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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
2
Fire at James Hallahan home in Park Street in the early morning forced eight people to flee in night clothing. Abbie Hallahan awakened to smoke as flames enveloped the house, with stairs collapsing as occupants escaped. losses total about 3500 with 1400 insured.
Bristow Draper, a hard working Hopedale mill hand and Exeter Harvard graduate, aims to follow his father toward politics while earning $1.50 a day. The Draper family, one of the state's oldest and proudest, includes General William F. Draper, former US ambassador to Italy, and Lieutenant Governor Draper, a leading Republican figure thought to be Guild's successor.
Edwin Bradbury Haskell longtime Herald editor and part owner died at his home 63 Vista Ave Auburndale Newton at 2 30 am age about 70 cause heart failure He was born Aug 24 1887 in Livermore Missouri and had a storied career in Boston journalism with ties to the Herald and other papers He leaves a widow Celia Hill Haskell seven children three living William Edwin Harry Hill Margaret and Clarence Greenleaf among others and multiple business and civic roles in Massachusetts and beyond.
An advertisement urges the reader to take Dr. Jimer's Swamp Root, claiming it will strengthen weak kidneys and, as kidneys improve, help other organs. It promises a convincing trial for skeptics.
Boston police seized six men linked to a yegg gang led by Connecticut Charley and Kentucky Billy. A flat held five revolvers, marked maps, dynamite, and female apparel suggesting planned robberies across the city. Names include John Owens Fred Dickenson John Harris John Williams William Dolan and Thomas Johnson.
Barker of Boston wins the American checker championship for the second time at the American House tournament. He defeats A J Heffner, with prizes for top eight finishers and team selection implications for a future return match with Britain. Reynolds misses due to a death in Syracuse.
The climactic game saw C. F. Barker of Boston defeat A. J. Heffner of Boston to claim the American championship. The opening sequence 10.14 28.19 was followed by 11.16, a move never before recorded in any match or the 300 volumes consulted.
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In Washington on Rhode Island avenue a baby boy was born to Senator Murray Crane and his wife. The couple and their newborn are reported doing well as Washington greets the news with congratulations from colleagues and friends.
In a highly commented draw turning into Barker victory, the Barker Heffner game ends with Barker’s sequence 21.25 27.23 30.21 20.27 and final wins 11.8 19.15 8.4 15.11 20.24. The article notes Heffner blunders that cost a potential brilliant finale. The Pierce Andrews match also features a Glasgow opening 11.15 23.19 and a notable position later in the game.
The article notes Zinck of Somerville beating Hill of Lowell for a second time in a minor tournament. The Bristol opening 11.16, 21.17 leads to a position labeled Zinck-White as the game unfolds along standard lines.
Charles H. Morse a Boston retired machinery maker said Frank Beaches 27 and two other men robbed him in a carriage ride near the Waldorf Astoria New York. Morse reported the travellers' checks worth 140 taken, total 290 with others, threatened with a knife if he cried out.
Prof. Ernest Von Bergmann, famed German surgeon and Berlin University professor, died in Wiesbaden after an appendectomy. Born 1836 in Rouen, he led the 1900 Berlin surgical congress and authored major works on surgery. He operated on rulers including the Sultan of Turkey and the Shah of Persia.
Miss Netta Ayers of Brooklyn recounts eczema relief after using Cuticura Ointment Soap and Pills. She describes five years of ear and cheek itching, prior doctor visits without help, and claims instant relief after the Magic Three routine.
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