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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
11
Governor Charles H. Prouty will issue a proclamation suspending hunting in Vermont until November 8 to prevent forest fires. The move aims to allow rain to make gunning in the woods safer after the close season.
Two large forest fires threaten Berlin and surrounding areas in northern New Hampshire. Flames sweep Mt Hayes near Gorham and have crossed into Maine near Riley. Mt Forest and Mt Kilkenny sides are blackened with rapid spread toward West Milan. A new blaze rekindles in Salisbury township ten miles from Bennington Vermont.
For the fifth week in a row riders faced delays as a broken trolley wire on Boylston street near Exeter halted cars and trains for over an hour from 4:55 p.m. Repairs were rushed while diversions eased some congestion but thousands waited homeward. Mail cars were delayed and mail collection fell behind.
The Boston Automobile Dealers Association held its annual dinner at the Ashland Country Club with 100 members and guests attending. President J A MacAiman acted as toastmaster as speechmaking followed the 6 30 seating and many members arrived by car, listing the brands they represented.
Prep school teams from Volkmann and Brown & Nichols eye Fridays fixtures against Newton High and Noble & Greenough. Newton clash follows a tough Boston Latin test. Brown & Nichols faces Noble & Greenough at Noble’s Brookline field with coaches Johnson and Richardson shaping a fast, disciplined squad.
Finance Commission censures Mayor Hibbard for approving a non competitive contract by Walter E. Burk to supply coal to all city departments from Marston Coal Company until January 1. Commission finds no fault with the prices, showing they matched competing school committee bids.
At yesterday’s Finance Commission session Superintendent Burk defended the Marston Company contract as an excellent business proposition. He noted the commission had no price criticisms but feared the lack of bidding sets a bad precedent. The contract was approved after consultation with Mayor Hibbard, prompting questions about competitive bidding.
Chicago challenger Packy McFarland decisively outboxed East Side lightweight Leach Cross in six rounds at the Fairmont A. C. Cross showed defense and countering mainly, while McFarland controlled the bout with lead rights and lefts. Cross was knocked down once in the third and never recovered, with only one bright moment in the fifth when Cross came out firing before McFarland maintained the edge.
In Washington, D. C., October 21, the sensational round in the women’s international golf tournament at Chevy Chase saw four of six Boston entrants retired, with two former champions defeated. Miss Carmelita Shreve beat Miss Osgood, while Miss H. B. Curtis, Miss Griscom, Miss Osgood, and Miss Adams all lost in one round amid poor conditions and a northeast breeze. A consolation event for 16 players and an 18-hole bogey match were also held.
Adams Square rolled 1441 to beat Somerset 1390 as Holmes led with a 303 series across three frames. Other scores included Greenway 99 108 84 and Corcoran 88 95 97, while Somerset totals read 480 805 456. Four other City league teams fired strong scores at Wildey alleys including Regal 1375 and Wildey 1435.
Back Bay edged a close contest with a late surge as teams clashed in Casino Alleys. Key players delivered strong performances while officials recorded a tight final score and ongoing standings.
Robert Hopwood of Minneapolis has been elected captain of the Andover track team to replace Captain-elect Rosendale who did not return this fall. Hopwood, a sprinter, won the 220 and placed second in the 100 in the Exeter dual meet and also performed well in the Yale and Harvard interscholastic meets. He is six feet tall and 150 pounds.
The Sunday Post lists a full page of upcoming recipes for next week. Recipes include Preserving Barberries Puritan Johnny Cake Sugar Cookies Old Fashioned Vegetable Soup Carrot Jam Parker House Rolls.
Three pages highlight the latest styles with focus on the one piece suit and new millinery. Tips on achieving contrasts and bold effects guide readers through seasonal updates.
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