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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1905
Page
16
George E Powers of Fitchburg is sentenced to eighteen months in the Worcester court for gross negligence after a July 5 collision on the Boston and Maine line near Fitchburg killed three men, the engineers and a brakeman.
In a blizzard on the Moffat road near the Rockies Mrs. J W Miller aboard a stalled train gave birth to a girl. With no doctor aboard the lone woman passenger assisted as the stork appeared and the storm ceased after it left the scene.
At the Interstate Commerce Commission session in Washington on November 8, Armour car line President Robbins and Southern Pacific Traffic Manager Sproule refused to answer questions under counsel guidance. Robbins faced questions about non leasing car business and handling perishable shipments, while Sproule was questioned on 29 alleged pooling contracts between Southern Pacific and Southern California railroads.
A 16 year old boy was found dead in the Blue Hill reservation woods by State Gypsy Moth Commission workers. Medical Examiner Jones suspected death from convulsions. Identity unknown. He wore a dark coat and trousers, laced shoes, a black skull cap and bore union label 584616.
Washington reports a millionaire receives a service pension under the age disability rule of last year. Commissioner Warner notes the move honors Civil War service over wealth and follows a wave of well-to-do veterans applying for pensions. The donor’s $100,000 benevolent gift is highlighted.
French specialist Dr Xavier Corot reports success with Samaria prescription a tasteless remedy claimed to cure alcoholism. The Samaria dispensary at 1287 Broadway New York offers free trials to anyone who writes or calls. Medical authorities note it as a harmless cure for the liquor habit.
Daniel Taylor a farmer was arrested in Stark on charges of robbing Shawmut post office last Saturday morning. Authorities hope this arrest clears up a series of burglaries across the state and recall the Stain and Cromwell murder case tied to Dexter Savings Bank robbery in 1878. Charles Stain, son of David L. Stain, is a key government witness in the Taylor case.
Rosena Grover refused James E. Zook of Ballard permission to X ray her lungs to check for tuberculosis. He broke the engagement and she sues for 25 000 damages for breach of promise.
King Oscar informs the Norwegian government that all Swedish royal family members give up their ranks in the Norwegian army and navy. The announcement affects commanders and officers previously serving under the Norwegian crown.
Fuller Smith, chairman of the State board of railroad commissioners, condemned the street railroad company for over crowding its cars at a meeting in Burlington to probe the October 7 Military Post street railway accident that injured 30 people.
Winnipeg report says the Canadian Typothetae began importing printers from England to end the printers’ strike. Fifty five men departed London for Canada last week to join the effort aiming to resume work.
William Astor son of William Waldorf Astor paid a $2 alien head tax upon arriving in New York aboard the Cedric from Liverpool. Sir Casper Purdon Clarke, newly elected director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was also required to pay the tax under U.S. immigration law.
The Bishop of Albany denounces the Hallowe en carnival noting widespread indecency and shameless badges. He cites incidents of impropriety including boys striking women and passing dirty paper tokens, with at least two outrages reported.
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