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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1909

Page

14

Meat Probe for St Louis Demands Immediate Investigation

Washington June 11 The Agriculture Department accepted the challenge of J F Harrs a government inspector at St Louis who resigned and made charges against the meat inspection system at the National stockyards St Louis An immediate investigation into Harms charges concerning East St Louis packing houses was ordered and two government inspectors were ordered there Salada Tea ad mentions 10c trial packet

Washington Department of Agriculture J. F. Harrs St. Louis Wilson Harms East St. Louis

Angel for suffragists Angel for suffragists

Mrs. O H P Belmont and Mrs. Ida Husted Harper returned from England aboard the Cunard liner Mauretania excited to bolster the suffrage movement in the United States. Belmont plans to finance part of the campaign as part of their renewed commitment to the cause.

New York O. H. P. Belmont Ida Husted Harper England Belmont

Judge Learns Mysteries of Fancy Sewing in Court

In Brookline Municipal Court Judge Charles A. Perkins heard a six‑case hearing over a $6 board bill dispute and linen theft allegations. Defendant Mrs. Elizabeth B. Brown faced Miss Susan Fowler in a dispute tied to a trousseau and tied to past living arrangements with witnesses from both sides.

Charles A. Perkins Brookline Elizabeth B. Brown Westland Avenue Boston Susan A. Fowler Massachusetts Avenue Brown Mary K. McGarr Summit Avenue McGarr Miss Fowler Massachusetts Avenue House Mary McLyon Huntington Avenue Mae S. Henken Annie E. McGee Falmouth Street Della Marcus

Head of Slain Man Is Found

The dismembered body identified as Samuel Bersin, 22, a painter from East Ninety-eighth Street, was found wrapped in oil cloth in Catherine Street. His head, missing earlier, was later found lying on a pile of refuse under the Brooklyn Bridge.

New York Catherine Street Samuel Bersin East Ninety-eighth Street Brooklyn Bridge

Tornado in Texas Kills Four in Lenders area

Four people died and two were seriously hurt after a tornado struck Lenders Texas last night. Thirteen homes were destroyed and numerous cattle were killed. Local rescue crews reported extensive property damage and multiple injuries in the storm.

EL Paso Tex Lenders

Balloon ascent planned from Rutland to cross Green Mountains

The Aero Club of New England sets June 18 for a Rutland Vermont balloon ascent aiming to cross much of the Green Mountains and the Presidential Range in New Hampshire possibly Mount Washington.

Rutland Aero Club of New England Green Mountains Presidential Range New Hampshire Mt. Washington

Balloon ascent attempt targets crossing Green and White Mountains

The 9 o’clock start, weather checks, and possible postponement set the stage for a balloon voyage by Professor W. H. Pickering, Jay B. Benton, and Charles J. Glidden with Glidden as pilot. From Washington 85 miles north east, the plan aims for a Canada landing if conditions allow. Elevation targets over 6250 feet to clear Mt Washington and at least 10,000 feet to avoid snow-filled ravines like Tuckerman.

W. H. Pickering Harvard University Jay B. Benton Boston Transcript Charles J. Glidden Washington Canada Mt. Washington Tuckerman

Thetford Stock Broker Charged In $11500 Theft

Fall River reports James M. Cotton a local stock broker arrested on a bench warrant after a secret Bristol county grand jury indictment. He faces larceny charges for allegedly stealing $11500 from Dr. John W. Coughlan.

Fall River James M. Cotton Somerset Bristol County Grand Jury New Bedford Cotton John W. Coughlan

City Democratic Committeeman Faces Civil Suits Over Losses

Dr Coughlan has a civil suit pending against Cotton for money alleged lost as a customer of the broker and several other persons have suits. Cotton posted $5000 cash bail and will appear at New Bedford county courthouse Monday to answer charges. He ran offices closed last July as correspondent for Henry Clews and Co New York bankers.

Coughlan Cotton County Court House New Bedford Henry Clews & Co New York Bankers and Brokers

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