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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1905
Page
4
A bold catalog notice touts Victor records across violin, cornet, trombone, flute, saxophone, and more with orchestra, piano, and brass accompaniments. It promotes absolute fidelity, home entertainment use, and exhibitions, plus machine pricing from 15 to 100 dollars and a pay‑as‑you‑go plan.
After a grueling day at Camp Bartlett Westfield officers and men rest on arms awaiting a night march into the mountains for a sham battle set for tomorrow. Two days’ rations will be carried. More than 5000 visitors attended maneuvers and brigade reviews at 5 p.m. amid extreme heat and strenuous work.
Washington seethes as the cotton scandal grows with Secretary Wilson firing statistician Holmes amid alleged crop-report leaks profitable to New York and New Orleans brokers. Theodore Price presses for cleared charges while Secret Service probes connections and a district attorney weighs action.
Riot at Shiloh Colored People's Church ends with three women jailed for assault and disturbing a religious service. Officers and congregants clash as the pulpit dispute escalates, amid stormy weather and military camp activities nearby.
The Glidden trophy 1000 mile car run begins from the Automobile Club of America at 8 am with contestants from Boston, Pittsburg, and New York among the entrants. The route includes White Mountains tests on hill climbing and fuel consumption, with baggage checked and advance hotel reservations.
Manager Duffy leads the Quakers from the bench in uniform on the coaching lines. He has driven late-inning plays including a ninth inning hit to spark a win. Duffy, famed for a 484 batting average in 1894, blends old and young players as hard work lifts the team toward a high finish.
Newport Rhode Island July 9 Mayor Boyle appoints Perry Belmont as park commissioner. Former Congressman Melville Bull is reappointed to the commission.
PatroIman Antonio of the Metropolitan Park police rescued three Boston canoeists Frank Farrell James Thompson and John Lovell near the Riverside recreation from the river after their canoe capsized while trying to reach land to avoid a drenching shower They were taken to the head house and made comfortable.
The Big Store ran at full capacity all day Saturday and closed near midnight. Post reporter Mr. Vorenberg quoted the Shienwald sale as breaking all prior records with a massive crowd. Customers waited none and staff provided prompt, cheerful service as the event continues to be a crowd magnet.
Several drownings were reported yesterday with one body found at 4 o'clock by the police near a brickyard. The deceased, an unmarried man, was removed to his Hall street home.
New York July 9 Harry Clifford Cromwell of 71 Broadway found a body at Brighton Beach identified as Edwin Heim 23 of Schuylkill Haven Pa a Princeton University student. Heim had joined Joseph D McCormack for a day at Coney Island and was last seen hours earlier on the beach.
Five soldiers rowed from Jamestown to Fort Greble when their boat capsized. A former private named Header drowned, while Private Lacy and a non commissioned officer named Underwood were rescued in exhausted condition. Header had recently left the service.
Lawrence July 9 Arthur Croleau 18 years old drowned while swimming in Harris Pond Methuen this afternoon. He was thought to have cramps. Croleau leaves a father in Athabasca Canada and three sisters in this city.
James McGregor a 16 year old boy drowned while swimming in the Merrimac River in Manchester New Hampshire today. His body was recovered.
The body of a 9 year old boy, son of Mrs. Mary Murray of 41 Tappan Street, was recovered this morning from a creek near Big Sandy Mystic River. He had been missing since yesterday afternoon, likely drowned while swimming. This marks the second drowning at the pits this summer and follows five years with many fatalities in the area.
Two killed or wounded as whites clash with blacks in West Sixteenth Street. Henry Hart, accused of meddling with a ball game, fled a mob and fired on police. A shot from a negro tenement wounded Mrs. Mary Donohue. Albert Middleton accused of firing. police arrested Hart and five other blacks. Violence continued until rain ended the melee.
The Rev. John Haynes Holmes of the Third Religious Society in Dorchester preached on The Use and Abuse of a Vacation. He contrasted President Roosevelt’s far-reaching trips with John Hay’s illness trip to Italy, urging readers to forget official duties and rest for health.
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