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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
8
In Cannelton Indiana on May 12 an 81 year old man William Powell and 37 year old Nelia Basinger walked from Tell City to town, obtained a marriage license, were married by the squire, then returned home.
A Chicago testimonial touts TIZ as a universal remedy for sore swollen and tired feet. The ad claims TIZ clears pores, draws out toxins, treats corns calluses and bunions, and prevents limping, with 11% for sale nationwide and distributors listed.
The White Star liner Cymric arriving from Liverpool was struck by lightning twice in an electric storm. Passengers faced alarm before calm was restored by officers. Among the travelers was Lady Lel garde Bellingham of Irish nobility, to be hosted in Boston by Mrs. T. S. Perry. Also aboard were H. W. Davie, Dr. James E. Huntington, Reverends P. Coleman and J. Gilfether, James Richard, and Miss J. B. Higginson. two hundred total aboard including 60 saloon and 20 steerage passengers.
Scarcity drives famine prices as housewives face higher fish costs this season. A usual Thursday influx at T wharf failed, with only nine vessels delivering small cargos, making fish a luxury for Friday trade.
The Massachusetts House defeated the bill to create a metropolitan council by 40 to 59. Representative White of Brookline argued the plan would lead toward annexation of Boston and surrounding cities and towns into a single metropolitan entity.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union announced the subjects for its essay contest. For the Seminarians the topic is The Attitude of the Fathers and the Councils on the Temperance Question.
Mrs. Emma Frances Heath seeks $50,000 in Middlesex Superior Court after accusing Malden widow Mrs. Sarah F. Merriam of enticing her husband Nathaniel H. Heath from their home at 106 Washington Street. Heath claims Merriam aided an affair tied to the Hotel Evelyn venture, with testimony recounting visits, dinners, and affectionate gestures at the hotel in the years since 1905. The case opened with jury selection and heard testimony about alleged acts at the hotel and in Heath’s presence.
Mrs Reginald C Vanderbilt is under physicians care at the home of Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt after an auto collision with a street car at Seventy second Street and Madison Avenue. She was cut by glass and bruised but refused ambulance. Doctors predict at least ten days cannot be left house.
Settlers arriving in Grand Marais report homes burned and possessions gone after forest fires. A party spent the night in a stream bed to escape flames with five severely burned children needing hospital care. The wireless reports note victims carried only clothes, some forced to submerge to protect garments.
Three hundred pounds of powder stored at Casparis Stone Company magazine in Kenneth Indiana exploded, wounding about 20 townspeople. John Elroy in charge of the magazine disappeared and is believed blown to atoms.
Charles H. Sears of New York urged the Northern Baptist convention to establish a $100,000 training school for city mission workers in Chicago or another large city, presenting the plan during today’s session.
The death of King Edward coincides with Halley’s Comet visible in Durban. Locals believe the stellar visitor is a great fiery chariot to carry the white soul to heaven. Incantations have begun among the tribes as a result.
William Talbot a 30 year old Electric Light Company worker was on a telegraph pole at 7 George Street Roxbury when he received a shock and fell unconscious. He was taken to City Hospital in a dangerous condition and his residence is 46 Melrose Street.
Washington May 12 President Taft is criticized by Poles for not attending their banquet last night. Speaker Cannon, a few Senators and some Representatives were present, but some Poles view the president's absence as a slight to their organization.
The Harvard Crimson observed its 87th anniversary at the Union trophy room. Frederick Ayer Jr of Boston served as toast master, with attendees including President Lowell, G W Prothero, former Edinburgh history professor and honorary fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Dr. G A Gordon 81, pastor of Old South Church Boston.
A Cambridge police log shows no arrests recorded yesterday. Officers reported routine patrols with no incidents requiring detention or booking. Residents were advised to remain vigilant and report any suspicious activity to authorities.
Danvers May 12 Miss Minnie Crawford missing yesterday was found in the attic of her home in a near fainting state. Police say her mind was affected by nervous prostration and the shock of the attic incident. Over 100 men and boys searched woods and streams for her.
The world renowned English bulldog Young Jack, reputedly the most valuable dog, died today at owner J. Cooper Mott’s Long Island kennels. Mott had imported him for 5200 dollars. Earlier, Richard Croker Jr paid 5000 dollars for Rodney Stone, another English bulldog.
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