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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1908
Page
3
In a St Louis interview Ethel Barrymore denounces American high society as brainless and purposeless claiming the elite offer little beyond dinners and amusements. She criticizes the wealthier classes as selfish and empty and says noble marriages should come from the middle class if possible.
Onaip the mystifier returns with a 1200 pound piano suspended mid air for 15 minutes while a musician plays as the stage supports are removed. Audiences pack the Coliseum as the Food Fair draws crowds and unveils new acts and soloists including Reichard Allen and several named performers.
Le Mans France Sept 30 Lazare Weiller the French promoter announced he had ordered Wilbur Wright to build 50 Wright aeroplanes for 100000 dollars Weiller believes Wright can complete the contract
Marcel Jambon a noted French decorative painter died in Paris today. He was born October 19, 1848 and was an officer of the Legion of Honor.
A customer questions the policy at Wolf’s Clothier in Hanover and Portland streets. The clerk cites the slogan as a way to let the public try the store without risk, applying equally to a 24 cent necktie or a $25 suit.
In Squedunk Pennsylvania on September 30 public outrage drives Dr R W Petty the Democratic nominee for coroner from the race after a discovery linking his second cousin to a former under gardener at John D Archbold. In Four Corners Whitecaps threaten James Freeman forcing him from town after a prior nomination for dog catcher. It emerges his grandmother lived near a Rockefeller oil well.
Elihu Underdonk, Republican candidate for town material, was tarred and feathered at night after confessing he burns kerosene in lamps boosting the Standard Oll Company's revenues.
Hank Tubbs drowned himself in NORWESTPORT Me on September 30 professing remorse over his admiration for William Randolph Hearst. Tubbs had a half brother who once served as galley boy on H. H. Rogers’ yacht.
In Augustinville Georgia on September 30 Democrats hanged Wilbur Wilberforce in effigy after nominating him for deputy assistant county clerk. They discovered his nephew was an office boy for a Standard Oil lawyer.
In Rockland Maine on September 30 two women Mrs George Cook Martinsville and her sister Mrs Kate Floyd died in a mysterious fire at the Martinsville home while preparing for a reception for Mrs Floyd daughter Mrs Stacia Munroe of Natick Massachusetts. The house burned to the ground as onlookers watched. Mrs Munroe, a young widow, traveled tonight to Natick to claim the bodies for burial.
Richard W. Irwin of Northampton was named receiver for the Culgin Pace Contracting Company of Westfield by Judge Dodge after creditors petitioned for bankruptcy. The firm, tied to Springfield water works dam projects, claims $20,000 to $25,000 owed by the city. Massachusetts assets are valued at $12,350 with over 250 lien claims filed.
A fragment mentions a remedy eye product and soothing solutions for tired eyes. References to brands or agents are unclear, with garbled wording and missing details about usage or makers. No verifiable entities or dates are readable.
A catalog of apparel items includes guimpes lawn kimonos all wool cheviot dresses sailor suits Manchester gingham dresses mohair dresses, indicating a mix of fabrics and styles for different occasions.
The case against Edward Hoyle of 1016 Washington street Dorchester for larceny of fares from the Boston Elevated was not pressed due to lack of evidence. Hoyle, a Tufts medical student, had been previously fined $10 after a trial, with Father Gasson testifying to his good character.
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