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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1901
Page
6
Paris whispers over a Femina image claiming Miss K Vanderbilt is the Vanderbilt heiress. The piece notes American heiress Gladys Vanderbilt as the likely claimant, while Paris debates which Vanderbilt carries the fortune. The story teases attention, courting proposals and social intrigue for the supposed debutante.
Close friends say President Roosevelt will reiterate his stance from the January NY Legislature message warning that vast monopolies demand stricter oversight. He urges laws to punish fraud and wealth accumulation harming the public, and to protect honest corporations.
Warrenburg reports the Missouri ship will be launched at Newport News in late December or early January and named by Miss Marion Cockrell, daughter of Senator Cockrell. Miss Cockrell has long been a Washington society figure and has cared for her late mother’s family after her father’s large brood.
William P. Wilson a prominent hardware dealer was thrown from a carriage and killed in New Bedford today after a collision with a Mt. Pleasant streetcar. Mrs Wilson Lillian T Thomas and Florence Thomas were also thrown from the carriage and injured with Thomas likely fatally.
Early yesterday morning Frederick Wentworth aged 39 of 33 Walnut Avenue was struck on Court Street by two cab drivers, Charles Gibson and another. He sustained a bad scalp wound.
James Barry, 19, Newton Centre, chased by Division 4 officer and jailed on charges of a vicious double assault. The incident began after Soo Hoo Yoke and two companions left a subway station when Barry and two others attacked the Chinese man, one snatching his hat. They fled toward Washington Street, striking a witness wife, Mrs C H Towle, in the abdomen as she tried to intervene, causing her to seek medical help.
News from Cincinnati notes the annual chase of the National Fox Hunters Association starts from Still Springs, Kentucky, tomorrow with the Fox Hunt ball scheduled for Friday. The dispatch covers multiple distant items including a bishop’s visit to Augsutana College and other regional incidents.
Cable reports from Santiago de Cuba that Governor General Wood and his party arrived aboard the government yacht Kanawha. Tomorrow night he may travel to Guantanamo to inspect troops, with other updates from Madrid and St Petersburg.
Disturbances from the Horace Plunkett and Colonel Arthur Lynch campaign escalate in Galway. A man was stabbed and feared fatally injured during the unrest tied to the election clash involving the two political figures and Boer War veteran Lynch.
London November 17. At a meeting yesterday the Thames Rowing Club voted by a large majority against William H Grenfell M P s plea to exclude foreigners from the Henley royal regatta. A final decision is not set until next Saturday but the club s action is seen as virtually settling the matter.
Henry D. Chaffin, station agent for the Boston & Maine at Lancaster Centre, cut his throat with a razor this afternoon. He is alive at Clinton Hospital with slim chances of recovery. A 40-year-old father of three, he has held the post 17 years and is active in town social and political circles.
George Townsend of 648 Shawmut Avenue was arrested by Station 16 after noon yesterday on charges of breaking and entering the homes of H. C. Bradley at 103 Gainsborough Street and Charles B. Lewis at 113 Gainsborough Street. Townsend was identified on Tremont Street and taken into custody.
In Sofia on November 17 American missionary Ellen Stone and her companion Mme Tsilka remain unreleased as Diplomatic Agent Dickson proposes a ransom plan. Officials fear delays risk Stone’s life and suggest declaring the ransom limit to press brigands to decide.
Health officials deter potential smallpox outbreak as about 30 Salvation Army soldiers at 37 Green Street agreed to inoculation. Authorities then vaccinated inmates at two lodging houses 19 Leverett Street and 1 Lowell Street after entry and consent.
The conjunction of Saturn Jupiter and Venus drew little professional interest due to cloudy skies and minor effects on Earth. Harvard astronomers say the event offers a chance to compare light from the planets on the same photographic plate, with viewing brief after sunset.
The Irish Historical Society of Maryland adopted resolutions protesting the Catholic University of Washington’s dismissal of Dr Henehry. The action highlights ongoing concern within Baltimore's Irish community over the university’s personnel moves.
Yesterday afternoon a Gaelic school session at 1151 Washington street attracted a large attendance. Classes led by Thomas J. Griffin Miss Ellen Keohane and John Foley. Superintendent P J O Daly called the meeting to order at 5 PM and offered a short Irish lesson. He announced a fall literary and musical entertainment will be at Academy and University Halls 1371 Washington street on December 19.
The Rev. Dr. Henry M. Sanders of Madison Avenue Baptist Church New York delivered a Tremont Temple sermon yesterday. He spoke on Abraham's faith in the promise of Canaan noting Abraham never owned land there except his grave and that God’s promise was conditional on faith.
William Meager of 1020 Harrison Avenue attempted to board a Cambridge car on Washington Street yesterday afternoon and fell, cutting his head and face. Miss Kate Adams of 8 Riverside Street Roxbury slipped against a door edge at the above address last night and received treatment at City Hospital for a bad scalp wound.
Parker Hill volunteer fire department extinguished a brush fire near the Ames estate on Parker Hill saving Hon. W. H. Carberry's residence. The first fire for the volunteers drew a crowd as amateurs, aided by wives and daughters, coordinated under Captain Mark Flanagan. District Chiefs E. H. Sawyer and H. D. Smith praised the effort, noting the regulars arrived to little to do.
The Young Men's Catholic Association of Boston College opens an entertainment course tomorrow evening with Mrs Mosley's Niece and other familiar pieces. Guests include Rev Peter MacQueen on Beautiful Russia and Charles Mason Fuller on the West Indies. Bishop O'Connell will deliver a lecture and Senator Hoar will speak on December 31 as part of the season. Thomas E Clifford will give a grand concert.
Miss May Goelet the wealthiest American heiress is reported to be engaged to Viscount Ingestre son and heir of the Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot. They have been seen together at Wilton and photographed as a couple. Ingestre’s wealth includes Brereton collieries and London cab ownership, with an estate of about 60 000 acres and income around 250 million dollars a year.
Lolanda Henry Bonine mother of two and wife of a traveling man will stand trial in Criminal Court Room No. 1 at 10 a.m. Tuesday for the murder of James Seymour Ayres in Washington on May 15. The case draws unprecedented public interest as Bonine, a slight Missouri girl, defends herself by claiming she acted to protect her honor. The trial proceeds under Judge Anderson with U.S. District Attorney Gould and Hugh T. Taggert presenting the government case.
The British tramp steamer Gerkistan arrived from Bussorah with a full cargo of new crop dates. Smallpox broke out among the crew at Bussorah. The second engineer and later the chief officer were sent ashore for treatment. One native crewman died of consumption at Aden. Captain Will fell sick but recovered. At Port Said a native crewman was quarantined. Since leaving Algiers all have been well. Health officers quarantined and disinfected the vessel.
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