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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1912
Page
5
Police recovered two carving knives from the Blackstone River behind 129 Cumberland Street in Woonsocket. Henry Deslover, linked to the headless body murder, formerly lived at the address as hundreds searched the riverbed after its lowering from Manville to Woonsocket.
Police in a case near Mott's dam report knives about six inches long with thread near one, found hidden clothing cut into strips and tucked in seven tomato cans wrapped in floor matting. Clothing seen by Silas Proulx and Herbert Salois included stains possibly from blood. A gold wedding ring found weeks ago could not be identified by Mrs Angele Parmentier’s friends.
A three year old girl was struck by an electric car yesterday afternoon on Mount Auburn Street Cambridge near Willard Street and had her left foot cut off at the ankle. She was crossing the track when the accident occurred.
Beverly residents cheered as President Taft arrived at the railroad station at 9 20 a m and, with his family, was escorted to Parramatta the summer White House banners reading Welcome home President Taft expressing the town’s welcome on July 4.
President Taft arrives in Beverly amid cheers from thousands as the Taft Club and city officials welcome him to the summer capital. A large parade, band performances, flowers for Mrs Taft, and photos follow before Taft rests for a few days with plans for golf and sea air.
A petition signed by many patrons protests the Boston and Maine railroad for its car lighting and seating. Leaders named include Charles S. Mellen J Pierpont Morgan Lucius Tuttle and Richard Olney with other directors. Signers include F H Bacon Acton Moorfield Story Lincoln A W Putnam Salem B L Young Weston E L Parker Concord and Lyman K Clark Ayer.
Petitioners urge the Boston & Maine to restore old style seating and improve conditions. They claim 10 years of change under New Haven control caused discomfort from narrower, curved seats and dusty cracks. They call for softer lighting and reduced glare to aid travelers and financiers connected to the road.
Louis Ellsworth Carlton, president of Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co., rattan manufacturers, died at his Gardner home after a yearlong illness from arteriosclerosis. He was 50, survived by his widow and two children. Carlton had been a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention.
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