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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1906
Page
1
In a citywide search last evening for 8 year old Florence Graham missing from 15 Trumbull Street police and parents fear kidnapping for ransom. A playmate and a letter carrier reported sightings on Tremont and Washington streets while Spot the terrier returned alone, with no other clues.
City Hall employees confront Mayor Fitzgerald over being asked for ages. Women staffers resist while men accept the necessary detail. The Mayor cites a legislature bill on city employee pensions and promises secrecy as he gathers age lists from department heads.
Patrick Sheehan and Thomas Foster were pursued from the north into Salisbury then Amesbury and Newburyport. After swimming creeks and ditches under rifle fire, officers captured both near Portsmouth returns. Sheehan identified as a jail escape suspect.
Generally cloudy conditions grip Boston and vicinity with occasional light showers possible on Friday. Saturday looks to be generally fair with light variable winds as the weekend approaches.
Unsettled weather Friday with likely rain. Saturday turns fair and colder with fresh variable winds becoming westerly.
A fragmentary verse recalls March days with brookside fishing and robins returning. The speaker laments winter lingering and imagines a poet chasing wit and verse amid sunlit scenes and pastoral humor.
The article reports a criminal probe into insurance executives amid graft exposures. It notes two top Standard Oil officials meeting with the President, signaling fear of possible prosecutions. Moody pursues evidence against sugar trust, rail officials, and rebating schemes.
The Boston Post aided by exclusive reporting and a key witness led to the indictment of Dr John Sinclair within 20 minutes for the death of Annie Russell. The paper traced clues from Mabel Childs and family communications to a Medford link, tightening the case for the grand jury and prosecutors.
The Boston Post is credited with tracing the cause and culprits behind Annie Russell’s death. The paper reported exclusive details on February 22 about a criminal operation and Miss Russell’s refusal to name her lover or the doctor.
Paris reports struggle to form a new cabinet after political defections. M. Rouvier gains favor amid criticism of deputies who blocked him. Poincaré or Ribot named as possible leaders as six to eight day crisis looms. A health note ends with a cough warning.
Grand jury summonses were served on several aldermen including Edward F. Cauley Fred J Kneeland John F E Baldwin James M Curley William J Tennessey Tilton S Bell Francis J Bangs Daniel T OConnell secretary to his Honor Mayor Fitzgerald.
Chief Watts and three inspectors served seven aldermen with grand jury summonses to testify on the alleged gambling deal tied to Charles M. Draper’s election as chairman of the Board of Aldermen. Draper himself avoided summons amid district attorney pledges.
H H Rogers treasurer and John D Archbold of Standard Oil met President Roosevelt at the White House in a private conference. The visit was kept quiet and little was learnable about the purpose. Afterward the officials returned to their hotel.
Five officers of the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company face grand larceny and forgery charges. Frederick A. Burnham, George D. Eldridge, and George Burnham Jr. posted bonds of 12500 each. Alleged schemes involve paying 9000 to law firms to settle actions against officers, with two embezzlement sums of 7500 and 1500 cited.
A Boston resident touts Mother Johnn's Medicine as curing his bronchitis and helping his children. He credits it with body building effects and mentions his address at 56 Nashua Street.
Notices posted in all departments of Pacific cotton mills in Lawrence announce a pay raise starting March 19. The plant employs nearly 6000 workers and the new rate is expected to average about 10 percent. Earlier, Washington and Prospect mills raised wages 10 percent, and Arlington mills also increased pay. The Lawrence textile industry is described as prosperous with new mills and expansions underway.
Inspector Greentent and John Sulley will depart for Denver to secure Mrs Bella Fenwick for trial in Massachusetts. They plan to present a grand jury indictment and requisition papers from Governor Guild. Neighbors refute Fenwick statements about alleged neglect of Reita by the Bishop family and Mrs Bishop asserts she cared for Reita.
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