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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1907
Page
7
London report quotes Lady de Bathe Lily Langtry saying she will spend the next months with her horses after an exhausting American tour. She notes acting and racing as her two pursuits and plans to enter ponies in major events while also preparing a new play with David Belasco.
In Potter Hall Rabbi Charles Fleischer argues against Zionist claims saying the Jewish nation vanished 1830 years ago and will never exist again. He advocates Jews focus on community in their current homes and continue their distinct spiritual leadership. The exchange with Jacob De Haas is friendly and debate continues.
Dr Rotch claims hundreds of infants die yearly due to baptism by immersion. The statement links infant mortality to the rite, urging scrutiny of baptismal practices and health safeguards.
Dr Thomas Morgan Rotch spoke at Harvard Medical School on how infant health affects susceptibility to influences and disease. He argued care before exposure, illustrated with child skeletons, and warned against overtaxing developing functions while stressing prevention of infections like meningitis and appendicitis.
Rathbone Hall hosted a St Patrick tribute by the Hibernian Total Abstinence Society with Rev Maurice J OConnor delivering the main address on Patrick and civilization. Speakers included Lawrence Murphy and Mrs Katherine Tillson. a concert featured Miss Mary E Owens and the Tortorella sisters among others.
Martin Blake aged 34 of 38 Silver Street South Boston was struck by a locomotive in the South station yard Saturday night and died yesterday morning at Massachusetts Hospital. He suffered compound fractures to the left arm legs and ribs and multiple lacerations.
The East Boston Catholic Association retreat at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer concluded yesterday morning at 9 o'clock with all participants who met the requirements receiving holy communion. The Rev. Michael O'Kane S. J. led the services throughout the week.
Atlantic City March 17 A bewitching young woman Miss Josephine Grey caused Patrolman Coston to arrest her for disorderly conduct after she crossed a muddy Baltic avenue section yesterday. In court Judge Hayes discharged her with an apology and criticized Coston as unfit to wear a uniform. The acting chief of police will seek Coston's immediate dismissal.
Mrs Amanda Hill wife of Morris Hill a ranchman in Mpherson Nebraska talked and sang for four days until exhaustion led to her death Physicians noted a long standing nervous condition with bouts of hysteria but no treatment could halt the incessant talking and singing
Bloomfield New Jersey march 17 Maggie Thomas domestic at Thomas Wisdoms home has had tramps at the door. She offered to feed them if they cleaned picture frames and gave them a bottle of whiskey. The whiskey vanished as she turned away. She said whiskey was cleansing. The tramps left after drinking and laughed about it.
Jamaica, L I March 17 Mrs Elizabeth Appell says she saved the life of a man whose blow caused her cancer. While walking her bulldog last summer a man struck her in the chest and choked her. The dog grabbed the attacker by the throat forcing him to release the man before fleeing. She later developed cancer and faces surgery.
In Uxbridge on March 17 a sunbeam tale ends with a small blaze at Horace E. Gunn drug store. A window globe and lamp reflector sparked a curtain flame that menaced the shop until the department contained the fire with much shouting and effort.
Benjamin Hollis and Albert Tracey both about 20 were arrested on charges of holding up and robbing Florence Healey of 62 Camden Street last night. Healey was struck on the head in a wood yard as one suspect restrained him while a comrade named Tracey robbed him of about $20. $18 was recovered from their lodging house.
Chelsea police crackdown targets youths on Broadway City square and Washington avenue after 9 PM curfew. Officers plan custody and juvenile court summons each Friday for unaccompanied minors. Cadets report heavy exertion from the patrols as they pursue violators.
The steamer Honorius, 865 feet long, arrives from the Argentine Republic after a tempestuous voyage. Its 6000 ton cargo includes valuable Quebratchi wood dye extract, wool, hides and molasses. The ship departed Rosario, called at Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, Para, Barbadoes, and went to Boston.
Mrs May Bostwick wife of Dr Frank M Bostwick a noted dentist of Europe returned to New York from Morocco She had hoped to accompany her husband to Fes where he will perform dental work in the sultan s harem for two months Government could not guarantee her safety Raisuli the bandit was involved in the perilous plan
MOUNDSVILLE W Va March 17 Cassie Chadwick, newly arrived from Ohio penitentiary, accepts inevitable punishment for her large scale swindling. She spends hours in a morose cell, tending to duties listlessly, then sinks back into thought. The stock market drop has broken her spirit and she fears she will never be a free woman again.
Miss Mary Rosenberg of Cambridge weds her cousin Philip Rosenberg in a ceremony at Brodbine Hall Dover Street to be performed by Rabbi Margolis of New York. Mary Rosenberg serves as maid of honor. Moses Plitt of New York is best man. They plan a West coast honeymoon and will live on Clay Street Cambridge.
The Rev Thomas F Burke opened a week of lectures for non Catholics at the Cathedral. He argued the incarnation transformed civilization over 1900 years and challenged unbelief by asking if Christ is God or a falsehood and comparing to Voltaire Strauss Renan and Paine.
William Tilver a deaf and mute immigrant detained at Long Wharf expressed delight at hoped release today His athletic prowess impressed immigration officials He is a cabinet maker with a Barre Vermont brother offering bond to ensure he will not become a public charge
At a Saturday dinner for George G. Fox Company employees, members voted to create the George G. Fox Company Mutual Benefit Association. Officers and a board of directors were elected with Mr. Frank R. Shepard presiding.
In Ashland Maine March 17 an old Tom cat owned by Manny Sprague hunts rabbits like a dog using a bell on his neck. The cat tracks, corners, and retrieves for his owner and may be trained to point and retrieve partridge next fall, with the master awaiting shotgun ready.
In Kankakee Illinois on March 17 Philip Coutre a painter at the Eastern Hospital for the Insane was given a raise from 35 to 50 dollars a month without asking. He discussed the raise with friends grew worried about earning the higher pay and became unmanageable. He was examined and committed to the asylum where he had worked for many years.
Jan Kubelik the famed violinist has a newborn daughter at Abazia Austria born two weeks ago. This makes his fourth daughter since marrying Countess Czaky-Szell in Debrecen in 1903. A future son long desired by Kubelik remains an unfulfilled wish.
Municipal notices in Chrudim urge all citizens not to doff hats to women due to extreme cold. Men are asked to limit salutations to a drawing room bow or military salute. Compliance earns 25 cents for the local foundling asylum.
Daggett Michigan March 17 By giving birth to triplets yesterday Mrs Joseph Martell now has fifteen children The three newborns weigh 6 0 6 12 and 5 4 pounds Mother and babies are reported well The Martell family lives on an 80 acre farm eight miles east of Daggett The parents are of French ancestry and live in humble circumstances
Minneapolis March 17 bartenders file articles of incorporation for the Minneapolis Bartenders Benevolent and Protective Association The group says it will espouse true temperance and pursue it in various ways While exact meaning is unclear the plan includes instruction on moral and educational lines for members to follow in promoting temperance efforts
The Norwegian steamer Skuld bound from Philadelphia to Rotterdam was reported lost at sea. The Bosnia of the Hamburg American line sighted the Skuld on March 13 with crew abandoned, lying beam ends about 150 miles south of Miquelon, posing danger to transatlantic routes. The Skuld, 1182 tons, 265 feet, from Tonsberg, Norway, owned by Otto Thoresen.
The Park Theatre opens a Worcester box office branch with the F. A. Easton Company newsdealers selling choice seats for The Little Cherub. Additional branches will follow in nearby cities this week, aiming to curb ticket speculation.
At the Church of the Immaculate Conception the Catholic Alumni Sodality held a 9 o'clock mass with 300 members receiving communion. Rev. Denis T. O'Sullivan of Boston College officiated, followed by a communion breakfast and brief speeches on the sodality's work.
In Calcutta for festivities, the Amir of Afghanistan admires the Duchess of Manchester and proposes marriage. Officials explain wife selling is not customary, prompting the Amir to offer royal honors at Cabul. The duchess encourages the duke to agree, but a relief expedition is advised against. The Amir presents gold ingots, Cabul embroidery, uncut gems, and a jeweled amber box.
The Rev. Allen A. Stockdale denounces Scollay Square as a hub of sin and lasciviousness in Boston. He contrasts it with Copley Square, attacks state legislature inaction, and criticizes Sunday reform efforts amid ongoing debates over games and amusements on Sundays.
The executive committee of the Business Men and Mine Owners Association announces no mines in the Goldfield district will operate until the dispute is settled and no Industrial Workers of the World members are employed locally. Miners exit while non I W W workers arrive to fill roles as stores plan to reopen Monday without I W W clerks.
A novel entertainment presenting a breach of promise mock trial will be held at Tremont Temple Thursday evening March 21 under the Tremont Temple Men's League. Assistant United States District Attorney Guy A Ham presides with plaintiff Miss Mattie A Rhodes and defendant Horace R Yardley, plus numerous participants.
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