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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1906
Page
7
A sly thief targeted Back Bay churchgoers, deceiving Trinity on Wednesday night and stealing pocket books. Sexton Chester gave him $1 after the man, claiming Providence ties and strandedness, admitted theft and fled, police seek to recover several stolen pockets.
By the will of Mrs. Rebecca A. Green formerly of Boston and late of Dartmouth beneficiaries include Salem Hospital Harvard College Tuskegee Institute and many charities. The aunt Ellen E. Davis receives 125000 in trust with principal split between Massachusetts General Hospital and the Home for Aged Women after her death. A 20000 private bequest reverts to Harvard for the John White Browne scholarship. Income of 15000 goes to Louise S. Cummings of New Bedford and upon her decease principal to St. Luke's Hospital New Bedford. Salem Hospital gets 100000 in memory of Charles Allen Browne and the fund bears his name. Additional gifts to American Unitarian Society Boston 50000 Young Men's Christian Union Boston 25000 Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children 5000 and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 5000. Harvard Medical School Boston Lying-in Hospital Tuskegee Institute Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute Radcliffe College and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts share in the estate residue, total value unknown.
Miss Carrie McFarland, also calling herself Grace Washington, told a Post reporter at 69 Columbia Street that she is the daughter of George Washington and Esther the Jewess. She says she was born in spirit land 100 years ago and arrived in 1860 in Canton, Ohio, with parents listed as Miss Washington's Ohio Scots Presbyterians. She has written to the Treasury and Kanawha County clerk seeking a statement of interest on bonds and a will, while living in Cambridge and attending the Jewish Synagogue.
Police reopen Back Bay burglary probe after a break in at Suite 620 Massachusetts Chambers 146 Massachusetts avenue. Victim Mrs Angelene J Morris reports entry by forcing a transom window between 6 Tuesday and 4 Wednesday. Stolen items include a gold O F Waltham watch monogram A J M a pearl wreath pin and 67 dollars. Investigators say tracks were carefully concealed and few leads remain.
The article notes Geezer-Is Chunkles as a business figure under scrutiny for alleged claims of success. It describes an impending investigation into his business practices and status. The piece hints at possible implications for his reputation and ventures.
A fragmentary utterance claiming a daughter of George Washington, asserting spiritual kinship and a belief in being born to his life beyond. The text presents a personal, mythic claim framed as a heavenly union and lineage.
A Boston newspaper column reports Rep Doogue’s petition to require parental consent and a witness for elopements in Massachusetts. Girls like Agnes White Bertha Georgia Smith and others condemn the idea arguing it intrudes on romance and could push couples to run away to Rhode Island or Georgia. The piece notes the uproar among young women and suggests the law would curb elopements if enacted.
Florence Parsons Taylor wife of Chicopee Mayor Al bert E. Taylor devotes time to home and children while leveraging her business background for household management. She serves on Mercy Warren Chapter DAR board and is a member of Chicopee Falls Woman's Club and Cabot Lodge EO Star. The Taylors have two children, Marjorie and George. They live in a Sunnyside colonial house and Mrs Taylor assists the Mayor on business matters.
The annual midwinter dinner of the Tufts College Club will be held at the Bellevue this evening with Mayor C. N. Barney of Lynn presiding and speeches by prominent alumni on current college topics.
In a witty panel exchange Miss Snip and Wallie-They discuss smoking with tongue in cheek. Wallie claims cigarettes don’t affect him while Miss Snip retorts that he was born that way. The strip satirizes youth attitudes toward cigarettes with sharp banter.
A mother and Hank discuss late night reading. Hank asks to stop, while the mother urges finishing chores. The passage centers on a corking article about the need for strength and vigor in youth.
Society notes reveal Mrs. Roger Wolcott hosting a dinner-dance in the Somerset American room in honor of debutante Miss Mary J. Amory with twelve tables of guests. Other society gatherings include Mrs. McClellan visiting and Miss Katherine Atterbury’s family appearing as bridesmaid candidates for the Quincy Nourse wedding set for February 7 at Emmanuel Church.
Letters to Miss Champagne discuss parental consent versus personal choice in marriage. A 28-year-old man seeks his 19-year-old partner’s mother’s approval, while a 23-year-old woman is counseled to evaluate a potential suitor and avoid rushing into marriage. The column urges individual judgment and cautions against traditional constraints.
Two Houston twins Lila May and Ala Rogers, 11, were invited to Miss Alice Roosevelt's wedding after gaining attention at baby shows. They first impressed President Roosevelt and Miss Roosevelt at a fair in Oklahoma, where they were kissed by both. The girls may not attend due to their parents' modest means.
Mendelssohn Elijah will be sung Sunday evening at First Baptist Church on Commonwealth avenue under musical director James D. D. Comey. Soloists include Mrs Jennie Crocker Follett soprano and Mrs Margaret G Guckenberger alto with Dr George R Clarke bass and Mr J L Canterbury tenor. The service repeats next Sunday evening.
In Springfield on January 18 a man was struck by a punch from an irate husband after a youthful heckler mocked a woman. The blow, delivered on Main Street, left the attacker briefly unconscious and the victim with a aching face.
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