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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1905
Page
7
President Roosevelt was cut by shattered glass after the Magnolia lighthouse tender collided with a fruit steamer at the Mississippi mouth. He was in his stateroom when the crash occurred and was helped by Secretary Loeb and Surgeon General Rixey as he checked his injuries.
The first in a series of receptions by President and Mrs. Huntington was hosted in the Trustees' Parlor at 12 Somerset Street. Attendees included faculty members and their wives as well as graduates and undergraduates from various departments. Assistant Dean Charles W. Rishell of the Theological School and ex-President Warren with his daughter Mrs. J. W. Ayres assisted in receiving.
Daniel Collins aged 46 president of Division 55 A O H died at his residence 43 Soley Street Charlestown after a brief illness. He leaves a father and mother three sisters and four brothers.
Eleven whaling vessels with 440 crewmen are trapped in Arctic ice floes with no winter escape and looming hardships. The Belvidere is believed stranded with dwindling provisions, risking loss of all hands. Captain Bodfish reports that only the William Baylies and Monterey escaped while others are frozen in. Authorities fear rescue is impossible until fields thaw around July or August next year. The trapped ships include Alexander, Veluga, Bonanza, Bowhead, Herman, Karluk, Narwhal, Olga, Jeanette, Thresher and more under Captains Hatch Bumisky Cook Newth McGregor Leavitt Macomber.
Wealthy widow Margaret Todd, 76, died under suspicious circumstances prompting joint investigations by Coroner Scholer of New York and Coroner Dugan of Philadelphia. Her estate valued at over 150000 dollars, possibly up to 1000000, with thousands in jewels on her person when found dead after a train journey from Baltimore to Philadelphia. An anonymous Philadelphia letter claims murder planned in New York and executed in Philadelphia.
Peter Knapp, a laborer, testified at the coroner's office that he saw Mrs Margaret Todd alive that evening kneeling face down on the Philadelphia and Reading Railway near Thirty third and Thompson streets. He identified clothing taken from her body as the same worn by the woman he saw.
In Bangor Maine on Thursday a jewelry theft case linked to Frank Green arrested in Boston. The recovered old extension case at the railroad station held letters to Louise W Johnson of Boston and Estelle signed notes. A letter to Francis Johnson of North Dixmont showed a reformatory reference, tying the suspect to a New York State institution.
A Westboro Chronotype letter to the editor notes the Boston Post’s flourishing status after ordering the largest Hoe printing press in the country. It also jokes about police conversation cards to avoid political or religious talk, signed H. A. Morist, dated 1905.
Newport R I Nov 1 The sloop yacht Dorado owned by Henry A Jackson, dubbed the river pirate, is expected to be sold to pay expenses incurred by authorities after taking possession. Sheriff James Anthony filed the libel. a keeper was aboard and costs continued since Jackson’s disappearance.
Miss Edith Andrew travels from Hingham to Portland to visit nephew Charles FB Mason then plans an indefinite abroad departure. Brookline society circles form a 200th anniversary committee including Storrs and Atkinson. Locals prepare winter plans at Bay State road, Tuileries, and Madison New Jersey gatherings. Debutante section opens with social teas and visits.
New chrysanthemum varieties, the intense yellow "Mrs. Roosevelt" and the "Miss Alice Roosevelt" silvery pink, are shown at the Department of Agriculture exhibit before being sent to the White House as gifts to Mrs. Roosevelt and to the President's daughter.
London Punch muses on feminine fashion and the modern girl who seeks masculine gifts. The speaker watches Kitty’s tastes shift toward jewelry, lures of Bond Street, and items like canes, cigars, and ties, while lamenting the era’s push for women to be chic as women.
The Michigan members of the National Manufacturers Association met in Detroit and unanimously endorsed President Roosevelt's stance on freight rate regulation with about two thirds of the Michigan branch represented in person or by proxy.
New Haven policy holders of Equitable Life Assurance Society received a circular from trustees seeking preferences for December director elections. Local reports say a majority support John L. Manson of New Haven for the Connecticut directorship.
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