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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1907
Page
4
Rumors point to a Newport wedding between Miss Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Laszlo Szechenyi with a specially hired foreign chef set to prepare the breakfast. The couple reportedly awaits the wedding date amid media attention as they tour Breakers grounds with Alfred Vanderbilt and the count is hosted by him.
Frank Cousins of Salem formerly in charge of special request en velopes at the Boston post office pleaded guilty in U S district court to five counts of an indictment charging embezzlement of 4725 dollars last July. Sentence deferred to end of term. His bond of 2500 dollars was provided by Zina Goodell.
An advertisement touts the Duplex Phonograph from The Duplex Phonograph Co. Kalamazoo Michigan. It claims flawless sound via dual diaphragms and two horns, compares favorably to $100 machines at $29.85, offers a week free trial, and invites readers to mail a coupon with name and address.
At the close of a Memphis speech President Roosevelt denounced "undesirable citizens" and pledged to use his power to stamp out murder and lawlessness. He said he would not spare a wrongdoer whether masquerading as a labor leader or a capitalist, and would act against those who preach violence and murder.
Memphis welcomed President Roosevelt aboard the United States steamer Mississippi as bands played and children sang. A large parade followed the landing, with Governor Patterson and Mayor Malone leading the reception and the crowd loudly cheering the President throughout the march.
President Roosevelt arrived at the Auditorium Rink for a deep waterways convention. He praised the Confederate Guard of Honor as a touching sight and stated he is devoted to the South as well as the North. He noted his Southern roots and received strong applause from the crowd.
President Roosevelt extols the Panama Canal as a supreme national project linking oceans and boosting the Mississippi’s improvement. He cites health gains, rapid progress, and the need to build a strong navy, stressing that national welfare outweighs party politics.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur F. Winnington Ingram bishop of London will visit Harvard University on Tuesday to address divinity students at Sanders Theatre. He will meet with Rev. Edward Abbott and President Eliot and attend prayers at the Episcopal Theological School. An evening address is set for 8 at Sanders Theatre following an afternoon chapel prayer. He came to deliver the opening sermon at the general Episcopal convention in Richmond Virginia.
Six hundred unmarried women arrived in New York today aboard the Cedric from Liverpool and Queenstown. Most intend to seek domestic work during their stay, marking a notable influx described in contemporary dispatches.
Three Roxbury Latin School players are sidelined from today’s game. Coaches cited illness and a precautionary policy as the cause for the absence. Team officials expect a quick return for the next matchup.
Captain Kelly the Roxbury Latin left tackle is sidelined with a knee injury and will miss today’s game against St Mark's School at Southboro. Bart Connolly and Packard also sit out due to injuries from the Milton Academy contest.
Clark University president G Stanley Hall writes in the Sunday Post Magazine about the future of the race and why every parent should read the piece.
The Panama Canal digging is the greatest engineering feat yet attempted. Work has progressed with fewer difficulties than expected. If the current pace lasts, digging may finish in about six years. Once finished, the navy can move between oceans freely with open doors to both seas.
The president finished his address and was driven to the Missouri Pacific station where he boarded his train at 5 PM. He then departed for Lake Providence Louisiana for a hunting trip.
Fred Arsenault aged 21 of O'Leary P E F I was pulled into a paper machine at International Paper Company mills in Rumford Falls Maine early today and his neck was broken in the accident.
Salem announces a romantic runaway marriage between Rose McNally 22 and John J. Brophy 19. The pair wed secretly after meeting while he wired their home, then vanished Sept 27 and were said to be married in New York. They now live in Boston. Brophy previously sparked Salem’s bonfire with a wireless spark project.
The Canopic departs Charlestown at 9 AM for the Azores and the Mediterranean. In the saloon 75 booked, second cabin 150, steerage 1400, returning Italians boosting steerage. A party of 13 boys led by Foster E. Sargent on an eight month world tour travels in the first cabin. Also aboard are Rev. Edward J. Hurley and several Este and Van Ness family members plus Viscount de Fontenil lat and Viscountess de Fontenilliat.
Harry K Thaw's counsel informed the district attorney that he will move Justice Dowling on Monday for an expedited trial date in the Thaw case in New York.
New York Oct 4 Senator Platt issued a formal denial that he ever married Mae C Wood who is suing him for divorce. The suit alleges a prior marriage and seeks dissolution of the union.
The Right Rev John Sheepshanks bishop of Norwich told the Yarmouth church congress that husbands should honor marriage by observing anniversaries and wives birthdays with presents and a loving kiss, drawing enthusiastic applause.
A health expert urges drinking more water and avoiding patent remedies. He promotes a vegetable-based prescription with Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon Syrup Sarsaparilla to be taken after meals and at bedtime, stressing water as essential for kidney filtration and urinary health.
The family of 81 year old John T McEleney reports he vanished from 1 Park Street Charlestown on Wednesday night. He is 5 ft 8 in tall with a dark complexion, lame in the right leg, and usually wears glasses. At disappearance he wore black clothing and a black derby hat with a white polka dot tie. His relatives fear excessive study at a Canadian university may have influenced his mind.
Michael Moore, 50, of 50 Randall Street, died at 8:20 pm at City Hospital after breaking his neck when a guy rope struck his team on Washington Street. He had been treated at Relief station and later transferred, his neck in sandbags to aid healing. The accident drew wide public attention.
The President named John S. Beach as United States pension agent at Concord New Hampshire to replace the late Grosvenor A Curtice on a temporary basis with a permanent appointment expected soon.
Chairman James J. Storrow of the School Board defends the current salary payment method and outlines a plan with the Mayor and Finance Commission to have the city treasurer issue monthly checks to all teachers on the first of each month. He notes cooperation from the school committee and city auditors to speed payments.
In Baltimore Circuit Court on October 4 Caroline M Schnepfe testified against her husband John Henry Schnepfe seeking a partial divorce. She said he demanded she cover her own board while they were on their wedding trip.
In Brooklyn an insanely jealous saloonkeeper named John Bohn mueller shot his wife to death and then killed himself. The incident occurred in October with authorities reporting the motive as jealousy and domestic turmoil. The tragedy left the community shocked by the fatal confrontation.
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