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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1907
Page
3
DAMS 507 509 Washington St offers over 1900 ladies and misses suits from a leading New York maker at less than the cost of making. Overstocked firm provides vast surplus stock and the store promises the season’s greatest bargains with remaining stock.
An investigation by Cambridge fire officials is reportedly threatened over recent orders from Fire Chief Nat W. Bunker and department leaders. Tensions have arisen with the police department, raising officials’ concern for the city’s safety operations.
Representative Hayes of Lowell died after a long career in public service. A former director at Home Garanty Insurance and Middlesex Trust, he served 15 years in the Massachusetts House and led the rules and railroad committees. A Civil War veteran, he later built a business in Lowell and was twice married, leaving a daughter and a widow.
Cambridge fire crew controversy over salaries and appointments led to a police action after a thief broke into City Hall premises. A youth fled through the North Cambridge firehouse, was pursued by Hosemen Skold and O’Brien, and captured with a pocketbook returned to its owner. Mayor Wardwell praised the rescuers and ordered commendations for the two firefighters despite court issues with an inspector position.
A 19 year old Nova Scotia girl Ivenetta Graham vanished after leaving Roxbury with relatives in Belmont. She was last seen Wednesday after boarding at Dunley street station bound for Melrose with about $16 on her. Friends and police seek her whereabouts as relatives and hospitals report no leads. The description notes she is 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 125 pounds, wearing a white waist, dark skirt and white straw hat.
A fragment from a June 20 report mentions Martin and his daughter and a reference to Fort Scott, Kansas, but details are incomplete. The disjointed wording provides no clear event, date, or outcome to summarize.
June 20 report from Berlin notes the demise of the banker Gary Kil and the collapse of the firm bearing his name. The article details creditors' concerns and the sudden failure affecting local financial markets.
Ex Mayor Josiah Quincy rejects all accusations from Henry Abrahams secretary of the Boston Central Labor Union that he interfered with city department heads to push contracts away from union men. Abrahams says the stance contradicts Quincy's magazine writings and surprises the unions.
Adelbert Wilson chief of Oakland police tours major cities to gather design ideas for a planned Hall of Justice in Oakland. He arrived in Boston yesterday and will inspect the tombs and other police buildings with Superintendent Pierce. He plans to visit Maine before returning to Oakland. he has served 37 years in the department and led the force for two years.
A Plymouth bound electric car derailed near Salisbury square in Brockton closing its wheels on a curve and crashing into a telegraph post. Three women were treated at Brockton Hospital and many others cared for by physicians. Passengers included members of the Ladies Auxiliary A O H returning from a Plymouth county board meeting.
In a Weston summer home interview with the Post, Mr. Quincy dismisses Mr. Abrahams accusation as baseless and says he supports union labor, never opposed them, and has not heard of any city or Transit Commission action on removing union preferences.
The submarine torpedo boat board reports unanimously for the Octopus and the Navy approves. Electric Boat Company of New York builder of the Octopus at Fore River yards will receive the $3,000,000 congressional award for submarines. Secretary Metcalf delays the award awaiting the Attorney General opinion on a legal technicality.
Final arrangements for burning the mortgage on the Columbus Club clubhouse in Dorchester were made after a successful bazaar raising 13500. The event, planned for next Wednesday night before the Fourth of July, will feature a band, fireworks and a silver platter burning ceremony officiated if Mayor John F. Fitzgerald is able.
Police raided 10 Dix Place South End at Quinto Cagno premises and seized 64 gallons of wine and eight gallons of beer from a hidden cellar to garret wine closet. The list of brands varied as did officer count during the confiscation.
Bertrand Schyrock, a wealthy New Yorker, marries his nurse Misa Marion Broadfoot in Minneapolis on June 30. He credits her nursing for saving him from deadly smallpox. She fell ill as he began to recover.
Houston Va June 30 Judge William G Loving acquitted of murder on grounds of insanity after killing Theodore Estes. The verdict declares Estes did not attack Miss Elizabeth Loving, who testified about a fatal ride that led to the case. Elizabeth vows expiation as the Estes family accepts the ruling.
A granite monument on the Connecticut River north of the Ledyard bridge in Hanover memorializes John Ledyard, Dartmouth College’s famed early traveler. The inscription notes his 1772 freshman start, canoe made from a pine log, journeys with John Paul Jones, service under Captain Cook, and his death in Egypt at 37, proclaiming his Dartmouth spirit.
The Rev. Henry B. Murray delivered his farewell sermon at St Marys Church Draticstown after six years as assistant pastor. He has been transferred to Immaculate Conception Church Malden.
Rev Dr Henson preached at Tremont Temple urging Christ as the model for all, from childhood to adult life. He urged children imitate Christ, warned against both capitalist oppression and worker cruelty, and said Christ’s example should guide labor capital disputes to prevent a hell on earth.
In Cleveland D June 30 Marie Toureau rejected Harry Williams after he misspelled her name in the license application, and she wed his rival instead.
Mrs. Mattie L. Beecher of Cleveland seeks a divorce from her husband after stating he failed to kiss her once in five years. The suit was filed in Cleveland on June 30.
Harrisburg Nebraska report states James C. Coulter, aged 60, has remarried his first wife who had divorced him earlier after being married to another man.
Kalamazoo Michigan June 30 Levi Woods aged 90 a territorial pioneer seeks to divorce his wife Marie alleging interference in married life. The filing notes weariness with the union after six decades together and cites spousal disruptions as the grounds for the action.
In St. Louis on June 30 William Laxton, who had converted at a revival, sought out his wife and urged her to drop the divorce case. Mrs. Laxton will announce her decision later.
Eldora Iowa note reports Paul S. Duncan and Miss Clara B. Hazlett, who toured the Virginia City mines last summer, are now married. Duncan is described as a millionaire and the couple wed after the trip.
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