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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
3
An avalanche near Noppen Stein in Berne demolishes a hotel at the Lochberg tunnel works, killing 13 and injuring 15 as a large atmospheric pressure followed the descent.
Eighty hotel occupants were startled at their table when a sudden rumble triggered an avalanche that collapsed the temporary native building. Among the dead was American engineer Mervart, while the village post office and police station were seriously damaged and left at a 45 degree angle.
Secretary of War William H. Taft reaches Millbury from Worcester and stays with his aunt Miss Delia C. Torrey. A Taft Republican Club committee plans a morning town hall reception with a personal greeting from old friends. He is to speak in Fitchburg tomorrow night with Lieutenant-Governor Draper accompanying.
Newton March 1 Frank W. Larivee 26 has been appointed to the police force to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Patrolman John W. Quilty. Larivee resides on Oak street Newton Upper Falls.
A Boston tailor promotes a lightweight dark oxford cheviot overcoat with all silk Merve Leux lining. The ad touts exclusive Gale Kent trade pattern, superior tailoring, style, fit, and durability, pricing the coat at $23.50, well below its $38 to $40 value.
W Gould Brokaw and wife Mary Blair, married seven months, plan to separate. The couple, who wed Sept 17 1907 at the Blair country home in Chittenango New York, reportedly faced storms during their honeymoon at High Point North Carolina.
On a busy ice near Washington Street a 17 year old Crossen fought with Calabrese over a bought bicycle. Calabrese fired four shots at Crossen then fell through thin ice and died after a self inflicted shot to the temple. Crossen was captured unharmed. Calabrese, 22, employed at Reading railroad shops, lived in Dorchester five years. The case follows a separate note about Mrs. Nason a shack dwelling mother facing state care for her children and gun threat with relief aid involvement.
An advertisement touts Schlitz beer as a spring tonic and builder. It claims malted barley aids digestion, hops stimulate appetite, and the beer flushes waste matter while being clean, filtered, and pure for home use.
Police find Joseph Gallioux dead in Ernest Daigle shop with head injuries and suspected poison burn. Suspect Napolean Rivet, former roommate, held on suspicion though no charge yet. Investigators cite a $1000 life policy and recent barroom sighting as context.
At dawn seven terrorists were executed on the Lissy Noss peninsula opposite Kronstadt. Among the dead was Calvino the supposed Italian, found with a passport to the real Calvino, St. Petersburg correspondent for two Italian papers, along with three women aged 18 and 19.
New Haven reports a reform in Yale Divinity School commencement with the baccalaureate sermon to be dropped and prize contest times altered. Notices also note legal delays in Union Trust Company receivership, cottage depredations in Sterling and nearby areas, a fatal fire at Whiteknit Mills, and a fireman burned protecting property in Haverhill.
The funeral of Harry Folsom former assistant superintendent of Keith's Theatre was held at Cliftondale Congregational Church yesterday. Rev. Edgar Pitts officiated with the Elks lodge in attendance and about 300 friends from Boston. The body was interred in Eastport Maine where he had strong ties as a former roller skater and champion.
The Bay State Lodge, Railroad Carmen, at a meeting on Eliot Street adopted a resolution opposing Postmaster-General Meyer and Senator Penrose's bill granting Post Office censorship over mail. The group warns the measure would threaten labor press freedom and speech. Martin Ryan of Kansas City urged opposition to wage cuts and hours changes, reporting on a New York New Haven Hartford shop crafts meeting that formed a coordinating council.
Colonel Albert Clarke addressed the Boston Central Labor Union on the merger plan and its potential benefits. Louis D. Brandeis plans to oppose at the next gathering. Clarke praised potential cheaper, better connections and higher employment, noting prior consolidations and legal requirements for Boston terminal roads. He acknowledged Standard Oil as a large investor but expressed faith in public governance to control the outcome.
Dominic D Alessandro, A F of L organizer, returns to advance Italian building laborers amalgamation. Brookline town workers seek eight federal holidays pay. New members admitted to Boston Building Laborers Union 228. Various unions hold meetings on wage scales and opposition to piecework plan.
Speaker Cole of the House spoke to the Catholic Literary Society on Opportunities for Young Men in Public Life. He warned that civic duty has become civic opportunity and criticized moneyed influence and corrupt motives in government while urging adherence to core early principles. He cautioned against the crook and crank and urged careful scrutiny of public service.
An ad claims gas in the stomach signals starch fermentation from undercooked or inadequately digested food. It praises Maps Flake wheat as steam cooked six hours then cured, flakes toasted, claiming it digests completely and prevents fermentation and digestive disorders.
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