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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1913
Page
2
The Boston artist Knowles left his sixty day self relied forest ordeal near Spencer Lake in Maine and Quebec seeking deer. He faced daybreak dangers from hunters and game wardens in a futile journey that ended with wardens as allies rather than pursuers.
Maine game wardens travel to Megantic to greet Knowles, who journeyed from the Maine wilderness toward Boston after leaving a hidden cache. Preparations in Megantic include banquets and receptions by townsmen, clubs, and officials as Canadians and Americans plan a joint welcome.
Knowles writes a directive naming the Canadian shore of Lake Megantic and a route to Boundary Mountain and a meeting point with friends. The message was hidden in a cache near Spencer Lake on September 26.
The article recounts Knowles starting from Wing and Bartlett Lake on a 60 mile trek through primitive forest toward Canada. It portrays his march as a climactic moment in a long endurance test and notes an upcoming Sunday Post feature on his return from a long life.
After a second visit to the senator's home Dr Winslow reported the patient remained in good condition and on a slow path to complete recovery. Lodge sat in a reclining position and enjoyed views of the ocean and Nahant cliffs.
The William H. Smart Post 30 G A R in Cambridge denounced placing any motto or advertisement above the American flag and decried flag use for sentimental or political aims. The meeting adopted resolutions interpreted as a critique of the Bull Moose party's flag usage, though officials avoided direct attribution.
In Hartford on October 3 the Rev. George A. Lester said Charles Gilbert of New Britain who spent 48 years of a life sentence for the 1864 killing of Henry Caldwell did not die as a murderer. The dying confession alleged his father admitted guilt for Caldwell’s death.
New Haven and state officials investigate the Cadwell murder case with claims of a deathbed confession by John Gilbert's father and a Yale brain study. Separately, New Haven & Hartford directors adopt plans to comply with Interstate Commerce Commission findings, appoint six committees, and seek rapid but careful reform of railroad and trolley operations.
Miss Hermina McFarlane a 24 year old of 40 Russell street North Cambridge died last Wednesday night by taking cyanide of potassium. The death certificate filed with the Cambridge Board of Health by Medical Examiner Durell of Somerville made the facts known yesterday afternoon for the first time.
George FE Davis alias George O'Donnell, a confessed dynamiter, arrived in Indianapolis this afternoon in custody of Deputy U S Marshal Joseph Kumb after being arrested in New York yesterday.
Acting Governor Glynn instructed Attorney General Carmody to present to a county grand jury all matters tied to the Matteawan escape of Harry B. Thaw and related developments. Officials believe the inquiry could probe outside influences on the Dutchess county conspiracy indictment and William Travers Jerome is expected to assist.
Bay Wood of Fall River earned the decision over Kid McDonald of Boston after 12 rounds at the Lowell A. C. McDonald had replaced Terry Brooks of New York. Gus Lenny knocked out Young Aronson in the fourth round, and Willie Brooks stopped Young Quinn in the preliminaries.
Former Cambridge mayor James M W Hall declares he supports Governor Foss as an independent candidate and took nomination papers for a fourth term. Hall says Foss sought no one to run and will answer after the people speak. Massachusetts issues dominate and no change is needed.
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