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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1910
Page
6
A stranger from the West drew a six shooter in an uptown hotel and ordered a dancer to perform. When the man could not appease him, the gun fired a bullet into the dancer’s ankle. The victim is hospitalized with a crippled foot, and police hunt for a man described as a wild Westerner.
Antonio F. Rico head of A. F. Rico & Co. was found dead in his 116 Broad Street warehouse from escaping gas. Miss Rico discovered the body after leaving his Roxbury home at 2 Howland Street. Police and Medical Examiner Magrath deemed the death accidental. Rico was 45 and had investments in real estate.
In Worcester Judge Samuel Utley found Peter Abraham not guilty of abducting Nazlie Mitchel, a 16 year old. The Syrian community watched as Nazlie’s parents testified she was 14 and a half. Spectators erupted in celebration and the couple embraced in court and outside, marking a dramatic close to the Central District Court case.
A promotional piece touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for rheumatism by building up blood. It includes a testimonial from Robert W Shoemaker of Philadelphia describing relief after treatment and notes availability from druggists or by mail. The ad warns thin blood invites rheumatism and lists pricing and a free information booklet.
In Greenpoint Brooklyn the Y M C A branch denies Valeska Suratt attended a weekly entertainment. Officials led by M J Stickel say a neighborhood sister performed a brief Greek dance instead. Suratt comments that she may have been present but hopes no offense occurred as spectators applauded.
Thirty eight stewards and waiters from the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria were arrested at Cuxhaven on arrival of the Hamburg American liner. Detectives allege a system of smuggling provisions by stewards with the help of waiters, selling meats and other items to steerage passengers at low prices.
Dissatisfaction spreads across Fall River as hourly paid mill workers face wage cuts under the new 56 hour schedule. Nos. 1 and 2 Merchants mills shut down amid strikes while Sea Connets, Campanoag, Flint and Borden mills report partial operations and worker absences. Officials say some mills continue with enough staff to avoid suspension.
Omaha report details LeRoy Maltby a travelling salesman with four marriages and four divorces in under six years. Wife No 1 sued in 1904 for cruelty and failure to support. Wife No 2 filed for divorce in 1905. a reconciliation followed, then a new divorce in 1908 for non support. Wife No 4 also sought divorce soon after marriage. Maltby did not contest any suits.
John Lofey is arrested in Newport Kentucky for shooting Isabel Baker his sweetheart Flora Baker and their mother at the Baker residence. Lofey fired as the door opened wounding the three women who face likely fatal injuries.
In Greenville Illinois on January 17 the Rev Harry Koence swallowed poison at the gate of a young woman's home. He left a note professing love and died in the woman's father's arms after delivering the note.
Edwin D. Faber Mendota constable shot Miss Sadie Hauser in a crowded La Salle cafe and then killed himself. He had warned a note earlier that he would come to kill her. Hauser was dining with friends when Faber opened fire and she died from a abdominal wound.
Josephine Sargent wife of Cecil H Sargent Englishman lost her appeal against a jail sentence of 18 months. She and her husband were found guilty May 24 of maltreating children in their care. Before marriage she was Miss Savin of New York whose relatives live there.
Mrs Matilda M Chesebrough of Newton Mass wife of Freemont B Chesebrough owner of the Chesebrough steamship line faces 2500 bail in Hoboken on a May smuggling charge. In Trenton the defense demurred to a count that ties imprisonment to a penalty while other counts carry only fines. Judge reserved ruling.
Pauline Russell, 38, a leopard trainer at a city museum, was fatally injured when a pair of leopards mauled her last week. An attendant restrained one beast with a steel pole, but Russell succumbed to gashes and bites after a week in critical condition.
In Baltimore on January 17, Miss Minnie Krug aged 16 married John Greller 43 amid friends and relatives. The ceremony marked the culmination of a long romance that began when Krug was a child and Greller often visited the Krug family, showing special affection.
Miss Eleanor Williams, once a nurse in John D. Rockefeller and W. C. Rudd homes, died in Cleveland at 100. She was summoned by Rockefeller twenty five years earlier to tend one of his children and remained fondly remembered by the Rockefeller circle throughout her life.
Maine lawmakers loosened an old law to allow couples from other states to marry quickly in Maine. They register at a town clerk, obtain certificates, then find a clergyman or justice and wed before leaving by the next train. The process takes less than an hour and attracts business to cities.
Mrs Mary Wing housekeeper to Charles A Brown of 9 Ocean Terrace inherits 3000 from the late Thomas Bailey of Bloomington Ill Her husband Charles Wing was a Bailey nephew and Mrs Wing plans to use the money to educate her four sons.
In Windsor Ontario an elopement between Count Henri Von Heffenburg and Madeline Strackbein, daughter of a Berlin merchant, led to their deportation order to Germany. The pair, who registered under assumed names in Windsor, planned a Chicago wedding after a Windsor entry, with officials only revealing the case late Friday.
Leon Wiener president of Boston Cigarmakers Union 97, re-elected in December for a sixth term. Born in London, he immigrated to New York in 1880 and Boston in 1881, serving in nearly every office. The union, with about 2000 members, offers sick, death, and strike benefits and supports other unions in trouble. Union 97 is affiliated with the International Cigarmakers' Union and the AFL.
The Board of Aldermen halted the first attempt to fund city employee eliminations tied to the new charter and Feb 7 implementation. They approved adding 25,000 for Curtis Hall Jamaica Plain to install a swimming pool, and paused 75,000 from the Parkman Fund for a Common music pavilion. Land transfers for East Boston courthouse and police station were approved, and about 250 for alderman group photos. Feb 15 Maine battle commemoration exercises were ordered in schools and half mast flags decreed for public buildings.
In Los Angeles on January 17 Louis Paulhan failed to beat Farman’s distance record after flying 75.6 miles amid a fuel-tank leak. Hamilton, Curtiss also competed in the same event, with Curtiss achieving a 28:04 3-5 for 10 laps while Paulhan trailed in the 200 foot high race, as a large crowd watched. Meanwhile in Boston Aldermen tabled a proposed city employees transfer and bridge repairs are estimated at 328800 to restore streetcar travel.
Barre Vermont January 17 The lockout of granite cutters since November 18 has become a strike affecting about 5000 workers. Quarries opened to allow a return, but only the Leland Granite Company of Barre granted the wage rise. Workers seek 42 cents an hour and dust-proof partitions, with six smaller firms and tool sharpeners also negotiating.
The 10th annual convention of the New England branch of the Hotel and Restaurant Employees International Alliance and Bartenders International League of America closed in Haverhill. Officers elected include President M. F. Kane of Worcester and secretary treasurer John J. Griffin of Lynn. Holyoke was chosen as the next convention host city.
An article extols pine forest air for healing and prescribes a cough remedy made from glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine compound pure and whiskey. It claims a teaspoonful four times daily can break a cold in twenty four hours. The Leach Chemical Co. in Cincinnati markets the genuine oil for dispensing.
Testimonial from Thomas Hugh of Chicago dated June 28 1909 describing a Dowlais Wales itch outbreak cured after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Notes widespread suffering families male members and siblings benefited and continued usage for years. Also lists global depots and product components for infants children and adults.
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