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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1906
Page
5
In Waltham on May 17 Mr A Tracey a grocer faced a large sewer rat believed to resemble a black cat until it sprang and attacked him. He felled the creature with an umbrella but the rat escaped into a nearby manhole.
Rumors from City Hall claim Boston firemen sought promotions for money under the mayoral hand. Commissioner Wells rejects the charge as ridiculous and says any such pay-for-promotion would be disastrous. Fire stations buzz with the topic and few will discuss it publicly.
Winchester May 17. Mrs Elmer Stowers 21 and her 19 year old lover wed secretly after parental disapproval. They planned for June 6 but married yesterday with a Woburn clergyman. The couple now reside at 327 Main Street.
Local beachgoers report a creature described as a cross between a man eating shark and a North Atlantic whale seen near the board walk. Witnesses including Alex MacLean and Walter A. Lanche say the auto serpent with green goggles appears nightly around seven, vanishing after about thirty minutes. Smithsonian officials are urged to dispatch a scientist to study the unwelcome visitor.
William D. Eldridge, a Roslindale resident, appeared in divorce court seeking to end his marriage to Mary E. Eldridge on grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. He alleges his wife used masculine strength to force him to do things against his will.
Eldridge testifies of a 1905 Boston marriage ending with his wife restraining him and a scuffle leaving bruises as the court hears multiple divorce cases. Other separations include Preble versus Thomas for desertion and cruelty and King versus wife over cigarette habit.
The K of C Athletic Association will meet at State headquarters 18 Boylston Street this evening to plan a baseball schedule for the coming season. Councils listed include Arlington Back Bay Chelsea Charles Town Concord Elm Hill Dedham Federal Franklin Malden Maplewood Medford Mt Bowdoin Jamaica Plain Lexington Fitton Pere Marquette Somerville West End Winthrop and Woburn. A member held day in August also planned.
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