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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1908
Page
12
Eight men and a woman at the Masten and Wells fireworks factory escaped serious harm after an explosion in a shed where a volatile composition for small firecrackers was being mixed. The shed and interior suffered extensive damage but all employees survived. A previous explosion about a year ago had killed a young woman and injured others.
A panful of mixture ignited and flared toward the ceiling. Nine employees fled outside as a deafening detonation rocked the area. Windows blew out and the interior burned as crews feared further explosions before the fire department arrived from Box 623.
Alderman James Curley addressed a crowded Lincoln Hall crowd while rival James Doyle spoke nearby to a much smaller audience. Curley declared he would win, with Tim Connolley among his supporters and critics aimed at the Doyle-Donovan-Kelcher group. In Stamford, Dr. Walter M. Jackson about 56 died near the railroad station. son of former Rhode Island governor Charles H. Jackson.
Peter Van Vlissingen, once a respected Chicago real estate dealer, confessed to procuring more than 700000 dollars through forged deeds and notes. He was sentenced to an indeterminate term of one to 14 years after arrest. He said the forgeries dated 18 to 20 years and would cause more than 700000 dollars in losses to at least 25 people.
The $10 million Washington Street tunnel promises improved access with 13 entrances and exits on both sides of Washington Street. It features color coded stations, long platforms, escalators at State Street, fireproof construction, and advanced ventilation reducing bad air in the subway system.
Exits from Milk street to the Old State House inclusive serve both directions. Pedestrians in the theatre district use Boylston or Winter stations to reach Dudley and Essex or Summer to Charlestown. Milk street is described as a joke with two entrances at Devonshire Water and Milk Church. Stations mix and overlay levels with specific north or south bound service at Boylston Essex Winter Summer Milk State Union-Friend and connections to East Boston tunnel.
The World reports Y. T. Cooper promoting a digestive cure claiming six week regulation of digestion. He argues nerves and illness stem from imperfect digestion and cites a farmer’s routine as proof. Mrs. M. E. Bell of Hewlett details relief after using his medicine and notes widespread sale of Cooper's New Discovery in drug stores.
Boston born Patrick Lyons later known as Rev Payson J L Young faced a string of scandals across multiple states and countries. He vanished after leaving his wife Mary Lyons and three children, pursued as a missionary and later identified in Santa Cruz California and Oakland California. His wife persists in seeking him while detectives probe Edna Clarke and other alleged affairs amid a history of elopement impersonation and church leadership changes.
A dispute between Percy D. Jordan and his divorced wife over Madeline, 14, ends at North Station after failed police mediation. Jordan, a Cambridge postal clerk, had custody per a 1901 court decision. the mother held a later custody agreement. The girl chose the mother after the lieutenant’s inquiry, and both sides were advised to seek legal remedy.
Twenty eight reserve men were added to the police force by a general order from the commissioner. Several transfers were made, including Thomas H. Dowling the Marathon runner, and patrolmen moved between divisions.
New York report says Mrs. Helen Bloch 28 drowned after stepping from a gangplank while boarding a freight boat her father Henry Rice 78 jumped in to save her and both disappeared. The fiancé Frank Hauseracher stood by and fetched a rope, returning to find only the two victims missing.
A cablegram from Theodore P. Shonts received in New York announces the birth of a son to the Duchess de Chaulnes. The Duke de Chaulnes died in Paris last spring.
Double legal stamps awarded with every purchase mornings until noon at Wolf's Clothier corner Hanover and Portland streets. After noon stamps return to single.
A local tailor announces a new Athletic Built Suit with broad shoulders deep chest and slender waist designed for athletes. Previously custom made at 35 to 50 dollars, the line is now offered in two grades 20 and 25 dollars in six fabrics, Morse made, sizes 32 to 38.
Mrs. C. Smith of 58 Washington St Peabody Mass tells how Holeproof Hose from Talbot Co. saved her family. She bought many pairs after learning of the hosiery and urges others to invest in Holeproof to ease daily needs.
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