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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1907
Page
9
Fr anc k Mahoney 27 of 28 Franklin Somerville went berserk yesterday slashing at his sister Margaret with an axe and menacing two police officers. He barricaded an attic room as officers fired revolvers, and police forced entry after he barred the door.
The Dorchester Bachelor Girls Club hosted a dance in Bloomfield Hall Dorchester inviting suitors with six cents to find partners. Twelve proposals were accepted and the following engagements are announced: Annie Dolan to John Wonder, Margaret Dunlap to Winn Murphy, Margaret Dacy to Claude Hurlbut, Delie Dacy to Parker Hurlbut, Clare Balance to John Finnean, Elizabeth Phillips to John Dacey, Mabel Knee to Thomas Martin, Rose Lyons to John Lynch, Margaret Spellman to John Kilmartin, Frances Murphy to Dr. John Miller, Nellie OBrien to Dr. Joseph Sullivan, Mamie Sullivan to Charles Danahy.
Spencer Borden of Fall River, a cotton manufacturer, was injured when his car was pelted with stones and apples by boys on Ashburnham street. A rock struck his eye and nose as a horn shout sparked the attack.
In Gardner on October 25 a fire at the L. B. Ramsdel Company toy factory destroyed dolls doll carriages and children's chairs valued around twenty thousand dollars. Children fear rule violations and Santa's beard may have been targeted.
A broken electric wire in the toy factory sparked a blaze early in the evening. Sparks erupted and toys caught fire as smoke poured from the windows. The scene depicted clattering jack-in-the-box figures, walking toy horses, and dolls reacting to the unfolding inferno.
About 60 000 children attended the Boston food fair on Patriotic Educational Day with lively scenes from the crowd. The Lost and Found office saw many reunions as youngsters wandered away and were returned by kind adults.
The editors of the Catholic Encyclopedia will be honored at a reception hosted by the Catholic Union on Wednesday evening October 30. Invitations exceed 1000 for clergy and educational workers. Speakers include Archbishop O Connell Dr C G Herbermann Rev J J Wynne S J Rev Edward A Pace and Dr C B Patton.
Mrs Hattie Currier of Thomaston Me reports a nine month old baby with facial and foot rash. After using Cuticura Remedies the feet cleared within hours and cradle cap vanished from the scalp. She keeps Cuticura ointment on hand for future rashes. June 9 1906.
The ad touts Cuticura as a complete external and internal treatment for all skin humors and irritations from infancy to old age. It highlights Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent pills with prices and indicates worldwide sale from Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston. Mailed free literature on How to Cure Skin and Scalp.
Miss Lucy Doughten, a Shamokin high school sophomore, shot William Klinger of Locust Gap and then killed herself. A letter dated October 12, found on Klinger's body, reveals a planned marriage demand and hints at fear of public disgrace.
The week features Dustin Farnum in The Ranger at Hills, Eleanor Robson in Salomy Jane closing tonight, plus diverse vaudeville and opera acts. Notables include Marie Doro at Park Theatre, The Morals of Marcus. The Hypocrites premiering Nov 18. Anna Held in The Parisian Model. Romany operatic company. Dust at Castle Square. and multiple closings at Globe, Tremont, and Keith's with acts like The Song Birds and The Doro thy Vernon of Haddon Hall final shows.
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