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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1908

Page

12

Wollaston Pastor defies church committee over healing sermons

Rev. E. W. Hunt of Wollaston Unitarian Church refuses to resign after committee demands he stop sermons on healing. He preaches again, while opposing members plan to boycott services. Colonel Mathews and other leaders defend Hunt as a March 16 meeting looms amid a wealthy local congregation.

Wollaston E. W. Hunt Wollaston Unitarian Church The Church Association Mr. Hunt Jesus T. R. Mathews First Massachusetts Brigade Hunt

Blood transfusion for 11 year old in Arlington woods

Henry A. Diehl donated his blood at Somerville Hospital to save his nephew Samuel White who was accidentally shot while playing hunting near the Somerville Arlington line. Dr Ired B Lund performed the transfusion but the boy died thirty minutes after the operation.

Somerville Hospital Henry A. Diehl Samuel White Arlington Woods Somerville Diehl Ired B. Lund Boston City Hospital

Street fight leaves two injured on Charter and Salem

Two men were severely cut in a street quarrel at Charter and Salem streets about 9 30 last night. Domenico Delvazio 59 Charter street fled and police hunt him. Costano Sabatino 20 of 44 Webster avenue was wounded in head and neck while Antonio Fusco 33 of 59 Charter street, who runs Delvazio's lodging house, was cut on ear and forearm. Sabatino is in Relief Hospital with dangerous wounds.

Charter Salem Streets Relief Hospital Domenico Delvazio Charter Street Costano Sabatino Webster Avenue Sabatino Antonio Fusco Delvazio

Local hospital conducts first such operation witnessed by physicians

Diehl, well known in Somerville and ex special police officer, has Ward 6 political ties and ran as an Independence League candidate for Alderman-at-large. The dead boy is the son of widowed Nellie White, who lives with her brother at 8 Parker Place, West Somerville.

Diehl Somerville Ward 6 Independence League Aldermin-at-large Nellie White Parker Place West

Police Seek Trace of Doctor’s Wife In Disappearance Mystery

Police chase leads on Mrs. Taylor after Dr. Taylor vanished from a hotel. Mail addressed to his wife and daughter piled up. a telegram from Marietta suggested she may be dead. Authorities say no burial permit or transport record exists this week. the case remains unsolved.

Millionaire H F Taylor Marries Mrs Lena Anthony in Pittsburg

H F Taylor of Los Angeles married Lena Anthony two months ago. The pair wed in Pittsburg after which they returned to Marietta where Mrs Anthony ran a millinery and arranged life insurance to him. They then toured New York and Boston with her 18 year old daughter and planned a European voyage on the Mauretania.

Parkersburg W. Va H. F. Taylor Los Angeles Cal Lena Anthony Marietta St. Marys Taylor Pittsburg New York Boston Europe Mauretania Cunard Line

Taft Choice of Long Spurs Delegation Split

Ex Governor Long backs Taft and praises Hughes while warning on his own availability. Crane forces rally as Taft men oppose Long’s inclusion, threatening a rift with Governor Bates. Colonel Bigney pledges to fight Long, citing party wounds possible from the dispute.

Mr. Long Taft Hughes Long Sidney O. Bigney Attleboro Samuel L. Powers Bigney Governor Long Governor Bates Crane Lodge Bates Powers Colonel Bigney Michael J. Murray Justice Murray State Committee Mr. Murray Republican State Committee

Sumner Morley a Motorman in Worcester

Worcester March 8 The Templeton Street Railway Company employed Sumner Morley since last summer He is the son of Henry M Morley of Newton a reputed retired asbestos manufacturer Morley plans a five months leave to tour Europe with his wife He will return to his motorman post and has drawn on his bank account to cover needs Evidence suggests a rift with his wealthy father prompted his career move

Worcester Templeton Street Railway Company Sumner Morley Henry M. Morley Newton Morley Europe

Lewiston Youth Dies After Long Walk in Charlestown

An 18 year old from Lewiston Lewiston Maine wandered into the Chapman Athletic Club in Charlestown exhausted from a long walk. He contracted cerebral meningitis and died at Relief Hospital shortly after awakening briefly and revealing his name as Michael Conroy. His mother Mrs. Margaret Conroy notified.

Lewiston Chapman Athletic Club Charlestown Relief Hospital Michael Conroy Margaret Conroy

Four Children Saved From Gas Fumes In East Boston Garage

Emanuel Scigliano's garage on Coleridge Street East Boston filled with gasoline engine fumes. His sons Albert 7 George 6 Frank 5 and Edward Turner 7 lay unconscious until Scigliano returned from the house and found them prostrate. The rescue prevented a possible death in the garage yesterday afternoon.

Emanuel Scigliano Coleridge Street Boston Albert George Frank Edward Turner

Gasoline fumes fatal to four children in shed incident

After a caregiver left a shed with a running engine the small, poorly ventilated space filled with gasoline fumes. Four children were found unconscious, with one not revived after Dr. Plummer’s 15 minute attempt to revive them.

Mr. Scigliano Frank

Headmaster Rescues Passenger In Newton Auto Crash

An automobile collided with a wagon carrying Mr and Mrs Greenspon and four children in Newton. G B Jones headmaster of Allen Preparatory School jumped from his car and seized the horse, aiding Mr Greenspon who was thrown to the street. The injured man received care at Alderman Webster’s home and later returned home.

Brooklyn Chess Club Nominates 12 for American Team

The Brooklyn Chess Club cabinet named twelve candidates for the America vs Great Britain cable match for the Newnes trophy to be played next Friday and Saturday. Nominees include John F. Barry Eu gene Delmar Albert W. Fox Hermann Helms Albert B. Hodges Clarence S. Howell Frank H. Marshall Mordecai Morgan Jackson W. Showal ter 8. L. Stadelman Herman G. Voigt and George H. Woolbrecht Only ten will take part as teams are limited to that number on a side.

New York Brooklyn Chess Club America Great Britain John F. Barry Boston Eugene Delmar Albert W. Fox Washington, D. C Hermann Helms Albert B. Hodges Staten Island Clarence S. Howell London Brooklyn Frank H. Marshall Mordecai Morgan Philadelphia Jackson W. Showalter Georgetown L. Stadelman Herman G. Voigt George H. Woolbrecht St. Louis

Auto Smashes Hydrant in Dorchester Geyser Drenching Three

A runabout slammed into a hydrant at 0.8 Geneva Avenue Dorchester pouring a 45 foot water geyser into the street. occupants Maximilian Fischer Emmanuel Wasserman and his son Emmanuel were drenched with Wasserman injured. Water shut off and hydrant replaced. Fischer and Wasserman taken for repairs.

Auto Dorchester Geneva Avenue Maximilian Fischer Newton Centre Emmanuel Wasserman Larchmont Street Emmanuel Mr. Wasserman Water Department S. J. Hallett Gibson Street Hallett Fischer Brookline Wasserman

Engagement Broken Between Miss Robinson and Dr. Draper

New York March 8 announcement says the engagement between Miss Corinne Douglas Robinson and Dr. George H. Draper has been broken by mutual consent. The couple had planned a June wedding. Miss Robinson is Roosevelt’s niece and Draper, Harvard alumnus and Dana family grandson.

New York Corinne Douglas Robinson George H. Draper Miss Robinson Douglas Robinson President Roosevelt Dr. Draper Rome Charles A. Dana Harvard

High praise for nurses from Florence Nightingale to Red Cross

Dr J Bapst Blake at Harvard Medical School cited Nightingale as founder of surgical nursing after wartime efforts in Crimea. He credited her tireless devotion with shaping the Red Cross nurses who now shine in war and peace alongside soldiers.

London Florence Nightingale J. Bapst Blake Harvard Medical School Red Cross Dr. Blake

D Alessandros Honored by Italian King in Boston

Dominic D'Alessandro A F L organizer for Italians in building trades received the insignia of the order of the Italian crown from Marquis Faa D Bruno, Italian consul, at a Boston Italian Building Laborers and Hodcarriers Union meeting. The title was granted by King Victor Emmanuel for opposing padrone practices and advancing immigrant education wages and conditions.

Dominic D'Alessandro A. F. of L Dominic D’alessandro D'Alessandro Faa D’bruno Boston Mr. D'Alessandro

Countess Anna to Wed Prince Helie de Sagan

It is announced that Mme Anna Gould will marry Prince Helie de Sagan, cousin of Boni de Castellane. Boni will be financially provided for and attend the ceremony from a rear church seat, watched by gendarmes after prior public scenes.

Paris March Mme Anna Gould Prince Helie de Sagan Boni de Castellane Boni Sagan

Irish Opposition Threatens New Arbitration Treaty

Fearful Irish opposition, said to have defeated the Olney Pauncefote accord 12 years ago, now menaces the fresh arbitration treaty crafted by Secretary Root and Ambassador Bryce. The State Department has received numerous protests from Irish patriotic groups, though details of the new agreement remain official undisclosed.

Washington Olney Lord Pauncefote Root Bryce State Department

Parliament reference cited by officials in press explanations

Officials report only a single reference to the subject in British parliament and notes in American papers explain the declaration. The statement is presented as context rather than new information, with no further detail provided.

Rabbi Schulman praises Jews duty to civilization at Ford Hall

Rabbi Samuel Schulman argues the Jew shaped modern civilization highlighting the Sabbath and Palestine as sources of democracy. He asserts Judaism purified religion and called for fair treatment of Jews noting Greece and Socrates and Jesus in historical context.

Samuel Schulman Ford Hall Palestinian Palestine Greece Socrates Israel Jesus

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