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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1907
Page
3
The Swedish tanker Auguste and its captain Weaselof refuse to move toward discharging berth due to shallow water at the Boston Molagi Company wharf in South Boston. The vessel will not risk grounding or strain on the hull while awaiting deeper water.
The consignees and charterers of the Auguste from Cuba offered guarantees to the captain to avoid damage, but he refused to risk the ship. The steamer sits at anchor in the stream since Monday drawing 22 feet 6 inches with 670000 gallons of molasses aboard. formerly carried petroleum to Europe.
The Butte Bank, largely controlled by the Heinze interests, is declared solvent. Suspension is for time to arrange affairs. Claims against Otto Heinze & Co. from the attempted United Copper corner may reach 2,500,000.
The Hamburg private bank Haller Loehle & Company failed with liabilities estimated around 7.5 million marks, a record German bank failure since 1901. Losses stem from mining and coal ventures in Teplitz Bohemia and Austria, real estate mortgates, and a Caumacite works near Vienna, triggering a market panic.
In Pittsburg on October 17 a verdict found former officer David Bowles guilty of manslaughter for killing Herbert Bowland while pursuing him, ruling a policeman cannot shoot a fleeing citizen.
A political battle speech targets John B. Moran in Suffolk County. Dennison pledges to indict Moran and argues the district attorney misused campaign funds and abused power. He promises a high minded race to restore integrity to the office.
Despatches from the center and south of France confirm widespread destruction as floods reach ten to sixteen feet in city streets. Towns report heavy damage and distress across hundreds of communities.
The Gloucester fishing schooner Lizzie M Stanley was struck by two mudscows while entering the harbor. A collision punched a hole in two planks near the cabin, but the vessel continued to Gloucester in tow of the tug Sadie Ross after unloading fish for repairs.
William Mansfield aged 5 from Gilmanton New Hampshire wandered into the North End park in the early hours and fell from the pier. A quick rescue by the crew aboard a nearby dredger prevented a drowning incident.
Putnam Conn October 17 reports say the Conceer Baptist convention theft by former treasurer William Walker of New Britain with over 55 000 and 665 000 of Savings Bank of New Britain funds has been made good A prayer was offered for Walker and the community response noted relief.
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