14 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1910
Page
1
New York Nationals versus New York Americans drew 24 398 attendance and 19262 in receipts. Players will receive 10401, each club owner 3467, and the National Commission 1926 from the total take.
Feature note in New York reports Christy’s rising fame with increased public attention and media coverage. Continued on page 12 first column.
In mixed results from St Louis and New York exhibitions, All Stars defeated Philadelphia 6 2 while Cleveland topped Cincinnati 5 3 and New York edged New York 5 1. Mathewson outpitched in the first game of the post season series as records fall at Lexington. Harvard shows fatigue in the world series listless play. Rindge team granted a tomorrow game.
John Brintman aged 38 of 779 Parker Street Roxbury employed as a brewer at Houghton's Brewery 87 Station Street Roxbury was found dead about eight o'clock last night by the night watchman lying in a pool of blood.
Judge Jabez Fox at Salem court declares the Walden marriage void, freeing Marion Harmon from her Boston waitress life. Harmon had eloped with Edwin Walden of Lynn in 1903, later marrying Colby Harmon who died in an 1909-1910 accident. The ruling allows Harmon to keep the Harmon name while pursuing dower and damages claims against the railroad.
A severe tropical storm swept Santa Clara Matanzas Havana and Pinar Del Rio in Cuba. Havana telephone service was crippled as heavy rains accompanied the high wind.
The ad touts gas heating options to avoid coal fire duties at this time of year. It highlights gas steam radiators usable with existing piping, independent installation, and automatic regulators to curb costs. It promotes gas log flames for a cheerful blaze and base heating stoves for room use, urging customers to consult forty representatives or visit 16 West Street for guidance.
Descriptions from Lisbon say Portuguese authorities warned the American cruiser Des Moines of potential torpedo attack or submarine mine danger. The Des Moines remained on alert all night, with similar warnings issued to British vessels, but no incident occurred.
Fire at the King's Hall building on St. Catherine Street West in Montreal killed seven people with five bodies recovered. The deceased include F. Whittal a night watchman his wife and two children and Charles Threshie of Boston Massachusetts manager of a billiard parlor. Harry Richards and an unknown employee are listed as missing.
After a rapid fire rescue, relatives report no sign of Whittal and family on the fifth floor. The bodies of Whittal and his children were found with the mother nearby, all dying from asphyxiation. Threshie, new Montreal manager of the billiard parlors, is found on the third floor. Richards and the unnamed black man remain missing.
Charles Threshie of Boston A A, a leading amateur billiards player, was killed in the Montreal King's building fire. A former BA A member, he began public play 11 years ago, won the 1898 BA A club championship, ran billiard rooms, and moved six weeks earlier to manage a 36 table parlor in Montreal. He leaves a wife and several children at 7 Bartlett Street, Brookline.
Paris reports arrests of leading strike organizers and a low response by workers across three railways, dampening strikers and bolstering government control. Subway workers stayed at posts, while electricians’ strike halves the city’s electric light and leaves many cars stranded for lack of power.
Charles Hy Brooks, manager of the Redeemable Investment Company, was arrested at 85 Devonshire street and held on 3000 bail for a hearing on October 20. Norman Plass, former Washburn College president and ex-company head, is missing. Brooks faces mail fraud charges.
A baby abandoned in a mysterious manner was given to a messenger boy to deliver at a hospital. Police opened an inquiry into guests at Young's Hotel who used messenger boys. Two Western Union boys were sent out, one to the hotel for a box likely flowers to Roxbury, the other failed to locate the caller but picked up a side job en route back.
A boy with 8 cents was sent to deliver a basket to Infants' Hospital Blossom Street after being warned not to shake it. The basket contained a four day old baby and triggered a police inquiry. The other boy sent to a hotel did not return until the missing messenger was found and questioned. The case led to confusion at North and Station 2 as investigators traced calls to Young's Hotel and the hospital. The messenger later returned and the other boy confessed to delivering the basket but could not describe the man who gave it.
Secretary of the Interior Ballinger was slightly hurt in a wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad outskirts of Cincinnati. Ten passengers were injured but none fatally.
The Democratic governor candidate selection faces no prospect of agreement before Monday morning when the convention committee will review the delegate canvass. Special delivery letters will go to ex-Mayor William P Hayes, secretary of the four-member committee. Boston newspaper representatives will be invited to observe the letter opening conference.
The Ballot Law Commission may rule today on the legality of Clifton R. Loring’s nomination as lieutenant governor. If illegal, Major Robert Crowley will propose ex-Senator Thomas P. Cassidy as replacement. The nominating committee remains split, informal State House talks continue, canvass results may influence votes, and an estimated 600 dollars will fund the canvass.
A dull, richly equipped office on Devonshire Street housed a swindle promising banklike safety with high returns. Investors included ministers and notable figures such as Richard A. Balinger and David J. Brewer’s heirs. The firm touted $10 million capitalization, demand withdrawals, and 6 percent guarantees, while drawers pushed nationwide solicitations.
Average yesterday's temperature reported as 45 degrees with scattered figures across the day and a comparison to yesterday a year ago noting 49 degrees. The data appear as fragmented times and values from Thompson's Spa weather note.
Regular schedule shows limited cars depart Park Square hourly from 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m daily including Sky flags round trip St Ade.
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