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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1911
Page
6
Rubbish boxes along Broadway and Dorchester Street are being misused by youths who burn paper inside boxes and toss them over fences. They also use boxes as targets and play a boxed ball game with three chances, while several boxes have lost red paint from torching.
Bogus coins pass at dance halls, shops, and rides on Revere Beach. Special Agents Barker and Ahearn search for the dealers while plainclothes officers cover Ocean Avenue and the Boulevard. Meanwhile Newbold of New York recovers from an appendectomy in Milton after Harvard ties and social circle.
At 67 Hastings street West Roxbury a new house sits on a former 20 year open path linking Corey and Hastings streets. Neighbors say the right of way may extend to 50 feet and could compel access through the home. Tufts and Nutter dispute the extent while locals warn a court battle could arise.
An advertisement emphasizes eliminating germs from homes by using germicides and disinfectants beyond soap and water. It promotes Carbenol as a safer carbolic acid alternative, describes its uses in cleaning and sick rooms, and offers samples from Barrett Manufacturing Company at 297 Franklin Street Boston Massachusetts with prices and ordering details.
A report links a death to smuggling amid a web of deceit surrounding Mrs. Parr and Mrs. Jenkins. The Jenkins affair involved a private detective, jewel recoveries, and substantial legal costs as authorities pursue a broader smuggling investigation. The case centers on jewelry valued at about 300000 and the involvement of Pinkerton agents and Chicago police.
In Newton New Jersey curious livestock thefts unfold as owners report missing white leghorn hens. Mrs Hall finds black dyed hens wandering her yard and learns her prize birds were dipped to masquerade as black hens. A wider search for a hidden yard of black hens is underway.
In Bridgeport Connecticut on June 25 a large tree toppled from a neighboring yard as the Crates family prepared for bed. The trunk crushed the residence, halting everyone inside and prompting emergency responders to assess the damage.
A wall trunk is split to forge a passable corridor through the garret and two bedrooms. Authorities note the trunk cannot be removed without extensive destruction of the house structure.
A pink rosebud and a white rosebud with yellow shade grew from the same stem in A. F. P. Schneider’s garden in San Francisco. The roses came from a Count De Pausen bush and a nearby white La Marque rose influences the white bloom. Both blooms are perfect with distinct shapes and fragrances.
Mrs. M. D. Danford of Portland, 70 but looking 40, fished from her son C. Willetts Berkeley private launch and hauled 165 pounds of white sea bass including a 38 pounder after a two hour fight on standard light tackle. She landed several smaller fish and was awarded a club button.
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