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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
3
Witness describes a violent attack on school girls leaving Marion unconscious and both girls covered in blood as responders rush to aid. The incident unfolds with immediate danger and a struggle to help the injured.
A man attacked two sisters in a home on Duncan Street, slashing them with blows and stealing a hair comb. Police found blood and blue snapped matches, but no suspect. Residents report other suspicious prowlers nearby and a previous similar robbery nearby. The victims and family fear a stranger with murder mania.
The Agawam River and Half Way Pond herring privilege was auctioned in Agawam Village. George McClellan Besse of Agawam bought it for 605 dollars, a figure lower than past sales when demand and yields were higher.
Yeggmen robbed the Congregational Church in daylight stealing a small sum. Deputies and local officers pursued them, shots were fired at a deputy, and the criminals escaped as night fell. Inside the church they pried open a tin money box with a screwdriver.
John Quincy Adams died at his Brookline home on Thursday evening at age 72 after a brief illness from pneumonia. He led the publishing firm J. Q. Adams & Co. at 120 Boylston Street Boston and was born in Chili New York. His father was John Quincy Adams and his mother Elizabeth Atkins Adams. His grandfather bore the same name and was a cousin of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
In New York on March 27, society circles discuss a report that Dr. David Jayne Hill was not acceptable to the German Emperor as ambassador. They believe social ambitions and preferences influenced the spread of the story and that an American woman’s hand in state department politics shaped the affair.
Report notes jealousy toward Dr Hill during Hay era as secretary, with Hill handling many diplomatic entertainments. It recalls a dinner to the German Emperor hosted by Tower and Griscom, while Hill and his wife were not invited, seen as a slight. Berlin is viewed as a stronger post than Rome for political reasons.
An advertisement states PazO ointment cures itching bleeding protruding or blind piles in six to fourteen days or a money refund. It guarantees relief for any pile case with a refund if not cured.
President Roosevelt is exasperated by the diplomatic row sparked by Germany’s refusal to accept Dr. Hill as ambassador to succeed Charlemagne Tower. The White House has received every detail, including Tower’s cable to Secretary Root, and the President is displeased with the reception of his nominee.
The President believes reports against Dr. Hill stem from hidden motives or miscommunication and vows to uncover the truth. Roosevelt sympathizes with Hill and plans to support him, aiming to appoint capable American diplomats on merit regardless of lavish entertainment. Berlin's lack of official guidance is blamed for the confusion and distrust among officials.
Cats suffer scratches and bruises but heal with Dr. Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil. The firm refunds 25 cents if the oil fails to heal, as advertised by the Household Surgeon and druggists.
Alabama Congressman James Heflin shot at Lumby in a Washington street car after Lumby and a companion argued over drinking. Lumby was wounded, Mr McCreary hit in the arm. Heflin, author of a Jim Crow car bill, said threats prompted him to carry a weapon with police permission. Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee Institute is in Heflin's district.
Nearly 600 students teachers and invited guests attended the Burdett College closing exercises and banquet. Speeches by Mayor William E Blodgett President Burdett and Secretary Pease followed musical selections by the Mendelssohn Male Quartet and readings by Mrs J H Dunne.
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