22 Jul 1913
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1913
Page
1
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Ray Dennis of New York. Lilla Ormond the world famous contralto, born in Boston, gave up her brilliant concert career to marry Ray Dennis a Yale 98 athlete. New Yorkers and Bostonians regret her departure from the concert stage after marriage a year ago.
The noted singer Miss Ormond, famed across Europe and Paris, wed Ray Dennis in Brookline in 1913 after touring abroad. Daughter of James Ormond, she studied at the New England Conservatory and spoke multiple languages before achieving fame with the Boston Symphony and in London and Paris.
37 Boston Chamber of Commerce boomers arrived home in Brooklyn aboard the steamer Vassar after a three month trip to South America. Colonel Henry L. Kincaide called the voyage a dawn of a new era for New England trade with major South American centers promising big results.
Delegates predicted gradual growth in U S trade share from parts of Europe with optimism for the future. They praised foreign dignitaries for courteous treatment while noting one exception Dr J H Woods a Brookline physician became ill from Peru's high altitude and required rest before returning home. Continued on Page Sith Column
Captain Stuart W. Wise of Brookline, known for international marksman honors, won at the ninth annual New England Military Rifle Association meeting on the Wakefield range. He placed 103 consecutive bullseye shots at the 00 yard range, a new world record.
Captain Wise breaks a live rifle record with his 104th bullseye at Camp Perry Ohio as crowds of officers and James W Hession of Bridgeport Conn congratulate him. The long mark honestly credits his one hour 58 minutes prone position and skyward acclaim.
Train timetable fragment shows A M times at 1 47 with Portland 12m and Sb 44m earlier. Gloucester 50 P.M. 2 14 Newport ambiguous for schedule. no clear event or outcome stated.
Day of year 208 and daylight 32 with evening stars Venus and Mars rising before 2 am. Jupiter sets before 3:07 am Saturn rises after 1 am. Auto lamps to be lit before 7:44 pm. Anniversaries include the Speedwell voyage in 1620, Constitution begun in 1798, Russell Sage death in 1906, and England's 1 year ago fleet order in response to Germany.
Fair conditions remain for Boston and vicinity with Tuesday and Wednesday both sunny. Winds will be light to moderate and variable as temperatures trend slightly warmer midweek.
Record lists temperatures and times across a day with averages noting yesterday's 70 and last year’s 65. Mentions clear and cool conditions one year ago today.
Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps denies marrying Edward Powell as she leaves Boston for Colorado aboard the fastest train. Powell of Denver also denies the union and plans to travel to New York. The Hamburg liner Cleveland carries unlisted travelers using the names Mrs G Porter and E W Porter resembling the couple.
Rumors spread about the couple’s true identities aboard ship and at the Hotel Touraine where they registered under their real names. Initial access was blocked, then press involvement followed with a statement from Mr. Rowell claiming he met Mrs. Phipps at a London house party after his South Africa trip.
A zinc box containing a liquid believed to be a bomb was delivered by parcel post today to the Fifth Avenue office of the Carnegie Corporation in New York. The package was reportedly addressed to Andrew Carnegie, but this could not be verified. Carnegie is abroad. The box was given to Inspector Pgan for explosive examination tomorrow.
Raymond Griffin John Reardon and Patrick Martin of Charlestown were arrested at Station 15 on charges of breaking and entering Rosemand Bros store at 78 Waterstreet. Police say they tore an 11 inch brick wall to enter the shop and stole watches leather fobs neckties and other articles after a chase through several streets. Reardon was reportedly about to jump into the Charles River at Prison Point when captured.
Griffin aged 18 Reardon 22 and Martin 18 residents of 381 Main street and 4 Ice Court will appear in Charlestown court this morning for a store burglary. Patrolman Norton spotted a hole in the wall two feet square and two overturned store tables. Bartick and Dolan chased the three suspects catching Griffin and Martin on Rutherford avenue before tracking the third to Crowleys lumber wharf.
Advert says Father John's Medicine strengthens run-down people with pure nourishment. Claims benefit for weak health and energy without detailing ingredients or proof.
Fire at the Tudor Motor Club Inn tonight trapped 10 guests and several employees who barely escaped with few belongings as flames spread from the dancing pavilion to the main building. The blaze began in the pavilion and rapidly consumed the hotel, leaving many guests in scant clothing during their hurried exit.
Flames engulfed a large hotel causing broad destruction and forcing employees and guests to flee. Fire crews from the town battled the blaze, but the inn was a total loss by midnight with damage estimated at $25,000. Fred H. Gardner of Boston owned the property. Hundreds woke to the blaze as furnishings could not be saved. The fire started late and was discovered only after significant progress had been made.
Cardenio F. King, Boston stock promoter and advertising pioneer, died at 3 55 PM at Bridgewater State Farm serving a 10 to 14 year term for larceny. His wife and four sons were at his bedside as Governor Foss sought a council vote for a pardon.
Emily Esther Beebe daughter of J Arthur Beebe of 190 Commonwealth Avenue died yesterday afternoon in the Hotel Touraine from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the breast. Hotel officials sought secrecy but news became known late last night about the tragedy.
Shortly before midnight Sunday night Mr King suffered a strangulated hernia that failed to respond to medical care. Superintendent Blackstone notified Mrs King and her three sons at Winthrop while Claude King was alerted in Springfield. Surgeons from Massachusetts General Hospital Massachusetts General Hospital rushed to Bridgewater but deemed the case hopeless and an operation futile. The dying man grew weaker as his family arrived at the bedside and multiple doctors remained in consultation through the night before his death after 16 injections.
Burdett Business College advertises locating positions for all graduates with a free catalog. Address 18 Boylston Street.
The father of the deceased Beebe rushed to Boston after a fatal Chelsea hit and run killed a 10 year old boy. Dr. Waters later determined the daughter died from a self inflicted gunshot wound to the breast causing instantaneous death. Miss Beebe had left Manchester by train and was seen dining at the Touraine before collapsing.
National and American league game results are listed with teams including Chicago Boston Brooklyn Pittsburg New York St Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Cleveland Detroit Washington and Cleveland. The New England section appears partially.
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