.
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