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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
3
In Taunton on July 19 a mongrel dog guided rescue teams to the drowned body of Louis Lizotte, 50, who vanished after a Saturday evening incident near Willow Lane. The animal paced the river bank for two days, and Lizotte’s body was recovered as dawn broke, with a survivor’s widow and two daughters.
New York July 19 Judge Hand ruled that failing to declare entire contents of a trunk does not prove smuggling. Mrs Ann McNally a dressmaker had Paris finery seized on arrival last March. If trunk is personal effects she was entitled to expectation of examination and appraisal. If merchandize no proof of intent to smuggle or avoid duties.
King Alonzo Adams ruler of Swan Island arrives from Port Limon Costa Rica aboard the fruit steamer Limon. He and his daughter in law Mrs W C Adams disembark for a Washington conference with State Department officials. Passengers include H Machado Thomas McCarthy John Mc Carthy and others. Simon carries 40 000 banana bunches. Weather was ideal.
A grateful South Boston resident writes to the Post thanking the editor for a timely piece that helped locate her lost dog Snooks. She credits a police officer for assisting and invites the editor to visit.
The Exceptional Equipment and chemists of the California Fig Syrup Co produce Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by combining pure plant extracts with Syrup of California Figs. Only the genuine product bears the full company name on the front, aiding buyers in avoiding imitations.
Charles Miller a 14 year old Meridian street newsboy fell from Ladder 2 in East Boston and was dragged nearly 150 yards by a rope securing his papers. The rope saved him from the oncoming hose wagon of Engine 9 as bystanders shouted for the driver to stop. Miller suffered facial bruises and torn clothing but survived the incident yesterday afternoon.
Five year old Harry Pernokoff died after an elevator shaft incident at 10 Lyman Street in the Union Parlor Furniture building. His seven year old brother Nathan was injured. their mother is described as prostrated. The children fell into a narrow space and were carried up when the car rose, a man employed at the site stopped the car and pulled Nathan free. The elder boy died some hours later, and the accident is noted as a second fatality in that shaft, with a doorway connecting the shaft to the street. The boys had accessed the car through an opening left by a doorway and a plank across the shaft just above the second floor. Nathan recovered enough to return home.
A letter from Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, dated Nairobi, warns that Kermit Roosevelt's hunting zeal in Africa may be recklessly dangerous. The ex-president notes his son's bold encounters with big game have drawn comment, though Roosevelt remains glad for the journey and asks his correspondent to report the news.
The Rev. Dr. Robert Cameron of Boston told First Baptist Church in New York that within a few years Palestine would become the center of a Jewish empire, which would emerge after Jews acknowledge Christ.
Captain Jeremiah J. McDowell of Company D Sixth Regiment faces arrest on an assault charge filed by Motorman George Gould of the Fitchburg and Leominster street railway. The melee followed a hike by the unit in preparation for a war game near Boston, with witnesses describing a scuffle involving fists rifles and a controller handle aboard the Ayer car. Colonel George H. Priest may be asked to review the incident as local military circles react.
Police search for two men who broke into Aleck Canion’s barber shop at 155 Causeway Street and stole $45 worth of razors and instruments. They also tried to enter RF P Clark & Co wholesale liquor store next door by twisting off rear alley window bars.
E. J. Brackett of 47 St. Lawrence street showed neighbors deep tooth marks and abrasions from a deer he fought off while clad only in a nightgown on Saturday night. He explained the incident after displaying the injuries and recounting the encounter that woke him from rest before an planned Sunday outing.
An advertisement invites customers with scalp or hair problems to try Rexall 93 Hair Tonic from Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores. It promises a refund if not satisfied after using a large bottle, offering two sizes priced at 50 cents and one dollar.
The Holy Family Temperance League sets a field day at Franklin Park next Monday with 40,000 expected attendees. Dorchester reports show committees ready, medical staff organized, sanitation arranged, and transport facilities in place for music games vaudeville and entertainment for all Greater Boston children.
Miss Emily P. Smith of Smith College had her trunk missing since 1907 worth 600 dollars. It was recovered in the basement of Mrs Mary H Corwin at 26 Bedford terrace after being taken from the railroad station by the Northampton Transportation Company. The company paid 400 dollars for the loss.
In Newburyport on July 19 a bolt of lightning struck a valued horse in its neck while Weare searched a suburban pasture. The animal died instantly, the freak electric storm cited as the cause.
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