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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
7
A Chelsea audience heard a girl recount abuse at the hands of a drunken father who cut her hair and burned her shoes. Mr and Mrs Knowlton have taken the child into their home and vow to aid her start anew, drawing broad sympathy for Miss Cummings.
The British steamship St Oswald arrived at Norfolk from Mobile with the crew of the brigantine Dertha Gray, shipwrecked off Jacksonville while bound for St Kitts. The Dertha Gray crew were saved by the St Oswald and brought to Norfolk, Virginia, on May 14.
The 118th annual Diocesan Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church closed after a long debate over archdeaconry structure. The convention decided to reduce from three archdeacons to one despite a strong plea for retaining three. Bishop Lawrence declined to declare a preferred system, leaving the decision to the convention.
An amendment grants representation and privileges to mission churches with at least 100 communicants in good standing and a resident minister for at least a year. Dr. Osborne notes 20 parishes meet the threshold while 87 smaller parishes lack representation. The Rev. Dr. John Lindsay reports Amory of Lynn as next year's preacher, with Abbott as substitute.
Boston reader Mr. John J. Agnew, famed for dramatic readings, will join Father Mitchell for a concert and lecture Sunday night at the Hollis Street Theatre. He has performed with Mitchell at Lawrence and Lowell, earning praise as a star attraction.
W. P. Blagden of Harvard claimed the intercollegiate tennis title yesterday by defeating J. I. B. Larned in straight sets 7-5 6-4 6-4, delivering a fast aggressive performance to secure the championship.
Officers of Cambridge and McLean Asylum search for an escaped patient who fled from an open carriage after a violent outburst. Last seen heading toward Mt. Auburn street. search of the house yielded no sign. The man, known in Boston circles, is described as violent when enraged and poses a danger. Rumors place him in Providence.
A rear sleeping car from a New York to Boston train caught fire while at New Haven. Twenty passengers escaped in night clothes as crew organized clothing and warmth. Survivors arriving in Boston include Mrs. M Longpre, Miss J Muller, M A Mills, W G Orcutt, I M Heilig, and others with addresses in Chicago New York Philadelphia and nearby cities.
A. D. Meloy testifies that Dr Roswell C Flower, indicted for larceny, supplied money to bribe Assistant District Attorney Gaeran to drop five indictments against the doctor as Lawyer George Edward Mills faced charges of stealing them.
T. Thomas Fortune, colored special labor commissioner for the War Department, left Manila for home after a police incident in which his secretary was clubbed during a fight sparked by an argument at the police station. A companion was arrested for a petty offense. fortunes charges and counter charges were withdrawn. Fortune, a New York resident, formerly published a paper promoting African American advancement.
Did not thank Dr Lorenz as sessions near close in Washington with constituent societies wrapping up work. The American Orthopedic Association debated Lorenz method for hip dislocation and curvature of the spine. Officers elected include Sayre in New York and Councilman in Boston. next meeting set for Atlantic City, then Washington in March 1904.
In Gourock Scotland on May 14 the weather hindered sailing. Sir Thomas Lipton visited Glasgow for a royal reception at the King and Queen's invitation. If conditions permit, Shamrock I I may contest a prize race tomorrow near Bute Island, with a chance of no more racing on this side. Designer Fife commends Shamrock III and may delay further trials until re fitting in the United States.
Louis Bruguiere of New York and Newport, Harvard junior and society figure, is hospitalized with severe injuries after a saddled horse bolted on Bellevue avenue. The skull injury is feared, the horse was shot, and doctors hold cautious optimism for tomorrow.
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