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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1907
Page
12
Mrs James Crockett a prominent club woman claims school girls smoke cigarettes and that half of the high school girls smoke and are proud of it. The girls deny the accusation saying no girl at the school smokes and criticizing the idea as unfounded and wrong.
A $6,000,000 damage suit filed by American Banana Co of Mobile against United Fruit Co has been set for hearing in the U.S. Circuit Court in New York on January 6. Evidence taken in the South covered 2500 typewritten pages. Baltimore witnesses testified recently and Boston witnesses are being heard.
William N. Nichols Jr and his wife of 361 Clinton Avenue Brooklyn narrowly escaped death when their car rolled over on the Guinea road near the Bull's Head turn this morning in Roslyn L I.
Governor Guild will send the Governor's Council on Wednesday the name of the man to succeed Chairman Jackson of the railroad commission. Ex-Speaker Louis Frothingham has been mentioned though no offer is made and acceptance is uncertain. Other likely names include George Barnes of Weymouth and Edmund A Whitman, whose personalities would suit the board.
John H. Ingersoll a 60 year old driver for the city water department was kicked in the head while cleaning a horse in Gloucester. The iron-shod hoofs crushed his skull and he died at the scene leaving a family.
Schoolhouse Commissioner Thomas A. Mullen spoke at the Columbus Club of Dorchester, describing his recent trip through Europe. He asserted that across Europe all schools fall short of the standards maintained by Boston schools, especially those in the city.
An upcoming St Stephen’s Catholic Church reunion at St Johns Hall Moon Street will gather notable locals including Mayor John F Fitzgerald and Senator Edward W Dixon. A supper and large refreshment booths will be run by numerous married and young ladies plus several school and parish tables.
William H. Gannon a 66 year old Dorchester resident and night watchman for a Boston leather company ended his life with carbolic acid early yesterday. He was found dead by his son around noon at his home 7 Greenwood Park Dorchester where he had been brooding over his wife’s continuing illness.
The singles draw nears completion as P. M. Wentworth faces W. T. Whiting in the final. Wentworth teams with T. B. Parker to win the doubles event already.
Washington reports the Bradley trial will begin final stages as court reconvenes tomorrow. The timing hinges on disputes over technical points about expert testimony on Mrs. Bradley's mental condition when she shot ex Senator Brown and the length of arguments for and against her. The judge's instructions to the jury will take under an hour.
Opening for Mrs Bradley will feature Mr Hoover and Mr Wells with Judge Powers closing. Government counsel starts with Mr Turner and ends with Mr Baker. Alienists will testify soon after court opens tomorrow and Brown's letters are read.
South Boston firefighters battled four alarms in under ninety minutes. A grass fire on Commonwealth flats near Fargo Street led to a chimney blaze at 184 West Fourth Street, followed by a fire at 884 Dorchester Avenue that threatened nearby property. On the way to Fourth Street a chimney fire at 262 West Third Street occurred and Fireman H A Woodmaney of Engine 1 injured his foot.
A Nor'easter battered New England from northwestern Mexico to New Jersey with fierce winds, rain, and flurries in Boston Harbor. Shipping endured rough seas, with only one wreck near Plymouth, as vessels sought anchorage across Cape Cod and Nantasket Roads.
A fierce easterly gale swept the harbor and bay yesterday prompting outbound craft to return to port. Tug crews spent a busy day corralling ships that dragged anchors while the rough weather tested seamanship near Highland Light Cape Cod.
The report notes that the two hawses were broken off and the forward vessel suffered main rigging damage after a collision while under way. No injuries are mentioned and the incident details are limited to the extent of the hull and rigging harm.
A northeast gale drove ships to seek shelter in Delaware Harbor. The schooner M. Bird carrying lumber from Charleston to New York split anchor chains and ran aground at Lewes. Lewes life saving crew aided the crew and brought ashore Captain Boldt’s wife and child amid heavy surf. Tug Luckenbach crewman William J. Walker was crushed by rolling, later dying from his injuries.
The engagement of Miss Pauline Prendergast daughter of James M. Prendergast of the Boston Elevated railroad and George Doyle son of William E. Doyle the Cambridge florist is announced. Mrs Prendergast resides on Bay State road and is noted for outdoor sports while the Doyle family is influential in Cambridge with a notable University City home. William Doyle is said to have been involved in a famed episode in England where he allegedly knocked down an Indian prince during an escort.
Quincy police rounded up a crowd of young men at Hardwick's quarry yesterday afternoon. They took 25 names and plan to summon all on the list into court for gaming charges.
An advertisement touts a Carolina Pine Tar preparation as a quick healer for lungs and throat. It emphasizes refined tar to soothe coughs and irritations, targeting readers seeking respiratory relief.
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