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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1909
Page
3
Willard C. VanDerlip, 73, is released from the state prison after serving seven years for embezzling trust funds from the Lowell estate. Once a respected lawyer and confidant of the Lowell family, he returns to wife and four children who have lived in retirement since his downfall.
Frederick R. Burton, noted newspaper man and novelist author of Strongheart, died suddenly at Lake Hopatcong New Jersey last night. The death is attributed to heart failure according to initial reports. The writer was respected for his literary fiction and journalism career.
Webster Oct 1 Little Johnny Paulhus Granite street nearly killed himself in a too realistic hang ing bee demonstration. The stunt was held in a shed as part of a game by Paulhus and friends. Johnny stood on a box with rope around his neck but the rope proved just long enough for his toes to touch before others cut him down.
Joseph C. Pelletier told a Post reporter he is not actively seeking the district attorney nomination but would accept if the party offers him the ticket. Committee chair Donovan says Pelletier would be a strong candidate if he can accept. Ex Mayor Fitzgerald urges Suffolk Democrats to unite on a winning candidate to defeat Republicans and serve both rich and poor.
Examination for the appointment of 1600 to 1800 special agents to take the 138th census statistics of manufactures mines and quarries will be held nationwide on Wednesday Nov 3. Tests occur before local civil service boards in each state with city by city testing sites listed including Boston Fall River Fitchburg Lawrence Lowell Pittsfield Springfield Worcester Providence Concord Hanover Keene Manchester Burlington Montpelier Rutland St Johnsbury Bangor Bath Calais Houst on Lewiston Portland. Blank applications may be obtained by writing to the bureau of the census Washington before Oct 25.
Boston plans to sell the rifle range bought in 1901 for 25 000 that sat unused in Woburn and Wilmington. City Council committee members favor disposing of the property, projected to fetch about 1000, after noting its current 2700 assessment and risk of future expense. Alderman Brand calls it a white elephant and supports sale to curb costs.
Riverside Cal Oct 1 Wild Boy a young Piute Indian pursued for days across the desert added to his crimes yesterday by murdering an 18 year old Indian girl whom he was carrying with him in his flight after slaying her father. The body was found last night far out on the desert.
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