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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1909
Page
3
Hyman Wolfson aged 18 at 18 Howard avenue Dorchester was fined $5 by Judge Churchill in Dorchester District Court for evading fare on a Field's Corner South Boston car on September 7.
A seniority clash between Boston University freshmen and sophomores left several injured after about 100 sophomores stormed the Liberal Arts College auditorium on Somerset street. President Huntington and police dispersed the melee in the German room and in the street as officers from Station 3 restored order. Names Joseph Knight of Boston and Jacob Philpot of Newton were among the injured.
The 100th anniversary of Francis W. Bird known as The Sage of Walpole will be quietly observed by Bird family members and friends in Walpole.
The long remembered figure Bird died in 1894 and was famed for his anti slavery stance. He led battles against high Hoosac Tunnel charges and played a key role in post Civil War politics, serving Walpole in the House and Senate and pushing the town’s first railway. He befriended Julia Ward Howe and Frank Sanborn and counted among his associates many notable state and national figures.
Bluefields Nicaragua October 21 report says Zelaya government cannot hold out for more than three weeks as revolutionary forces move. Generals Meana and Diaz depart with 300 men each, Chamorro to join, Reyes named second in command. About 2000 exiles in Costa Rica plan return to aid rebels. Washington signals possible recognition for Estrada, provisional president. Pispis River district seized by rebels. a steamer carrying arms left for Guatemala awaiting return.
A shock in the Etna region sent residents fleeing their homes and camping outdoors. Ten houses toppled near Acireale, but only one fatality occurred as the quake damaged the slope of Mt. Etna.
Naples reports Mt. Vesuvius firing again with heavy detonations and stones thrown into the crater. The eruption is described as the most serious since 106, as tremors shake the Mt Etna region and several houses suffer cracked walls. A veterinary surgeon died in the wreckage while refusing to abandon his home.
Senator Gore, noted as the blind orator from Oklahoma, is in Boston and plans a morning visit to the Perkins Institution for the Blind. He will meet staff and observe programs aiding the visually impaired.
Madrid Oct. 21 The Spanish cabinet formed January 25 1907 under Antonio Maura resigned today amid bitter attacks from former premier Moret y Prendergast and other opposition forces.
At a conference with King Alfonso Premier Maura announced resignation in response to Senor Moret's vow to resign if opposition refused urgent talks. Moret y Prendergast to form a new cabinet with himself as premier and interior minister, and a list of new ministers follows.
Senor Barroso, minister of justice, and Martinez Del Campo saw the cabinet resign. The chamber of deputies president announced the move, provoking an ear splitting uproar that forced adjournment at the site ring.
The Vatican did not expect Maura to fall, believing his energy in restoring order in Barcelona and elsewhere would sustain his premiership. It remains reserved on the Spanish cabinet changes, saying that forming or dismissing cabinets in Spain is none of its business.
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