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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1907
Page
1
J. S. Hodge hailed as hero after a dramatic rescue near Castle Island Boston Harbor and Moon Island. Commodore J Samuel Hodge and Captain Patrick Graham led the operation as others nearby aided in the perilous hours.
Rescue efforts yesterday saved seven men from watery graves in Boston Harbor. Three sailors were thrown from a capsized boat and rescued by crews aboard the police boat Guardian and the steam yacht Elsie. Commodore J Samuel Hodge led a remarkable rescue at Revere Beach risking his life. Mr and Mrs Percy Hodges helped recover three men from the bottom off Moon Island after a difficult struggle.
A Sunday crowd watched as Frank H Lee cried for help near Shirley avenue Revere Beach. Commodore J Samuel Hodge swam to the drowning man and saved his life after others failed to act while spectators urged a rescue.
Tokio reports Viscount Aoki the Japanese ambassador to America will probably be recalled with Baron Kaneko as his likely successor. The Hochi Shimbun, organ of Count Okuma and the Progressives, voices anti government sentiment and urges firm U S action to protect treaty rights amid San Francisco tensions.
June 16 report in the Tokio Hochi says Baron Kaneko, a former Japanese cabinet minister, is likely to become ambassador to Washington. He earlier served on a confidential mission during the Russian Japanese war and urged Japan to accept terms at the Portsmouth peace conference.
Lieutenant Commander Robert F. Peary and Norris K. Jesup of Lenox and New York met for hours at Belvoir Terrace to discuss a potential new polar voyage. Jesup supported the 1913 expedition with a $25,000 contribution and told Peary he would back any ship needed for another journey if he chose to proceed.
The Catholic Literary Union of Charlestown marked the 132nd anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill with a banquet and concert at Roughan Hall City Square Charlestown. Governor Curtis Guild Jr and Governor Higgins Rhode Island urged civic resistance to capitalistic invasion while Mayor John F Fitzgerald called for broader Boston teamwork. General Miles warned of potential war with Japan and Europe and spoke of a Congress of Nations and Parliament of Reason.
General Miles declared no fear of outcomes and predicted long term national strength. The program featured speakers Governor Curtis Guild Jr Governor James Higgins Rhode Island General Nelson A Miles Fr John J Ryan Mayor Patrick J McCarthy and others with toastmaster Joseph A Hennison introduced by James A Maloney.
The Rev. Dr. James H. Ecob, forced to retire from the First Unitarian Church pulpit for attire and appearance, delivered a pointed farewell sermon. He attacked church life as he questioned ministry standards, praising noonday tea and bridge games while noting salary struggles and parish deficits. Many parishioners left during the service.
A vintage advertisement touts X Zalia as a fast itch stopper for brown tail moth bites. It claims druggists sell this healing liquid and emphasizes immediate relief for irritated skin.
A blaze destroyed autos worth $150 000 in a gasoline fueled explosion centered a city street. Fire units battled the flames as the score of vehicles burned through the afternoon. No injuries were reported.
A massive blaze gutted the Kenneth A. Skinner garage in the New Haven freight shed on Berkeley Street destroying about 50 autos with an estimated loss near 150000. Spontaneous combustion and a large gasoline tank challenged firefighters as tech students arrived to aid in rescues. Watchman McDermott and Helper Ramsey alerted the fire and the tank was brought under control.
Dr H B Metcalf and Mrs Metcalf, Mr and Mrs Charles Case, and Miss Frances Churchill of Winthrop Mass were seriously injured when their car overturned at the foot of a steep hill, rolling 60 feet down an embankment. Three are thought to have internal injuries. none is believed to die. The Metcalfs are connected with Metcalf Hospital. A special Boston train carried doctors and nurses.
A calm night in Charlestown featured mainly minor offenses like horn blowing and firecrackers. Police under Commissioner O'Meara lifted restrictions at 4 AM, with fewer than 50 arrests by 3 AM and most youths released to guardians. Officers enjoyed the orderly crowd and high officials praised the scene.
President Roosevelt refers various appeals by wire and mail to Charles P. Neill commissioner of labor to determine a government response. The article notes no emergency like the anthracite crisis and suggests the Bureau of Labor should lead if action is needed. Neill has previously investigated strikes and helped reach settlements.
Charlestown observes the Battle of Bunker Hill anniversary with a daytime military and civic parade and an evening electrical pageant. Numerous organizations keep open houses and residents host gatherings as streets across the district glow with red white and blue decorations.
A steam crane extended over the Boston New York express at Natick station, smashing windows of four coaches. One passenger, Peter Chaplin of Worcester, 59, sustained head and arm injuries and was treated at South Framingham Hospital before discharge. The crane was six inches over the track as the train, running 40 to 50 mph, passed. all cars suffered damaged windows.
The afternoon parade starts at 1 45 from the Elm Green and Trenton junction and travels through Elm Bunker Hill Chelsea City square Main Winthrop Monument Avenue Mishawum Rutherford Cambridge Lever Gardiner Elm High and Monument squares ending at Tremont and Prospect. The evening parade begins at 8 30 from the carnival grotto Bunker Hill Sackville to Elm then over Bunker Hill Chelsea City square old Charlestown bridge Causeway and back to City square Sullivan Main and Sackville before retreating to the grotto.
A high speed express train suffered successive glass breakage as a crane arm damaged car windows. Passengers bound wounds and the train slowed to South Framingham where Mr Chaplin and several gravely injured were taken to hospital. The crowd praised the relatively small number of injuries once the cause was revealed.
Fair forecast for Boston and vicinity with seasonable temperatures. Monday and Tuesday show fair skies and continued warmth. Light to fresh west winds expected in New England from Monday into Tuesday.
Dedham reports Miss Margaret Nickerson bruised and chauffeur Frank White with a broken wrist after a car strike with a grain drag at 3:30 this morning. White was taken to Massachusetts General Hospital. The auto, registered in Rhode Island and London, belongs to Providence polo player John B. Lewis. The collision happened at Washington and Elm streets.
Advertisement states X Zalia liquid instantly relieves itching from brown tail moth poisoning and never fails as a healing remedy.
MILTON New Hampshire June 16 I beat no malice against Arthur for what he did I think just as much of him and I know he loves me They shall never make me testify against him The report notes a threat linked to a sweetheart relationship and an arrest or detention.
Miss Annie Drapeau described her devoted love for the youth who assaulted her in the old Flame woods. Arthur Marcoux, about 20, is held without bail in Strafford county jail in Dover and will be arraigned in Rochester tomorrow morning.
Annie Drapeau a 19 year old from Sanbornville and Arthur Marcoux a 20 year old, involved in a fatal incident after meeting at Milton. High Sheriff Frank I Smith and deputies escort the pair to Rochester for arraignment. Dr Edson M Abbott attends the wounded youth. Dr M H A Hart treats both victims and believes the full tale will be shared. The tragedy unfolds near the old Flume along Main Street, South Milton, with authorities staging the proceedings for the 8:30 electric to Rochester.
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