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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1906
Page
12
Arthur R. Henderson yesterday withdrew from the non partisan mayoral contest in Cambridge leaving only Walter Wardwell in the field. Henderson says voters favor Wardwell and he will support him at the polls.
Maine towns buzz over a sensational case as Mrs. Alice Phelps of Kansas City claims her daughter Miss May Phelps is held by the Shiloh sect elders. She says efforts to rescue her failed and the girl may be concealed in the colony or aided by friends in Boston.
Elders report no trace of Miss Phelps, last heard in Boston. A mother pleads for help, while lawyers say guardianship is the only legal remedy. Clergymen plan to seek Governor Cobb’s inquiry amid outside funds flowing into Shiloh.
Jacob Willey and Douglas Goodwin, two fishermen from the schooner Matchless, were thought dead after Oct 21. They drifted two days in a dory in fog with no food or water, were rescued by the steamer Katahdin, landed in Charleston, and sent to New York before returning home to Portland and Iaverett.
Yesterday in Newton a test of Fenders sparked emotional recall as the inventor contemplates the struggle to avoid being replaced by dummies. Streetcar treatment and public interest highlighted the episode.
Sir Thomas Lipton, returning to the States, says he will challenge again next year and may use Shamrock IV under either the international or universal rules. He praises the New York Yacht Club, notes a seaworthy boat, and plans a single-masted challenger. He arrives with Alderman Bell, meets Mayor Fitzgerald, and attends theater before a firehouse visit and a planned banquet.
Valentino Di Petro, an Italian, faced trial in Superior Criminal Court for attempting to kill Guildo Marzello and Henrico Fucille during a Socialist meeting at Paul Revere Hall on May 27. The hall cleared as Di Petro fired, no one was injured, and the case resumes today.
Ten new clerks and sixteen salary increases for clerks in the Boston postoffice take effect tomorrow. New hires start at 600 dollars a year. increases apply to 600 and 700 dollar grade clerks with about 100 dollar annual rise each. Postmaster Hibbard welcomed the additions, arranged by First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock due to unexpended balances.
Fredonia Kansas reports the death of former Senator S S Benedict from a long illness. Born in Bennington County Vermont, Benedict's passing concludes a storied political career.
Melrose residents learn of George A. Bailey wedding to Mrs. Lillian Lawrence Eaton of Grove Street in Boston. Bailey is a Melrose Athletic Club leader and Republican official, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Peter MacQueen. Club members plan a reception upon the couple’s return to Spotless Town.
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