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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1905
Page
9
Letter from the Children's Editor praises the contestants for their planning and results on the Aug 29 plan and invites broader Sunday submissions. It explains using half sheets to mount cutouts, corrects a naming error for picture No 4, and encourages continued effort as youngsters learn art and gain knowledge.
Grace and Ada Gamps, twins from Georgetown Brown County, are at the Dayton State Hospital for treatment. Doctors report sympathetic insanity arises from deep mutual affection and may link the fate of both twins, with one’s recovery or death often affecting the other.
President Roosevelt signed an executive order fixing the compensation of the Isthmian canal advisory board members and the government payment for personal expenses. Each member will receive 5000 dollars on completion of the board's report on canal plans.
Settlement of the Merchants' Trust Company failure announced. Securities of the Hudson Valley Railway—held as loans collateral—sold to the Colvin syndicate. Receivers expect full payment to depositors and creditors with likely surplus. six directors will be replaced by Colvin nominees.
Miss Edith Tucker, 19, ate canned corned beef last night and is critically ill at home in Shrewsbury, believed to have ptomaine poisoning. Her brother Benjamin has shown similar symptoms.
Beulah Johnson, described as a pretty mulatto, is involved with admirers Passagno Pachache, a Portuguese, and Antonio Ferrato, an Italian. On Long Wharf a Wednesday night dispute between the men turned violent with knives before friends intervened. Beulah vowed to confront them if found, and spent the night searching the wharf.
Eleanor Dole once the wife of Hawaii's Attorney General E P Dole moves from European courts to a local Portland theatre chorus role. Her poised bearing and social fame are cited as she adapts to entertainment life in the Northwest.
Malden on Aug 31 The new police shift ordered by Mayor Hastings takes effect tonight with officers assigned to new beats. A few patrolmen remain in place and Chief Phipps promises smooth operation and swift justice. Hastings claims to have done more for the department than any prior mayor and expects full police attention to duty.
Francesco Tamagno, renowned tenor, died in Varese Italy after a long illness. Born near Turin he rose from innkeeper’s son to wealth and fame, earning as much as 1.2 million dollars. He debuted in Palermo in Verdi’s Ballo in Maschera and later drew acclaim across Europe and London. His American tour paid about 4000 dollars per night.
New Haven previews the comic opera Happyland by DeKoven and Ranken at the Hyperion Theatre with DeWolf Hopper starring as Ecstaticus. Marguerite Clark shines as Sylvia. production directed by the Shuberts features lush sets of Elysia and Elysian fields and strong musical numbers led by DeKoven.
Sherlock Holmes investigates a haunting family mystery linked to John Openshaw. Mysterious letters arrive from Pondicherry Dundee and London bearing the deadly K K K code, signaling a chilling pursuit across seas. Holmes analyzes ship passages and timing to trace a dangerous adversary.
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