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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
5
Villardo Dippitti sought police protection claiming the Black Hand amputated his arms at a Shanty in St Michael's Penn After four weeks in hospital he traveled to Newark and says the same group plans to amputate his legs in revenge for betraying a member
Edward Hager, a foundryman, shot and killed Elizabeth M. James in her Pueblo home after fearing she would reconcile with her divorced husband. He fled the scene as authorities hunted him.
Henry A. Butters Jr., a Phillips Exeter Academy senior and Piedmont California magnate’s son, inherits a fortune worth millions following his father’s death. The 16 year old, a top student and football squad member, expects his mother to receive one third with his two sisters and himself sharing the remainder.
The 23rd annual Baptist churches of Massachusetts convention closed at North Avenue Baptist Church Cambridge in a record gathering. Awards went to Fifth Street Lowell North Billerica and Shirley Sunday schools for best attendance. Rev W W Bustard won the Page class tennis trophy with ease. Next Monday morning Congregational ministers meet at Pilgrim Hall to discuss Interests of the American Board.
A dense price list of piano and voice pedagogical works and method books. It lists Czerny Op 553 and Op 299 Velocity Studies, Clementi Sonatines Op 36, Mozart Sonatas, Lebert Stark Method parts, Lemoine Op 37, Chopin Waltzes, Bergmüller Op 100, Diabelli Op 149, and various vocal method titles by Vaccal, Mar chese Op 15, Concone Op 12 and 40 Lessons, with prices ranging from 10 to 65 cents and multiple volumes per author.
Chicago police say Richard F. Parker, sought in Boston for a $30,000 fraud at Worcester Trust Co using forged A P Turner paper, is under arrest. He is linked to three men involved in bond schemes in St Louis Grand Rapids and other cities and passed drafts on Massachusetts Banking and Mortgage Co in Chicago. Parker, held as Edward Devine since last Wednesday, was identified after Boston police advised of his alias.
Chicago arrest suspect Parker Hub has been sought by Boston police and Pinkertons for six years. He allegedly swindled E. H. Gay & Co. and N. W. Harris & Co. out of 15000 dollars each, using aliases William Busch and Norman H. Poor. His latest target was A B Turner & Co., brokers at 24 Milk Street, who say he obtained 83000 in bonds with a forged Worcester Trust check on Sept 10.
Miss Laura M. Greene of Leominster married Nelson A. Laythe of East Cambridge last evening on the fair stage with Rev. T. H. Goodwin officiating. The ceremony at 9 15 was witnessed by a large crowd as six maids of honor and a flower girl accompanied the couple. A wedding supper followed with a grand cake and many gifts from exhibitors and managers.
At the annual meeting of the Great Sun Council Improved Order of Red Men of Massachusetts in Lynn, Joseph Farrar of Philadelphia raised officers for the year. Willie Higgins of Worcester was named Great Sachem. Frederick N. Hall of Rockport was Past Great Sachem. Allen W. Weeks of Marblehead was Great Senior Sagamore. Samuel Warner of Westfield was Great Junior Sagamore. Farrar is described as great inecphence.
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