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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1910
Page
7
Three masked burglars attempted to crack a church safe at St Leonard's in Brooklyn. Three priests defended the church treasures and engaged the intruders for over fifteen minutes, ending with the assailants fleeing as police seek them.
Boston wool dealers halted large shipments from Australia and sold them in London due to falling wool prices in the American market. Boston has become a wool exporter with about 1,700,000 pounds of foreign wools held in bond reshipped to London for the July 12 auctions.
The provincial court hearing Rudolph Francke vs Commander Peary ordered Francke to produce Dr. F A Cook as a witness. Francke, linked with Dr. Cook in North Polar explorations, seeks $10,000 for furs walrus and narwhal tusks he says Peary took in return for sending him home from Etah.
In New York City and other state offices the wire service to brokerage houses resumed after a sudden suspension yesterday. President Robert Clowry expressed regret for last night’s statements, but Western Union Telegraph Company officers gave no further comment about the change.
In South Ashburnham, Crespena Marran dies after a stabbing in the Whitney chair factory area as Dominico Trepeto chases him with a stiletto. Richard Dooling pursues. Trepeto and accomplices mateis and dilissie are arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon. The motive revolves around Marrandi allegedly fleeing with 15 year old Jennie from Hudson New York.
Washington reports Terence Powderly states rising demand for farm labor as immigrants and aliens shift from urban construction to rural work. Since the bureau started 2.5 years ago, about 8000 workers have taken permanent farm positions with only 20 leaving. Letters home fuel the migration trend nationwide.
Miss Sarah R. Smith retires this month as the Bowdoin School for Girls master’s assistant Boston’s last in that role since 1879. Born 1836 in Lynn she taught in Maine New Hampshire and Brooklyn before returning to Boston. Her pupils include many who became teachers and notable figures such as Marion Talbot Alice Stone Blackwell and Marie Ada Molineux. She now lives with sister Miss Mary R. Smith at 39 Bartlett Street Beverly.
The Civil Service Commission confirmed Manus G. Fish as Superintendent of Public Buildings and Richard M. Walsh along with William M. Murphy to the Board of Bath Trustees. Fish is a Northampton Street builder residing in Ward 4. Walsh is an attorney and Murphy a Bromfield Street tailor. Andrew A. Badaracco of Ward 6 was named to the Board of Assessors with a term expiring Monday.
A cowboy Bill Gordon outsmarts Sheriff Tom M Kinney at a four state corner in Montezuma county Colorado. Gordon sits on a Utah bed while the sheriff stands in Colorado, claiming arrest over a horse theft. The tale hinges on the state line that crosses the shack and its map like stone cairns. The sheriff learns the line runs through the room and Gordon dangles a possibility of escape across borders. The teaser teases more in tomorrow's Post.
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