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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
9
Cars practice on a rain soaked 28.3 mile course as the international William K. Vanderbilt trophy event nears. Heath Cedrinano Szisz Jentzy and Lyttle tested a muddy track with limited pace while Renault and De Dietrich teams seek dual cars for fluctuating road conditions.
In Watertown elms over a century old, Selectman and Mrs. A. H. Whitney celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a grand reception. Boston and Watertown guests attended a display of presents valued in the thousands, in the Empire Napoleon room. The event featured multiple orchestras, ornate decorations, and a notable gold diamond necklace gift to Mrs. Whitney from her husband, among other generous tokens.
Don Nichols star halfback rejoined Harvard practice at Soldiers Field along with Preston Davie and Henry Whitman. All faced lingering injuries, Whitman just back from tennis duties at Haverford. Scrimmage featured substitutes versus Reggie Brown’s second team with the second eleven scoring the lone touchdown.
The Good Will class of South Baptist Church South Boston hosted a reception for Mystic Valley Sunday School Baseball League teams. The pennant for the league, won by a Good Will class team last season, was presented by Rev. M A Levy pastor of Medford Baptist Church and league president. Music and remarks followed with talks on Christian Athletics by Rev. Herbert A Barker and remarks by league managers and captains. James L Rand presided.
Al Delmont of Medford Massachusetts defeated Kid Barirish of Boston in the eighth round of a scheduled fifteen round bout before a Rockland athletic club audience.
In the Superior Court Eugene M. Paine's suit seeks $15,000 from Armour & Co. He alleges an injury on July 24 1901 when a refrigerator door swung open knocking him down at the Clinton Street store and fracturing his wrist amid other injuries. The trial resumed yesterday and to continue this morning.
The Gaelic School of Boston at 1161 Washington Street invites the public to an open meeting next Sunday from 4 to 6 p m. The free institution will showcase the Gaelic language from Irish and American standpoints with additional Irish and English literary exercises.
Joseph Ramsey Jr. arrives in St Louis from Toledo where he was defeated in his contest with George J. Gould for control of the Wabash railroad. Ramsey says the fight is not over and that they were badly whipped at the meeting.
The first Symphony rehearsal is at 2 30 this afternoon at Symphony Hall signaling the season’s social reentry. The autumn gathering includes many wedding connections as Harvard day ends town festivities with friends returning from summer abroad and Atlantic watering places.
Henry M Whitney built a vast Boston street railway empire by consolidating six lines and pioneering electric traction. He expanded into coal gas and coke, Submarine Signal, and philanthropy, promoting reciprocity with Canada and tariff reform while running a Brookline family life and Cleveland era businesses.
Three vacancies exist in the Plymouth post office with no eligible candidates. An examination will be held at the Federal building on November 4 to provide candidates for the regular clerk, substitute clerk, and substitute carrier positions.
CAPT. JOHN HUTCHINS DIED AT HIS HOME IN MEDFORD AT THE AGE OF 86. A CIVIL WAR VETERAN, HE SERVED AS CAPTAIN OF COMPANY C THIRTY NINTH REGIMENT MASSACHUSETTS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY AND WAS A PAST COMMANDER OF POST 66 IN MEDFORD, ACTIVE IN GRAND ARMY AFFAIRS.
Miss Mary Honey of Newport Rhode Island is to wed Josiah Quincy former Boston mayor in New York. Honey's father Colonel Samuel R Honey served in the Civil War and held Rhode Island offices including Lieutenant Governor and Mayor of Newport.
Premier Michelson opens the regular session in Christiania stating Parliament will focus on building the new independent Norway and introducing a bill to regulate the control of menen relations and the consular system.
Explosions in Vesuvius crater grew violent during the night and nearby towns were shaken like a prolonged quake. Lava flow increased forming a stream toward the Funicular railway as Naples observers report a magnificent, unalarmed outlook.
The Wonderland Company was organized yesterday to build and operate an amusement park at Revere Beach. Officers include President Harold N. Parker, vice-president F. C. Thompson, treasurer John J. Higgins, secretary Horace B. Meese, with directors including John J. Burnett and Eben Hutchinson Jr. The 25 acre site lies between the Boston & Maine railroad and the Narrow Gauge, midway between the State bathhouse and Crescent Beach station, and will be ready for operation May 30, 1906.
Arthur J. Stobbart issues first general order naming Brigadier General Robert W. Kinsey as adjutant general and Brigadier General Harry Wade as quartermaster general, both based in Indianapolis. The moves mark temporary appointments within the Uniform Rank.
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