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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1911
Page
14
Mrs. H. B. Chip, a bride of two months living at 22 Evanston avenue, says she is the most kissed woman in Chicago. She receives about 40 kisses daily from a family circle that includes one grandpa, one grandma, two parents, five nephews, two aunts, and one husband.
The champion narrates life in Chicago after moving from New York claiming she is the most kissed woman in the city. She describes daily kisses from family including grandpa, grandma, parents, siblings, aunts, and nieces and nephews, plus constant affection from her husband. She cites several persistent kissers Cecelia Doroshaw, William Stearns, and Margaret Doroshaw.
Margaret Feast three years old, daughter of Mr and Mrs George Feast of 1269 Commonwealth avenue Brighton, fell from a fourth floor window forty feet to the concrete and was killed instantly. The accident occurred during a heat wave when she and other children stayed in the play room. Dr Dowe attended. Medical Examiner Magrath ruled death instantaneous.
Marie Farrell aged 3 of 177A Pearl Street Somerville wandered from home at 11 yesterday morning and had not been found by midnight. She was last seen on Central Hill. Daughter of Mrs William H Farrell. Somerville police and nearby towns notified.
Harry N. Atwood soared four miles from 2000 feet above Brooklyn rooftops to Governor's Island and back circling the Statue of Liberty. He set a world record by landing within nine feet of the starting point after a 1000 foot ascent. He described a safe breeze and planned across the Pacific to Atlantic coast later this summer with trials in Washington.
At a Zionist convention in Tannersville New York a reorganization of the Boston council was ordered. Subventions of 1000 dollars were voted to Dos Yiddishe Folk and to the Macca bean, with 500 dollars to the Young Judean. A cable from Dr Straucher reported 29 Zionists killed and 60 injured in Austrian by elections.
Reach Wolf's My Clothier from Haymarket and Adams squares via the Subway street stations. The corner at Han over and Portland streets is described as the easiest approach for travelers navigating these public transit hubs.
Miss Alice Holgate who barely survived a severe burn received skin grafts from 100 Redlands girls. The operation concluded today after three weeks of near death, as hope for her recovery grew with the transplanted skin aiding wound coverage.
Customers who buy in the morning until twelve noon at Wolf's My Clothier on Hanover and Portland streets receive double stamps.
The new admission and trunk rules at the L street bath house failed yesterday with congestion and discontent. Bathers and attendants demand a complete rule change after hourslong waits and confusion over key distribution and towel and trunk handling. Many left for the Head House bath house at Marine Park due to the heat and long lines.
The bathhouse imposes five cent checks for trunks and five to one cent charges for towels and valuables. With 16 000 bathers the plan failed to curb delays and many left keys or trunks behind. Some swelled to nude bathing while Brownies report thefts and widespread crowding as officials consider changes.
A riot in the Syrian colony on Hudson Street left Thomas Maloof, 29, with a fractured skull and dying at Grace Hospital. Abraham and Saleen Lewis, brothers, are in custody at Station 4 for assault, as others recover from bruises amid a hospital raid by angry bystanders.
A fire at the R. J. Philpot Ice Company ice houses at Lake Crystal Wakefield destroyed four ice houses and a storage barn. Damage was estimated at 35000 dollars and the caretaker Hugh Cummings home was partly ruined. The blaze was believed set by boys.
Cummings family escapes unharmed as a fire consumes four connected ice houses, 200 feet by 40 feet by 30 feet, packed with ice and injuring Hoseman Richard Cosman and Captain Charles B. Clas sen. A stable with ice harvesting gear burns. sparks reach Wakefield Junction, causing additional house fires. Police begin investigations and arrests are expected.
Knives were drawn aboard the full rigged ship Andreta at T wharf after a battle between the boatswain and a seaman last Saturday. The clash followed long running ill feeling between Italian crew members and four Cardiff sailors who joined over 10 months ago as the ship sailed from Montevideo toward Boston.
The Boston bound lumber ship faced a mutiny style clash after a Cardiff crew member punched the boatswain over a dispute about duties. Tensions rose as Italians and four Welsh crewmen clashed on the deck with knives flourished while a large crowd kept bloodshed at bay. Captain Morchio planned to hold pay at the Italian consul and seek indemnity from the crew before replacing hands to sail on to Montevideo.
James A. Avery a Yale graduate and Panama Canal foreman seeks a divorce from his wife in Judge Cohen's court. The story recounts their courtship from Shanghai to New York and Williamsport, their hardships in China and the Philippines, and Avery's life after her disappearance. The hearing featured a deposition from the Panama Canal Zone.
Sudden midnight breezes swept embers from a bonfire on a vacant East street lot in South Boston. The 45 foot pile was lit at 12 01 a m and embers blew onto nearby roof surfaces. Firefighters used chemical lines to extinguish small roof fires. overall damage was slight.
St John s Newfoundland July 3 A Boston fishing schooner Harmony was seized by the colonial cruiser Fiona for an alleged bait act violation. The schooner may be confiscated as several other American vessels on the south shore are watched for similar infractions of the law.
Packey McFarland of Chicago toyed with Young Ahearn of Brooklyn for eight rounds and then knocked him out in Albany on July 3. McFarland’s manager announced plans for a 20 round bout with Ad Wolgast in San Francisco on Labor Day.
Traffic on the Eastern division of the Boston and Maine Railroad was held for six hours when a bridge above the tracks on Kent's Island fell, burning mass melting rails and stopping service.
A heavy 30 foot bridge built of pine logs burned and collapsed on the tracks, halting trains to and from Boston and Down East. Wrecking crews arrived within an hour, but rails melted and many sleepers burned leaving 20 feet of track to be rebuilt. About 500 passengers waited as traffic resumed after 11 pm.
A prelude to Roxbury Day featured a banquet by the Joseph Warren Day Association at Intercolonial Hall Dudley Street. Over 200 attendees included leaders from business and politics praising Roxbury’s history and calling for charity and racial harmony in America.
A 25 passenger Asquam Transportation Company vehicle skidded near a bridge over the Asquam River in Ashland. It collided with a second car, railing was torn away, the vehicle fell into the river, and three company employees were swept off their seats but all reached shore safely with only a severe shock. a lone passenger on the rear seat clung to the car and was not thrown out.
Advertisement notes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a remedy for headaches from summer heat and fatigue. It promotes relief for brain fag and tired nerves with the product idle ade.
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