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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1906
Page
7
A local display advertises sheets and pillow cases at low prices for economically minded shoppers. It touts standard sheetings praised for strength and durability and lists sizes 54x90 63x90 63x99 72x90 42x36 42x38 and four pillow case sizes with prices ranging from 12 to 18 cents.
Two bandits robbed Farmers' & Miners' Bank of Ladd, taking $7000, then fled 40 miles through La Salle and four townships. They forced a liveryman to supply a buggy and fresh horses, exchanged gunfire in Wallace township, ditched horses and gear in Sheridan, and boarded a train bound for Chicago.
Three armed men forced passengers to surrender money and belongings aboard Santa Fe passenger train No. 1 at Gallup New Mexico while the crew dined in the dining room. Each bandit escaped with cash grips and overcoats.
Louis Wright and William Thornton of Michigan City were rescued by the steamer Glenn after drifting in a gasolene launch from the Michigan City area for about two days. The men said their fuel ran out 20 miles offshore and they had been floating since Saturday awaiting rescue near Chicago.
A unidentified woman, possibly Hannah Toomey or Hannah Davies, was found dead in a yard at 19 Harrison Avenue and taken to City Hospital morgue. The body shows bruises and cuts, speculation points to foul play. Neighbors report strange noises at an empty adjacent building as police investigate Captain Cain’s squad.
In New York on November 6 an ambulance from Lebanon Hospital carrying a black man and woman shot earlier was struck by a streetcar on Upper Third Avenue and overturned. Dr. Ketchum, the surgeon, and two patients were thrown to the ground. William Vanz, already badly wounded, faced likely death from new injuries. Mrs. Louisa Page suffered serious hurts. driver William Hicks escaped with minor injuries. The injured were moved to another ambulance for treatment.
New York's O M Billings will address New England Dry Goods Association at Young's Hotel on Nov 13. Over 200 New England dry goods merchants plan to attend and hear Billings, vice president of H B Claflin Retail Syndicate, discuss organization and management of large department stores. L G Blair of Boston also speaks.
The Honorius, after a 38 day Rosario to Boston voyage, carried 900000 in gold under deck guard by special officers. Four stowaways were found aboard at Buenos Ayres and ironed. The ship faced fierce seas and a broken steering gear near Barbadoes before docking at East Boston with passengers including Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Burns and Abram Elston. The gold is consigned to the Second National Bank of Boston.
The steamship Honorius arrived in Boston yesterday at noon carrying $900,000 in gold from Buenos Ayres. Officers and a passenger are identified among the group, with Second Mate J. Burnston, Chief Engineer J. Wilson, and passenger A. E. Elston of Boston.
General managers of 28 railroads entering Chicago reject the Switchmen's Union demand for a 10 cent an hour wage increase. They renew a 2 cent offer and threaten a strike if their request is not granted. A further meeting is set to discuss today’s action.
The Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad rejects a 10 cent an hour wage demand for switchmen. It offers a 10 hour day without pay cuts, aligning hours and pay across sections. Union leaders deem the stance unsatisfactory and expect further replies by Thursday as tensions mount.
A woman over 30 pleaded guilty to intoxication after drinking three glasses of beer and falling ill. The judge discharged her, impressed by her claim she never drank before and thought the punishment enough. She explained she would tell her husband she was visiting friends at Beverly.
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