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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1907
Page
9
Floretta Whaley, who ran away with Jere K. Cooke the former rector of St. George's Church, is thought never to return. Her grandmother in Hempstead says they have given up hope and regard her as dead to the family. Friends suspect Cooke's restraint over the girl influenced her absence and lack of contact.
Harvard pitcher Jack Hartford is unlikely to start Saturday against Princeton due to a mild tonsillitis attack. The impairment could affect the lineup as the team prepares for the key matchup.
New England families with four or more living generations are invited to submit group photographs for publication in the Post. Selected pictures will be sent to President Roosevelt in a neatly-bound volume.
The excerpt outlines a family line from great grandmother Caroline Brokaw of Ovid to grandmother Don S. Travis, aged 51, also of Ovid. Her son Newton B. Travis, 45 Newburg Street, Roslindale, works for the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad and is over 25 years old. The great grandson Elon Travis is 16 months old, pictured in a recent Ovid portrait.
Madison May 15 Two members of the Legislature are said to have been offered large sums to vote for wealthy U S Senate candidates to succeed John Spooner A resolution for investigation will be introduced this week Friends of the candidate deny the charge and call for inquiry The 103 Republican members have deadlocked for 10 weeks Stephenson leads with 32 votes Hatten 26 Esch and McGregor tied at 23 La Follette abroad trying to organize followers for Stephenson
In Newport Rhode Island on May 15 the submarines Lake and Octopus began a 24 hour submerged habitability test beneath the Bradford naval coaling station. Nine crew on Lake and sixteen on Octopus mans?ed the boats as electric stoves provide heat and cooking while books and games occupy the crew. The board will inspect the boats after surface return, and signalling from Octopus will communicate with the surface. The Berger sub-surface boat also started tests.
Frederick W. Lee, son of former City Attorney William Morgan Lee of Poughkeepsie, and his bride Miss Anna Rogers returned to their Berkhook home after a country welcome. Neighbors beat pans and bells for an hour until Lee fired a shotgun loaded with birdshot, injuring several revelers who sought medical help to remove the shot.
Waterbury judge labels John Green the meanest man in Connecticut after a drunken burst of violence. The City Court fines him heaviest possible and notes he burned his wife's silk dress to stop her from going to sermons.
The Supreme Court full bench dismissed the petition by Thomas B. Hickey and Charles P. Murray seeking a mandamus to secure them the offices of general president and general vice president of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union of America. It ruled the union’s constitution provides adequate remedies and that Hickey and Murray should exhaust internal procedures before appealing to the court.
A hall dance tonight proved a complete success with the event organized by a committee led by Catherine McNally as chairman. Other officers included Mrs John P. Whalen as treasurer and Mary E. Rock as secretary, supported by Nellie E. Colton Margaret E. Dolan Louise M. Hurley Mary E. Killion Margaret M. Riley and Winifred A. Stanford.
Frank Alvord Perret of Brooklyn, assistant director of the Royal Observatory of Mt. Vesuvius, reported from Messina that Stromboli eruption is decreasing in intensity. He noted vegetation on the island damaged but found no reason to expect a disaster at this time.
Madrid May 15 The condition of Queen Victoria and Prince Alfonso remains satisfactory. It has been decided the heir to the throne will be christened next Saturday. King Edward will be represented by Prince Arthur of Connaught, the Kaiser by Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, and Emperor Francis Joseph by Archduke Eugene.
In Woodsville New Hampshire on May 15 the Boston and Maine repair shop and roundhouse were destroyed by fire. Seven locomotives burned with the loss estimated at $60,000. The blaze likely started in the repair shop from an oily waste pile.
The United States Steel Corporation reports experiments with a new open hearth steel rail process that could transform rail manufacture. While costly to replace Bessemer plants, plans include new mills and a Gary Illinois plant to produce open hearth steel, with Duquesne building a new furnace.
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