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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1909
Page
5
In Jackson Park, Ruth Tomlinson daughter of wealthy insurer J Addison Tomlinson led a group of society girls in a dawn tennis game on dew covered grass. A park policeman spotted them noted the scene and a photographer captured Ruth smiling as the camera trained on her.
A simple method to ease infant discomfort in heat is adding pine essence to baths. Pineol cologne blends pine oils with floral notes, cooling, refreshing, antiseptic, and useful beyond bath time. Available at Riker Jaynes stores as an affordable trial bottle.
Edward Leigh of Haverhill fell down a rear stair at Ballard's stable today and narrowly escaped losing an ear as a result of the accident.
On July 19 a massive forest fire raged between Monument Beach and Pocasset along Great Herring Pond with eight square miles burned and losses estimated at 25 000 dollars. Residents and summer visitors fought back fires for hours aided by a harbor of support from local volunteers and property owners while authorities planned watchful vigilance until all sparks die out.
Massachusetts militia prepares for a large scale invasion drill from Aug 14 to 21 with 15 000 to 16 000 participants. Major General Leonard Wood will oversee as brigades from Maine and Vermont join, the Blues versus Reds battle plan centered in Middleboro Plymouth County.
Fitchburg reports Railroad Detective William Bradley and Police Chief Thayer say the arrest of Frank J. Duffey alias Walter Worthington Wheeler Corcoran may trap the gang responsible for breaking Boston and Maine freight cars. The thefts stretched from Boston to Mechanicsville, New York, causing thousands in losses.
A Boston Post hot weather contest invites witty replies with prizes of 10 and 5 dollars. Women readers dominate submissions including Pearl Chavis Dorchester A L Young Palermo Miss Steinberg Ashland Street Cambridge Catharine O Brien Tremont Street Cambridge Bernice Nelson Berwick Taunton Massachusetts Mrs Billing Hurst East Howard Street Quincy F B Chandler East Bridgewater John Murphy Seventh Street Cambridge Winnifred B Vickerson Waltham George Stanley Harrington Maiden A Taber New Bedford.
Judge Lawton in East Cambridge will hear on September 20 the petition of Daniel Blake Russell of Dickinson North Dakota claiming he is the son of the late Daniel Russell of Melrose and entitled to half of a $700,000 Melrose estate held by William Russell, his supposed brother.
English delegates to the seventh Congress of the Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire docked in New York on the steamer Arabic from Liverpool. They plan a round the world tour to Sydney and many are accompanied by their wives.
The Harvard Summer School annual pilgrimage with about 100 people arrived by special cars from Cambridge to Haverhill July 19. They visited John Whittier's home on the Amesbury road, where dinner was served and grounds inspected. William E. Dorman and Guy Newhall of Lynn led the group. return travel occurred in the early evening.
A newlywed couple attended a friend's wedding yesterday then returned home to a domestic scene. Michael allegedly broke chairs and dishes and struck his wife. police were called. He paid a $20 fine and the couple left together in a car to Norwood, seemingly reconciled.
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