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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1912
Page
3
Nathaniel Conant, 75, a leading Brookline resident, collapsed and died last night near his home after attending a Town Hall meeting of the town committee.
Former Brookline selectman born March 1837 in Alfred Maine collapsed near his home on Gardner Road and died before reaching the house. He led town government for 15 years, chaired the Brookline Co operative Bank, and held Mason and Congregational Church roles. He leaves a widow and a married daughter Mrs Hubert Webb of Montclair New Jersey. Funeral plans pending.
The Church of the Ascension on Third Street East Cambridge traces its Episcopal roots to 1875 under Rev Francis J L Beal. It emerged from a Unitarian hall to a dedicated building, faced debt clearance by 1892, and saw its old steeple and 2000 pound bell removed after structural concerns.
Portland Missouri January 29 Walter B Horton about 30 fell twenty feet from a ladder in the Baxter block boiler room to the concrete floor. He died later at a hospital.
Statewide reports indicate an abundant ice crop this winter and prices expected to stay reasonable next summer. Homes are crowded with thick ice around 12 inches, reflecting ample storage and demand trends.
A life size plaster bust of William Cardinal O Connell by Hugh Cairns garners attention in a Tremont street window at Houghton and Duttons. The original model for a $10,000 statue for Boston College will be cast in bronze or carved in marble.
John D. Russell 34 of 2 Mt Vernon street Dorchester died at City Hospital after a short heart illness. He was the son of George S and the late Mary A Russell and was known in South Boston. He leaves four brothers Edward C of Des Moines Ta Charles V Sylvester P of Dorchester and George H Russell of Winthrop. Funeral Thursday from his home.
The St Stephen's Young Men's Catholic Lyceum of the North End plans a reunion at St John’s Hall Moon Street on Monday February 19 to close the ante lent season. A 40 piece orchestra will provide promenade music and dancing late into the night with a reception committee arranging invited guests including officials and former North End residents. Philip J McGonagle will be floor marshal with Representative Francia and assistants p O Donnell and Vincent Brogna.
An advertisement touts Adamson's Balsam as a sure cure for a rasping vineyard cough. The claim emphasizes quick relief and effectiveness for lingering throat irritation.
The Canadian government through the British ambassador acknowledged heroism by the US revenue cutter service crew of the Gresham. Captain Preston H. Uberroff and Gunner Carl H. Johannsen were offered gold watches and the enlisted crew shared fifty dollars. Secretary Knox will request Congress to permit the officers to accept the watches.
James Montgomery also known as Frank Harrington, 2, of 533 Columbus Avenue, arrested after a chase from Franklin Street to Hawley and through two department stores to Boylston Street. He allegedly snatched a watch valued at $15 from Lawrence & Co. on Franklin Street and knocked over several people during the pursuit.
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