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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1909
Page
3
Andrew Carnegie of New York arranged a $1,000,000 gift to establish a hero fund in France under conditions like those in the United States England and Scotland.
Newark May 25 Jay Gould son of George J Gould entered an aeroplane at Arlington aeronautical carnival. The Columbia student has been experimenting with aeroplanes with fellow students for some time.
Washington May 25. A protocol for submission to arbitration of the Emery claim was signed at 8:30 p m tonight with representatives of the Nicaraguan government at the home of Secretary of State Knox.
Seventy Lawrence College students in Appleton Wisconsin agreed to forego all communication between sexes for the rest of the college year as punishment for watching and dancing last week at Clifton in violation of a faculty order.
William D Lancaster named as co respondent by George T Horan in his divorce suit. Lancaster admitted being a guest in August 1904 at Saxon River Tratel under Charley E Wolley. He denied acquaintance with Helen I Horan and learned of the suit last winter. Joseph Lancaster testified he accompanied William to a lawyer. Moran denied offering $10 000 to Mrs Horan's attorney to secure a divorce. Anne McCallum testified she watched Mrs Horan's conduct from a nearby residence.
Nicolai Selden was sentenced to six months in the Fortress for publishing Count Tolstoi's Thou Shalt Not Will and other political pamphlets. The magistrate declined to prosecute Tolstoi, who wrote a letter to the court saying Selden was a passive offender and inviting prosecution of himself.
Major Louis L. Seaman reports from Paris that he would rather shoot snipe on the wing than elephants. He traveled from Mombasa after hunting with Dr. Guiteras and Roosevelt party along the Athi plains near the Nairobi River. Seaman says they bagged 150 big game specimens and grew satiated after six weeks of hunting. He praises Selous and Cunninghame as the best African hunters and notes the former President is enjoying his trip.
Major Seaman recalls vast game counts in Africa with zebras gazelles and 450 within a tenth of a circle noting 5000 in sight. He ranks rhinoceros and buffalo as most dangerous to hunters while lions he deems cowards. He explains equatorial shooting challenges and reports Dr Schrin’s tsetse fly discovery establishing a 60 day infection cycle and half a million deaths with no recoveries.
Daniel Morrison of Cambridge Massachusetts aged 19 and Harry Akerley also of Cambridge aged 15 were tried for breaking and entering D B Pidgeon's store and stealing 44 dollars in cash and goods. Akerley pleaded guilty Morrison was found guilty and given one year in jail with likely deportation Morrison fledged a verdict while Akerley received permission to return home with his uncle.
John Mitchell responds in the National Civic Federation Review to Dayton NA M president Wirby’s claim of election on labor positions. Mitchell argues NAM supports employers’ organization yet denies workers the right to organize and calls for broad examination of the American labor movement.
The Machias Maine schooner Alaska bound from St George to Lubee with coal was driven ashore five miles southwest of Vineyard Sound lightship after the mainmast and rigging failed in a heavy northeast wind. Gloucester mackerel schooner Cape Ann landed the crew at Vineyard Haven.
Elmer Risley a 35 year old Malden teamster was riding a heavy three horse wagon when a fainting spell caused him to fall. The wagon wheels passed over his head and he died instantly. Risley lived in Malden and was unmarried.
After an 18 month shutdown the Fagleville woolen mills reopen and boost the town. Mill officials are canvassing the countryside for workers as hundreds are expected to find employment.
Lima May 25 John W Beam a negro attorney and real estate dealer charged with murdering Mrs Maud Diltz faced a preliminary hearing guarded by police. Beam waived examination and was bound over to the grand jury saying his motive was his love for the white woman and jealousy.
Newport R I May 25 In an effort to improve tests the scout cruiser Salem underwent with her sister ships Chester and Birmingham all tests except the coal consumption test will be repeated to satisfy builders.
Disclosure from Dr. T L Comparette of the United States Mint shows that dies used for the old Mormon coinage survived. They passed from Brigham Young descendants to Dr. George T Tallmage, curator of the Deseret Museum, Salt Lake City, who may issue as many Mormon coins as he pleases.
Lowell notes Mayor Brown will block Police Superintendent Moffatt who retired yesterday from drawing his last pay. He says only a court order will compel pension payment and may pursue injunctions. A special Aldermen meeting was called to rescind the pension act but nothing was decided beyond referring it to the city solicitor.
Louis Swensetti, an Italian laborer, was shot and killed on the lawn in front of Charles H. Dewey’s Bennington residence. Michaela Phillips, a coal passer at Rutland station, fled but was captured later by a posse. A revolver with two empty chambers was found on him. arraignment is set for tomorrow.
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