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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
1
Fire in Chelsea blocks gut homes on Summer and Second streets. Firemen John Schumann and Napoleon J Armour from Engine 3 suffer injuries. Captain Leo Spencer and Mrs Verks Dovesky sustain falls and fractures. Frost Hospital treats all.
At Harry Thaw's trial on January 22, his mother testified about his childhood traits while Anthony Comstock detailed Thaw's letters about alleged vice venues and his accusations against Henry W. Poor and Lispenard Stewart. The will issue and the codicil with concealed legacies were debated as five witnesses testified, with Comstock as the day’s star witness.
Boston officials report Kaiser Wilhelm failed to keep Dr. Carl Muck from leaving the Royal Opera at Berlin after next spring. Unconfirmed rumors name Gustave Mahler, head of the Metropolitan Opera Company, as Muck's probable successor. Mahler, grieving a daughter's death, reportedly contemplates an extended stay abroad.
A major blaze in Chelsea yesterday damaged 40000 dollars of property over a quarter square mile. Six rag picking buildings and two rendering plants were involved as 24 families faced displacement. Firefighters from Chelsea Everett and Hast Boston battled the flames under Chief John Rodbold after the rendering plant near Maple and Auburn streets caught fire shortly after 12 30.
In a crowded Macy's eighth floor restaurant a woman shot a man advertising solicitor Frank Brady and then killed herself. Brady, 30, supported an aging mother. The shooter Mary Roberts Clark, widow of a police officer, also left a note. Police traced the motive to threats over renewed attentions.
American battleships and escorts depart Rio de Janeiro amid cheers and gun salutes. Admiral Thomas and Captain Hubbard aboard the Minnesota receive Brazilian President Penna with honors. Fleet travels toward Punta Arenas en route to San Francisco amid Brazilian spectators and salute exchanges.
Fragmentary notice notes Fr John’s Medicine for Colds has ceased after about fifty years of sale leaving customers and retailers to adapt. No further details available on reasons or current alternatives.
Dr Muck the noted conductor quickly won Boston audiences with Beethoven Fifth at Symphony Hall opening his first season. Mrs Mack remains a social and musical centerpiece, while harmony in the orchestra grows under his unobtrusive yet magnetic leadership.
Paymaster Edwin H Fenno was robbed of 4500 on July 18 as three men waited with a buggy team. Frank Harrington 23 and James Kenny 17 were taken to city prison with a third man sought in New York as investigators pursue theForty Thieves gang. Officials withhold names while a search continues.
Forecast shows fair and colder conditions for Thursday and Friday with westerly or west winds. The outlook for New England calls for fair skies, colder temperatures, and fresh winds from the west.
Governor Guild praised Hughes as an American citizen in a Westminster Hotel banquet before Senate and House members. Taft allies, led by Senator Lodge, were surprised by the pro Hughes stance as western Massachusetts supporters of Senator Murray Crane listened.
Washington and Albany dispatches tied Hughes for President to Crane for presidential manager. The Governor’s brief boom suggested possible alliance with Senator Crane to send a non Taft delegation to the national convention. He called Crane “the best type of the American citizen,” receiving applause.
John J. Douglas the health board secretary earning 3000 a year was removed by Mayor Hibbard. Twenty sewer department employees face dismissal. most work at Calf Pasture on phony ratings. Discharges follow a mayoral recommendation, not Finance Commission findings. Smoke Inspector Jeremiah Good seeks a hearing to contest removal. Crocker of the Finance Commission and the mayor held a lengthy private conference.
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