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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1912
Page
7
State guards and local officers combed the woods near Buzzards Bay for three escaped inmates from Bridgewater infirmary. The trio led by Louis B. Rogers of Harwich was not found as dusk fell, with a resumed search planned for early tomorrow.
In Manchester New Hampshire 32 inmates at the State Industrial School protested a compulsory milk beverage rule substituting milk for tea and coffee. They refused to eat, were confined to a laundry all day, and later given only water.
Colonel Adam Slaker commander of the Boston harbor fortifications appointed a three officer committee last evening to immediately investigate the shooting of Captain Ernest Hokanson of Dorchester who was struck in the head by a bullet while passing Lovell Island in a motor boat yesterday morning.
Major Ferguson Major Kallan and Colonel Walk visited Fort Standish and Fort Heath to investigate who fired from the rifle range off Lovell's Island after a bullet struck Hokanson on a small boat named Buff. The accident raised questions on practice safety and gear condition with officials noting possible worn sears and premature firing.
Died today in Haverhill at age 69 from heart failure. The bride Sarah Robinson had been married only six weeks to Elmer S. Harris of Wakefield, a retired businessman.
Henry Sherman Boutell and his daughter Miss Alice Gates sparked a fad by carrying alpenstocks on Connecticut Avenue promenades. Debutantes and Washington social figures including Miss Katherine Elkins and Mrs. Longworth join the trend as Miss Boutell prepares to marry John Brooks Ladd of Boston on Thanksgiving Day.
In Suffolk Divorce Court Judge Hardy granted decree nisi to Elizabeth A Hatch amid narratives of infidelity. Many other divorces followed as witnesses described unhappy marriages, departures, and husbands with drinking and abandonment issues.
Harvard’s Night Hawks Club begins as a sociable student organization. Founded by Holyoke House residents, it now includes members from other dormitories. Wells Miller of Brattleboro, Vermont, serves as president, titled ground hawk.
A candidate voted in by the Night Hawks executive faces a seven day trial with 20 black marks to work off. Staying up past midnight costs one point, after 1 am costs two, and remaining until 2 am adds more marks. If all marks aren’t cleared in seven days, trials restart. best path is seven nights up to 3 am for 21 marks.
Joseph Calahan of Dorchester Massachusetts was operated on at New York Presbyterian Hospital by Dr Joseph Blake. It is his thirteenth operation. His condition is not in immediate danger and the illness is attributed to past athletic activity.
The Somerville School Board at its last night meeting voted to assume responsibility for the Dental Dispensary program where school children will be treated by a competent dentist.
Chicago banker H. Jones denied reports that Mrs. Jones sought a $26000 emerald ring given to her father General A. 8. Grant by the Emperor of Japan. He said his wife lost a $6000 emerald ring in a New York hotel six months ago, with no historic value.
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