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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1901
Page
8
Going away this summer You want a vacation suit Baits that until now were 10 and 12 are 760 15 Bnite are out to 12 20 Suits are now 16 26 Suits are now 20 All sizes at each price Morse made Superior clothing known all over New England for its reliability offered at reduced prices for real savings
Report says Blondin possibly captured in Grahamsville Sullivan County after a long chase. Police weigh New Rochelle trail and cross state search as Chief Wade and Detective Rhodes prepare to confirm identity today.
John Wade Hampton, a South born supposed Southern gentleman, is jailed after duping the Marr family and others. He posed as a nephew of Wade Hampton and descendant of Robert E. Lee, claiming mines lumber and cotton in Sunny Tennessee, and fled after exposing his schemes, with victims including two women and a young wife.
A large storage barn owned by EB P Bradstreet burned completely after two alarms and a general alarm. Three horses ten teams and a large quantity of hay were lost. Four adjoining houses suffered severe scorch damage. The fire, in a densely settled area, took nearly two hours to control with total losses likely surpassing 5000 dollars.
Benjamin Stethman aged 66 of 24 Main Street Cambridge was crossing Boylston Street at Charles Street when he was struck and run over by a car owned and operated by David Wyman of 22 Bedford Street. He suffered a skull fracture and lies in a precarious condition at City Hospital.
J K Keene's colt by St Angelo Lottie Hampton won the five furlong Carrington plate at Nottingham today for 106 sovereigns. Ten horses ran. Richard Croker's Eileen Violet won the six furlong Arnoll selling plate for 106 sovereigns. Eight horses ran.
Captain McCalla commander of the Newark returns from eastern waters denying racing with Mrs McCalla. He started on his vessel while she rode a merchant steamer and finished fifteen minutes ahead into New York reporting a record breaking trip.
Miss Lizzie Dunnels of Charlestown was riding a Lynn & Boston railroad car bound for Boston. A jacket slipped from her and she jumped from the moving car near the Chelsea north draw. She died at Frost Hospital from a skull fracture suffered in the fall.
James Havey, a powerful 30 year old, ran amuck on Long Wharf yesterday afternoon. He knocked down several uniformed men, damaged a nurse’s hand, and used up a pint of ether before being subdued and placed in a padded cell at the Tombs.
John Nelson 34 of 441 Shawmut avenue cut his throat with a razor last night after returning home from work. Mrs Nelson says heat and temporary dementia. Nelson cites jealousy. Dr Barnes treated a quarter inch wound and police investigated as self inflicted. Nelson later enjoyed a reception with friends as he sings a negro melody indoors.
In Cambridge a fanciful tale centers on Dever a mining engineer of Pleasant Street and a talking gila that changes color. The wandering gila left for Arizona then rested in a vacant Vincent Street lot near Devers home before being found by local boys and returned to its owner amid summer searches.
In Buffalo Pan American Park lake E. Schaeffer of the National Swimming Association of Philadelphia lowered the American 220 yard handicap mark from 2 53 3 5 to 2 50 4 5 after starting from scratch and winning the race. J W Spencer of Columbia University won the 440 yard handicap race after a 30 second head start over scratch.
Scientific expert Samuel Garman explains that frog and toad swarms after heavy rains are not unusual. Eggs hatch into tadpoles and migrate as weather dries, with waterspouts and cyclones rarely lifting aquatic life. frogs then seek new habitats and food, often misinterpreted as being rained down.
Thousands of Endeavorers gathered for the twentieth annual convention in Cincinnati Ohio on July 8 with a changeable weather day bringing in visitors. Notable speakers included Francis Clark of Boston and J M Warren of Santa Barbara with sessions in Music Hall and Auditorium Endeavor. The program featured open parliamentary sessions, committee discussions, and a reception for members with ten years of service.
Workers at Long Wharf halt unloading United Fruit Company cargo after a laborer, James Mastanan, is bitten by a large spider in the hold. Rumor of a tarantula fuels fear as doctors treat the swollen hand and surgeons seek confirmation of the bite.
Forty two teachers from Havana arrived in Cambridge for the Harvard summer program. Thirty five more from Matanzas join them, with eight Cubans comprising five women and two men. Edward Morales de los Rios leads the Cuban schools mission, while J. D. Prindle of Somerville directs English instruction. Classes begin Monday for six weeks in Randall Hall with housing in Cambridge boarding houses.
Sydney Locke, a 40 year old Lockeport councillor, killed Ruby 14 Erminie 8 and Howard 11 with a 44 caliber revolver in their sleep. He was taken into custody as authorities consider his state of mind.
Telegraph dispatches from London, Caracas and New York note rainfall across Bombay Deccan and surrounding regions sufficient for crops. In Venezuela Count 8. De Morny travels to Panama seeking pearls monopoly for French capitalists. New York records heat deaths 989 in five boroughs for week ending July 6. Three explosions at Santa Cruz powder works kill one, injure another. Fourth class postmasters appointed in several states.
National Metal Trades Association in New York reports receipt of a settlement proposal from James O'Connell of the International Association of Machinists. The plan calls for wage arbitration by districts, reinstatement of all machinists on strike, a 54 hour work week, and an arbitration award dating to the workers’ return. The association rejected the proposal but expects an agreement within days.
Seven year old Michael O'Brien of 1 Elm Place Brookline drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in a pond in the Brookline park system near Brookline Avenue. He went beyond his depth and efforts by companions failed. The body was recovered by Michael Daley and Patrick Ruttledge.
City commissioners announce a hearing on the West Roxbury petition urging a 5 cent fare for passengers on the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad to and from Boston Terminal and nearby stations Forest Hills Mount Hope and Roslindale. The hearing is at 10 30 this forenoon at 20 Beacon street.
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