First vs. William writing crowds at Evans residence
Residents report a crowded scene outside Mrs. Evans residence as a secret visitor list and President’s grounds draw curiosity and attention from onlookers.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1910
Page
2
Residents report a crowded scene outside Mrs. Evans residence as a secret visitor list and President’s grounds draw curiosity and attention from onlookers.
The article notes Beverly residents discuss where President Taft and his family will spend next summer. Names include Mrs Swift and Mrs Pickman, with property talks near North Shore and Crossing, potential prices around 18 000, and a move to decide after Taft’s Washington visit before October 17.
Mrs Virginia Sothern files suit in district court against Edward H Sothern alleging desertion lack of support and failure to provide for more than six months of residence She claims her husband has lived in Washoe County Nevada for two years This is her second divorce action with a prior decree denied due to nonresidence in Nevada
A fragment describes efforts to recruit workers with a promised wage and two months' guarantee. It mentions a foreman and difficulties in assembling a 40 man crew, with reference to a fruit raiser and a need to secure labor though many did not want jobs.
A severe typhoon swept Cayagan valley on Sept 24 damaging four towns including Ylagan the Isabela capital. About 1000 people are homeless and destitute with no casualties reported. The tobacco crop suffered serious damage as the government prepares relief plans.
Guests in evening dress watched rubber clad firemen rush in after a fire alarm at Youngs Hotel, box 718. The glass cover remained intact, leading to the theory of crossed wires and no fire. City Hall avenue and Court street flooded with apparatus as crowds gathered.
Lillian G. Hamilton Keach, 17, filed for separate maintenance in superior court alleging extreme cruelty by Vernon A. Keach, 59, after marrying on August 28 in a double affair. She and her husband live in his home on H Street. he says he will not let her live with her family and claims to support only himself.
Radcliffe College remodels Greenleaf House once a music hall to serve as the residence for Dean Coes in her first year. The college plans another building on Appisn Way to be refitted as a dwelling.
Ithaca N Y Sept 90 Cornell University reports 180 more students than last year despite a smaller freshman class 115 fewer freshmen enrolled at 1110 compared with 1225 last year. Old students returning rise by 29. President Schurman urged training freshmen to speak without intro and praised fraternities while citing Colonel Roosevelt on leadership in academics and sports.
In New York a young woman linked to Sinclair Kennedy is missing and unknown to high society. Police and relatives search for the elusive bride with little public trace of her identity or location.
At Coney Island a swimming match ended in tragedy as Michael Greig, 15, of Sheepshead Bay, broke his neck on a dive from the jetty at West 31st Street. Fellow contestant Carl Jones assisted and officials pulled Greig to the boardwalk. he remained unconscious en route to Coney Island Hospital.
Dr Harris Kennedy of Readville voices uncertainty about the Bos ton family antece dents and avoids detailing Miss Baldwin’s identity after a wedding announcement. He cites his brother’s orders to refrain from comment and keep the matter private.
Frank Moulin, sued for divorce by Maud Lillian Moulin known as Maud Bervi, admits desertion and more than a year of non support. He states in a stipulation that his wife’s actions in the case will be satisfactory to him.
The union of Sinclair Kennedy with an unfamiliar social girl shocks Boston Back Bay circles. Kennedy, son of Dr. and Mrs. George Kennedy, is linked to Harvard, University and Union clubs and famed as a Brookline and Mil ton socialite with a millionaire family background.
Jockey Tom Goates who died in Brighton on Wednesday left an estate of about $1.125 million. The fortune resulted from careful investments guided by his chief employer Leopold De Rothschild.
David Deiker a sugar mixer of 460 East Twelfth Street Manhattan narrowly escaped death when a platform over a sugar pit at the Williamsburg refinery of the American Sugar Refining Company collapsed. He was buried in granulated sugar for about twenty minutes before rescuers pulled him out unconscious.
Tech class members resume the hunt for Theodore Kruger of W as of 11 30 last night. A large crowd at the Tech U M Union Hall forced entry during a reception for freshmen. Kruger was seized and hustled into a car, vanishing toward Way Street in a bloodless struggle.
In Watertown a town meeting debated whether tax collector Charles A. Raymond should be allowed to sell his deficit without legal action. A motion passed 296 to 172 to give Raymond 30 days to settle, with selectmen authorized to pursue action if he fails. About 582 residents attended.
The company promotes its Figs and Elixir of Senna as a wholesome laxative for proper living. It urges truthful presentation of benefits and directs readers to buy the genuine product only from leading druggists.
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