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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1907
Page
2
District Attorney Moran publishes an open letter to Whitney denouncing him for implying that Thomas W. Lawson did not fund Moran's gubernatorial campaign after offering to contribute. Moran demands Whitney apologize for the allegation and asserts Lawson is the superior Democrat.
Dr. E. T. Manix of Lynn escaped death when a dispatch to West Lynn led him to a crossing where a freight train struck his runabout. He leaped clear, then boarded the engine to continue the urgent call, and the train was stopped at West Lynn.
In Nashua New Hampshire on October 1 the jury awarded Harry B Leighton of Amherst 702.67 against Lucius P Bills in a suit for alienation of his wife's affections seeking 5000. The jury sided with the plaintiff despite defense arguments.
In Great Barrington on October 1, 12-year-old Marguerite O'Hearn was severely burned while trying to start a fire with kerosene oil. Her mother, Edward O'Hearn's wife, smothered the flames with her bare hands, suffering serious injuries in the rescue.
An advertisement urges readers to address stomach distress with Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims weak digestion harms the whole body and promises a safe, scientific rest for the stomach. The text cites ingredients and recommends asking a physician or druggist, with an offer of a free sample.
Nora Bayes rose from a Chicago amateur to Broadway prominence in five years. She entered professional work by challenging Jay Rial, then manager of the Chicago Opera House, to beat any act on his bill or forfeit her salary.
Mary Bayes began with a $25 effort that became a hit as she chant sings in vaudeville style. She earned $40 weekly with the Rogers Brothers, studied in Paris under Mme. Sarah Robinson-Duff, and entertained aristocrats like the Rothschilds and Duchesses de Noilles. Her vivacity and French polish led to a palace run in London and a rising Paris profile for The Follies of 1907.
Captain Howe of the Norwood cleared at Stone Fort for Buenos Ayres and was towed to the Roads in the afternoon. The Norwood carries 1 818 673 feet of pine lumber. The Alexander Lawrence has 1 111 000 feet loaded at Mystic Wharf, Charlestown, and Captain Haavenen aims to overtake the Norwood after previously beating many ships.
An order for winding up Haight and Freese Company affairs and distributing funds to customers was issued to Receiver James D. Colt by Mudges Colt Putnam and Aldrich in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals. Liabilities were $500000 and assets $150000. Notable recoveries include P N Campbell 18467 G R Ellis 85697 C R Coombs 4048 and E B Chesley 2996.
Samuel Ball, a colored man, was held for the grand jury in the Municipal Criminal Court after being examined yesterday morning. He faces three counts including an assault with a loaded revolver on Lettuea D. Stone with intent to kill on Sept. 3, an assault on Sarah F E Bailey with a loaded revolver, and carrying a loaded revolver on Dartmouth Street.
An old advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as a universal cold and grip remedy. It claims to remove the cause and urges readers to seek the full name and signature of E. W. Grove, priced at 25 cents.
In Bartlett Whitney dispute Thayer and Vahey cited as compromise candidates while Riley rents a convention hall in his name. Williams confronts Whitney faction today as Lodge and Crane discuss a merger. Cox and Glidden councillor clash to be settled this afternoon.
Rival Bartlett and Whitney camps disclosed plans for the upcoming convention. Williams unveils two anti merger planks while Bartlett backers discuss compromise candidates like John R. Thayer and James H. Vahey. Whitney wants a pro Whitney Schofield ticket with limited merger talk. Feeney pledges fair process with Whitney control if they hold a majority.
Daniel J. Kiley, a Bartlett campaign strategist, has secured Court Square Theatre in Springfield for the Democratic convention. He holds the legal right to admit only those he approves, with authorization from the Democratic State committee. No charges claim he intends to bar properly accredited Whitney delegates.
The contest between Councillor Alfred E. Cox and Walter S. Glidden for the third councillor district will be decided this afternoon in Wesleyan Hall.
The article notes the looming Independence League convention at Faneuil Hall where the Hisgen and Brown ticket is set to be nominated tomorrow. It frames tonight as the final preconvention gathering.
Philadelphia October 1 James B Cortelyou postal inspectors chief states his opinion that Henry Mather the London banker accused of fleecing bankers brokers and financial firms is actually Watte G Fernald indicted as a head in the Imperial Trustee Company of New Jersey in a colossal postal fraud case.
Speer presents an attempted assassination in Baker City Ontario as former Sheriff Harvey K. Brown survives a dynamite blast at his residence. The incident mirrors the method used in the killing of Governor Steunenburg, indicating a similar execution style.
Malden on October 1 a bystander named James Scribner pulled an unknown man from the tracks at Pleasant Street just as an express rain sped by. The rescuer faced insults from the grateful but shaken stranger, who was praised by onlookers for Scribner’s brave intervention.
The Hon. Louis P. Collins former mayor of Lawrence Massachusetts died at his Manchester New Hampshire home after a lingering illness. He moved to Manchester three years ago and served as treasurer and manager of the Derryfield Lumber Company.
The harvest festival in Temple Israel vestry on Commonwealth Avenue drew 100 children from Industrial, Maimonides, Grace Agulia, and Mendelsohn Homes. The Leo pold Morse Home child band provided music while Rabbi Fleischer explained the Shield of Honor and a confirmation followed. Performers included Helen Jalkut, Ethel Goldsmith, Louis Romfield, Gertrude Isaacson, and Elizabeth Harris.
Gardner Oct 1 The Legion of the Fancy Stocking, a club of local high school young men, is dissolved after a rout by the principal. Members told to wear plain brown black or blue stockins until new guidelines are issued.
The 1600 pound tongue of the Church of the Resurrection bell in St Petersburg fell during morning service. The incident caused a panic and endangered the chapel built over the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881.
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