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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1906
Page
7
Mrs. Fred H. Bridges arrives in Cleveland to support her husband, held on a government charge tied to a broad swindle scheme with J. E. Neill. She vows loyalty, hopes bail is posted, and says she believes he acted unwittingly while staying calm despite worry.
Indianapolis July 30 President John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers makes no effort to kill the boom for his vice presidential nomination. The Bryan and Mitchell cry, heard in many sections, may be heard elsewhere, and while Mitchell has not promoted it, he will not try to stop it.
Bonnie Maginn a New York chorus girl arrived in Chicago with John T. Davis son of Henry Gassaway Davis after a West tour in his private car. Her mother Mrs. John H. Maginn accompanied them as they headed East to New York where Maginn will join Joe Weber's company. Mrs Davis has begun divorce proceedings naming the chorus girl as co respondent. Davis is described as worth twenty million dollars.
London July 30 Thousands of Thames tripsters cheer at the hint that Waldorf Astor will overturn his father's policy and reopen Cliveden woods to the public. Cliveden, once free to picnickers, was restricted after Mr Astor acquired it, then given to Waldorf Astor. The prospect pleases many who opposed the closure and dimished the grounds appeal.
Newport's fashionable women follow a strict program of training dieting exercise and twice daily rubbing to slim down. Prominent names such as Mrs James B Haggin Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs Harry Lehr Mrs Robert Goelet and others are cited among converts with many more reported undergoing treatment for slenderness and health.
In Athol Lord's Pond two alligators sunning themselves were seen by Will Betts who captured an 18 inch specimen. two six footers escaped. Locals speculate on how gators arrived with Worcester expert J Knight Perkins a known live-capture trader previously in town. Women and children fear venturing out at night due to the unusual danger.
In Lowell a suspected link emerges between Mrs Marguerite Kelley at City Farm and missing Staten Island socialite Mrs Charles Gale formerly Bridget Kelley. Gale’s deathly misfortunes and a Cambridge connection prompt investigators to consider Maud Greene of 61 Jay Street Cambridge as a possible match with a tip pointing toward Snake Hill road Nahant.
Washington July 30 The cruiser Olympia starved of future naval activity will be turned over to the Naval Academy for midshipmen cruises and general instruction. The Navy Department cites sentiment around Admiral Dewey's flag ship and its use to educate future naval officers rather than active service.
A severe thunderstorm caused lightning to strike the Jasper Lewis farm house near Newport Maine. The blaze destroyed the house and several small barns, with losses exceeding 6000 dollars, partially covered by insurance.
Lena Driscoll and Annie Dunn both fourteen from Fall River Massachusetts were turned over to the Children's Society by a police magistrate as they sought stage work in New York. Rose Provost eighteen of Fall River was arraigned in Police Court on a charge of imperilling their morals.
John Alexander Dowie announces an appeal of Judge Landis ruling Zion City is a trust estate and that the deposed apostle has no individual proprietorship. The announcement came at Shiloh House in Zion City with about 100 supporters. The appellate path to the Supreme Court or the Circuit Court of Appeals has not been decided.
A window honoring General Stonewall Jackson was unveiled at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church colored in Roanoke Virginia. Funds for the memorial came entirely from colored people. Attendees included both races and Confederate groups from Roanoke and Salem with Daughters of the Confederacy chapters represented. White leaders delivered the main addresses. Pastor L L Downings parents had been in a slave class Jackson taught in Lexington before the war.
Secretary Bonaparte returns to the Navy Department in Washington after a two week stay at Lenox Massachusetts. He will resume his official duties tomorrow.
London July 30 Mrs George Keppel praised by King Edward as the most beautiful woman in England is rapidly convalescing from a serious illness The King jokes with American guests about her beauty while British and American onlookers differ in opinion Her return to health is marked by a 50000 donation to London hospitals by Mrs Keppel to honor her recovery
Christian Endeavor services were held in Geneva with services in English French and German. Dr Clark preached at St Peters Cathedral. Morning topics covered Jesus Christ What He Has Done For Us and Alcohol a National and Universal Curse. A large afternoon meeting marked the 25th anniversary with 25 country representatives, about four million Endeavorers, each delivering a message in their language and presenting their national flag.
At Bevnn Breagh Cape Breton Dr Alexander Graham Bell reports progress on an amphibious airship. The craft would rise gradually then skim water then travel inland with balloon propulsion and steering devices to minimize fatal accidents.
Miss Giles Gamble McClenahan of New Canaan inherits a $200000 estate from her father after a dispute that preceded his death. Neighbors recall her nightly wandering in a silk kimono and slippers, once knocking at a glass door and shedding her kimono before heading to the village.
Worcester dated account of Miss Anita Mercer of Worcester marrying Allen Carter Watson, a New York artist, after meeting in Hungary on All Husbands Day in January. The couple’s romance began with a staged card draw in Martadi, a ritual tied to a Hungarian custom that led to a betrothal and plans for a future marriage.
Proposals to remove grade crossings along the steam railroad in Lynn face opposition at a hearing by the railroad commissioners at 10 30 a m at 20 Beacon Street. The session precedes another on Boston Elevated Railway station plans at Egleston Square and Forest Hills at 11 30 a m, with possible track relocation on the west side of the new shore drive.
An anonymous writer signing as Marcellus of the Old Stones appeals to Pope Pius X to open St Peter's tomb in Rome to settle whether it truly contains the apostle Peter's bones. Catholic scholars in Europe and America react as Archæologists await the Pope's decision.
Four Chaldean immigrants from the Euphrates valley arrived aboard the Parisian bound for Chicago. Their speech, a dialect of ancient Assyrian, baffled Boston interpreters prompting detention until a New York expert can assist. Names listed on the manifest include Jonan Alexi and Unta Hiwaju.
Angry West Roxbury High cadets painted two Jamaica Plain sidewalks with derisive phrases about Drill Master George Benyon of Watertown after a prize drill dispute. Police investigation failed to identify the culprits. The cadets were barred from the Boston public school cadets parade, and the group disbanded their company. The messages remain, one near the Methodist Church and another near 7 Revere Street, in front of Eugene Foss estate.
Judge Forsaith reprimanded spectators who idle in the Municipal Court and joked at the dock. He said court proceedings are no vaudeville or country circus, urging decorum during yesterday’s session.
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