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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1907
Page
2
A Thursday afternoon theft at Miss Kate Hill's library at 725 Old South Building saw an intruder enter the premises and steal a money box containing about $20 and a new red morocco purse.
Miss Hill's library in the building was left unsecured during a lunch break. An unknown person entered the room, opened a desk drawer, and stole a japanned money box containing about 20 dollars in coin and a red morocco purse bought earlier that day. Likely a familiar thief waited for the opportunity with a screwdriver to remove the box.
A crowd gathered around three large trunks at South station yesterday as onlookers awaited spectacle. Station workers peeked but found nothing unusual until a bystander whispered they were waiting to see the lions, led by a man who guided a train hand to the trunk’s hidden side.
A crowd Mistakes Bonita for a lion tamer as she arrives to perform with the Wine, Woman and Song company at the Globe. Bonita, a descendant of a California Spanish family, laughs off the misidentification and notes her real success comes from drawing large crowds to see her in the show.
Crowds flood Charlestown and Boston proper for Old Home Week events. Registrations take place at three books in the old State House and Mechanics Hall, with early registrant Mrs. W. W. Douglas of Ann Arbor. The city coordinates with steamship lines to slow speeds near the swimming race and Tremont Temple hosts sermons and organ recitals.
City business firms will decide at an 11 o'clock meeting whether next Wednesday will be a holiday. Some propose a Saturday holiday instead. Mayor Fitzgerald defers to the committee. Ticket distribution for parades sparks debate as stands at Tremont street may be used by visitors on Tuesday and Saturday.
Heavy rain damaged a $750 color scheme on City Hall as a second storm looms, risking the Mayor's proclaimed triumph of the decorator's art. The $5000 appropriation for public building decorations funds the scheme led by architect C Howard Walker. Public grounds crews moved plants to City Hall yard and the Mayor's office, with the executive suite said to be beautifully decorated.
The Catholic Union of Boston prepares for Old Home Week with a week long program at its Worcester square Washington street home. The building will welcome thousands of visitors with free billiards and bowling spaces and literature on events. A special Cathedral of the Holy Cross service will be held with Archbishop O Connell assisting. Chairmen of the reception committee include Charles P. Gavin Dr D F McSweeney Thomas P Cummins Joseph A Lynch Wiliam M Connell William H Murphy and Frank E McViggin. Dr M C Von Groll leads the committee with Henry V Macksey Michael J Murray and Charles P Gavin as officers.
Governor Guild informed Mayor Fitz gerald he will cooperate with obtaining Washington approval. The plan allows marines and sailors from warships in the harbor to take part in the civic parade during Old Home Week on Wednesday.
East Boston prepares a full day for Observance of East Boston Day on Tuesday July 30 with an all day picnic at Wood Island Park. Events include field sports at 10 am literary exercises at noon in a large tent with former Governor John L Bates and others speaking. Water sports at 2 pm fireworks at 8 pm and family amusements throughout the day with special tents for women and children.
A humorous letter to the Post asks classic Boston street riddle questions for visitors during Old Home Week. It matches streets with drinks, love, patriotism, printing, enlightenment, wealth, military, and notable spots like Beacon, Commonwealth, State, Revere, West, Spring Lane, Copley Square, and the Summer-Winter corner, ending with a quip about the Common.
The Wheelmen plan a week of events with headquarters in Mechanics' Building to assist visiting riders. A suburban run will be announced from headquarters with women invited to participate, culminating Saturday Aug 3 at 3 PM with a moderate pace drive from Copley Square to Chestnut Hill reservoir. The Boston Bicycle Club, founded Feb 11 1878, will have the right of line, echoing its first March 9 1878 run. An 8 PM vaudeville at Potter Hall follows, tickets issued at the headquarters, with a souvenir badge for all participants.
The executive committee of the N. B. E. A. R. A. will convene at the Union Boat Club next Thursday evening to finalize plans for the Old Home Week regatta on the Charles River set for Saturday August 3.
Storm damage across Danversport Salem and Haverhill leaves injuries and fatalities. A trolley shock and lamp failures in Danversport follow a severe storm. In Haverhill, catcher Edward Delave of New Bedford is in critical condition after a lightning strike on a trolley car. A separate wind storm in Salem kills J Lachamon, a driver for Roundy and McCarthy, as an uprooted elm crashes into him, ending his life. Delave's condition remains grave. he is restrained with a strait jacket at Hale Hospital.
Nearly all of the 75 passengers sustained bruises with some severely hurt when a stampede followed a fuse blow and a lightning bolt struck near the open car. Managers Canavan of New Bedford and Hamilton of Haverhill were injured, along with President Clohecy and others amid panic at the baseball grounds. Lightning also hit a factory area and a Riverside cottage, causing additional damage.
A. D. Smith, a Salem native, was killed in Lynnfield Centre when a branch from a falling tree struck him in front of the Lynnfield Centre home of E. The fatal accident occurred during a thunderstorm earlier this afternoon, authorities said.
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Maine reports her nine month old daughter suffered nightly foot irritation and facial rash. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment improvement began within hours and a single box cleared the feet. The cradle cap also cleared from the head, scalp cleansed and healed. She keeps Cuticura on hand for future rashes or bites. June 9 1906.
Advertises a three product regimen Cuticura Soap Ointment and Regolgent to cleanse heal and purify for all ages. Claims to cure eczemas rashes itching and hair loss when other remedies fail. Includes pricing 25c 59c and 25c per vial plus mail order from Boston Massachusetts.
During a heavy thunderstorm Mrs Alfred Pollard of Pawtucket held a baby when a lightning bolt entered the house starting a fire that destroyed four cottages at Hebronville camp and injured two people. The towers of the French Catholic Church and the Hebron Manufacturing Company were struck as well.
A July storm in Swampscott caused about 5000 in damage. Chimneys and roof sections were torn from six homes near Minerva and Danvers streets. Monuments in Swampscott Cemetery were toppled, billboards felled, and trees uprooted. A shed on Danvers street and a portion of the Danvers street railroad bridge were blown onto tracks and into a house at 354 Essex street injuring Mrs Lyons in the dining room.
A major electrical storm struck Lawrence on July 2 causing record rainfall and lightning. Cellars flooded and sewers clogged, with widespread flooding reported across the city.
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