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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1906
Page
7
A playful market scene centers on turkeys priced at 40 cents a pound as Boston discussed Thanksgiving. Vendors post signs while a live bird in a cage laments the era of plentiful poultry and the rise of a “mock turkey” tale.
Lawton Oklahoma reports a carrier pigeon found in the Big Pasture carried a locket with two pictures and a note from a Chicago girl to a Southbound lover. Grace Doliver and Clarence Peckman identified on the locket imply a heartbroken plea for return. The bird was killed by a hawk Monday. a boy observed the fight and delivered the bird.
In Lynn on November 20 Evangelist Christopher C. Roberts of 5386 Chestnut Street allegedly tied his wife to a piano to stop repossession after a payment dispute. Four hours of threats and negotiations ended with the couple settling, and the instrument now listed as the wife's property.
Christopher F. Lee of 274 West Second Street South Boston was unanimously elected second lieutenant of Company I Ninth Regiment in the East Armory East Newton Street last night Major George F F Murray presiding Lee has served six years rising from private to corporal and sergeant with noted ability
Terence Owen a well known Arlington gardener died at his home on Decatur Street Arlington last night from a stroke of paralysis. He leaves nine children. Funeral services will be held Thursday morning at St Agnes Church where he was a member.
An elderly man collapsed from apoplexy in Bowdoin Square last night and was carried to Choate's drug store then to Relief Hospital where he died. No identification is available.
Readings of Grace Brown’s letters to Chester Gillette during the trial in Herkimer New York stirred spectators and required a heavy police escort for the prisoner. Wedding clothes prepared for the couple were displayed in court as emotions ran high.
In Herkimer New York Chester Gillette faces murder trial as testimony from Harriet Benedict of Cortland denies she was his sweetheart. Letters from Grace Brown reveal despair over looming tragedy and refer to a planned trip, money worries, and final goodbyes, with emotional pleas for frequent letters and reunion.
Amoret ta asks how to win back a jealous suitor after a friend derides him. Champagne notes he would probe your character and that true affection survives harsh judgments, while warning against condoning rudeness and stressing trust and consistent conduct.
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