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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1905
Page
7
Margaret M Bradley, 19, of 175 Athens Street Boston lies in City Hospital under guard on suspicion of killing a newborn baby. Police found the infant's body in a paper parcel at C Street flats. They say the Bradley girl placed it there.
Rev Mary Baker G Eddy leader of the Christian Science movement explains her isolation from society. She says seclusion stems from lack of time to aid humanity not from age. She vows to repeat her enduring message year after year. Pleasant View Concord New Hampshire June 16 1905.
John P. Clark formerly of Boston and Edna H. Sloane a Meriden High School freshman tied the knot at St. Pauls Universalist Church Meriden. Sloane is daughter of J R Sloane chief of staff of the Connecticut division G A R and commander of the local post. Clark now lives in Jamaica Plain Boston.
Mrs. John Doane wife of De Normandie estates manager vanished from Lincoln with her belongings and her eight year old son. Her husband Mr Coane is missing since last Thursday and travel notices from Tacoma and Pennsylvania place the missing pair in remote locations Town prudently sympathizes with the sober 28 year old father who is seeking his wife.
Tufts University in Medford marked its 50th anniversary with a campus illumination and Tufts class day events. Senior procession led by Chief Marshal Luther P. Perry moved from Goddard Chapel to campus celebrations. Key speakers included Acting President Frederick William Hamilton and Elias Benjamin Armstrong with oration by Donald Morrison and a poem by Charles H. Temple.
A Fenway Court concert was shut after late arrivals angered Mrs. Jack Gardner who ordered doors closed and allowed entry only with special permission. The charity event, featuring Lena Little and others, supported Millet Sanatorium’s free bed fund in East Bridgewater.
An old storyteller recalls Nathan Randall a six year old who slipped from his family to watch the Battle of Bunker Hill. He aided a wounded father stopping bleeding and guiding him home. Nathan later survives to be known as The Boy of Bunker Hill.
In a Boston Fast scene Stealthy Steve leads a satirical mock trial at Hibernian Hall. Lee Zar Young is charged with assault with a loaded revolver and attempted murder. Ex Representative John J. Douglas probes bribery plots to betray Nell. The jury sentences See Zar to hang seven times with a large crowd present.
The article notes a record heat day with temperatures rising from 68 to 88 and beyond. Crowds head to swimming baths as a four knot breeze offers little relief. Colonel Smith predicts dampening showers may affect Boston’s Bunker Hill celebration tonight.
The Rev. Frederick M. Brooks rector of the Water town Episcopal Church will sail from East Boston to Liverpool tomorrow. In England he expects to attend lectures at Oxford Summer School and visit other spots on the trip.
A 22 year old man asks Mildred Champagne whether to declare love to a late boyfriend of a 19 year old who won’t commit. Champagne suggests explaining feelings, addressing her misperceptions, and urging a candid talk to set matters right.
A young 18 year old writes seeking advice on a shy suitor who gazes and smiles but dares not speak. The columnist advises that his suppressed interest may surface through an introduction, and that the man must take the initiative to gain acquaintance.
Early morning on Breed's Hill the Lively and other floating batteries opened a hot volley while the fortifications rose six to seven feet. General Prescott led with energy, directing, mounting the works, and inspiring troops despite heat and shortages. A first casualty fell, amid warnings of a long day ahead, and officers urged relief from Cambridge to sustain the defense. Prescott predicts victory.
A historic report chronicles General Joseph Warren's death at Breed's Hill as British forces press their assault. It details British council of war, landing at Moulton's Point, and the Provincials' improvised defenses from rail fences to hay barriers as Warren joins the fight.
Last night Provincials attacked Breed's Hill but were repulsed twice as British forces fought them back. In the third assault 341 were killed and 1132 wounded. The list of mortally wounded officers and soldiers includes Major General Joseph Warren and many noted names from Roxbury Cambridge and Chelmsford. Continued on Page 9.
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