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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1909

Page

2

Thaw Presses Delmas Case With Draped Testimony

In court Thaw contends during cross examination that he did not admit to insanity. He challenges doctors’ opinions while recalling his letter and a clipped note about a red dragon as a misinterpreted item from 1906. Evelyn Thaw attends as her husband faces questions on mental state and motive in the White case.

Jerome Thaw Allan McLane Hamilton Stanford White Delmas Hamilton White Dr. Hamilton Mr. Gleason Dr. Evans Gregory Hammond Dr. White Morschauser Poughkeepsie Jelliffe Wagner Evans Jeliffe Pilgrim Dr. Jelliffe St. George Mr. White Roosevelt

How He Got Rid of Consumption

Angolan E B Stroh recalls curing himself from consumption with Dr J Lawrence Hill's Rational Treatment. He weighs 166 pounds now and cites the Hill Building Jackson Michigan doctor who offers distant treatment. He urges readers with lung ailments to request a trial package by mail.

Stroh Angola Ind J. Lawrence Hill Hill Building Jackson Mich America Hill Hill Blidr Jackson, Mich

Brockton Girl to Become a Nun

Brockton, July 29. Elizabeth Giard of this city leaves for Montreal next week where she will take the veil. Miss Giard attended Nicolet College in Montreal last year and made her determination there to become a nun. She has been an active member of the Sacred Heart Church and will be greatly missed.

Brockton Elizabeth Giard Montreal Giard Nicolet College Sacred Heart Church

Bleriot Plans Entry in Hudson Fulton Flights

Louis Bleriot, first to cross the English Channel, will enter a monoplane for the Hudson Fulton flights in New York with a $10,000 prize. He will send an operator as he cannot attend in person. the machine seat No 12 has a 30 hp motor, 27 foot wingspan, and can carry two passengers.

New York Louis’ Bleriot English Channel

Electric Car Kills Cyclist in Providence

Joseph Dailey, 23, an employee of Narragansett Electric Lighting, was struck and killed while riding a bicycle on Chalkstone Avenue. Motorman William Gardner, who found the wreck, was arrested on a charge of manslaughter after stopping the car and retracing about 130 feet to locate the victim.

Providence R. I Chalkstone Avenue Joseph Dailey Narragansett Electric Lighting Company William Gardner Dailey Gardner

Chelsea Bank Robbery Suspect Caught After Water Escape

Rikeman, tied to a holdup with an accomplice, attempted to rob conductor Francis Barker of the Boston & Northern Street Railway at 12 40 AM on Broadway. Barker cried for help, Officer Dewan alarmed patrols, Rikeman fled into Chelsea Creek, swam ashore, and surrendered after police arrived. Barker unharmed, Rikeman facing court.

John Dewan Barker Dewan Rikeman Chelsea Creek Bikeman John MacKenzie Chelsea Force Metropolitan Park Healey Chelsea

Murine Eye Remedy Promoted for Red and Watery Eyes

A brief note promotes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak weary and watery eyes. It claims soothing relief and eye comfort for readers seeking an over the counter solution.

Spain in Fear as Rebels Seize Spanish Strongholds

Reports say a Moorish army advances on Alhucemas while a warship rushes from Melilla to bolster the garrison. Insurrection spreads across Spain with convents burned, guards disarmed, railways dynamited, and rumors of a provisional government and a possible Madrid military dictatorship.

Cate Melilla Spain Alhucemas Granollers Cassa Dela Selva

Five convents burned as unrest swells in Spain and Figueras

Spanish couriers report heavy artillery fighting in Barcelona with deaths and injuries uncertain. Five convents and several residences burned at Llanza. Largrly panic in Figueras and Gerona region as trains halted and telegraph poles cut. Citizens warned and military guards placed on funds. A mob including soldiers protests before the royal palace in Madrid.

Cerbere France Barcelona Rambla San Anno Square Calle del Epino Llanza Figueras Gerona Port Bou Junquera Madrid

Moorish tribesmen rout Spanish forces near Melilla

The official dispatch from July 29 reports a disastrous defeat for Spanish troops outside Melilla on July 27. Moors cut communications, driving the main force back to the walls of the city where heavy fighting continued. Nearly 3000 Spaniards were killed or wounded, not counting advance posts abandoned to fate. Melilla streets brim with the wounded.

Madrid Melilla

Rebels Drive Revolutionaries From St Martin Square In Barcelona

The cavalry at Barcelona claims success driving principal bands of revolutionists from St Martin square after artillery fire and heavy losses. Survivors surrendered and authorities aim to subdue remaining groups in nearby villages.

Madrid Barcelona St. Martin Square

Blaze in L Tunnel Destroys Cashier Booth at Milk Street

A fire in the Milk street station of the Boston Elevated tunnel damaged a cashier booth and partially burned another. The blaze was spotted by a watchman and knocked down by a volunteer force before the fire department arrived. Electric bulbs exploded from the heat as the subway closed after 12 25.

Milk Street Boston Water Street

Boston Sizzles as Heat Wave Sparks Six Prostrations

Boston endures a 92-degree day with seasonable warnings from the Weather Bureau. Six heat prostrations are reported, including deaths, as temperatures spike in Dodge City and cool in Yellowstone and Eastport.

Boston Weather Bureau Mercury Dodge City Kan Yellowstone Park Eastport Lake Region Sarah Grant Gainsboro Street Huntington Avenue Children’s Hospital John McGillivray Dudley Street New England Telephone Company Marsh Street City Hospital Samuel Folkson Washington Street Harrison Avenue James D. Moore Joan Keys Charles Street Waltham Moody Street Nathaniel Mahoney Emery Street Mahoney

Five Hurt As Express Hits Auto In Spectacular Wreck

An express train collision left five injured as a $4000 automobile owned by Judge Washburn was smashed beyond recognition. Witnesses described engine parts scattered about and marveled that any occupant survived the deadly impact.

Washburn

Three Prostrations Struck by Heat in Lawrence

In Lawrence on July 29 three laborers fainted from extreme heat. They were Jeremiah Lucy of Elm Street, Thomas Hopkins of 279 Elim Street, and George Ogarri of 169 Broadway. All were treated on site with recoveries reported.

Lawrence Jeremiah Lucy Elm Street Thomas Hopkins Elim Street George Ogarri Broadway

Wright Again Is Held Up At Fort Myer Flight Trial

A squally wind postponed the 10 mile official speed test of Orville Wright at Fort Myer. Crowds gathered after sunset as word arrived from Alexandria that strong winds prevented the run, despite Wright's determination to proceed.

Washington Orville Wright Wright Fort Myer Alexandria

Married pair walk nine hazardous miles over Mt Washington

Mr. and Mrs. W. Monroe Roberts of Long Island City New York completed a remarkable honeymoon trek by walking nine miles from the Mt Washington summit over Franklin Clay Pleasant and Clinton mountains along the Crawford bridle path to the Crawford House.

Crawford, N. H W. Monroe Roberts Long Island City N. Y Crawford House Mt. Washington Franklin, Clay, Pleasant Clinton Mountains Roberts Curtis Ormsbee Franklin Clay Mr. Roberts Pleasant Mountain Mrs. Roberts Long Island Jeanne Tobin Montreal Lady Gray New York

Wrights halt aviation test amid uncertain wind at Fort Myer

At Fort Myer the Wright brothers postponed a flight after wind conditions proved unsafe. Major Squier and Captain Chandler monitored the clock while Miss Catherine Wright watched weather with the brothers. The day’s wind shift led to calling off the flight, with plans for a possible tomorrow afternoon.

Fort Myer Orville Wright Catherine Wright Taft

Child Falls From Third Story Window In East Boston

Five year old Robert Seibolt plunged from a third story window at 261 Everett Street East Boston while watching neighborhood children. He landed in the front yard suffering injuries that officials fear will prove fatal.

Robert Seibolt Everett Street Boston

Nervousness Linked to Overstudy and Blood Tones

A patient recounts long nervous exhaustion from overstudy beginning at seventeen. She describes choking spells and fainting, failed treatments, and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with recovery. Pills sold by druggists or mailed from Dr Williams Medicine Co Scenectady NY at 50c per box, six for $2.50.

Grace W. Glidden Adams Street Winter Hill Somerville Mass Dr. Williams

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