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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
4
Fire destroyed a Windsor area cottage of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Thorndike of Braintree. They escaped in night clothes and neighbors provided shelter. Mrs. Thorndike lost a diamond ring valued around 1500 dollars, feared swallowed by the 50 plus chickens as searches continued.
In an automobile collision near Newburyport on July 20 Mr and Mrs W R Farrington and their son Phillip of Newton narrowly escaped death. Their cars were driven about 15 miles per hour along the main road from Salisbury Beach. The other car owned by Haverhill Gas Light Co was driven by a repair man whose name was not learned. Both vehicles were badly wrecked but all occupants were shaken yet reached this city.
Angelo Gacchione, a Boston youth and member of a strolling musicians group, was shot and killed at the Maine Central railroad station in Richmond Maine. Four other band members aged 9 to 17 are detained as witnesses as police investigate a quarrel over concert proceeds.
Andrew J. Sullivan of Roxbury pulled drowned 22 year old William H. Watson from the bay behind McNeil's lumber yard. Sullivan, 58 Sterling street, endured five minutes of struggle and multiple scratches before landing Watson on the bank.
At noon yesterday Sullivan, diving for two hours, saw a rower named Watson fall from a boat under a railroad trestle. He rescued Watson after a struggle and kept him afloat until a physician arrived. Residents praise Sullivan, noting his past sea rescues and calling for a hero medal.
The schooner Smuggler entered port with a half masted flag signaling a tragedy. Walter Myles, 34, of Gloucester, fell overboard during shore leave and drowned in the harbor of St. Pierre despite crew searches.
Middleboro July 30 two men Fred Boucher and Peter McLeod were trapped up to their waists in mud in a swamp while blueberries were picked. They fought off a dozen black snakes with branches for three hours, battered two snakes to death, and finally freed themselves then staggered away exhausted.
An advertisement argues that home baked beans waste two thirds of their value due to fermentation and poor digestion. It touts Van Camp's beans baked in live steam at 245 degrees, in small parcels for thorough heat, claiming higher digestibility and cost savings over home preparation.
Van Camp's Pork and Beans are advertised as a daily dish replacing meat in meals. The copy claims breakfast croquettes with ham, midday lunch, and dinner salad all feature the beans, promising meat savings and affordability from Van Camp Packing Company of Indianapolis Indiana.
The Op erative Plasterers Union strike prompts master plasterers to cancel obligations with builders and sign agreements guaranteeing the new wage scale of 5.20 dollars for an eight hour day.
Gloucester July 30 Roland Grant a 13 year old bellboy at the Surfside Hotel was hailed a hero after he leaped into the water to rescue Mrs Mary Keenan a hotel cook who toppled into the water near a float. He pulled her to safety with help from other guests and staff.
A Windsor cottage fire forced Mr. and Mrs. Alden H. Thorndike of Braintree and their three children to flee in night clothes shortly after 11 PM. They found refuge with Judge E. C. Bumpus in nearby Boston. Mrs. Thorndike lost a diamond ring valued at 500 dollars amid other belongings.
Windsor reports deer overrun the area threatening crops and gardens. G E Miller filed damage suits in Pittsfield against six residents including Fred E Potter and Kate Philbrick seeking $10 to $15 per case as a response to growing deer damage.
Tom Prentice follows a scarlet tanager to a floating shipwreck thought lost in a 1880s Blizzard. He discovers a Braham & Horton reward for locating the Aurora hull between Racine and New Haven. The tale ties his poverty, romance with Ruth, and pursuit of fortune to a perilous Arctic lake mystery.
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