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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1910
Page
6
The 1910 verse by Walt Mason depicts Columbus appealing to a queen for aid in plunder and discovery. The queen cites prior arrivals with hats and spring garments, leaving Columbus defeated as agents claimed the spoils and the quest is declared over.
In Dedham Massachusetts Mrs Anna Foster Nelson of Mattapan fainted in Norfolk Superior Civil Court while suing New York New Haven Hartford for 15000 dollars claiming injuries at Cohasset on November 9 1908 when a train was started as she alighted. She was carried to Judge Grover's office and treated by a physician.
Sam Turkeyfoot a San Osage Indian applied at a Hominy bank for a loan of 1. The banker required security. Turkeyfoot offered his squaw but was refused a loan.
Trapped in a mountain cave after a failed escape from West Union Ohio three fugitives engaged Sheriff Gibbony of Adams County Ohio in a revolver duel. James Smith fired at the sheriff and was shot dead by the lawman. John Gaskins and William Burke surrendered and agreed to return to Ohio without requisition.
In Winchendon on November 23, Baxter D Whitney & Son announces its big machine plant will operate only three days weekly starting tomorrow. About 20 workers will be affected as the shop shifts from full time operation.
During the summer Winthrop Beach gathers many families and Irene Kathryn Farris of 94 Main Street Winthrop appears as one of the prettiest children. The four year old is praised for a charming smile dimples and a habit of carrying a bunch of flowers while proving herself a good swimmer for her age.
Chief St George and Albert Reynolds hunted deer all morning but failed to shoot as a wounded buck charged along the road. Elmer Newcomb, cutting wood on the Harry Allen farm, saw the wounded buck rush toward him before it veered or collapsed, ending in a chaotic scene.
He describes pursuing a bear that charged straight at him before Newcomb leapt aside and took refuge behind a tree. The animal then continued into the woods and vanished from view.
Arthur H. Henry of Main street shot his own calf in the woods behind his farm while returning from a hunt. Believing it to be a deer due to the animal’s color and movement, he fired and killed the calf.
A bull terrier named Tobe owned by Henry Hotchkiss dragged himself over a mile to Dr. Otto Kiene in Pek a Kansas after his leg broke in a fight. The veterinarian had previously set two similar fractures for the dog.
In Lynn the Boston & Northern Company was fined 26 for refusing to issue half rate tickets to night school pupils. Judge Logan urged appealing the decision to higher courts to test the law's constitutionality. The case, with Lynn as plaintiff, will proceed toward the Supreme Court. City Solicitor Arthur G. Wadleigh led the city’s side, Clement Jamson of Boston defended for the railway.
The Industrial School for Crippled and Deformed Children reports a successful year with new classes and a fourth schoolroom to admit at least 25 more pupils. Sixteen annual grade updates note graduates entering printing and parochial or college paths, while outdoor treatment boosts health and learning. The relief fund shows a low cash balance of 91738 dollars as of April 1, 1910.
Hristos Tsapas of Haverhill, a Greek national, changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of second degree murder in the death of former roommate Constantinus Chasoeden. He was sentenced to life imprisonment at Charlestown State Prison by Chief Justice Aiken after a trial in Essex County Superior Court. The crime occurred October 3 in Haverhill. the victim was robbed of 80 to 90 dollars and later found dead in a field. Tsapas was arrested while attempting to leave the country for Macedonia, carrying nearly the amount robbed.
A new home cure for rupture called the Electrus Method is presented as a safe, non surgical, truss free treatment. The promotion claims it has shown thousands of cures and invites readers to mail a coupon for a free trial.
Arthur H. Bussman of West Somerville responds to a Boston Post column quoting Reverend Herbert S. Johnson. He argues college men attend church through kindness and personal influence not beer or tobacco and says the original remarks misstate the college experience.
The H Hansen type foundry honored its married employees with a fine Thanksgiving turkey, marking the 28th consecutive year of this charitable gesture despite high turkey prices.
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