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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
12
The British torpedo boat destroyer Cherwell reports it was fired on by Moors while anchored between Ceuta and Ceres. Her searchlight revealed the assailants. there were no casualties.
Two Royal Marines officers Captain John E. Crowthers and Lieutenant Edward S. Hatton were seized by the Anjera tribe while returning to Ceuta from the damaged repair ship Assistance wrecked near Tetuan Bay south of Gibraltar. The brigand chief demands Valiente’s freedom from Fez in exchange, and Spanish government consent is required for any action.
Glouester telegram relayed by Benjamin A Smith states American registered vessels may fish anywhere on the treaty coast of Newfoundland with or without Newfoundland customs entries provided the owner master and crew are American except Newfoundland crews in Newfoundland waters within the three mile limit. The note also questions possible Newfoundland laws affecting foreign fishing crews.
After an exchange of epithets Thomas Conway aged 21 of 2% Winter street Cambridge and Daniel Sexton aged 22 of 48 Seventh street Cambridge argued and fought over a knife on Craige Bridge last night. Conway sustained four stab wounds and Sexton was taken into police custody.
The Rev G W Ruland a retired clergyman and rural mail carrier was shot in the head by a highwayman on the Walpole road five miles from Keene New Hampshire. He escaped and drove about 15 miles further before contacting police. Doctors removed the bullet and police say they have a potential suspect.
Wiedenmiller, a silk mill worker in Jamaica Plain, was attacked by two men who forced his way in, slashed his throat, and fled without taking valuables. He crawled to the door, wrapped wounds with rags, and alerted his father in law with a delayed cry before medical aid arrived. Dr Grady treated his wounds. police continued inquiries into the assault.
Miss Eileen J. Fitzpatrick of 84 Main street Woburn a Filene’s saleslady thanked the Post’s Courtesy Commissioner after he offered her his seat in a Dudley street Sullivan square car yesterday afternoon She received a $10 bill with the editor’s compliments The scene drew a nearby reporter who listened as the exchange occurred in the crowded car
The Boston insurance investigation centers on McCurdy as he testifies about corporate practices and dividends. Witnesses discuss attorney fees, actuaries, and alleged attempts to shape the inquiry while Bowles and Barnes figures appear in connection with policyholder actions.
Charley O Rourke of Cambridge Massachusetts KOed Bogardus Hyde of Foster in the opening round of a scheduled ten round bout at Valley Falls Athletic Club Valley Falls Rhode Island.
Miss Almyra Sears 18 left a note stating intent to take her own life tonight. She has been missing for over a week from East Eagle street and was last seen after meeting several girls at a theatre. The note cites hunger and distress, asking her aunt to tell her mother and family she is sorry and departing for good.
Mrs. ER. A. Staples of North Dighton Massachusetts located her 20-year-old daughter Emma Staples in a Hartford restaurant on North Main street after three months of searching since she left home June 17 with a companion.
Chairman F. B. Spalter of the school committee spoke in Wheeler School rooms condemning bird killing with slingshots. He warned students of the cruelty and outlined the penalties attached to the practice.
The woman killed by a Boston & Maine passenger train at the Wyoming station was identified as Mrs. Patrick Long of Vernon street Malden. Identification was difficult due to the mangled condition of the body.
Chicago police chief Collins announces a ban on professional prize fighters. No boxers may participate in contests in the city, halting winter programs at the Chicago Athletic Club and other clubs awaiting approval.
A major blaze in Oldtown Maine caused about 35000 in losses, destroying H F Bailey Co grist mill and elevator, J L S Hicks casket factory, Jordan Lumber Co yards and workshops, plus several small buildings near Maine Central tracks. Bangor and nearby engines responded tonight.
Olvin H. Lufkin seeks 60000 damages from Dr Elihu L Sawyer of Roslindale Dr Henry R Hitchcok of Hyde Park and Miss Lillian M Milligan of Roslindale. Court today heard that Lufkin is of unsound mind and the defense rested as the day adjourned ahead of a jury verdict expected tomorrow.
Portland Me October 17 George L West a shipbuilder known for coal schooners filed for bankruptcy with unsecured claims totaling 35902 dollars.
Wireless message reports the Swedish bark Orion Captain Olsaon from Cabo Gata to St John New Brunswick was fallen in with at about 41 N 62 W. It was disabled at 1 20 p m Oct 15 and all hands were taken off by the Cunard steamer Etruria bound for Liverpool from New York.
Robert Parker of Boston and Thomas McGill of Providence were severely burned when a service box in the new YWCA building energized by 250 and 120 volt lines exploded. The pair, hurled 20 feet, had flesh torn and hair singed, narrowly escaping fatal electrocution.
An English court case awards a fortune of 20 million dollars to Joseph C Rhodes, photographer of 1129 Columbus Avenue, and his siblings Hannah Nugent, Martha Morrill, George Rhodes, and Theodore Rhodes. They are cousins of Cecil Rhodes of South Africa. The founder was George Rhodes, a Virginia pioneer, who died in 1660 leaving two sons who did not claim the estate.
Army personnel investigated a Cambridge dormitory blast that damaged the building’s front while leaving the swimming tank walls intact. Observers credited the lucky timing of the explosion being beneath the steps rather than the main foundation. The upright water tube boiler used for heating the tank may have been emptied then refilled, causing the explosion when water returned.
The Waverly Hall dormitory owned by the New Bedford Institute for Savings, where the explosion occurred, is valued about $70,000. Cambridge agent George Carrick said he had not heard of the blast and would investigate, noting the janitor Mr Edes and injured persons including his wife. A list of students at Waverly Hall follows.
A roster lists numerous individuals including Harvard officials H. A. Fischer dean F. J. Dawley and secretary of faculty of law, with many instructors and assistants such as G. R. Wessen den H. L. Miller Benoni Moore and N. P. Vollmer. The document catalogs names associated with Harvard and related faculty roles.
Mr and Mrs Edes recently lost a son in a home fire he was playing near a stove when his clothes caught fire. Despite efforts to save him the child died shortly after the blaze was extinguished.
The Waverly Hall hot water heater that exploded did not come under the direction of state authorities. It was a smaller type and no annual inspection was made. Boilers of this type are installed at the property owners risk.
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