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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
12
Dr J O Tilton, a prominent Lexington physician, returns from Pine Cliff NH to find burglars have ransacked his town residence. The entry occurred between August 17 and today, with a side window break and telephone wires cut as thieves searched the house.
A search for silverware failed but thieves caused heavy property damage. Two children’s banks were broken and about $16 taken. Three suspicious men aged 17 to 25, with unkempt appearance, wore straw hats and sack coats and were seen near the Tilton residence inspecting the house. They used the graveyard alley behind the Unitarian Church to reach the rear. No further clues exist. Dr Tilton’s home stands at Elm and Massachusetts Avenues opposite the battlefield.
Workers returned to the Commonwealth Avenue and Harvard Street site after three heavy capstones fell. Inspector Kelley condemned the stones as unfit for replacement, with Agent John T. Walsh of the Boston Bricklayers Union 8 announcing a satisfactory settlement with the Boston building department.
Melbourne on August 31 saw hundreds of thousands line the streets to honor the visiting American battleship fleet after their Saturday arrival. Lord Northcote and Prime Minister Deakin spoke at a Parliament House banquet, stressing friendship between the Commonwealth and the United States.
Tonight the city showcased electric lights on public buildings including the Commonwealth State building and Prince's bridge with a displayed battleship image. A torchlight procession of about 2000 fire brigade members occurred, ending with injuries as rain caused crowd chaos and women and children were endangered near the railway station.
Providence August 31 The body of a man believed to be Harry Moormington aged 40 of Plainfield Connecticut was found in an Edgewood field near Roger Williams Park. The medical examiner says death resulted from a revolver shot identified as a suicide.
Sterling Illinois August 31 Adam Le fever 75 and his daughter Ida 30 died within two hours after eating ham tainted by ptomaine poisoning. The aged wife remains critically ill.
The Socialist party of Massachusetts named James F. Carey John Hall Squire E Putney Charles Hitch cock George G Hall and John Mc Carthy for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state treasurer auditor and attorney general at Paine Memorial Hall. The platform condemns industry leaders and calls for abolishing child labor raising the school age and ending labor injunctions. Ambrose H Miles presided with Squire E Putney as secretary. Ellen Wetherell presented a red flag.
Final arguments in Vermont political campaign were delivered on the stump. Tomorrow the jury of the people will decide on the merits of questions submitted during the campaign.
Representative Joseph Walker of Brookline declines to free all pledged supporters who backed him last year. He will respond to a letter from Grafton Cushing but will not declare current pledges nonbinding, saying such a statement would mislead and fault his signees.
The first women’s political rally in Boston and Massachusetts will be at Faneuil Hall, either this week or next, with Mrs. J Ellen Foster, national president of Republican Women, as orator. Mrs. George F Lowell will chair and welcome as Massachusetts president of Republican Women. Foster will speak on Anti Imperialism and the Tariff. White gowned ushers seat the men, and a campaign button is pinned to each man’s coat.
Vermont voters prepare to choose Governor with Lieutenant Governor Prouty leading Republican ticket and Burke challenging on the Democratic side. Independence League candidate Quimby Backus campaigns to alter the political balance. Past results show Republican plurality across most towns and counties, with 1904 totals: Bell 48,118. Porter 16,556.
Little Rock August 31 Superintendent F J Hasly of the Rock Island system discharged an engineer and a flagman for smoking on duty. The workers filed grievances with the Brotherhood of Engineers and Trainmen seeking relief from the enforcement of the edict.
Ottawa August 31. Peter Long a farmer six miles north of Ottawa killed his hired man Frank Hickey while intoxicated. The crime occurred on the Long farm and authorities investigate motives and circumstances surrounding the liquor fueled homicide.
At Emmanuel Church in Newport today Miss Alice Grosvenor daughter of Mrs William Grosvenor of Providence and Dudley Davis son of Fellowes Davis of New York were married. The Rev Dr Emery H Porter officiated. The couple slated a New York honeymoon after a rice and old shoes sendoff.
Louis Weiner nine years old was seized in the street Friday carried into a box car and subjected to brutal and inhuman treatment by two tramps in Chicago authorities report the boy died from injuries and authorities promise investigation and charges.
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