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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
2
Sylvan A. Lee, a Richmond New York student of the occult, fainted during self experiments in auto hypnosis. Mrs. Lee is prostrated by her husband's condition as he pursued the practice despite protests.
In Bangor Maine on June 4 the Bangor Aerie charter was revoked by Theodore A Bell grand worthy president of the Eagles. In Clinton on June 4 the Bigelow Carpet Company worsted mill will shut down tonight affecting about 100 workers until further notice.
Rabbi Samuel Freuder of New York announced he will not return to Christianity after renouncing the faith at the Hebrew Messianic Conference in Park Street Church. He said he plans to seek work in New York, possibly as a peddler, and will not become a rabbi. Conference speakers urged stronger efforts to bring Hebrews to the church and to apply Old Testament teachings to today.
Word from Mexico City reports a cloudburst near Juananato that killed 20 people and damaged property by about 20000 dollars. This disaster notice follows brief, stringently reported details with no further context.
Chelsea officials moved to cut roughly fifty city employees from the payroll as the new Chelsea Commission began its work. Mayor Beck, his clerk, and secretary seek other jobs as Chairman William E. McClintock says the discharges were not caused by the commission and that only three salaried staff were removed.
Chairman McClintock outlines a cautious cleanup for Chelsea with no new hires and spending cuts except for the mayor and secretary. The group will meet in the high school, issue a citizens statement soon, and refrain from large public displays as they settle into their new roles. Nearby, Van der Voort and Mrs. Wackerman discreetly vacate the Quincy House after arranging new lodgings and staging violin performances for neighbors.
In a third floor room Professor Anthony Van der Voort played his violin as neighbors heard his distress over his separation from his soul mate Louise Wackerman. He plans to claim her after his Bavarian wife is divorced, while Louise has separated from her mother in a nearby house, leaving brick walls between them.
Miss Pearl Cook of Portland and Edward Beck, stage manager for the company in A Knight for a Day, were married at the Adams House by Herbert Manks. Guests included May Vokes and John Slavin. A stage-door celebration with boots and rice drew crowds along Tremont Street as the couple slipped away for the ceremony.
John Hays Hammond, millionaire mining expert from California New York and Gloucester and recent Republican vice presidential candidate, is due in Boston this morning for quiet campaigning. His annual income is estimated at $1,000,000 and he holds a Magnolia residence with Gloucester voter status.
Five Brockton shopkeepers were served summonses to appear in court following an inspector visit from the State Sealer Palmen office. They face charges of violations of the weights and measures law.
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