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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1910
Page
7
Two couples adrift in a disabled launch on Lake Michigan were rescued after life savers spotted a novel distress signal of blazing skirts. The group included Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Staff of Helena Montana and M. S. Evers and wife of Hammond Indiana.
Paris July 11 The court of Tours refused bail for Count d Aulby de Gatigny detained since April on charges of misrepresenting the origin of paintings and the antiquity of furniture bought by Mrs Charles H Paine formerly of Boston. An official expert found the paintings are forgeries and of less value than their frames.
Brockton July 11 Thirty eight Journeymen blacksmiths from fifteen city shops did not report to work this morning after a last week vote to strike unless employers agreed to higher wages.
An old article lists home preparations for hair and skin care. It details canthrox shampoo, spurmax complexion lotion, quinine hair tonic, delatone hair remover, almoroin facial cream, a spring tonic, a flesh reducer, and a soothing eye remedy with simple mixing instructions and suggested benefits. It emphasizes inexpensive, at home solutions and cautions against harsh soaps.
In Boston, Judge Murray orders a South End cleanup after 17 girls, most under 20, face statutory charges from an operation run out of the New Castle Hotel. Officers at Tremont street capture the group. 15 receive sentences, two pay fines. Herbert protests as prosecutors vow a broader purge.
In Framingham on July 11 Troops B of the First Squadron Massachusetts Cavalry Yellow defeated by Red troops A and D. Reds captured supply camp at Puffer's Pond after routing Yellow detachments. Umpire Captain Loon cited poor Yellow center defense and lack of headquarters as key mistakes.
Senator George Holden Tinkham was elected president of the Washingtonian Home at 41 Waltham Street to fill the vacancy from Solomon B. Stebbins's death. The home, six years old, aids in temperance reform and rehabilitates inebriety cases via charitable funds and patient charges. Since incorporation, 17,097 patients have been admitted.
Miss Hilda Johnson daughter of Colonel Samuel A Johnson high sheriff of Essex County will wed William Robert Nolan a wealthy Donnybrook Dublin resident at 4 PM Tuesday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The ceremony will be conducted by Reverend Murphy with Reverend Mulcahy of Swords Ireland assisting. Maid of honor is Pauline Weiler of Holden Maine and bridesmaids include Mary Brown Hazel Pitman Dorothy Spafford and Elizabeth White. Barbara Paul of Brookline will be flower girl and Alfred J Paul of Brookline is best man. The Nolans will reside in Ireland.
New York July 11 More than 4 500 000 ice cream cones were seized by U S Marshal Henkel under the pure food act. The cones allegedly contain boric acid and are injurious to health. The seizure, the second in days, occurred on the Southern Pacific pier as cones shipped to Galveston Texas by Consolidated Water Company of this city were halted.
Mrs. Jennie Dyrenforth, widow of Colonel Robert G. Dyrenforth, accuses the will of peculiarity and claims mental illness tainted its provisions. She says her son is nearly 12 and unfit to meet the will’s demands, and she has engaged counsel to pursue her share, signaling a likely court battle.
Boston shoppers flocked to A Shuman & Co on Monday as the firm, having bought the remaining stock of summer woolens and worsteds from three mills at about 50 cents on the dollar, sold outing suits for roughly half their real value. The crowd grew so large the store added extra sales staff and even served lunch to keep up with demand. The sale promises continued high activity as the stock is exhausted, a rare opportunity in New England for pure wool summer outfits.
The Civil Service Commission yesterday rejected Mayor’s appointment of Andrew A. Badaracco secretary of the Democratic city committee to the board of assessors. After the full 30 day review, the commission sent notice it cannot find Badaracco qualified for the post, drawing fresh mayoral criticism.
The Civil Service Commission rejected Mr. Badaracco’s appointment as Boston assessor, though Mayor Fitzgerald condemns the move as a failure to recognize merit. Badaracco, praised for real estate knowledge and long public service, would be the first Italian citizen to hold the post in this region.
A collection of home recipes and kitchen tips from Adelaide L. McGowan and Marion M. Pope, featuring fruit desserts, veal dishes, tapioca custard, ice cream variants, butter scotch, fudge, and nut confections. Includes addresses in Boston and Barre with practical instructions and quantities for each dish.
ARIS July 11 Americans in society here note several French nobles seek Miss Marguerite Shonts sister of the widowed Duchess de Chaulnes. Suits by Duke and Duchess de Luynes and other titled Frenchmen flourish yet she remains heartwhole while attention also centers on Mrs William Post who denied engagement rumors.
Mrs. Bertha Israel, 38, of Avon street, held under hospital surveillance after trying to destroy herself and her three children by setting bedding ablaze in her home. Neighbors and Patrolman Blake rescued the eight year old trio and grandmother, with fire damage about 300 dollars. The case is to be examined by alienists tomorrow.
An unidentified man about 45 fell down stairs at 16 Cross Street near midnight and died instantly from a fractured skull. He is believed to have been overcome by the heat. No names or further details available.
Newport Rhode Island recorded a maximum 93 degree day marking the hottest July heat in a decade. Outdoor work was largely suspended as residents sought shade and relief from the prolonged warmth.
Edward J. Keegan of Quincy, 30, keeper of a white slave girl, was sentenced to eight months in the House of Correction. Convicted on the girl’s testimony she described months of abuse and cruel treatment at his hands in court.
Quincy report says John C Leahy of South Boston was held in bonds of 10000 for a continued hearing after being charged with assault with intent to kill for shooting at Braintree Chief of Police Loring during a weekend escape attempt. He faced an additional charge of breaking and entering and was jailed in default of sureties.
Providence July 11 The heatwave's death toll rises as Seliz Graziano aged about 50 dies at Rhode Island hospital after being overcome Saturday afternoon.
London July. The first real formality for a women suffrage bill to grant parliamentary franchise will be taken tomorrow evening. David James Shackleton’s bill was moved to its second reading this afternoon. It would extend the franchise to about 1,000,900 women who already have municipal votes in England.
Formal charges against Sheriff Linke of Licking county for failure to stop the lynching of Detective Etherington Friday night were filed in Newark. The document was signed by Common Pleas Judge Charles W. Seward and other residents and sent to Governor Harmon. A venue was issued for a special grand jury to meet next Monday to investigate the lynching. Judge Seward denounced city leaders as law-breakers and accused high officials of concieving violations and defying the courts.
The funeral of T. B Reardon former high chief ranger of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters was held at his home on Hood Street then at St Patrick's Church for a solemn high requiem Mass. Honorary pallbearers included John Harrigan Cornelius Duggan Daniel Maguire Cornelius Buckley and Timothy Collins. Interment followed at St Joseph's Cemetery in the family lot.
New York July 11 Clifford B Harmon a known amateur aviator tried to fly an aeroplane from Garden City Long Island to Greenwich Connecticut across Long Island Sound. His craft failed and plunged about 150 feet crashing into trees. Harmon was badly shaken but not seriously hurt.
Portland July 11 The first heat death in Maine is Charles H. Symonds a section hand for the Maine Central railroad who collapsed while working in the local yard and died shortly after.
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