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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1903
Page
2
Gilbert and Sullivan light opera presented in Whitney Hall Brookline by amateur group directed by Miss Barbara Londoner for New England Peabody Home for Crippled Children. scenery was missing but audience applauded heartily in both acts.
Next week's Grand Opera House attraction is A Romance of A Coon Hollow described by a leading American critic as A Southern Old Homestead. The vivid show features cotton field scenery a steamboat race on the Mississippi and musical numbers with quartet singing and plantation dancers in a tale akin to In Old Kentucky.
Lorain May 4 Mayor King said he would likely release Father Walser if current evidence were used in his preliminary hearing. Coroner French Chief Braman and Prosecutor Stroup echoed caution, while Stroup noted ongoing secret police work and possible developments before tomorrow’s inquest. Five attorneys volunteered to defend Walser with substantial funds pledged if needed.
Mrs. Caro line Porter aged 74 left her Worcester home for a visit in Somerville last Saturday and has not been heard from since. A careful search by her daughter failed to locate her. she is described as thinly clad with little money. Worcester and Somerville police are alerted and any news is sought.
The Pennsylvania Railroad offers reduced excursion fares to San Francisco or Los Angeles from May 11 to 17, valid for return until July 15, for travel to the Master Plumbers Association meeting in San Francisco May 19 to 22. Tickets must be validated for return passage with a 50 cent fee. Consult ticket agents for routes and conditions.
Judge William H. H. Emmons yesterday assumed leadership of Boston’s Police Commission. He pledged evenhanded treatment for liquor license holders who obey the law and openness in public hearings while noting his temperance stance and commitment to addressing issues in Dewey Square and Brighton.
Father Thayer Court No 158 of the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters marked its fifth anniversary with a whist and dancing party at St Rose Hall. Forty six whist tables filled the hall before 10 pm, followed by a dance lasting past midnight. The event was stewarded by a large marshalship and refreshment committee with many invited guests from Boston area courts.
Distress after meals includes nausea between meals belching vomiting flatulence and nervous headaches with stomach pain. The longer dyspepsia is neglected the harder it is to cure.
A vintage advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills asserts radical, permanent cure and stomach strengthening effects. It promises mailed testimonials on request and lists C. I. Hood Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts as the source.
Harvard defeated Dartmouth 9 to 1 on the Dartmouth Oval in Hanover. Glaze pitched well despite poor fielding behind him, ruining a potential pitchers’ duel. Carr and Davis led with three-base hits, while Harvard benefited from Dartmouth’s miscues to gain the victory.
At Newton Centre yesterday Hopkinson defeated Cambridge Latin 10 to 4 in a fast game. Hopkinson scored all runs in two innings as Cambridge Latin rattled on the mound. Both pitchers were effective with double plays stopping threats. Captain Barnes and Hammond starred for Hopkinson, Brennan led Cambridge Latin. Batteries Hall and Brown. Hopkinson Brennan and Conlin. Umpire Connolly.
Somerville High School overwhelmed Tufts Second 66 to 19 at Broadway Field yesterday afternoon. Hafford pitched effectively with nine Tufts Second hits allowed, seven strikeouts, and two walks. Batteries Hafford Goode for Somerville and Knight Hood for Tufts Second. Umpire Buckman.
Yale defeated the Pennsylvania State College nine 4 to 1 in New Haven. Highlights included two double plays by Miller and Sharpe and Elder and Sharpe of Penn State. Patton pitched steadily for Yale and held the visitors scoreless until the eighth inning when Penn State plated its lone run.
Listings show Syracuse at Amherst and multiple interscholastic games including Everett High versus Ballou and Woobigand in Everett, Arlington High at Arlington, Dorchester High against St. Mark’s in Southboro, Newton High versus Noble and Greenough in New, and Milton High facing Rockland. Also note Clover Field events and West Roxbury High matches among scattered scores.
In the Hub Billiard Palace last evening Ver Maynard defeated Mr Paige 150 to 149 in a tight Class A tourney game. Mr A G Cutler won an afternoon 18 inch balk line exhibition against Mr J P Cline, posting a high average of 20.
Manchester dominates the New England League standings with a decisive win. Concord, Wet, and other teams show mixed records as Iago Circle and Lacwponce trail. Fall River remains winless at 0 3 with remaining games yet to be played.
In Manchester New Hampshire on May 4 the home team beat Brockton 19 to 5. Manchester showed sharp fielding and timely hitting while Brockton fielding was loose. Weather foul the attendance as rain threatened but Manchester found the leather for solid drives.
May 4 Lowell fell to Haverhill as Rudderham's calls and Derby's wildness in the early innings fueled the loss. Langton allowed only two hits, Richardson made a sensational catch, Hamilton and Connors chased balls for outs, and Lowell escaped a shutout thanks to Bernard's throwing error on a double play attempt.
Concord outplayed and outbatted Lawrence but costly bunt errors and slow base running cost the locals a game. O Hara produced the standout moment with a Gelding play.
Nashua defeated Fall River 4 runs in the first inning, Herzog allowed four runs before being relieved by Yeager. Key plays included running catches by McManus Soffel and Labelle, with Fall River scoring in the third on a series of hits and an error by Soffel. Fall River turned a sharp double play in the eighth.
Mrs. Simeon BR. Titus died on Sunday at her daughter Fannie T. Hazen's home at 61 Oxford Street Cambridge. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon in the room formerly occupied by Mr. Titus, who had been an invalid for years.
In the same house where the deceased died, the couple marked their 63d wedding anniversary in January last year. The Rev Wilbur M Mason of Epworth Methodist Church Cambridge officiated at the service. Their photographs appeared recently in the Post series on old couples.
Governor Bates vetoes a bill to incorporate the South Shore Street Railway Company. He cites objections over rights of appeal for property owners abutting the roads and argues the act would either relieve incorporators from existing duties or be unnecessary since the same goals can be achieved under general law. The veto follows a lengthy House debate on related measures.
Charles E. Goodrow, the first eligible man on the civil service list, has been chosen by the Cambridge Board of Overseers of the Poor as warden of the Cambridge city home. Mrs. Goodrow becomes matron of the institution.
Mr. D Despradele, architect and professor of architecture at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been commissioned by the city of New...
Advertisement touts tuberculine and Koch lymph inhalations as a cure for chronic asthma consumption and other lung ailments. Claims rapid killing of bacilli, healing of diseased tissue, and cleansing of air passages. Promises free initial examination at 361 Boylston Street Boston and home treatment options.
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