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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1909
Page
2
An ad proclaims Seal Brand coffee from Chase & Sanborn, noting richest flavor from ripe berries and seven-screen sorting. States price 35 cents per pound in one and two pound packages, never sold in bulk.
Calvin Underwood a Worcester real estate operator died last spring and his 1868 will left his entire estate worth several hundred thousand dollars to his sister in law Mrs Fannie M North of Westminster The will which dated Jan 15 1868 was not opened until the death of Mrs Underwood who died last July Despite his wife surviving him the will was expected to stand and no contest is anticipated as Miss North managed much of his business while he lived
Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the Arctic explorer, spoke tonight before a large audience in the Milwaukee Auditorium.
Washington October 10 a monumental labor gala will greet President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor upon his homecoming abroad. More than 30 000 workers join a parade from the Peace Monument along Pennsylvania Avenue to New York Avenue then to Convention Hall for a formal reception with dignitaries including John Mitchell and federal officials.
Ex Alderman Maurice M Lynch of Fairfield Street Cambridge married Miss Mary Clark of Endicott Street despite injuries from a noon accident in Harvard Square. Lynch rode in a light buggy struck by an electric car causing a topple and a young man, John Markey, 14, was injured and taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital. The couple then held a brief reception at Hotel Bailevue with intimate family friends.
A small riot occurred between 4 and 5 PM in front of the Waltham Coal Company yard on Elm Street in the Stony Batter district. Weapons including razors and clubs were used, with one man reportedly sustaining a severe scalp wound. police made no arrests by nightfall. The clash began after three youths provoked an Italian who drew a razor. others joined, grabbing sticks from a cord wood pile.
Don t experiment with back pain urinary disorders and dizziness seek a kidney remedy. Dean s Kidney Pills claimed to cure stubborn kidney cases with a Cambridgeport testimonial from James Roach at Unity Hotel. Sold by all dealers 50 cents Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sole US agents Remember the name Doan s and take no other.
Carl J. Peterson and Julius C. Peterson are released from Charlestown State Prison where both served terms for robberies in Back Bay during 1902. Carl claimed Julius was innocent. Julius later confessed Carl's noninvolvement. Governor Draper reduced Carl's sentence to seven years to allow the duo to leave together.
Essex County District Attorney and state and local police say the 1908 Methuen killings of Officers McDermott and Emerson remain unsolved despite a newspaper report claiming a dying witness confessed. The case, tied to orchard looting in the peat meadow area, yielded no solid leads.
George A. Tracey, 23, of Baker street, arrested last night by State Officer Silas Smith and Inspector Thomas Eustace on arson charges. He spent the night and today in jail unable to post bail for allegedly setting fire to the house at 39 Baker street, occupied by his father.
Northamton October 10 Herbert Sanderson 16 accidentally shot and killed his 14 year old cousin Marshall Sanderson in Whately. Herbert aimed a loaded gun at the boy with a playful warning and fired twice the first click failing to discharge. The victim died an hour later. Both youths resided in Northampton and were visiting relatives in Whately. Police ruled the incident purely accidental and made no arrest.
An 18 month old, Clyde McConnell, was struck by an electric streetcar in Quincy on Coddington street as a 3 PM car rounded a curve. He suffered both legs amputated below the knees and is not expected to survive. the motorman was attempting to shut off power.
The Metropolitan Steamship Lines plans to file its incorporation in Augusta tomorrow under Maine law. It aims to run a general steamship business and absorb the Metropolitan Steamship Company, foreclosed to J. W. McKinnon. Capital stock at 8 million, par $1, directors include Morse Carrington McKinnon Reid Shaw. Bath home office.
Mrs. Henrietta McGrew files for divorce in Hitchcock county Nebraska alleging husband John E. McGrew pressuring kisses beyond limits, claiming cruelty after continual kissing. The case stems from Trenton based incident with local notoriety in Oct. 10 report.
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