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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
7
The Board of Fire Engineers in Waltham vows strict enforcement of laws on grass and forest fires and rubbish around buildings. After months of deliberation, immediate action will begin as brush fire season nears. Violations on waste material removal face fines.
Governor Douglas nominated Judge Henry Newton Sheldon of Boston to be associate justice of the Supreme Court. The nomination lies over one week. A vacancy on the Superior bench will follow on Sheldon’s confirmation next week. Other yesterday’s appointments included Luann Brackett trustee and Hartwell supervisor.
Henry N. Sheldon, born Waterville Maine June 28 1843, studied at Bowdoin and Harvard, taught, practiced law in Boston, served in the Civil War, admitted to Suffolk bar 1866, rose to Massachusetts Superior Court judge and then Supreme Judicial Court. He contributed to legal literature, co worked with Starkweather and Blackmar, and edited works on auctions and subrogation. He married Clara Morse in 1868 and spent years in Newton Massachusetts.
Washington Oct 11 officials of the National Wholesale Lumber Dealers Association and the Central Yellow Pine Association of Mississippi told President Roosevelt they heartily approve his big course in railroad rate legislation and urged the Interstate Commerce Commission be given more power to curb discriminatory rates.
Oct 11 Randolph. Charles V. Sharpe, found dead in his shed yesterday, lies in critical condition at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. Lewis Clark on West street. He was accidentally shot while handling a rifle between 4 and 6 pm Monday and lay wounded for 18 hours before discovery.
Washington reports that November 30 will be the national Thanksgiving Day. Though the President's proclamation is awaited, inquiries have prompted official confirmation of the date.
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