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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1908
Page
1
Former Massachusetts attorney general Albert E. Pillsbury criticizes Roosevelt for silence on backing Taft or a third term. He urges free delegations to the Chicago convention and warns against binding instructions. Continued on Page 8 Third Column.
Burglars forced an entry to the Quincy department store early today and blew off the safe door with nitroglycerine. They secured 800 dollars in cash and escaped without leaving any trace of their identities.
Three town patrols failed to hear an explosion as two Hotel Greenleaf inmates awoke at 2 a.m. The burglary occurred around then when a side window was forced. The safe was concealed with blankets and quilts and a bed pillow barrier protected the door before it was blown open.
A shopper guide outlines assorted cheeses with per unit and per pound prices. Items include Zuyder Zee Edams at 95 cents per pound, Gouda 60 cents each, Stilton 49 cents each, Edam and Roquefort varieties, Parmesan 32 cents, Camembert 27 cents carton, and American cheeses up to 19 cents per pound, plus pineapple items and Royal Paragon Canadian cheese lines.
Fifteen hundred people packed the Holyoke Opera House faced a sudden blaze when smoke and flames issued from the rear wall. Manager J M O Connell activated lights and the fire alarm while firemen under Assistant Chief P J Riley dispersed the crowd. In 3 14 minutes the theater was empty with no serious injuries and $200 damage to a smoking room presumed from a cigarette butt.
President Roosevelt erupts in the cabinet room citing Jonathan Bourne and John Stewart as conspirators. He predicts Taft will win the first ballot and urges support with repeated cheers. The incident mirrors frequent House discussions about motive and succession.
Lowell reports a March 15 fire in the freight building of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad causing about 7000 in damage. Officials say the blaze was due to spontaneous combustion.
In Tokio on March 16 China concedes all Japanese demands. China will buy the arms and ammunition aboard the Tatsu and hoist the Japanese flag over the vessel. A Chinese warship will salute as the flag is rehoisted, a relief observed nationwide.
The steamer Simon arrived at Long Wharf with Prince A. Co. Adams, youngest son of King Adams of Swan's Island, on board. He travels to Washington to confer with State Department officials on important matters. His father recently installed wireless telegraphy on the island with a skilled operator on duty. The island maintains daily wireless communication with steamers and the Nicaragua station.
A March 15 storm blast at Concord shattered two American Powder Company powder houses, heard for miles. No deaths or injuries reported as flames and debris disrupted utilities. the second blast followed the first, possibly from concussion or sparked ignition.
Torrential rain confines all on the American Powder Company reservation as the storm hits, driving residents indoors and disrupting activities. Continued on Page 10-Fifth Column.
Robert F. Munch, head of the Royal Dairy Lunch chain, died by his own hand at the Revere House after entering a room Saturday afternoon and locking himself in. Found by a chambermaid the next morning, he had a revolver on the floor and a bullet wound in the right temple. He had recently become blind, living with Mrs. W. H. Baker in Dedham and leaving behind four brothers in the family business.
Crowds at Park Street station panicked as Margaret J. Mageris of 2 Forest Place was dragged along the platform with her arm caught in an elevated train door. The train began to move, the motorman braked, and bystanders released her. She escaped with a severe shock and was taken home.
Forecast for Boston and vicinity calls for fair and cooler conditions Monday and Tuesday with diminishing westerly winds. Washington also notes fair and slightly cooler weather for New England and eastern New York on Monday and Tuesday with weakening west winds.
The famous Shandon bells formerly in Cork have reached England and head to a bell foundry for remoulding. The voyage follows their celebrated place in Father Prout's verse. Spring coughs? Take Long Cure one dose relieves, one bottle cures.
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