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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1906
Page
7
The article notes J D Rockefeller in the past year adopting odd behaviors including an iron-gray wig and walking barefoot. He mingled with humorists in Cleveland and whispered to a reporter in church. He wears a newspaper in his waistcoat and sent cheese and gold stuffed potatoes to pastors while rumors of ill health spread.
A specialist is reported to be with Mr. Rockefeller at Lakewood. Access to Rockefeller is tightly restricted to family and trusted staff as he remains confined to the house. Neighbors note three large searchlights on a tower, guarded and armed men patrolling the area to prevent any approach.
John D Spreckels heir of Claus Spreckels lies critically ill at his Pacific avenue home from cirrhosis of the liver. He has been unable to attend to business for three months and recently returned from San Diego for medical care after a brief trip.
George Whittell a 22 year old heir and grandson of Nicholas Luning is sued by wife Josie Cunningham once a Sadie Girl of Anna Held. She accuses desertion and says she cannot live with him and will return to the stage. His previous marriage to Florence Boy er ended in divorce for desertion after a $10000 settlement.
Reports from Camden indicate David B. Hill's health has improved little after his South stay. He has practically given up his business and, following his physician's orders, is devoting his time to rest.
Pittsburg report says Alexander Berkman will leave Allegheny county workhouse on May 18 after 14 years for attempting to murder H. C. Frick. Frick hires a top detective agency to trail him for life, costing about $10,000 yearly as protection.
Mrs. Bertha Twitchell, wife of Watson H. Twitchell, asks for a divorce so she can marry Walter Twitchell, the plaintiff's 22 year old son. She says she loves him and cannot live with his father, urging the judge to grant the divorce.
Chicago March 19 Sayg Millionaire John Farson president of the National Automobile Association offers a recipe for happiness. He says the unhappy rich would be unhappy poor and advises living in the open air thinking kindly of humanity and making friends. He adds that the same care used in investing money should be used to invest it to bring in more money.
The Hibernian marked seven years with a magazine of absorbing articles and rich illustrations. Notable pieces include St Patrick's Day Reflections by Rev J J Fitzgerald and Irish Men and Their Sons in the War of the Rebellion by Hon I J Slattery.
Captain Charles Grant, famed whaleman from Nantucket, died at his home at age 92. Despite prosperity in the whaling trade, he left the life with little wealth.
Charles 8 Francis of Troy New York publisher of the Troy Times is named ambassador to Austria Hungary to succeed Bellamy Storer. Roosevelt sent his nomination to the Senate for confirmation. Francis previously served as American minister to Greece and was a Cornell single scull champion. The president also nominated Walter F Hill Clarence W Leininger and Louis J Cohn for other federal posts.
The furnished suites at Jordan Marsh Company were refitted with New England style decor and opened to the public yesterday. Rooms feature Antwerp oak Colonial hall green parlor blue Delft library and dining areas with matching draperies and regal furnishings. The collection includes an annex Milady tea area and diverse chambers from Art Nouveau to Japanese motifs drawing many visitors despite a storm.
The former Massachusetts House Speaker James J. Myers of Cambridge is portrayed as a congenial eligible bachelor. A Harvard alumnus, class of 1869, he studied law and spent years abroad before returning to Cambridge to occupy the Wadsworth House. He helped organize the Colonial Club and maintains ties with several clubs including University and Union.
An accommodation train on the New Brunswick Southern railway wrecked at Clarence Bridge, 25 miles east of St. Stephen, late this afternoon. Three passengers were injured: John E. Algar of St. Stephen with fractured ribs and head cuts. Miss Thiza McLellan of Second Falls with cuts and bruises. Mrs. Kirkpatrick of Danforth, Maine with abrasions.
Malden on March 19 announces that Bishop David H. Moore of Oregon will preside at the New England Methodist conference beginning April 4 at Centre Methodist Church in Malden.
Charles Francis Adams of Boston, a principal holder of property near Twenty second street and Grand avenue by the planned Union station, spent yesterday in Kansas City en route to Spokane and the Pacific coast. He and Col C F Morse dined at John Adams 3613 Oak Street, and Adams toured Belt Line holdings before an early retirement.
In Pittsfield on March 19 an execution issued in Berkshire Superior Court against Bishop Thomas D. Beaven of the Springfield diocese for 16361. The action arose from a tort lawsuit over an accident during the cornerstone laying of the Polish Catholic church in Adams. The Bishop, sole member of the defendant corporation, was declared defaulted as the court sought to collect the money for E C Wood of Springfield, assignee of H C Wood & Co of North Adams.
A reader from Boston protests a March 18 Post report on the St Patrick Day event by the Charitable Irish Society at Hotel Brunswick. He condemns English history as misrepresenting Ireland and calls for Irish history to be taught, naming Milesians and Ollamh Fodea as evidence of ancient civilization. He likewise questions a police incident on March 17 linked to a temperance group on Green Street and Stamford to Merrimac Street, asking who bears responsibility.
A group of eight men walking to the North station in Boston recounts an aggressive police encounter on Green and Stamford. A officer accused them of loitering and pursued them along Stamford street, threatening violence and challenging a confrontational reply.
In Brockton on March 19 1905 Mayor orders tolling of bells from three churches at 8 a m to honor victims of the R B Grover Co fire. Flags fly at half mast and memorial services set across churches with First Church South Congregational and Franklin Methodist Episcopal joining in unison with Lead Kindly Light after the 58 strokes.
John A. Hobson notes Boston Cambridge host a rich season of lectures clubs and social study shaping a psychology based mysticism. unattached women from across the continent gather in Back Bay and Cambridge boarding houses to attend lectures and absorb the new intellectual stock for social purposes.
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