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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1906
Page
5
Eighteen year old Mary Silva of Fairhaven missing for two days was located by Division 9 officers in Roxbury near Elm Hill district. She cried and wandered, refused to answer questions, and was taken to the station house before being placed in matron care awaiting parental advice.
From the Malden River a dredger recovered the body of a newborn girl believed to have been in the water a week or more. Medical Examiner Durrell will determine if death was murder or natural. No clothes or identifying items were found.
East Boston launder Chin Fu fired at Patrolman Patrick J. O’Neil after mistaking him for a robber. O’Neil and three fellow officers pursued, Chin was captured, pistol found, and he was jailed on assault on an officer with a revolver. bail set at 1000 dollars but not posted.
In Washington on May 7 the White House continued discussing railroad rate legislation. The President met with Senators Crane of Massachusetts and Carter of Connecticut and later with Senator Dolliver of Iowa to review the measures.
A Boston mayor finances a high priced motor vehicle with city funds and a personal contribution. The owner ship remains with the city while the auto is to be used for city inspections and official visits. The car is a National make eight passenger six cylinder with a seven seat interior and a 50 to 60 horsepower rating.
Charles L. Tucker, awaiting execution for Mabel Page’s slaying, maintains hope Governor Guild will grant commutation to life. A May 10 deadline looms for a mass petition organized by Attorneys Vahey Innes and Mansfield in the Kimball building, with notable civic leaders joining the drive.
Chairman Charles Cole announced the case of Lieutenant Hyland of Division 2 would be heard today after a yesterday postponement. The charges have caused a sensation in the department and the outcome is anxiously awaited.
Ex mayor J Crumbo of New Albany Ind writes from 511 East Oak Street endorsing Peruna. He claims it cures catarrh indigestion headaches and other ill feelings when used as directed. A later 1904 letter notes a laxative addition to Peruna improving its qualities.
In New York on May 7, spectators witnessed a shifting trend as pepper and salt gray hair replaces peroxide. A lecturer from the American Ladies Hairdressers Association praised the look and demonstrated versatile styling for day and evening wear, with Miss Mary Consadine showcased as the crowning example.
Gilbert and Sullivan's Patience staged by the Bostonia Home Society at Jordan Hall to aid the San Francisco relief fund. The ensemble voices drew encores with Minnie Fowler Scott praised as Patience and Misses MacLean Munster Holmberg and Mrs. Wood also noted. The opera will be repeated tonight.
President Nathan Eusebius Wood of the Newton Theological Institution told the Boston Baptist Social Union that ministers should preach while businessmen run church affairs. He warned against pulling ministers into officer roles in church groups and urged a mercantile trained hierarchy for business tasks.
Charlestown resident C Howland reports Minard's Liniment eased seven weeks of immobility, loosened stiff cords, and helped him return to work as a longshoreman. The testimonial urges others with rheumatic or neuralgic pains to try the external remedy.
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