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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1903
Page
4
A wealthy American, unnamed, was attacked in Paris by so called antiquities dealers. He was choked, robbed of $600 in a pocketbook and four valuable rings plus his watch and jewelry. An Englishman named Wilson was arrested as an accomplice escaped with the loot.
Antonio J. Cowan faced four counts in Police Court in Lowell for false answers and fraudulent statements to Dr. Huntress, medical examiner, and to George W. Gifford, an agent, while employed by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The alleged falsities concern Harry J. Roberts of 649 Middlesex Street to obtain a fee.
Chief Engineer Hopkins maintains fires in Somerville were incendiary not accidental, calling them pure deviltry. A fire at Welch, Dwyer & Grady damaged ladders for Hose 2. firefighters narrowly saved the wagon. The vacant 98 Garden Street dwelling, owned by W. F. Richardson, suffered a small loss from a cellar blaze fed by excelsior. Fire marshal notified.
A Maplewood blaze last night is believed to be incendiary in origin. Investigators probe cause as flames damaged multiple structures and emergency crews worked through the night.
An eight year old boy named Josie Mc Laughlin and his milk can had a day of misadventure through Tremont street. Auto mobiles, cabbies and a hurdy gurdy sparked a wild chase until a policeman found the boy at Park street subway entrance and returned him to his waiting mother.
Delia Doyle, a servant at Clarence W. Dunbar’s home in Attleboro, was arrested on March 27 charged with larceny of money and jewelry following investigations into a recent burglary at the Dunbar residence.
In the ongoing $10,000 assault case before Judge Bond, police commissioners are to testify about responsibility for the Hotel Howard operation. Colonel Huguley and Horace Cook faced questions on license ownership and the role of The Hotel Howard Company as the venue.
Governor Bates vetoes a pay raise for the Suffolk Superior Court messenger amid a wave of proposed increases totaling over 60 000. The governor notes duties unchanged and calls the move a substantial salary hike from 1700 to 2500, comparing it unfavorably with private sector compensation.
George S. Parcell faced felony action in Clinton court on $600 bail for bigamy. A third woman, told to be Roxbury resident, refused to marry after he disclosed prior marriage and questions about his first wife’s death. Wife No 1 testified of strained feelings and shared children amid separation. Parcell must post $600 sureties before the May grand jury.
Providence R I March 27 In a rear end collision of two freight trains in the Northup avenue switching yard of the Consolidated road engineer B I Perry and fireman Malcolm Barry sustained severe injuries in the early hours.
The notice states that for the prize contest the Sunday circulation will be calculated and reported with exact figures not rounded to hundreds. This emphasizes precision in circulation data and official reporting standards.
Antarctic relief ship Morning reports Captain Scott and two companions pushed farther south than any in the hemisphere. They reached 82 degrees 17 minutes south after relays and depots, beating Sir James Ross and Borchgrevink milestones. balloon observation may follow, but no airship freed.
Dr. F A Cook lauds the Discovery expedition as the most remarkable Antarctic exploration yet. He notes the interior geography reveals a gigantic southern ice barrier, high mountains, and the possible existence of a great south continent extending toward the pole.
A 12 year old boy from LaGrange Street, identified as Jeremiah Reardon, was killed in Prescott Street when a freight elevator in the Southworth block rose with him aboard. Companions report someone started the elevator and the boy was crushed between the door casings and the floor as he attempted to jump to safety.
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