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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
4
It took courage to store our lofts with Cuckoo Whiskey and let it age eight to ten years as competitors rushed theirs. Now demand proves it pays to make a clean wholesome whiskey and wait for nature to ripen it.
Rochester New Hampshire, Oct 11. After seven years of search for Charles H. Evans son of Solomon Evans the Methodist church of the city inherits twenty eight thousand nine hundred thirty three dollars and forty seven cents under the elder Evans will. Executors could not locate the son and sent the church a check for the sum.
A leak in a gas stove pipe likely caused the death of Thomas Moore age 60 in his hotel room at 716 Green Street yesterday. He was last seen by the clerk at 1 4 o clock yesterday morning. The chambermaid found Moore on the bed as the room was filled with a strong odor of gas.
Holcomb residents GEO. K. writes that two four and five year old babies thrived on Lactated Food and endorses its health benefits and cost efficiency. The letter extols the product claiming it matches mother’s milk quality and provides 10 pints from a 25 cent package.
Society guests of Greater Boston gathered at 1560 Beacon Street Brookline for a masked barn dance in the recently completed garage on Fred McQuesten estate. The space was decorated with autumn vegetables and foliage and approached by a lantern lined path from the mansion.
On October 11 in Lynn Walter Lufts testified in a gambling raid case. Tufts said Michael Dolan asked him to appear in court and answer to Dolan’s name promising to fix it. Several others did the same for relatives including a former police officer. The judge postponed the case for a week and ordered a thorough police probe.
Salem, Oct. 11 The city fathers who bounded the city last week face a $78 expense item labeled refreshments. The committee on accounts calls for a detailed account and questions the sum as too large for a temperance town, delaying payment.
In connection with Miss Gladys Lawson wedding her trousseau and suits were entirely crafted by A Shuman & Co. expert tailors. The garments for Miss Lawson reflect exceptional style, workmanship, fit and finish this season.
During the hearing of Timothy J. Swift assistant custodian of the Federal building on contract charges attorney for Swift argued a conspiracy against him. Mark Field Boston Post Office deliveries chief and Robert J. Bourn testified to an insider deal with Swift and shared profits from a big firm. Bourn said he gave Swift 120 marked dollars. testimony noted at Swift’s arrest. The hearing resumes today.
Commissioner Wells reports the Boston fire department inspection finished with 43 engines 27 ladder trucks 10 chemicals 3 water towers 2 combination wagons 14 chiefs wagons and fire boats inspected repaired and valuable drills proven. The universal coupling adopted across all companies enhances hydrant use as shown during a 1904 incident in Baltimore. The force is praised as in better shape than in years.
In Gloucester on Oct 11 a man lying between the tracks was awakened as a passing Boston train from Rockport neared the Cleveland street crossing. Two bystanders dragged him clear just before the engine went by. He was found to be intoxicated and had apparently dozed off.
Leroy C. Shear, an aging forger with a long criminal record, told Judge Crosby in the Superior Court that his wife’s pleadings brought reform. He received probation and will live with a sister in the West, promising an honest life in the future.
Yesterday the Post reports that the Courtesy Commissioner failed to give away $10 as she rode streetcars leaving Roxbury Crossing between 4 and 6 pm. No passengers offered her a seat.
Boston heiress Miss Helena Sharpsteen elopes with Errol Dunbar, a matinee idol, marrying at the Little Church Around the Corner. Daughter of Clark L Sharpsteen, she inherits 3 to 5 million dollars, with a 50 thousand annual income, later to revert to her mother. Dunbar, a 15 year stage veteran, has appeared with Fritzi Scheff and Marie Wainwright.
A first-person account describes riding Brookline and Roxbury Crossing cars after five pm. The writer notes crowded cars with few polite gestures as a Copper youth yields a seat only because he leaves. He contrasts with a later car full of young people and a rough working man who does not give up a seat.
Louis E. Zeriax of Albany, the chauffeur injured when Senator George T. Fulford’s touring car collided with an electric car at Newton Highlands, died at Newton Hospital. His wife, father and brother were at his bedside. He had briefly spoken to his wife before his condition worsened.
Beasts? No. Yeggs blew the safe at a Fairfield Vermont post office with nitro glycerine last night. They took about 500 dollars in stamps and 250 dollars in cash without waking residents. A series of similar burglaries has startled the area.
The German Ladies Aid Society held its annual meeting at the Boston Turnverein. Officers elected include Mrs Amelia Wagner as president, Mrs Lizzie Munz as vice-president, Mrs Jacobine Schriftgiesser as secretary, and Mrs Louisa Klitzke as treasurer. Trustees for a proposed Home for Aged Germans are Mrs J Lenth, Mrs M Lieber, and Mrs J Alther. The report shows $948.49 spent last year on aid to German widows and children.
Mr and Mrs B C Benane of 66 Pleasant Street celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary last night with a musical program provided by Flora Anselem Annie Sigel Catherine Stiles M G Byrnes and Louis Cohen.
The estate of H. B. Taylor, formerly of 274 Commonwealth Avenue, valued at 700000 to 1000000, sits in Probate Court. The will is challenged by his first wife and her son George B. Taylor. Taylor had two divorces from that wife, remarried, then wed a second wife who bore his son. All property goes to the second wife and her son H. W. Taylor. The case adjourned to October 30.
Joseph Black who sued the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad for injuries while intoxicated as a passenger had his case directed to a verdict for the defendant by Judge Waite in the Superior Court fourth session.
Janet Gosnell sues William Lockhart and others for 10000 in a Superior Court action. Richard Gosnell, her husband, died after a circular saw accident at East Cambridge on October 19, 1900, while employed by the defendants.
John Woods pleaded guilty to breaking into railroad cars in the Boston & Maine yards and was sentenced to not more than eight nor less than six years at hard labor. James A. Maskell sought delay to consult counsel, with the court giving him until today.
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