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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1910
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Anthony J Drexel Jr were nearly killed by a locomotive at a Lakewood railroad crossing this evening while en route to Georgian Court to stay with Mr and Mrs George J Gould the parents of Mrs Drexel.
Mr. and Mrs. Drexel ride in a carriage that violated direction and sped onto railroad tracks. The driver lashed the horses as a northbound express neared. Drexel halted the plan, freed his wife, and had her moved to safety while the carriage was left behind.
A man who named himself baggage master collected the family trunks unlocked from the train, loaded them into the baggage wagon, then leaped onto the seat and drove the wagon to the house. The scene portrays a curious display of authority and daring.
Walter Winans of Surrender Park Kent England arrived in New York aboard the Cedric from Liverpool marking his first US visit at age over 50. A renowned breeder of fine horses and champion rifle shooter, he comes to exhibit harness horses and jumpers at the Madison Square Garden horse show, after success in London shows.
Francis Tracy Tobin, a Philadelphia attorney, departs for Washington to urge State Department action to stay Dr. Harvey Hawley Crippen's execution. He seeks a cable to the American ambassador to press Britain’s home secretary for a stay until Mrs Crippen can be produced in the flesh.
Letters claim Belle Elmore is alive and in hiding across Chicago San Francisco and other cities. A source says she planned revenge against her husband Crippen and may be traveling toward the East or Midwest with sightings in multiple cities.
Mrs. Leah Everetts aided by John Bayley and Joseph Bombeece rescued a score of people from a crowded tenement at 16 Flagg street South End early yesterday. They awakened tenants, led families to the street, and saved many babies and children before firefighters arrived.
A blaze started in Frank Prisco’s rooms and spread to 14 Wage street where Joseph Bombeece and family live. Bombeece then helped the upstairs residents and rushed to 16 Flagg street to aid John Jacobs and others. The fire, blamed on an overheated chimney, severely damaged the Flagg estate owned building.
Officer Bow spots two men in Oak Square Brighton with bulges under coats claiming beer. They say they got them at a raffle, but Bow arrests them after a chase as a duck and a hen are chased down to Station 14. Suspects are Daniel J. Murphy 19 Somerville and John Marchant 27 Somerville.
Fire at Durland's Riding Academy caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Four Queen Wilhelmina horses and several French army horses were saved or moved to safety in Central Park as the blaze threatened a large entry of thoroughbreds for an upcoming show. Nine horses owned by the academy burned. Hundreds of horses were inside the building before the fire was controlled.
Strikers reject T A Rickert as leader and seek aid from the Chicago Federation of Labor. The Federation agrees to assist, while the AFL blocks active charge, directing the executive board to provide support.
WAKEFIELD November 6 Charles A Messer assistant superintendent of the Portland division and M A R shot himself in the head early Saturday morning showed slight improvement his condition now doctors say he has an even chance of recovery.
President Taft names Thursday November 4 as Thanksgiving Day. He notes the nation is at peace with other powers and highlights progress in arbitration and peaceful settlement of international disputes during the past year.
President Taft will depart Washington for Cincinnati to vote, return by fast train, then proceed to Charleston to board the Tennessee and Montana escorted cruiser convoy. He will monitor election returns by telegraph and continue to Panama for a 13 day canal inspection trip aboard the Isthmus-bound voyage.
Irving W. Bryant, long in the East Boston fish trade, died at his Marginal Street home. For 20 years he worked with the L. Pickett Company since 1883. A 52 year old member of the Odd Fellows and Masons, he was prominent in fraternal circles.
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