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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1908
Page
2
Edward Garr was arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court yesterday on an assault charge against Patrick Barry. Patrolman McCaffrey testified Barry has one good eye and doctors warned the remaining eye could be destroyed. Judge Wentworth raised bail from $100 to $500.
Douglas Fairbanks, famed for his breezy charm as Perry Wainwright in The Man of the Hour, is announced to star in a forthcoming stage project drawing enthusiastic admirers. Industry circles anticipate a lively, high profile production with Fairbanks at the center.
William A. Brady and Joseph R. Grismer will launch him as a star on August 20 at the Bijou Theatre New York. The play is A Poor Young Man a Rupert Hughes comedy.
William Collins a Bangor line freight handler aboard the steamer King Philip saved a seven year old boy who fell overboard at Commercial wharf. Collins shed his coat and leaped into the water to reach the sinking child as he disappeared beneath the surface.
A man named William Murray, 45, registered at Arcade lodging house, 1202 Washington street, on Saturday night and was found dead in his bed yesterday. Death attributed to natural causes.
It was intimated yesterday that District Attorney Higgins of Middlesex county plans to present evidence from the Annie Mullins murder case to the June term grand jury. An indictment warrant would be asked for if the move is approved, leaving jurors to decide on an arrest.
Inspector Neilon and Conductor Shea questioned as Arlington and Cambridge police press the mystery. Two unnamed witnesses are sought for links to Annie Mullins’s death. officials contrast murder theory with death by own action and stress patient, card-holding investigation.
Jamaica Plain residents accuse the town clock expert hired by ex Mayor Fitzgerald of failing to maintain municipal timepieces. They plan to ask Mayor Hibbard to reassign maintenance to the fire department as clocks in Eliot Centre streets and nearby districts drift from accurate time.
Harry Foley fourteen lies near death at Cambridge Relief Hospital after a bicycle crash on Massachusetts Avenue near Riverbank Court. Police say Arthur Viano of 40 Holland Street Somerville drove the auto that struck him, throwing him to the pavement. the boy is the son of Mr and Mrs George H Foley.
Acting Governor Draper delivered a third veto message to the House opposing a bill extending the open season for brook trout in Mashpee and Barnstable. The governor notes it is special legislation creating a new rule in state fish and game laws.
Superintendent Emerson announced that contract crews in the sanitary division will be dismissed within a week and city teams will perform the work instead. The move is expected to save about 7000 dollars per month. Emerson denied any immediate replacement of the sewer division head despite Dorr being mentioned. Several layoffs in the sanitary division are planned for today.
James Scott a 70 year old lace merchant of 1287 Common Wealth avenue Brookline fell ill on an inbound Brookline streetcar. He was taken to City Hospital by ambulance after heart trouble was suspected and returned home later with friends.
Captain Thomas Peter Callahan of Engine Company 4 on Bulfinch Street is in critical condition from acute blood poisoning after typhoid pneumonia. He has been hospitalized at Boothby Hospital in Worcester Square for ten days. Medical staff report prognosis is poor.
An advertisement promotes Marine Eye Tonic claiming to relieve red eyes eyelids and tired eyes. The copy emphasizes relief for strained vision and fatigue with a focus on eye comfort and vigor. The product appears as a tonic for everyday eye strain.
The cornerstone of the proposed International Bureau of American Republics building was laid in Washington with President Roosevelt, Secretary Root, Andrew Carnegie, and Brazilian ambassador Nabuco speaking. Carnegie funded most of the nearly 1 million construction cost, with the site near the White House and monuments, and the ceremony featured the Marine Band as dignitaries gathered.
Cincinnati May 11 Professor H Heath Bawden of the University of Cincinnati refused President C W Dabneys request that he resign over his private views on marriage and public sociology He has radical ideas on an ideal state with sex comradeship and cites domestic issues that led to his Vas sar dismissal as context for his stance President Dabney deems the views too revolutionary for the university.
Buenos Ayres May 11 report that the minister of Finance ordered a rise of $500,000 to the conversion fund bringing it to $129,500,000. The fund had been boosted by $3,000,000 in April.
Harold O. Bigney of Attleboro had his case for allegedly running down and injuring Mrs. Matilda Brooks of Mansfield continued to May 15. Bail set at 300 dollars. Brooks remains in City Hospital with possible skull fracture and other injuries. Bigney pleads not guilty through Judge Byrim.
The Rev. Clarence B. Thompson resigns as pastor of the First Unitarian Church in Peabody effective Oct. 1. He married Miss Marivane Kennedy in 1907 and is to receive a Harvard degree next month after studies during his pastorate.
Boston Baptist Sunday School superintendents met at Kingsley Hall to discuss fund raising and mission study. The South End Improvement Society plans its annual dinner and speaks by city officials. Unitarian ministers’ Monday Club closes a season at 25 Beacon Street.
The Chelsea Aldermen approved the junk shop and junk collectors licenses after a hearing on nearly 100 applications. Attorneys argued for licenses for longstanding reputable dealers while opponents urged curbs citing Chelsea as a dumping ground for rag and junk. A roll call ended with 13 no votes and only Alderman Cohen voting yes to refer the matter back, finalizing the decision.
An advertisement touts kidney health and urges readers to write to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York for a free sample of Swamp Root, claiming the product aids kidney liver and bladder health and that most sickness stems from kidney trouble.
Secretary White denied the rumor that Mayor Hibbard would drop a loan bill. He stated the Mayor plans to send the loan bill to the Board of Aldermen, though final timing depends on many features to be considered.
May 11 report from Cincinnati states George H. Stapeley & Co. brokers made an assignment to William Bodener. The firm had many branch offices and heavy business. recent legal probes and overall losses led to the failure.
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