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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1907
Page
2
The House rejected the joint trackage bill by a 59 to 45 vote ending Shaw interests control of the Boston & Worcester line. Shaw, president of the B&W, lobbied for access to tracks while the Elevated opposed the measure. The Senate had previously seen Shaw’s influence on the bill.
George P Bowler pleaded guilty to forgery and awaited sentencing as a large crowd gathered at the Superior Court. His wife wore a blue tailored gown and veil while Bowler remained in the courthouse before being sent back to Charles Street jail. A sentence was anticipated for today.
W O Douglas former loan clerk of the Trust Company of America pleaded guilty in New York court to larceny of stock certificates from the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company valued at 112000 dollars. He was remanded to the Tombs prison to await sentence and taken to the ADA Murphy's office.
The San Carlo Opera Company presented Faust garden scene and Trovatore as last night’s program. Star Alice Nielsen delivered a conventional Marguerite while Riccardo Martin impressed with a brilliant tenor, though some soloists showed exaggerated mannerisms and pitch drift. The packed house demanded encores. three more nights and a matinee were added to extend the engagement at popular prices.
Four generations from Nancy Woodbridge Favor through Elva Gladys Hutchins are listed with birthplaces and dates from Andover to Medford Mass. The family line traces Dudley and Mary Jameson Woodbridge back to Rev. John Woodbridge and Governor Thomas Dudley. A bound volume of photographs will be sent to Theodore Roosevelt.
Newport R I May 9 The trial board for submarines Octopus and Jake announced the deep water submerged test will occur off Boston Light before May 29 at a depth of 200 feet. The 24 hour submerged tests will be near Bradford wharves. The Octopus endurance run covered 30 miles, giving an estimated 1000 mile radius of action with full tanks.
Governor Guild proposes a board to examine automobile chauffeurs before work. Senator Bromberg leads a fight in the Legislature, citing recent accidents and urging drastic action. The roads and bridges committee resists extra regulation, aided by automobile interests, while Wier of Lowell opposes tighter rules.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid the grip by using a laxative product and to request the full name and signature of E. W. Grove as verification. The price shown is 2c.
An advertisement extols antiseptic compounds as the best daily mouth wash and remedy for nasal catarrh cold in the head and sore throat. A fifty cent box yields a quart of solution with two tablespoons per tooth brushing. Price 50 cents in hospital size 1, mailed postpaid worldwide by C I Hood Co Lowell Mass.
Senor de Segurola, the Spanish count and Mephistopheles star, awaits the troupe’s disbanding next Thursday to head to Madrid for the royal birth. A close friend of King Alfonso, his royal lineage and famed voice mark his career shift from politics to opera. Rumor suggests a marriage to a aristocrat in his homeland.
The steam yacht Pilgrim, a former cup defender, had engines and boilers removed at Atlantic Works for installation in the Floating Hospital as a gift from Mrs. Burnham. The hospital, ready by July 1, will be commanded by Captain George Holwood with Jerome Smith in charge of the engine room.
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