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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
3
Lady Constance Lytton and Mrs H N Brailsford, jailed for a suffragette demonstration against David Lloyd George, were released tonight on government orders due to weak condition after a hunger strike. They say no force feeding was used, unlike others condemned at the same time.
Providence police said Louis H. Tappan, head of Louis H. Tappan & Co., is arrested in Newton Mass on indictment charging bucket shop operations. The firm failed for about 500000 earlier, with bookkeeper Frank Johnson blamed before he disappeared with the records.
The passage argues that quality wool, linings, and trimmings have established prices that fluctuate little and that skilled hand labor deserves fair compensation. After weighing these points, the writer leaves the verdict to the reader.
In Quincy police court Miss Eleanora Sears of Boston was fined 15 dollars for overspeeding her car. She pleaded not guilty. Harold Van derbilt, a Harvard law student and frequent associate of Miss Sears, tried to have the case not pressed. A large society crowd attended, curious about Vanderbilt's debut as an attorney.
In Milton, Miss Sears faced a speeding charge on October 7. Harold Vanderbilt, son of W. Vanderbilt Sr, attended the case with his family. Sears claimed she was moving at 50 mph and changed her plea to not guilty before a fine of 15 dollars was imposed and paid. The pair then returned to Boston.
Holyoake Oct 3 Massachus setts State Branch of the A F L elected officers for the coming year including President T J Durnin Bartenders Union Holyoke and Vice Presidents J W Wall Worcester M D P Collins Cambridge F M Bump Brockton J R Menzies Lawrence and J W Powers Fall River plus secretary treasurer D D Driscoll Boston and delegates from unions such as Musicians Newspaper Writers and Typographical. Worcester named for next year’s convention and a Toronto convention delegate is listed Philip H Sweet from Coopers union.
Six lives lost and 12 saved as the steamer George Stone of Cleveland sinks near Point Pelee during a late season gale. Crew and passengers struggled ashore, with two clinging to a lifeboat four hours before rescue. The doomed vessel, uninsured and owned by M A Bradley, adds to Great Lakes disaster history. One rescued man, John Diedrich, narrowly escaped drowning after being knocked into the Detroit river by a crowd.
Old time dealers on the T wharf report a busier fish market week than any in years. By sundown Monday over 100 vessels had brought in 2,797,300 pounds of groundfish. Twelve trawlers landed 381,500 pounds of mixed fish and 28 vessels from Tuesday added 700,000 pounds. Haddock brought 99,000 pounds and cod 218,000 pounds. halibut, hake, pollock and salted cod also listed. Prices ranged from 2 cents for haddock to 23 4 to 31 4 cents for large cod. The Vanessa schooner unloaded halibut and cod then to Gloucester to sell the codfish. several vessels’ fares and cargoes are noted, with the Thomas S. Gorton and Little Fanny unreported.
Cambridge Registrars of Voters report 15,879 names on the current voting list, a decrease of 749 compared with last year for the state election in Cambridge.
A heifer shipped to Ballardsvale escaped its pen and fell between a platform and a freight train at East Somerville station. Police officers Griffin Landrigan and Crockett arrived, refused to shoot the animal, and helped workers chop away the platform so the heifer could be freed unharmed.
Frost and the season's lowest fall temperature were reported by the weather bureau across the cotton belt this morning. Considerable damage to cotton was noted, though full extent remains speculative.
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