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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1909
Page
2
President Taft visited a New Mexico pueblo drawn by a vivid welcome. Indians crowded the plaza in ornate dress to present gifts and sing a flag bearing chorus as Taft toured adobe walls and a church. He urged good farming and artisan work, receiving warm applause and handshakes from the crowd.
President Taft’s toast to San Francisco to be drunk at Portola festival noon Pacific time. He praises the city’s rise from a pioneer Western metropolis to an imperial Pacific city, its destruction by fire and rapid regeneration, and wishes continued growth, civic virtue, and citizen happiness. Americans abroad and U S groups will toast at the same hour.
Alexander Berkman, associate of Emma Goldman, was located in his New York rooms tonight. He denied recent San Antonio searches, saying he has not been there lately and has no plans to go. Emma Goldman is in Philadelphia but will return to New York Sunday to attend a mass meeting protesting the execution in Spain.
The $600 on Mrs Emeline Williams turned out to be part of a larger sum found hidden in trunks at Bromfield street auction rooms. Police had placed her remains with Miss Etta Roberts, who said she was paid $3 weekly and stored the money in trunks. Roberts later claimed the money when the estate was turned over to the public administrator.
A wooden box of 40 percent dynamite found in a baggage car on the Flying Yankee caused a perilous incident as the train traveled from St John to Bristol. Officials confirmed the explosive nature after inspection by Fire Chief Gilligan, noting broken bottles from jostling and the hazardous combination of dynamite with matches and gunpowder.
Mrs Edith Kate Estes, eldest daughter of Mrs George J Perry of Maplewood Malden, announces her engagement to William P Bodwell of Hyde Park. Bodwell is an artist writer and Bostonian Society member. The wedding is planned for early November in the city.
General Charles W. Bartlett will address a Milford rally tonight as part of a Democratic gathering. In Chelsea an old-time rally features Eugene N. Foss for Lieutenant Governor with Joseph Pelletier, ex-Mayor John F. Fitzgerald, Congressman John A. Kelcher, and Councillor elect William Murray among the crowd.
The case centers on police holding two men after Hill admits hiring a livery buggy to Tiverton to fetch two suitcases of bottled beer. Detectives link clothing found at Mt Hore Bay to Amelia St Jean, identified by her mother, aunt, and father. The body’s head not identified, but clothing, hat, and undergarments are matched to Amelia. The scene includes family visits, alibi disputes, and notes from Hill’s and Thibeault’s families. Police seek confirmation of admissions from drug stores and inspect a bag for writing found near the body.
A testimonial from a well known gentleman touts Protone as a revolutionary weight and nerve force building treatment. He recounts years of thinness and failed attempts with tonics and heavy eating before trying Protone. He urges readers to send a coupon for a 50 cent package, claiming miraculous results.
Thousands are expected to search on Sunday for the head of a victim found on Bulgarmarsh road in Tiverton Rhode Island The town authorities will offer a reward of 100 dollars for the head in an official notice issued October 15.
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