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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1912
Page
16
George A. Nelson, a dry goods wholesaler from Cambridge, adds himself to Mayor Fitzgeralds Cupid list. Nelson, who says his post office address is the Y M C A headquarters in Cambridge, claims to be a past president of the Dorchester Bachelor Club.
George writes to the Mayor seeking a suitable wife. He wants a corn fed country girl 17 to 27 years old, 5'0 to 5'9, 110 to 140 pounds, good cook and loving. He dislikes city girls and says he can support a wife. his mother advised him to marry at 28. He plans to arrive at 28 and hopes the Matrimonial Mayor will find him the right partner.
A man writes to the Mayor via a Boston city outlet asking to find a country girl aged 7 to 27, 110 to 140 pounds, 5 feet 9 inches tall, a good housekeeper and cook, with a light complexion and plain dress. He specifies no paint or hair enhancements and asks applicants to respond to George A. Nelson of the Y M C A in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
John Morris alias in rogues gallery faced Police Court on a charge of pocket picking at the narrow guage depot Sunday night. He had been released 10 days earlier after a month for the same offence. Nine prior convictions were cited. The grand jury bound him over in 2006 bonds for larceny of 42 dollars from Abraham Goldstein's pockets.
Sparse fragment mentions Mrs. O. Madsen of Montvale Road in Woburn Massachusetts and a claim about healing lings with an advertisement style phrase. No clear event or outcome is stated.
The first day of the Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace trial in Atlanta drew attention as Eugene Grace, wounded husband, was carried in on a stretcher after collapsing from the triumphant courtroom moment. The session otherwise moved slowly with the defendant present.
The Grace trial moved swiftly with witnesses and exhibits as Mrs Grace faced not guilty pleas. Grace watched his wife with a cold stare while a nurse administers a drugged injection to revive her. The courtroom crowd includes many society women and a tense atmosphere prevails. Evidence shown includes a bloodstained pillow, blue silk nightshirt, a 32 caliber revolver, and bloodied bedclothes. Prosecutors press premeditation claims over oilcloth masking blood. Mrs Grace may face more cross examination as defense seeks weak links.
Five men are jailed in Quincy on two counts of robbery and felonious assault against Mary Berg a domestic employed by Mrs James L McCleary of Post Island Houghs Neck. The boys named Arthur Bavin Joseph Fitzgerald and Arthur Mulligan are held on bail of 1000 dollars each. The incident occurred early yesterday morning.
Miss Berg’s illness prevents her in court as Louis Ross and Charles Starr face felonious assault charges. Police say Ross reported the trio to four other men near Mt Wollaston cemetery area after a late Boston visit. Berg, daughter of John Berg, identified the suspects with one known as Duke Mulligan noted for a bad record.
Webster H Opie, seven and blind since birth, amuses himself at his grandmother’s Philadelphia home while his mother Daisy Ulrich Opie Grace faces trial in Atlanta for shooting Eugene H Grace. The boy, who calls the man Grace’s partner “Gene,” yearns for his mother’s return.
William Dunslane 86 pleads not guilty to manslaughter in deaths of his wife Elizabeth and their 3 weeks old infant William from a fire started at 6 Woodbury Street early Sunday. Judge Williams remands him to Charles Street jail without bail for grand jury action.
Preparations are underway for the Bingville club seventh annual barn dance at Squire Moore's Dance Hall Hough's Neck on Friday evening August 16. The event draws cottagers officials and Red Sox members with Miss May Burke Miss Helen Burke Miss Grace McGivney and Miss Nora Callahan listed as aids. Governor Foss District Attorney Pelliter Richard Olney Jr Congressman A J Peters James M Curley and Senator Timilty expected to attend Richard Dooley will supervise floor duties.
Ominous frontier reports claimed rebels planned to disarm and kill Americans in the insurgent zone. Louis Lach a Mormon who fled Colonia Dublan with his family yesterday confirmed part of the claim, stating the rebels had determined to attack.
El Paso Herald reports General Inez Salazar, second in command of the Mexican rebel army, urged disarming Americans in rebel zones and withdrawing protections. He claimed the order comes with General Orozco's sanction and warned of attacks if U.S. intervention is delayed. Mormon colonists at Colonia Dublan surrendered weapons and fanned to El Paso amid growing tensions.
The steamer Manchester Inventor limped into St John’s Newfoundland in heavy fog on July 24 after colliding with a submerged iceberg. The Montreal to Manchester England bound vessel reported serious damage but no details on casualties.
The Manchester Inventor struck an iceberg fifteen miles north of the Belle Isle straits. Fore compartments were pierced and the hull wracked. deck lumber was jettisoned to proceed. She arrived waterlogged, two feet down at the bow, and will go to drydock for repairs.
Basche Sciotea of Argentina and her seven year old child face deportation from Ellis Island on grounds they might become public charges. She appeals to President Taft for admission to the United States. Secretary Nagel orders case reopened to clear discrepancies in testimony.
Providence July 29 Patrolman Charles H Gay of Knight Street station was dishonorably discharged by the board of police commissioners after his pursuit of newspaper notoriety led to his downfall earlier today.
Patrolman Gay confessed to firing ten shots on Broadway on July 20 and fabricating the tale of two men forcing entry. He claimed injuries and a hospital visit but doctors found no marks. He reported for work after admitting the ruse. he joined the force June 16, 1911 and lives at 28 Wood Street.
Mrs Charles Costello of 199 Hampden Street Roxbury reports her husband Charles Costello has been missing since July 1. She appeals for any information from friends neighbors or authorities.
Mrs. Margaret Costello of Roxbury seeks news of her husband Charles Costello missing since July 1 after telling his wife he would go to Pittsfield for a job. He returned home that day and has sent no word since. Local employers confirm he was hired in Pittsfield but never left for that assignment. Mrs Costello, left penniless with two children, appeals for information.
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