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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1905
Page
8
Alvin Baker aged 60, who fled his family fearing asylum, was located in Sempster New Hampshire after a month in the mountains. He subsisted on raw carrots and turnips gathered at night from nearby farms. He was eating a noon meal, his clothes torn and flesh bruised and scratched, with vegetables still unpeeled from the garden.
Due to Cleopatra's great success at Castle Square Theatre the Sword of the King, slated for next week, is postponed indefinitely. Sardou's Cleopatra will run all week with Miss Lillian Kemble repeating Cleopatra and Mr. Craig continuing Mark Antony.
In the Intercollegiate Golf Association championships Harvard, the defending team titleholder, fell in the preliminary 18 hole team matches at Garden City Long Island. The team prize is a silver cup donated by the United States Golf Association. The final between Yale and Princeton will be played tomorrow at 36 holes.
On Main Street James L. Waters chased a rat up his trousers leg after the animal emerged in the early hours. He fired at a market, spooked a woman, then fled to a stable where the rat squealed and died. Bingo the dog had planned to eat the rat but lost interest.
Word received yesterday indicates Charles W. Earley grand knight of Dorchester Council K C is now in Lake health recovery. Further details on his condition were not provided.
In Woodbridge New Jersey a resident reports feeling greatly benefited by mild weather and anticipates complete recovery from a recent illness after several weeks at a noted resort.
A split in Democratic support around Edward J. Donovan and John F. Fitzgerald strutted through Boston politics as Donovan supporters fast tracked a citywide alignment. Key figures James Donovan Fitzgerald Kennedy Corbett McNary backed Donovan while ONeil harmony talks collapsed.
W L Douglas Shoe Company enlarges plant as demand grows. Factory Nos 1 and 2 produce 12000 pairs daily, with No 3 to be leased from A M Herrod to manufacture McKay work. No 3 aims for 300 dozen pairs daily, boosting employment and local prosperity with enhanced medical care for workers.
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