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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1909
Page
5
Adams notes the Rev Olney C Darling pastor of St Pauls Universalist Church for 16 years will retire from active pulpit work after a 26 year ministry. He served two pastorates during his career and ends his active preaching.
Historical note on Beaumont's gastric juice studies and St Martin's wartime wound shaping physiology. Advertisement promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets claiming widespread use, 40,000 physicians endorse, 50 cent price, and a free mail trial from J A Co Marshall Michigan.
State Tax Commissioner Trefry campaigns to recover years of unpaid taxes. He warns Hull selectmen and other towns that collectors are liable and may face suits or bonds if settlements are not made. The Hull totals and delinquent collectors are listed for action.
After years of debate the Cape Cod Bay and Buzzard's Bay connection will be made by a canal. A Baltimore firm won the contract to construct the canal. The New York and Cape Cod Canal Company backs the project with August Belmont as a principal official. Work starts in May.
The Post runs a display and daily entries for a contest of shillalah blackthorn walking sticks. Notable entrants include James O Hagan of East Cambridge and Jarvis Blume of Chicago, with prizes totaling $100 and a judging panel to be named.
Glouchester March 18. Webben W Bragdon crew member of the schooner Newell B Hawes bound from Heston for Ipswich was drowned after losing footing while boarding his vessel. The body was recovered today Bragdon was years old and from York Ate.
Truman Karmazine of 38 Leverett Street filed a voluntary bankruptcy in U S District Court with liabilities of 156,142 and no assets. Most claims are secured by mortgages on West End real estate. mortgages foreclosed leaving no equity. Creditors include United States Trust Company and Penny Savings Bank of Boston with secured claims totaling 97,000.
Leo Taning a 10 year old sixth grade pupil at Roger Wolcott School on Norfolk street Mattapan seized a loaded 32 calibre revolver yesterday while playing with friends. The gun discharged breaking the entrance door window and shattering glass in all directions.
Miss Hannah O'Brien, 30, a cook for Dr. Mark Richardson at 5 Hathaway Street Jamaica Plain, is in Faulkner Hospital in serious condition from burns suffered yesterday afternoon. Her clothing caught fire from a stove. she extinguished the blaze herself but incurred severe burns to hands and face.
A fire at 9&8 Federal Street damaged a five story brick building housing Jacobs Whitcomb & Co. agents for Rochester Fireworks and dealers in cutlery and fancy goods. The blaze caused about 200 dollars in losses and destroyed the firm’s books kept in the vault, which was found with its door open as per the firm’s custom.
Williams College sophomores abducted Jay W. Chapman, son of Dr. Chapman the evangelist, during the annual freshmen night parade. The kidnapping occurred after the freshman bonfire as the speaker for the class, with efforts to stop the exercises.
Thirty seven suspects in the Petrosini case were taken into custody last night. They were interrogated by the authorities, after which detectives were sent into the countryside around Palermo to search for persons mentioned by the prisoners.
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