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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1906
Page
12
Miss Lillian Ticehurst aged 15 married barber Thomas Socco 18 in Providence after meeting at a Newton woolen mill and leaving a note to her mother. The wedding, performed by a justice of the peace, drew surprise from locals who knew the couple.
A woman's body was recovered from the Charles River at West Roxbury shortly after noon yesterday. Police are investigating a river mystery and seeking information on the circumstances surrounding the death.
A badly decomposed female body, about eight years old, was found near Cow Island Pond by two boys in a canoe. Police cannot determine if death was due to violence, accident, or self harm. The clothing was inexpensive and a purse contained 32 cents. The body likely floated from upriver after ice breakup, with no missing-person reports from Watertown to Sherborn.
George Draper, brother of Lieutenant Governor Draper, who recently suffered appendicitis, was operated on yesterday at Corey Hill Hospital in Brookline and is resting comfortably.
The price range for our top coats runs from $10 to $30. Styles emphasize quality and workmanship with Morse manufacturing noted.
Police investigate a dead woman found with a solid gold wedding ring as they seek to identify her. Detectives track leads, check missing-person reports, and interview potential relatives while the ring becomes a key clue.
J R Koontz, general freight agent for the Santa Fe, testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission that Standard Oil pipelines extend on the railway’s right of way from Kansas City into Illinois and for a long stretch along the Southern Kansas division. He could not explain how the right of way was obtained.
At the Common Council meeting Councilman Doherty of East Boston, cut off during a ferry speech last week, is expected to press his threat against Councilman Noonan of Ward 16. Noonan chairs the badges committee, and Doherty plans to move an investigation of that panel.
An amendment to the single headed police commission would add two deputies, one from each party, to oversee the voters listing. If the deputies disagree they refer the matter to the Municipal Court chief justice. Governor Guild reportedly disapproves the plan.
Representative Martin M Lomasney told a metropolitan affairs committee the proposed City Hall finance controller would curb graft and aid the Fitzgerald administration. Senator Taylor supported the bill, while Mayor Fitzgerald was absent. The hearing continues with expectation of his attendance.
The Board of Aldermen faces a dispute as to who leads the finance committee with Alderman Hennessey and Cauley each named at different times. The chairmanship, crucial for loan and appropriation bills, remains unsettled while the key committees on finance, appropriations, railroads, claims, and electric wires shape city business.
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