Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Boston Post in Boston, Massachusetts

We have 4,454,244 pages in Massachusetts

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1909

Page

2

Tufts College Class Day Dazzles College Hill

Tufts College on College Hill celebrated class day with bunting banners and a crowd of graduates and guests. Louis Bradford King of Taunton delivered the class oration on the Supreme Court and constitutional living while Miss Mary Florentia Bogue read the class poem.

Medford College Hill Tufts College Frederick W. Hamilton Louis Bradford King Taunton Supreme Court Mary Florentia Bogue Reba May Bush Chelsea R. Perry Bush D. D Lewis Doane Marblehead Alma Mater Salem Cadet Band Tufts

Rev Edward Everett Hale lies in state in Boston churches

The body of Rev Edward Everett Hale will lie in state at South Congregational Church Roxbury then at Exeter and Newbury streets before the burial. A public memorial service will be held at Park Street Church with addresses by clergy and close associates.

Edward Everett Hale South Congregational Church Dr. Hale Hale Highland Street Roxbury Edward Cummings Exeter Newbury Streets James DeNormandie Charles Gordon Ames Park Street A. Z. Conrad George Hodges Theological School Cambridge Charles F. Dole Unitarian Jamaica Plain Francis H. Rowley First Baptist Commonwealth Avenue James de Normandie Donohue Bessie Nea Brady Bernard Donohue Francis A. Nixon St. Mary's of the Annunciation St. Paul's Forsyth Noble Boston Newbury and Exeter Streets Rhodes Brookline

Niece of War Governor Sprague Dies in Rhode Island Hen House

Susan Sprague, 76, niece of War Governor William Sprague, died in a hen house behind her Cranston home tonight from epilepsy. She managed a large farm and was well known locally. A brother survives.

Flames Consume Village as Trains Rescue Refugees

A fire swept a mill village, destroying the station and 130000 feet of pine lumber. A special Houston train with a steam engine and fire crew could not secure enough water, forcing villagers to flee to Smyrna Mills. The hamlet belonged to the Dean Lumber Company led by State Senator Carl Milliken and Charles A. Milliken.

McAllister Houston Smyrna Mills Dean Lumber Company Dean Carl Milliken Island Falls Charles A. Milliken Augusta

Refugees Flee Forest Fire Near Couillard Mills

Ninety refugees arrived in Campbellton after a fast spreading forest fire threatened Couillard and Guimont’s Mills along the International Railway. Families fled with minimal belongings in fear as south winds rekindled embers forcing a rapid exodus through the woods to safety.

Refugees Saved as Fire Ravages Mill Settlement

A group fled through burning undergrowth carrying babies and aiding women as flames consumed the mill plant and nearby homes. They reached safety three miles from the settlement after being picked up by a relief train sent by the International railway. The 90 refugees were taken to Campbellton and are being cared for by relatives and friends.

International Railway Campbellton

100 Square Miles Ablaze Drives Maine Forest Fires

Forest fires raged across northern Aroostook County centered near Presque Isle and Davidson. A 100 square mile area with a 20 mile front stretched five miles inland while untouched pockets remained. Fire threatened six farm buildings in Perkins district and men at Davidson fought to save the town's lumber mills and 200 workers.

Houston Aroostook Presque Isle Perkins Davidson

Boston Boy Named Fordham Baseball Captain

Worcester June 11 A Boston boy will be captain of Fordham baseball team which arrived from New York for the Holy Cross game tomorrow The team plans an election after the Holy Cross game and Chris Mahoney the star pitcher may be chosen captain if he accepts the honor

Worcester Boston Fordham New York Holy Cross Chris Mahoney Milton High Nine

Brookline High Wins Golf Meet Over Lowell High

Brookline High School defeated Lowell High School 4 to 1 at Woodland yesterday. Ouimet led Brookline with 76, while O'Day McFales Aimesworth and others earned Brookline points. Lowell students Gleason Pullem Dowd Boom and Byler failed to score.

Brookline High School Lowell High School Woodland R. Ouimet Brookline H. S Ouimet B. O'Day McFales J. Aesis Aimesworth Lowell H. —Gleason R. Pullem Dowd F. Boom Byler

Tarbox Flees Into Canada With New Wife

Bernard Ti Tarbox and his second wife Gertrude M Devine, wed in Woonsocket Rhode Island last week, are in Canada urged there by Boston men who telegrammed Rochester about a chase by the bride’s father William P Devine pursuing to intercept the couple and win the return to Dorchester. No arrest warrant had been issued by last night.

Bernard TI. Tarbox Gertrude M. Devine Woonsocket R. I Canada Boston Rochester William P. Devine Dorchester Tarbox

Mourning Edward Everett Hale’s Passing Reverberates

A nation mourns the loss of Edward Everett Hale as sorrow spreads, the public laments a revered sage whose departure leaves a void in civic and literary life, and communities contemplate the void his writings and public service leave behind.

Edward Everett Hale

Also Mentioned on This Page

Carl P. Hubbard Woburn Henry W. Roberts Syracuse N. Y Roger Frederick Cleveland Marshal Hubbard Washington United States Egnano Cumings Concrecariona Clothing House Bostos Bofton Weill Glengarriff The New England Rome Washington, Cor Boylston St Nced Manufacturers’ Shoe Syndicate Goodyear West Shoes Packard Crawford Barry Ralston Health Liberty Py Catt Oie Shoe Syndicate Boston Clobe Argest Shoe Manufacturers Ree Gesiaire New Brunswick N. B Couillard and Guimont's Mills Aroostook County Brookline High Cyale Seeksee Ee Yale Yale & Towne Mfg. CO George Reginald Margetson Cambridge, Mass Kiddo Wilson Bros Court St
Search Courier

Search the Boston Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Boston Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication