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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1909

Page

1

Soldiers Start for Mie South

Two full regiments of the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia along with the Coast Artillery Corps and the Fifth Infantry are en route to Washington to march Thursday in the inaugural parade. They wore full dress uniforms with blankets and knapsacks, parading with two bands and two fife and drum corps while crowds cheered along the route.

Massachusetts Volunteer Militia Coast Artillery Corps Fifth Infantry Washington South Station

First Coast Artillery Corps Parades Through Boston Streets

At 2 20 p m the First Coast Artillery Corps formed a 1000 man line at South Armory Irvington Street and marched along Huntington Avenue to Boylston Street across Copley Square to Tremont Winter and Summer streets ending at South Station where Fifth Regiment companies joined later.

First Coast Artillery Corps South Armory Irvington Street Charles P. Nutterami Muntington Avenue Huntington Avenue Copley Square Boylston Street Tremont Summer Street Fifth Regiment

Yale Will Honor Taft With City Parade

Yale plans March 4 large parade in New Haven for William H. Taft’s inauguration. Undergraduates and alumni will form on campus, march through the city, then hear addresses on campus. Taft classmates will travel from Jersey City to Washington for the ceremony, with a White House lunch at 5 p.m. for about 60 members and their families.

New Haven Conn Yale William H. Taft William Th. Taft Jersey City Washngton United States White House Washington

Death by cyanide in Roxbury man’s final act

Albert W. Read a former police photographer committed suicide last night in Roxbury in the presence of his wife and two sons after an unsuccessful reconciliation attempt. He drank cyanide of potassium, ending his life in front of his family.

Albert W. Read Roxbury Police Department

Husband commits cyanide suicide after family quarrel

Read, his wife and two sons aged under 18, had separated a week earlier. At his father in law Albert McKay's home Read drank cyanide from a water glass after a brief reconciliation attempt, then died instantly. Police and a medical examiner located his body at the City Hospital morgue.

Frederick George Stillside Street McKay Read Hillside Street Roxbury Tucker Brothers Roxbury Crossing Frank Tucker

James J. Curry Dies in Roxbury Church

Former Roxbury police lieutenant James J. Curry died of heart disease during the All Saints' Church morning service on Centre Street Roxbury. He was 74 and retired last year for ill health. Survived by two sons and two daughters, funeral at All Saints' on Wednesday at 10 am. He had been a member of the AOUW Foresters Knights of St Rose and Police Benefit Association.

All Saints’ Church Centre Street Roxbury James J. Curry Cedar Street Madelene Lieutenant Curry Stowe Roxbury Crossing City Square Charlestown Department Curry Madalene T Louise V Leo William T. Curry Haverhill A. O. U. W., Foresters, Knights of St. Rose The Police Benefit Association

Say Ethel Is Not Engaged

Washington 28. An emphatic denial from the White House that Miss Ethel Roosevelt, the President’s youngest daughter, is not engaged to marry Third Assistant Secretary of State William Phillips. Secretary Loeb called the Boston report pure invention and without the slightest foundation.

Washington Ethel William Phillips Loeb Miss Roosevelt Boston

Artist Henry Hutt Stricken On Street

New York February 28 Henry Hutt the artist and illustrator suffered a sudden illness on his way from his studio. He was moved in a semi conscious condition to New York Hospital and later reported much improved.

New York Henry Hutt New York Hospital

Monster Eagle Grabs Up Child Near Montgomery

A seven foot bald eagle swooped on a Coosada township cottage 14 miles from Montgomery and tried to carry off 5-year-old Johanna Brown. Sephus and his wife leaped outside to intervene as the bird lifted the child and became tangled on a post behind a cotton seed bin.

Montgomery Ala Coosada Township Sephus Brown Johanna

Baseball Opener Kicks 1909 Season in Hot Springs

American and National leaguers start the season with a red hot game at Hot Springs. President Taylor wires Manager Lake he will bring coast players to training camp this week. Post offers caps for bowlers competing in weekly tours for All Star team. Work to transform Mechanics' building for expo show begins today.

Death Beaten Auto in 40 Mile Dash

George Childs prominent Haverhill undertaker raced to reach his dying wife at Massachusetts General Hospital. Accompanied by Dr Bryant of Haverhill and Frank A Pulsifer of the National Casket Company the trio sped from Haverhill toward Boston defying speed laws in a last trip.

George Childs Haverhill Boston Massachusetts General Hospital Bryant Laverhill Frank A. Pulsifer National Casket Company Mr. Childs Chilas Mt. Vernon Street Childs Pulsifer Portland Street Park Square Dr. Bryant North Andover North Reading Reading Stoneham Medford Cambridge Massachusetts Avenue Main Street New West Boston Bridge Charles Street

Frantic husband races to hospital as wife dies minutes before arrival

A grieving husband drives at top speed 40 miles to General Hospital after learning his wife, 10 days a hospital patient with appendicitis and complications, is dying. Despite a frantic, Sabbath-speed journey through multiple towns, nurses inform him she had died ten minutes before his arrival.

General Hospital

Music on Fire in Portsmouth N H

In Portsmouth on Daniel Street at 2 AM Hugh J Dugan 23 a marine guard from the Topeka prison ship set fire to sheet music on a piano then sat to drum the keys. Neighbors and owner Joseph Card woke to flames and Dugan blocked entry for about half an hour wielding a big stick and a mantel vase.

Portsmouth N. H Joseph B. Card Daniel Street Hugh J. Dugan Marine Guard United States Topeka Navy Yard Mr. Card John H. Broughton

Dugan runs amok fire escape chase ends at police station

Dugan battles residents at 34 Daniel street smashing windows then flees through Daniel street and Han cock street alleys. He enters the United States ferry waiting room, returns to start a blaze, is cornered after a frantic pursuit, and is restrained with extensive injuries.

Dugan Daniel Street United States Susan Townsend Hancock Street

Pathfinder Strikes Rocks Near Hallett's Point

The Pathfinder, a 2800 ton steamship bound from Boston to New York, struck rocks near Hallett's Point Hell Gate and narrowly avoided sinking. Tug President assisted with two wrecking pumps as the vessel reached Erie basin with two feet of water in the hold.

New York Boston Pathfinder New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company Hallett's Point Hell Gate Erie Basin W. E. Chapman Owen Hughes Wall Street

Dr Henry L Upham Dies at 61 in Boston Home

Dr Henry L Upham, noted dentist with 18 years at 128 Charles street, died Friday morning at his home from heart disease. A Harvard man aged 61, he leaves a sister and a niece of Gardner. He was unmarried.

Henry L. Upham Charles Street Upham Harvard Gardner

Petition to label infected beef for public protection

Dr A P Melvin urges tuberculosis beef be marked and stamped when on sale. Dr Richard C Cabot supports clear labeling so buyers know what they are purchasing.

A. P. Melvin National Bureau of Animal Industry Richard C. Cabot Marlboro Street

List of State Senators and Their Districts

Senators by district across Suffolk Middlesex Essex Norfolk Plymouth Worcester and more row by row. Names include Lewis Burnham Richard Teeling Edward Dixon James Doyle Charles Fisk Patrick OConnor John Butler W Prentiss Parker Gideon Abbot Henry Mulligan Thorndike Spalding Elmer Stevens Wilmot Evans John Harvey J Howell Crosby James Grimes Joseph Hibbard Eugene Hultman Bradley Rockwood William Salter Clifford Bray James Shaw Harry Morse George Bunting Melvin Nash Roland Keith Elmer Potter Edward Cowee Levi Greenwood George Birch Arthur Norcross William Dean Joseph Turner Samuel Ross Eben Keith Dennis Farley Frank W Dickinson Daniel Mahoney William Turtle Allen Treadway.

Suffolk Chelsea Revere Winthrop Boston Lewis Burnham Cambridge Richard S. Teeling Edward W. Dixon James H. Doyle Charles D. B. Fisk Patrick H. O’connor John J. Butler W. Prentiss Parker Gideon B. Abbot Middlesex Henry C. Mulligan Natick Thorndike Spalding Elmer A. Stevens Somerville Wilmot R. Evans Everett John L. Harvey Waltham J. Howell Crosby Arlington James Wilson Grimes Reading Joseph H. Hibbard Lowell Norfolk Eugene C. Hultman Quincy Bradley M. Rockwood Franklin Essex William R. Salter Lynn Clifford B. Bray Beverly James F. Shaw Manchester Harry P. Morse Haverhill George Bunting Methuen Plymouth Melvin S. Nash Hanover Roland M. Keith Bridgewater Worcester Elmer C. Potter Edward A. Cowee Levi H. Greenwood Gardner George F. Birch Milford Hampden Arthur D. Norcross Monson Bristol William M. Dean Taunton Joseph Turner Fall River Samuel Ross New Bedford Cape Eben S. S. Keith Bourne Hampshire Dennis E. Farley Erving Frank W. Dickinson Springfield Daniel D. Mahoney Chicopee Berkshire William Turtle Pittsfield Allen T. Treadway Stockbridge

Massachusetts deemed dumping ground for poor cattle by inspector

Dr. James P. Ryder head of the U S meat inspection office in Boston declares Massachusetts a dumping ground for inferior cattle. He says western breeders ship cattle here, many poor cows are bought for milking and even thin cattle can be good milkers. Ryder backs Melvin’s charges of inadequate inspection and calls for labeling slightly infected beef. Continued on Page 4 First Column.

Massachusetts James P. Ryder United States Meat Inspection Office Boston West Ryder A. P. Melvin National Bureau of Animal Industry Sunday Post Melvin Dr. Ryder

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MIE South Taft A. W. Read Plaverhill Ivo Andover Middleton Dandover Danvers O Wakefield Sytoneham Melrose Malden Vo Medfory EGG Mass General Hospital Prall H. L. Upham West End Vicinity Thompson's Spa Washington Street Ieee Albert Midlane London State House Mass Gov DR. Melvin
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