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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1909
Page
4
At Saxony worsted mills in Waltham Margaret Moore, 15, was caught by a belt near a shaft and whirled about until her dress tore free. She was hurled to the floor unconscious with both legs broken and fears of permanent maiming.
John Ritchie Jr of the Boston Board of Health told a Post reporter that Boston has been healthier in the past six months with a lower death rate than in many years, possibly ever before.
Mayor Albert F. Hunt said a detective guarded him in Boston for personal safety. The guard trailed him from North Station to a restaurant while two other men watched from outside. The mayor, a small man, fears a political foe may attack him.
Half a battalion of Turkish troops were attacked by Hamavein tribesmen near Kerkuk in the Mossul vilayet. Forty Turks were fatally wounded, including the commander whose family was taken as slaves. The tribesmen withdrew toward the Persian frontier.
Lynn July 20 strike halts 175 to 200 workers as three shoe factories refuse standard wage scale set by the Packing Room Employees Union. If unresolved for three to four days, Joseph Caunt & Co P. J. Harney and James Phalen & Son may close.
Union actions threaten widespread walkouts as V. K. and A. H. Jones but shop workers may be called out if wage list not accepted. Phalen & Sons inform 52 cutting room and 17 stock room workers of layoff, while Lasters' Hall hosts a city wide meeting as fear grows of a general strike.
E R Tinker, sole surviving member of Massachusetts Republican committee formed 50 years ago, marks his 88th birthday with an auto ride through the Berkshires. He recalls old mates Sam Bowles and past Boston politics while at the Richmond Hotel.
Dr Walter H Tobey of 173 Newbury Street Boston reports a pocketbook containing two notes and several checks totaling 6500 stolen in Central Square Swampscott yesterday. He did not report the loss until police advised banks to withhold payment on the notes and checks.
The Winslow, a torpedo boat now in Massachusetts Naval Reserve use, arrived in Boston Harbor from Charleston under Lt John Balch Blood. With Lt Thomas R Armstrong and Lt J G Gates and 18 reserves, the vessel completed a three week southern patrol at speeds around 12 to 13 knots. It is docked at Pier 1, NY, NH Hartford docks, South Boston, awaiting next moves toward Provincetown.
President Taft orders an 11 o clock Cabinet session to review departmental estimates as economy drives cuts of about 30 million across the fiscal year. Navy Secretary Meyer, War Secretary Dickinson, and Interior Secretary Ballinger trim proposed expenditures, with Speaker Cannon and Rep Dwight pledging support for restraint.
A disturbance in Washington Street escalates when McDonough and Rafferty resist arrest. Bostwick and a country constable confront the crowd as bricks fly and attempts to rescue a prisoner turn chaotic. Police arrest Rafferty, while McDonough, later identified as Martin McDonough, is processed for drunken and disorderly conduct. Officer Bostwick resumes duty after treatment.
The Cambridge expo hosts thousands of women at the First World's Shoe and Leather Fair. A miniature shoe factory exhibit shows from tanning to finishing, with color displays and varied styles. Berton O. Wetmore performs daily as directors praise New England’s national interest in the event.
James Mactavish wins a 3000 mile sea race to reach Union Hospital in Lynn where his wife, seriously ill with appendicitis, is said to be improving. He left Lynn in May for Scotland, learned of his wife’s condition by cable, and sailed on the Numidian from Glasgow to Boston arriving today.
The House approved the urgent deficiency bill for 454 809 dollars after four days of heated debate. It adds 25 000 dollars for the President's travel, rejects extra pay for Capitol staff, and blocks payments to Ceballos & Co. The session adjourned at 5 18 pm until Friday noon amid party line objections and committee amendment battles.
A verse by Walt Mason reflects on aging and nostalgia, contrasting the strength of past youth with current frailty. The poem humorously laments creaky joints and receding memory while praising bygone deeds of fathers and grandsires.
Charles A. Farrington an evangelist of 27 Lander Street Lynn was held in 300 bonds for the grand jury on a larceny from a telephone box. Melvin F Underwood of Somerville was held in 800 bonds on larceny and burglars tools charges. Farrington a married electrician with two children has ties to the Chapman Alexander revival and previously lived in Somerville.
A man sought by Somerville police on a non support charge was missing until last week when he was finally captured. He had defaulted and was not heard from by authorities prior to his arrest.
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