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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1908
Page
7
Great Barrington reports the mildest January day with workers at Edgemere mills enjoying baseball and ice harvesting abandoned. A grass fire roared in Mahaiwe Cemetery last night as Boston basks in springlike warmth, breaking long winter heat records with no clear meteorological explanation.
The will of the late Alice C G Clark awards Louis M Clark 12000 for kindness to his parents and selfless support. The sum is to be paid upon the death of his mother, with the residue to be divided between Louis and his sister Alice M King.
Elizabeth Estey won a $1500 verdict in the Superior Court for injuries sustained while alighting from an L train at the Battery street station on October 19, 1904. The ruling underscores the incident and the compensation granted.
The full bench of the Supreme Court ruled that pawnbrokers records held by Police Commissioner O Meara are not public records. The decision followed a mandamus petition from jeweler John J Round seeking inspection of the records.
The Eastern Amateur Skating Association championships will be staged by the Newburgh Wheelmen on Orange Lake in Newburgh New York on February 12.
Professor William Pickering of Harvard Observatory notes the winter's conditions are meteorological not astronomical. H Helm Clayton and Weather Forecaster Smith present theories involving Azores high pressure, trade winds, solar influence, and persistent northern low pressure driving south winds and milder temperatures.
New York January 22 Count Laszlo Szechenyi and Miss Gladys Vanderbilt signed a contract governing their property rights upon marriage next Monday The couple will share their fortunes mutually This contrasts with prior European love match practices where a bride’s fortune accompanied the wedding The Vanderbilt heiress reportedly holds a fortune estimated at 8 to 12 million dollars while the count waived any marriage portion
Pinkerton detectives Pierce Gleavy and McKenzie arrested two men linked to the Forty Thieves gang in the S paymaster robbery case. The trio allegedly divided $4500, with all three frequenting New York recently. Inspector Pelton aided the investigation and said the arrests followed two months of surveillance and ten days of intense shadowing.
Washington Jan 2 The Secretary of the Treasury said that due to improving financial conditions he has begun withdrawing deposits of public money from national banks in moderate amounts. The first call targets New York banks for about 10 900 000 with plans for calls on other cities soon.
Jeanette Lavelle and the famed artist Alsel Wyherne travel to America after a promise to restore Lauriel Normac’s happiness. On returning to Canada Lauriel is found dead, Wyherne collapses, and Lauriel’s return haunts the finale of The Charming Portrait.
James Bruerton Barton a 62 year old Hartford Fire Insurance Company manager collapsed from a stroke yesterday afternoon at Kilby and Central streets while returning to his office after lunch with his son Arthur. He lived at 96 Cedar Street Malden and leaves a widow two sons and two daughters.
Arthur Grant, 19, of Malden, was injured on Spectacle Island while starting an engine when belting caught him. He suffered a broken neck and was taken to Relief Hospital where doctors restrained him with sandbags to prevent movement.
Captain R. R. Ingersoll stated there are no special plans for the passage through Magellan Strait as the fleet moves as a solid unit. The Journal of Commerce noted the voyage will foster lasting friendships and sympathies. The German cruiser Bremen departed with the American ships after observing preparations.
Yesterday the United Shoe Machinery Company was found to have no right to maintain its four suits against the Bresnahan Shoe Machinery Company and Maurice V. Bresnahan. Bresnahan bought substantial machinery from United Shoe after a Peabody fire.
An article quotes artists claiming ideal female weight is 26 pounds per foot of height, giving a 5 foot 4 inch woman as 136 pounds 8 ounces. It promotes a Marmola based remedy claiming seven pounds lost weekly without exercise, urging readers to mix at home.
Mayor Hibbard addressed the retail grocers and Chamber of Commerce president Bernard J. Rothwell. He said Boston has been used by politicians for a decade and that 750 city payroll positions are excessive and will be eliminated.
Mayor George A. Hibbard and wife were hosted by the Colonial Club of Dorchester at the club house on Washington Street. Nearly 1000 guests attended as President J. K. Berry presented a gold seal and secretary Thomas C. Bachelder gave Mrs. Hibbard roses. The Mayor praised club members for the strong goodwill shown.
William L. Potter a mill treasurer for Flint mills in Fall River and Corr mills in Taunton died at his home after a brief pneumonia illness. He was born in Fall River on October 15, 1847.
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