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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1913
Page
6
Sheriff Porter outlined preparations for the murder trial of Mrs Jennie May Eaton for the death of Rear Admiral Joseph Gillis Eaton opening Tuesday. The case draws a large crowd with added security and new witnesses. Eaton projects calm and expects acquittal.
The body of a man about 60 found floating off Meridian Street Bridge East Boston around 5 PM yesterday afternoon. Police believe the deceased is Patrick J Keefe 28 Division Street Chelsea though identity awaits confirmation. The portly man wore a gray sack coat gray trousers a black striped outing shirt gray underwear and black shoes. The discovery was made by city bridge workers Thomas Turner and William Edmundson.
Dr Louis Westenna Sambon of the London School of Tropical Medicine sails from Colon to Trinidad to study pellagra. He is accompanied by Captain Joseph F Siler of the U S Army medical corps and A N Jennings chief of the Washington bureau of entomology.
CF Hovey and Co advertised tea sticks priced at 19 cents per unit or 25 cents for a package, a clipping showing a modern cheap tea product deal.
Mrs. Ivory A. Long of Allston discusses her nine and a half year old daughter Ruth Torrey entered in an international children's contest offering 150000 dollars in prizes. She details daily chores and rising expenses, noting reduced costs when meals are eaten at home and Ruth’s quiet, studious nature. A Temple of Childhood telegram directs parents to request entry through their Congressman.
A circular from the Columbus Day committee invites all city clergymen to aid in making the 421st anniversary of Columbus's landing a truly American holiday. The letter outlines its program and seeks notice during upcoming Sunday services.
General Manager B R Pollock announces the Boston and Maine railroad will join with other lines in a safety first movement. Employees will receive circulars and divisions will form committees to promote careful operation and adherence to rules to prevent accidents.
John Frietas aged 50 a longtime Everett resident collapsed and died yesterday morning as he left the home of his friend Thomas Savage on Elmwood street. Death was attributed to heart trouble.
A man known as the Tattooed Man, widely seen in Barnum era circus days, has died and lies at the morgue awaiting claim. The name Frank Bellefontaine is the only clearly stated identifier in the readable text.
A solitary man at 436 Columbus Avenue lived unseen by many. His locked room hid a vast tattooed body map recalling a life of art, religion, and romance. He found work with P. T. Barnum as The Tattooed Man before his death, becoming a national sensation.
Agreement reached to hear the first minor court judgeship contest before the Supreme Court of Errors on Thursday. Frederick G. Eberle, named by Governor Baldwin to Hartford Police Court, seeks to oust incumbent Judge Clark. Contests arise from alleged unconstitutional appointments after a deadlocked General Assembly.
Edward J. Bestwick longtime Dedham resident and possibly state s oldest musician dies at his home. He served 27 years as janitor of the town Public Library and was a noted member of the Dedham Band since 1842. He marched with Charles W. Carroll Post sending fife to graves on Memorial Day. Born in Dedham 83 years ago, he lived there all his life.
Topsfield bird lovers urged the fisheries and game commissioners to establish a game and bird preserve along the Merrimac River stretching toward the source to help save birds that have made the region one of the Commonwealths most beautiful areas.
Panama October 7 dynamite charges placed in more than one thousand holes drilled into the Gamboa dyke. Each hole holds 80 to 100 pounds, creating the largest canal work blast. Water inflow from the lake raises the Culebra Cut, with only five feet expected between lake and cut at dawn October 10 for dyke destruction.
In Kewanheh Illinois on October 7 the Bradford Exchange Bank of Bradford owned by Mrs Rose Thompson was robbed of cash after vaults and safe were blown. Robbers fled in an automobile and one robber menaced a telephone operator. Amount taken estimated between 2000 and 3000 dollars, bank not disclosing exact sum.
You can spend from fifteen to twenty five dollars for our $25 suits instead of forty to fifty for tailor made. You get the same fit and quality of materials with good tailoring and correct style. See the clothes and judge for yourself.
The Continental Boston offers Hart Schaffner and Marx garments at its Washington Street corner location. Promoted as Boston’s greatest clothing store, the sale highlights durable well made suits and overcoats for men seeking quality attire.
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