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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
1
Dorothy Virginia Ainsworth Eaton announces four marriage proposals as she contemplates wedlock within a year. The mother was the wife of Rear Admiral Joseph Eaton. Eaton plans to marry one of the four men, all unnamed, and says the proposals are under serious consideration.
A Mansfield Agar Agar demonstration at the Drug Dept of Houghton & Dutton Co. shows Agar Agar water absorption to lubricate intestines and aid digestion. The wafers are praised as tasty non habit forming for constipation and served at table as both food and remedy.
Mayor Caley targets churches lacking proper egresses for fire safety. He warned last night that a majority of city churches are dangerous places when large crowds gather.
The listing shows A.M. 7:28 Portland 24m and Sh. B8m repeated. Gloucester 26m and P.M. Ti56 Newport referenced in the sequence. The fragment outlines train or schedule times with city names and coded markers.
Moon enters first quarter on June 1 and reaches full on June 8 with last quarter on June 15 and new moon on June 23. The 155th day of the year, 17 days remain until summer. evening stars Venus Mars Saturn. morning star Jupiter. Auto lamps at 7 47 and 8 17. Anniversaries note Mexico's 1845 war declaration with the United States and the death of trainer M C Murphy a year ago.
Fair forecast for Boston and vicinity with Thursday sunny and increasing clouds Friday as temperatures rise. Moderate southerly winds expected. Northern New England to see partly cloudy Thursday, warmer interior, Friday showers with winds turning southeast and southwest.
An advertisement extols Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a bearable weather tonic for home and office, calling it refreshing delicious and invigorating.
New York June 3 Dr Frank W Sears of the New Thought Church testified in Supreme Court that in the eyes of God he was never a married man defending a divorce suit by Dr Julia Seton Sears. He said he was “a married man in the eyes of man-made law.” He added he visited a single girl only in her apartment.
In a testimony Dr. Sears says he and his wife maintain outward friendship in public if they cannot get along. He rejects accusations of violating laws or fabricating credentials and denies a romance with Miss Pauline Langdon while defending a treating role for her nervous condition.
James 5. Elton of Waterbury Connecticut and William Skinner of Holyoke Massachusetts, directors of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad, testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission about the road's acquisitions. They described trolley expansions steamship lines and other properties costing millions as part of the New Haven system's plan to expand facilities.
Testimony described acquisitions as having prospective value shaped by New England growth. Elton said the 11 million dollar purchase of the New York Westchester and Boston line aimed to gain a foothold in Manhattan terminal facilities. Directors now claim tighter, more deliberative control and learning from past influence by Morgan and Mellen. Skinner suggested the project might have succeeded within five years if not for unfavorable inquiries.
A citywide promotion heralds a children's day at Fenway Park Saturday at 10 am. Mollie Wad dy and Tony lead the excitement as letters pour in to the Post office. Children with guardians gain priority seating and adults may be asked to yield to the youngsters if space runs short.
Mrs Marion Gay Burrage daughter of Harry H Gay Boston banker and widow of Francis H Burrage elopes from Saranac Lake New York and marries Graeme Donald of London at Bloomingdale New York Tuesday afternoon.
A fragment listing times and codes such as 2:18:80 LOST and 12:16:42 Psi bsop along with Windmark references and finish elapsed times 2:36:55 and 2:17:57. It also notes marks Windmark finish elapse and several numeric sequences.
Fragmentary OCR notes record leg by leg timings for a boat race. Mentions include legs labeled first through fourth and overall times around two hours. Exact names and locations are unclear, but references to a course and final time appear.
Mrs Burrage, about 26, widow of a man who died months after their marriage at Cohasset, elopes with a young Englishman. They had been guests of Mrs Gay and staying in New York and at Saranac Lake for health. The elopement surprised Boston society.
In Philadelphia Edison outlines a project to generate electricity directly from coal, noting it has been achieved twice but not yet commercially applied. He also discusses powering flying machines, citing a garden bee weighing seven thousand times its wing and the need for high velocity for lift.
James McDonald aged 70 of 609 West Park Street Dorchester was reported missing last night after leaving home in the morning and not being heard from by relatives.
Planked sirloin steak with French fried potatoes cucumber tomato lettuce salad and orange marmalade offered in all cafes daily this week until midnight priced at four dollars for two meals.
The Resolute finished 23 seconds ahead of the Vanitie in a dramatic America's Cup class race off Great Captain's Island, securing victory by 11 seconds on corrected time in one of the tightest contests recorded.
The report emphasizes Charles Francis Adams 2d as the decisive factor in the race win, noting his skilled handling of the yacht and outmaneuvering Captain Dennis at the start. Dennis gained some later points with local conditions, but Adams’ yacht handling was unmatched among amateurs or professionals.
American league games featured Philadelphia routing Boston 10 1 and 7 5 in two. Washington edged New York 2 3 in a split. Cleveland beat Chicago 6 while St Louis won 7 1 over Detroit. National league saw Brooklyn 6 3 Boston and Philadelphia 10 New York. Federal league results included Brooklyn 10 Baltimore 5 and Indianapolis 9 St Louis 6 Chicago 5 Kansas City 2. New England and Colontal sections list local scores including Troy and Taunton matches.
Harry T. Quigley aged 43 formerly of McMinn & Quigley Steel Company leaped from the sixth story window of the Crawford House. His body struck Brattle street sidewalk as onlookers watched. A man narrowly escaped injury, and Quigley’s wife at home is gravely ill, with fears the news may worsen her condition.
Witnesses report a man on a Crawford House sixth floor window at 6:55 PM. motive unclear. Quigley’s act left a life policy of 5000 dollars to wife Ida Quigley. they have a 15 year old son Donald. Eyewitness Joseph L. Daisy described the scene at Brattle Street and Court Street.
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