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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1903

Page

9

Strange Man in Nun Garb Entices Springfield Girls

A person dressed as a nun, later believed to be a man, gained trust of two Springfield girls at Union station. He was escorted to a girl’s home where suspicions arose, and Father Smyth questioned him. The man claimed to be from Worcester and connected with a Brooklyn order, but left after warnings from the priest. No clues to identity. observers fear robbery or other harm.

Springfield Union Station Thomas Smyth Worcester Brooklyn Father Smyth Chestnut Linden Streets John IF. Bacon Boston

Jamaican steamer seeks Jamaica to St John service

Steamer Admiral Schley left Port Antonio Jamaica at 8 p m Tuesday to reach Long Wharf by Sunday night or Monday, carrying 20 cabin passengers and 33 000 bunches bananas 120 crates pineapples and 0 boxes mangoes Among passengers Colonial Secretary Oliver is en route to Ottawa to pursue a fortnightly Jamaica St John N B steamship service The Gloucester fishing schooner Helen Whit ten suffers two drownings as dories overturn in a storm and fog off Cape Race trade ships move toward Buenos Ayres and Axim.

Admiral Schley Port Antonio Jam Long Wharf Oliver Ottawa Dominion Canadian Pacific Railway Jamaica St. John N. B Gloucester Helen Whitten Cape Race Wilfred Roberts Jose Jesse Lake Champlain Montreal Janey Joseph Byde Celestian Towers William Smith Vim Boston Towboat Company Harry A. Berwind New York City of Macon Ocean Steamship Company Savannah Chattahoochee Lewis Pier Macon City of Memphis Lexington Merchants and Miners’ Transportation Company Tallahassee Ray Shaw Veronica Ship Island Miss Liverpool Cape Shore Mary F. Harty Charles Harty Green Island Canso N. S Bertha Pearl Alice M. Jacobs Mary E. Harty Harty Natalie B. Nickerson Mellie Dixon Victor Latona Richard Wainwright Hattie M. Graham S. F. Meker Wainwright Nellis Dixon T Wharf Alice M. Guthrie Kienzi Fish Hawk Bertha M. Bailey Henrietta G. Martin Water Witch Oliver Sears Sachem Mary A Haddock Alice M

Maritime Arrivals and Departures Minute Almanac Record

Coastal shipping notes list numerous arriving steamers schooners and tugs with destinations ports and routes from Eastport Portland Boston New York and more plus a sailing tally listing wind and last ships departed for Queenstown Liverpool and Newport News and a long roster of vessel names and owners.

Bennett Olsen Puerto Plata S. D St. Croix Pike St. John N. B Eastport Portland Boston Stanwood Yarmouth N. S Seaboard Ripood New York City of Bangor Arey Bangor Bay State Olver Cape Ann Godfrey Gloucester Howard East Harbor T. I R. Carson Sweet Quaco Valdare Anthony Bear River Olivia Rawding Clementsport Scranton Pierce Hoboken Nay Aug Swatara Taylor Philadelphia Bear Ridge Merriam Silver ‘Brook Lynn International Miller Manheim Knickerbocker Portsmouth N. H Saucon Hokendauqua Ryder Hazel Dell Coggins Sk. Arcularius Bellatty Sayreville S. H Wind S. E Commonwealth Queenstown Liverpool America Paracoa Hector Spartan Cto H. M. Whitney Eleanor A. Percy Newport News Covington George R. Sheffield Indiana Lykens Bethayres Marconi Ivernia Altonia Saxonia Alexander Martin State St

Mrs. Cynthia A. Perkins Dies at 76 in Boston Area

Mrs. Cynthia A. Perkins formerly linked to a baffling poisoning case died at her home 892 Blue Hill Avenue after a two to three year illness from Bright's disease. She was the widow of Frank A. Perkins, born in Belgrade, Maine, 76 years ago. Funeral services will be held at her home next Saturday with interment at Woodlawn.

Cynthia A. Perkins Blue Hill Avenue Bright Perkins Frank A. Perkins Belgrade Woodlawn

Dexter Sues Over Oxford House License in Local Battle

Judge C C Stone issues summonses to T D Dexter Michael T Dwyer and William H Whitelaw for court on June 18. Dexter seeks revocation of Dwyer innkeeper license claiming legal objections were ignored. Churches and ex Mayor Johnson back Dexter in what is described as a test case in a six week local political struggle.

Clinton C. C. Stone T. D. Dexter Michael T. Dwyer Oxford House William H. Whitelaw Board of Selectmen Dexter Dwyer B. 3. Johnson Waltham

Baltimore Witness Claims Booth Burial Wrong Body

Basil Moxley, veteran doorkeeper at Tori's Grand Opera House, declares the Green Mount Cemetery remains false as the Booth burial. He states he was pallbearer and notes hair color and family grief contradict Booth’s death, suggesting the body was another person and government deception.

Baltimore Basil Moxley Tori's Grand Opera House Green Mount Cemetery John Wilkes Booth Green Mount Booth

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