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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1905
Page
7
Aunt Adisa, living at the Old Ladies Home, attends a school reunion and reconnects with Ben Davenport, a former suitor. He recalls their past, reveals loneliness, and after forty years, a letter asks for another chance. Adisa replies yes, and Ben comes to take her away.
In Bennington Vermont a reopened inquest into Doc Bartlett's death reveals a plan to issue two murder warrants for men still at large. Investigators allege a fierce late night fight began near Walloomsac and that several witnesses hint at possible accomplices among six Bennington men. Jurisdiction disputes risk a cross state clash as officials debate where Bartlett died and where the crime occurred.
Mayor Daly of Cambridge plans to frame a petition to the Legislature for a four track subway despite the Board of Aldermen action. He will test the Boston Elevated Railway Company's stance first and proceed only if the company supports the plan. The Board had asked him to pause, while the Common Council did not concur.
A reader asks if a wealthy, educated suitor with no love should be accepted over a longer-accustomed, less educated fiancé. The adviser urges choosing love, notes parents should not pressure, and suggests the suitor could pursue intellectual interests to win true happiness.
The Boston and Northern and 614 Colony Street railways launch a cash prize photo contest to showcase Massachusetts beauty. Open to amateurs, submissions must be 4 by 5 to 8 by 10 inches, matte paper, mounted with location and sender data on back. Judges include Cummings King Bowman. entries due Sept. 1, 1905 to 309 Washington Street Boston.
More than 350 members attended the annual meeting of the Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Brevet Brigadier General William F. Draper was chosen commander, with William H. Turner and Paul H. Kendricken as senior and junior vice commanders.
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