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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1910
Page
5
A desperate effort to move Frank W. Harding by train to Massachusetts General Hospital failed after the 30 mile trip from Littleton to Boston. Despite a clear track and a reported mile a minute pace, Harding died upon arrival in the ambulance en route to care.
Harding, 23, a Wauseka, Wisconsin resident, was struck by a train just before 5 near Littleton. He was rushed to the terminal in an improvised stretcher, died en route to the hospital, and his body was taken to the morgue. The dispatcher halted all other traffic from Littleton to North Station to aid the emergency.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians Board of Erin elected officers Chaplain Rev A P Cullinan Montreal president Dennis J Hanlon New York vice president Daniel Gallery Montreal secretary John Quinn Pawtucket R I treasurer Charles Woods Philadelphia. National directors are John Mawhinney Patrick Maguire Philadelphia James Hayes Lynn Patrick Boyle Bayonne John Donnelly Providence R I Thomas Rochfort Pittsburgh. The convention opposes Oregon’s national body which cannot take part in politics while Board of Erin backs Irish Nationalist party led by John Redmond.
An advertisement extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as the cure for anemia or blood deficiency. It features a testimonial from Mrs L Lipman of Malden Massachusetts describing four years of fatigue dizziness and pale skin and notes the pills restore color warmth and strength. The copy lists prices 50 cents per box six for 2 50 and offers a free booklet Diseases of the Blood.
Elsie Whelen Goelet, once Philadelphia debutante, famed for Newport society, is praised as London’s most beautiful social queen. Her marriage to Robert Goelet followed a Newport wedding with Alice Roosevelt as bridesmaid. Honeymoon in Japan, famed dances, and a yacht party spree last year underscore her lavish social footprint.
Billy Papke famed middleweight and former world contender married Miss Wilnam Pulver of Hamilton Ontario yesterday in Buffalo. Witnesses included McBride and William Riexerts. Pulver, 20, faced family opposition but boarded a preplanned Europe trip with Papke, who, at 23, plans six weeks of travel before sailing to Australia for boxing engagements.
Washington July 21 Acting Secretary orders removal of impracticable restrictions on lumber imported from Canada in railway cars. Beginning July 30, customs officers will stop requiring tally sheets or specifications of pieces by size and length on entry.
Five summer visitors aboard the yacht Nereus were thrown onto rocks in a gale at Kennebunkport Maine. Volunteer life saving crew Captain George Hill Howard Wentworth George Thomas and George A Sirois fought the wind to reach the crippled boat and rescue the occupants. The vessel belonged to B R Seavey and could not be moved until late last night when its canvas was found blown to ribbons.
Edward Miller and two companions rode a trolley toward Quincy when they attempted to wrest Michael Walsh's pocketbook from C street in Houghs Neck. Walsh held the $38, and Miller fled as bystanders joined the pursuit. Magee arrested Miller after a cottage-step confrontation. Miller later admitted belonging to the trio.
New York police say Dr Henry B Keeler now jailed in Detroit used his wife posing as his sister to wed about six women in New York and nearby. He allegedly swindled them out of 5900 to 10000 dollars each over three years, with four complaints already filed and others reported. Total alleged takings around 75000 dollars.
Detectives Rocky and Murray pursue a Detroit arrest as Keeler and Emma, his wife, are held on charges tied to Mrs. Wilhelmina Lynch of Brooklyn who loses about $15,000. The doctor faces bigamy and conspiracy counts, his wife conspiracy. an expected presentment against Emma follows.
In Rome on July 21 a Protestant committee decided to invite the American Protestant denominations and the Archbishop of Canterbury to join German and Swiss congregations in building a Protestant church facing the Vatican. The project protests the papal encyclical on St Charles Borromeo which offended German Protestants.
In Newcastle England 12000 workers at the North Eastern railroad reached a settlement. The strike ended after the company terms were accepted and night shift workers will return tonight while day shift returns tomorrow.
A U S era ad touts Cadum as the simplest safe treatment for skin diseases like eczema salt rheum and psoriasis. It claims immediate itching relief and rapid healing, with trial boxes for 10 cents and larger boxes for 25 cents available at druggists.
An old OCR ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy for tiredness lack of appetite constipation and indigestion. It emphasizes a small pill small dose and small price with claims of curing sick headache.
In a public display on the Bagley at Annapolis Naval Academy the Ames airship's design became visible. The craft features eight foot canvas cylinders flanking a mounted motor, with planes and a canvas rim forming its aeronautic frame. Tests during the Washington to Annapolis voyage reportedly showed the motor and lifting weight functioning on deck.
One man was killed and a boy severely injured when a wagon was struck by a Canadian Pacific railway train at Blake Street crossing in Presque Isle Maine. The collision occurred in July and the incident left two casualties.
Stephen Cahill, 34, was killed instantly. His widow and child mourn as William Gé, 28, suffered serious internal injuries and facial wounds. Freeman Tweed, 11, son of Henry Tywees, had both legs broken. Currier had a chance to live, Tweedy in critical condition.
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