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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
4
A federal grand jury yesterday failed to report an indictment after hearing evidence in the Boston Agreement case referenced by President Roosevelt as a prime example of public corruption that must be stopped.
United States Attorney French says the grand jury should not indict six structural iron and steel contractors arrested last month for conspiracy to defraud Boston by collusive bidding on bridge and school boiler contracts. He notes possible future evidence could justify a new presentation to another grand jury.
Walter F. Frederick was appointed clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County by the full Supreme Court bench yesterday to fill the vacancy left by John Noble. Born in Belfast, Maine, 1868 he moved to Boston at 19 and began in the Municipal Civil Court clerk’s office. He later became assistant clerk in the Suffolk Superior Civil Court and now resides at 3 Puritan Avenue, Dorchester.
Massachusetts Agricultural College trustees approve a graduate school for Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees with Professor Charles H. Fernald as head. A new Hygiene and Physical Culture department is created led by Dr. Percy L. Reynolds. Anderson McKimmie joins as French professor. R. D. McLauren adds organic chemistry lecturer duties. Alumni elect Peters president Thompson secretary Barry treasurer. Class oration by Lars D. Larsen. Class song by Lloyd W. Chapman. class ode by Danforth P. Miller.
In Philadelphia on June 16 two children a boy and a girl preached at Park Congregational Church while the pastor Rev. Clinton Raitell Adams and his family sat in a pew. The service was led by the young people to honor children's day.
In Winston Salem on June 16 an eight month old girl, daughter of Laughlin McGalliard, rolled from her bed and her head became wedged between the wall and the bed. She was found dead by her mother.
A doctor explains Schlitz beer is fully aged and sterilized after bottling, making it germ free. A nurse notes patients enjoy the taste, while the physician cites compliments from old world brewmasters on the beverage's quality.
June 16 report from New York states Christani Mein bamyer, 69, was shot dead at her West One Hundred Forty-fourth Street residence. Her daughter Mrs Blankmyer, 85, was fatally wounded. Police seek John Blankmyer, husband of the younger woman, as the alleged shooter.
Newsboys of Boston plan a 10 AM program at the Boston Theatre marking the Bunker Hill anniversary. Mayor Hibard, James J. Storrow, Stratton D. Brooks, Herbert Parsons and B F Keith attend as speakers. Latin School girls sing, a 1000-child chorus joins from balconies, and the event aims to foster patriotism among foreign-born youths.
On June 16 a massive steel cable of the new Manhattan bridge slipped from its grip and plunged into the East River 130 feet below while workers prepared to fix it. River traffic had been suspended in anticipation of such an accident.
The Missouri River has begun to fall and the crest of the great flood is in sight. The Kaw is also falling.
New York report states emphatic denials from St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies regarding any bubonic plague on the island. Officials insist there are no signs of the disease and never have been.
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