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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1904
Page
2
Judge Emmons lauds the Newsboys Union after being elected as an honorary member. He recalls selling papers in Lockport fifty years ago and expresses pride in supporting these youths, urging lenient justice for minor offenses to aid civil service futures. He notes some newsboys face poverty and illness, but many strive to improve.
Francis H. Blackwell, a South End real estate dealer, sues Mary I. for divorce alleging cruel and abusive treatment. He testifies of a paralysis since infancy and claims his wife struck him with a shoe and a stove poker. Case continued as spouse absent. Agnes Bradbury vs Alfred W ends uncontested with decree nisi. Annie Rutstein charges husband Arthur with eloping with a burlesque queen. she secures separation.
Walter P. Chapin Carl K. Sanborn and Edward S. Salls known as straw bail men were yesterday sentenced each to not less than four or more than seven years in State prison.
An advertisement touts his natural gums option for full or partial sets at a discount, claiming it hides artificial teeth. The King Safe System promises painless extractions fillings crowns bridges and cleanings with guaranteed results and special pricing.
The Ivernia brought a Swedish bride and the Cretic a Armenian couple as love stories bloom at the immigration office. Almas Topoozian, 17, seeks marriage with Zasgian Makarei, raising officials’ questions. The Romanic brought Italian Rosamond Capellani and her suitor Romeo Priorelli, who married at the Sacred Heart. Another bride Mazzo Lucia, awaits Portesi Angelo who could not obtain a license in time.
In New York on October 24 Judge Parker drew the wildest crowd of his campaign. He and district attorney William Travers Jerome were hosted by East Side Tammany leaders at the Grand Street Theatre. Adler presented a Hebrew version of King Lear and a Hebrew drama Truth as the audience filled the streets. Applause halted the show for 20 minutes as cheers and cheers spread through the packed house and crowds outside.
While John Esaison of 114 Tremont Street Cambridge was away yesterday a thief entered his house and absconded with more than 500 dollars in jewelry including a gold watch and a diamond ring.
In Lowell on October 24 a 4 year old girl Alice Sullivan died of burns after falling into a pile of leaves and catching fire from a bonfire. Her father boot maker Thomas B. Sullivan rushed to aid as bystanders smothered flames and she died at St John’s Hospital at seven this evening.
At Soldiers Field yesterday in the scrub football series the Wogglebugs and Ginnickeys battled to a 0–0 tie with brutal play. Twelve players were injured and forced to retire while the Shin and Bones beat the Tigers 6–0 in another match.
A Republican rally in Pittsfield honored Senator W. Murray Crane. The crowd rose and cheered for five minutes as Crane took the presiding duties at the platform.
A historical note on a common condition of low vitality described as the most predisposing health issue. The text emphasizes the need for purification or enrichment and suggests medicine to restore vigor, reflecting period medical language and remedies.
Syrian dry goods merchant Thomas Hikel of 42 Kneeland Street faced US Commissioner Fiske on $800 bond for allegedly fraudulently claiming an immigrant woman and her three children as his own and securing their release from immigration officials. A government interpreter Abraham Malouf is missing. The Cretic passengers were deported. Hikel allegedly used the name Joseph Salemi and also claimed a second woman as his wife.
The Boston scene features Faneuil Hall closed to James A. Watson the Suffolk sheriff candidate while Thomas E. Watson the Georgia Populist presidential hopeful speaks publicly. Moran hosted last night with Watson forced to address supporters in the open air and a speaker challenging Seavey to answer election questions.
Captain Willis W. Scott of the sloop Lemont raced his launch into rough seas off Marine Park bridge to rescue two men tipped from a rowboat. After a desperate struggle they were pulled aboard and transported to the South Boston Yacht Club. The two seafarers refused to identify themselves. Scott, a Deer Isle native, has long served Shuman Bros. as yacht Lemont captain.
The Earl of Dartmouth dismissed the Baltic fleet incident as a panic and a mistake. He urged an apology and diplomatic reparation, and predicted no conflict with Russia. He advocated Anglo American arbitration and noted Dartmouth hall cornerstone ceremony in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Fire at the Jamaica Plain Boston Elevated railway station occurred just after 2 am destroying the structure. The blaze prompted two alarms and cleared the area as crews fought the flames.
Joseph Shepard of 88 Bartlett Street Charlestown was accidentally shot in the calf of the left leg this morning while at the shooting gallery located at 8 Green Street.
Charles Mellard, 19, of 20 Warren Street, Rorbury, shot himself after a final interview with Rose Bransfield at her aunt’s door on Third Street. He had been refused, had threatened her life moments before, and died at Carney Hospital. Mellard was an elevator operator in a State Street building.
The 88 foot car entered the East Boston tunnel as a staged trial trip. Superintendent Henry Hsty said the move is to break in motormen and conductors for tunnel operation, with about three weeks needed to accustom crews before the new cars are built.
Margaret Molonson aged 59 of 142 Main Street Charlestown was taken to Relief Hospital by carriage on Friday after an apparent fall. She died yesterday and authorities deem the circumstances surrounding her condition and hospital trip worthy of further investigation. Doctors described the injuries as a scalp wound and a compound forearm fracture.
At a town meeting in Revere last night the citizens voted 226 to 60 to purchase the Revere Water Company water works keeping the city’s water service in public ownership.
Michael Bras of 145 Silver Street leaped from the Broadway bridge into Fort Point Channel at 12 30 this morning and was retrieved with boathooks by three drawtenders William Donovan John Mc Kenna and James Roche. Bras was taken to City Hospital.
In North Adams on October 24 the Republican rally featured Governor Bates Congressman Lawrence and T B Vrooman. Bates argued in defense of his overtime bill veto and urged Democratic candidate Douglas to answer whether he would have vetoed or signed the bill.
Honey Mellody of Boston won a ten round decision against Jack O Keefe of Chicago in Blue Island a Chicago suburb. Mellody dominated the bout scoring consistently with punishing blows and control throughout the match.
A Burlington Kansas reader reports six year cure from piles after using Pyramid Pile Cure. The product comes as a home suppository sold for fifty cents with a one dollar option, claiming quick and painless action and urging beware of substitutes. A free informational booklet on causes and cure is available from Pyramid Drug Co. Marshall Michigan.
In Portland tonight Joe Reed and Belfield Walcott battled to a hot 15 round draw at the New Pastime. The bout was a wild slugfest with exchange heavy breaks, Walcott leading early while Reed surged late with relentless straight blows and pressure.
British and Russian officials offered cautious interpretations after Baltic fleet fire damaged British fishing boats. The Russian consul called the act a deplorable blunder and expected an apology, while the British consul suggested Russia sought European entanglement and urged prompt reparations. Japanese merchant Bunkio Matsuki downplayed broader war implications.
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