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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
3
Sept 5. Mrs Mary Weiri Newcomb of Quicy was badly burned saving her 10 month old infant from an upstairs room as her house burned. The home was gutted this evening.
Mrs Wekin dozes on the veranda when a lamp ignites curtains near an open window. She awakens to crackling smoke and carries her baby through smoke filled halls to safety. She suffers burns and the house is gutted despite fire department efforts. Loss estimated at 1000 to 1500 dollars.
A man visiting Winsted Connecticut from Beverly Massachusetts sought Postmaster James Glynn in the local post office. He introduced himself as Hitchcock and, after a moment of surprise, explained he was en route to Lenox and planned a brief visit.
New Bedford business leaders back arbitration of wage disputes between cotton manufacturers and operatives. Textile council president John Hallowell says fairness means submitting to arbitration for a satisfactory settlement, while Carders' Union secretary Thomas W. Kelleher warns that without a wage increase New Bedford could face one of the largest strikes in the cotton industry.
Thomas Lane of Mattapan, 35, a brakeman for Old Colony Railroad, bled to death beside the track at Cohasset after jumping to switch a yard, struck by the switch post as the freight train steamed to Seituate. He left four children.
Lord de Clifford dies in a motor accident. The ancient barony passes to his three year old heir, making England’s title one of its oldest in a minor's hands.
James Duncan of Quincy spoke to the Worcester Central Labor Union at Polis Theatre outlining union positions on strikes and postal savings banks. He described current labor issues and potential strategies in the Granite Cutters' International Association of America leadership context.
Opinion pieces defend strikes as a last resort to correct poor conditions, praise union flaws visibility, and argue for wage protections and postal savings banks. References to Taft, Payne Aldrich tariff, and judge Wright precede local Manchester turmoil over hotel Masonomo closures and Dutton flight.
Panama reports the Canali Commission will plant tiny top minnow fish in Canal Zone waters to combat mosquitoes. The one and a half inch fish feed at the surface, chase bugs over lily pads, and thrive in stagnant or sluggish waters.
About fifty workers at the Hotel Masconomo left town after a wage dispute led them to chase manager Austin A. Dutton from the hotel to his escape by boat. They return home following the incident on September 5.
A wave of marriages hits telephone operators with five girls leaving the exchange in a month. Isabelle Eastly Batton, 18, of 3218 Beach street Revere, married July 17 in Providence to S Thomas Batton, with sister formerly a hello girl also marrying recently. Batton runs a printing shop at 360 Broadway Revere. The ceremony was performed by Rev McCann of First Baptist Church. The superintendent notes the trend may be linked to the operators’ appealing voices and attentiveness to subscribers.
Rome firemen and Papal volunteers battled a stubborn blaze in buildings adjoining the Vatican, halting spread to Vatican outbuildings. St Anne's Church within the Vatican caught fire twice but was extinguished with minor damage to church property.
Providence dispatch says Miss Etta Murray of Boston married Chester Murray here Saturday by Rev. Alexander Mitchell. She retains her surname. both spouses are from Boston and the ceremony kept her name unchanged.
The Red Star liner Marquette arrived at Charlestown docks after a 10 day voyage from Antwerp, beating the usual 11 to 12 day time. Captain Tribe led the voyage with 109 passengers, 100 Americans and nine aliens, all landing without issue. Many Boston residents returned on the ship after a summer abroad.
John J. Roberts of New Orleans, 43, arrived in New York after a Europe voyage seeking an asthma cure. He went to the Astor House expecting to meet his wife, grew ill from heartbreak, and died at the hotel.
New York reporter Eva Tanguay and a companion were in a taxicab incident near Broadway and One Hundredth Street. Driver Daniel Levy was arrested for speeding near Grand Central. Tanguay offered to bail Levy but kept a diamond ring as security, insisting she needed her chauffeur.
In Rochdale on September 5 Mrs Leroyd wards of Woodville reported two tame deer blocked her road and halted the horse and carriage as they stepped from the woods into the path, creating a startling obstruction in the town.
Paris court voids a matrimonial agent’s fee claim after a match. The agent sought £20 from the bridegroom despite nonfulfillment, declaring the contract null and void. Judges warn such agreements encourage unsuitable unions and invite future cash deposit and cash-on-delivery business models.
Charles Reilly, a wealthy Medford resident near Mt. Holly New Jersey and a well known traveler, died from a bullet wound to the head in his home yesterday. A revolver was recovered near the body.
Chicago September 5 That immortality is part of telepathy and spirits of the dead will guide future fortunes, share private offices with successful men, and help make and unmake the world’s wealth. preached by Very Rev Samuel Fallows at St Pauls Reformed Episcopal Church.
Washington Sept 5 It has been practically decided to use a new propulsion via a combination of Paresons turbine and reciprocating engines on one of the two battleships for which bids were opened recently. This marks a first on a warship.
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