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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1910
Page
14
A local rug shop announces a mark-down sale offering half price on all rugs in stock. The notice states this is the only chance this year to buy an Oriental rug at reduced prices with average reductions described as part of the event.
Antique curtain sale lists velvet and velours fabrics with scarce pieces from Constantinople and Persia. Prices shown include 18.00 for 310 yards, 6.00 for 48 yards, 5.00 for 5 yards, and 6.50 for 3 yards with further discounts.
The 1909 season saw 87 flights by 137 aviators including 18 women, mostly from Massachusetts. Mileages totaled 3774 with nine days in the air, 10 balloons in service, and 15 active pilots. clubs and aero societies expanded across the region. Notable feats include 1180 miles from North Adams to Topsham and a trip from Pittsfield toward New York, with plans for Canada crossings and more balloons in 1910.
Ireland buzzes with plans to welcome absent sons on their pilgrimage home from the United States. The Irish Home Going Association reports letters from families nationwide, promising anticipated visits and a surge of national pride as Ireland prepares for a historic home-coming.
The piece describes a global Irish greeting as Irish Americans join relatives abroad in a grand homecoming. Ireland prepares with banquets arches and games, aiming for a joyous welcome and hopes for home rule while dignitaries and civic groups organize broad celebrations.
Augusta Mo Jan 23 Official figures show 2858 applications for Maine pensions filed in 1909, seven fewer than 1908, while 2269 certificates were issued, 88 more than the previous year.
Fore River Shipbuilding will build one Argentine dreadnought at Quincy and sublet the other to New York Shipbuilding Company. The ships, powered by Curtis turbines, will reach about 22 knots with 40 000 horsepower. Armament details remain uncertain but may mirror the larger North Dakota class. The $22 million contract emphasizes U.S. labor, with most funds going to workers and material costs limited. Bethlehem Steel to supply guns and armor.
Dr Jacques Bertillon reports statistics from France and Europe showing bachelors and widowers die younger than married men and women. He urges marriage for longevity and notes married people lead calmer, healthier lives while spinsters face higher mortality.
Fred Grover of Portsmouth leapt into icy North pond to save Gerald Lyons and Grant Tryder after they broke through the ice. He held both boys, one under each arm, while treading water until help arrived. Nearby residents aided, saving all three lives.
Detectives from Providence will visit Boston to consult experts about fingerprint detection as part of the Lorenz murder and assault case. Lorenz’s book lists many young women he claims to know. police also visited New Bedford to question a woman he says he was engaged to, though her name is withheld.
A New Bedford woman says Lorenz proposed after they met and left, while Lorenz calls it engagement to a wealthy German girl. Fingerprint tests in Boston aim to match marks on Laura Regester, murdered by strangulation a year ago, potentially linking Lorenz to the case. Inspector Caffrey will travel to Boston for the Bertillon comparison.
Customers may exchange full books of legal stamps for $2.50 in merchandise or $2.00 in cash at Wolf's My Clothier located at the corner of Hanover and Portland streets.
In Voluntown Connecticut Judge Reed grants divorce to Jennie Frebut aged 17. She had married Nelson Frebut at Centreville Rhode Island in 1907 when she was 14, then learned he had fled to live with an 89 year old woman in an adjoining town. The decree cites desertion.
Great interest in the committee on elections hearing in Washington on Thursday to decide which man, Joseph F. O Connell or J Mitchell Galvin, is entitled to the seat in Congress from the 10th district.
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