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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 06, 1913

Page

16

Petrified Mammoth Skeleton Reported at Great Island

MORR S ISLAND Me Sept 5 The petrified skeleton of a mammoth is believed found while digging a well on Theodore Bullard s farm near Great Island A 500 pound skull and other parts were uncovered Souvenir hunters removed some pieces Dr Marshall P Cram Bowdoin College will examine the find with initial opinion favoring a riceratops described as a massive creature up to 25 feet long and 10 feet high

Morr’s Island Great Island Theodore Bullard Dent Charles W. Eliot Oo University Bullard Marshall P. Cram Bowdoin College

Rochester clergyman badly burned saving summer home fire

The Rev. Samuel Pierce Merrill of Rochester New York longtime secretary of the Rochester Theological Seminary was severely burned at Squirrel Island Maine while trying to extinguish a fire that damaged his summer home.

Boothbay Marbor Samuel Pierce Merrill Rochester N. Y Rochester Theological Sem Squirrel Island

Cardinal O Connell Returns From Europe to Boston

Cardinal O Connell arrived in Boston aboard the Cleveland after a four month trip to Rome and the continent. He reported excellent health and said he would resume diocesan duties and attend a weeklong retreat with over 100 pastors at St John Ecclesiastical Seminary in Brighton.

William Cardinal O'Connell Rome Continent Cleveland Boston Cardinal Mer. Splaine Slattery Europe American College Holy Father Pope Pius X Dr. Slattery Monsignor Splaine Cardinal O’connel Granby Street St. John’s Astical Seminary Brighton Catholic Church Extension Society

Santo Domingo Declares Independence From Dominican Republic

Washington reports trouble in Santo Domingo as the Puerto Plata province governor proclaims independence. No battles reported yet, and the U S has not planned to send a warship to the island.

Washington Santo Domingo State Department Monte Cristi Puerto Plata Dominican Republic United States

Elderly man falls from tree to near fatal injuries

William McGilvray aged 70 of 2 Sewell Street Neponset is dying at City Hospital from injuries after he fell from a tree he was trimming on the Otis Edd estate at 1644 Adams Street yesterday afternoon. He had lived with his tuberculosis stricken son Duncan and grandson, supporting a family of 11.

William McGilvray Sewell Street Neponset City Hospital Otis Edd Adams Street McGilvray Duncan

Seals Disliked By Labrador Fishermen

Labrador fishermen express strong unpopularity of seals for their aggression and persistence. Dr. Grenfell recalls seals haunting nets and biting fish as they struggle, while seals are described as fierce killers that swallow prey alive and even threaten birds on the water.

Labrador

S. H. Harrison Co. Half-Price Fall and Winter Suits Sale

S. H. Harrison Co. will sell remaining fall and winter suits and overcoats at 75 percent of value. Suits priced 15 18 20 or 22 dollars go for 11 13.50 15 or 16.50. Pants 3.50 to 5.00 drop to 1.98. Boys School Suits 3.00 to 4.50 drop to 1.98. 662-672 Washington St corner Beach.

S. H. Harrison Co Washington St Corner Beach

No Slit Skirt Ban in Schools in Boston

Boston school girls may wear slit skirts and diaphanous gowns without interference from Superintendent Frank B. Dyer and the school committee. Dyer, after noting bans in St Louis and Los Angeles, expressed full confidence in Boston girls modesty. Dr. Thomas Leen of the school committee echoed that mothers and fathers should decide what their daughters wear.

Boston Franklin B. Dyer Dyer St. Louis Los Angeles Thomas I. Leen

Diaz Presidential Ticket Is Complete

Mexico City Sept 5 General Felix Diaz party completed its presidential ticket with Jose Luis Requena named as vice president candidate. Requena a lawyer and president of the Chamber of Mines of Mexico also chairs the Diaz party organization. Supporters expect Diaz to return to Mexico by month end.

Mexico City Mex Felix Diaz Jose Luis Requena Senor Requena Chamber of Mines of Mexico General Diaz Mexico

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