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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
7
Mayor Hibbard resumes duties at city hall after several months at home in Ashmont. Specialists treated him for throat trouble and related health concerns during his absence.
John Hulme age 73 a blacksmith at the Pacific Mills was run down by a switching engine while crossing the Boston and Maine tracks at Water street on his way home from work and probably fatally injured authorities said today
The Bean Beane Family Association holds a reunion in Boston with 1100 members, descendants of John Bean who settled in Exeter New Hampshire in 1660. The reception at Youngs Hotel yesterday precedes today’s Park Street Church gathering and lists officers from across states including Massachusetts New Hampshire California Rhode Island and New Jersey.
Joseph Coombs aged 10 on Berkeley Street was run down by a car driven by John Almada while chasing a team. He died instantly at Taunton on September 7.
Joseph Burdwood aged 19 was killed at a Westbrook paper mill after being caught between a belt and a pulley. His right arm and left leg were torn off and his back broken. He had worked at the mill a little over a month. his home is White Rock and his father Alfred Burdwood is a Maine Central railroad station agent. This marks the third fatal machinery accident in two years.
Miss Hope Hemenway and John Richardson Jr a Boston and Readville society couple wed at Christ Church Hyde Park with Bishop Lawrence officiating. The ceremony honored family members and followed by a reception at the bride’s parents country home. The bride, a Radcliffe student and Winsor alumna, and the Harvard graduate groom plan a two month wedding tour before returning to Cambridge Hubbard Park residence.
Mrs Mary Johnson of 295 Shirley street Winthrop slept as flames consumed the top floor of a three story house. Her dog Bessie woke her with barking and led her down the back stairs to safety as the top floor burned. The cat perished after Edward Cotter climbed to attempts to reach it. Damage estimated at 2000.
Airman E Lefebvre died after a Wright aeroplane crashed during practice over the aviation field in Jurvissy sur Orne France. A noted engineer and member of a new French school he had appeared at Rheims races and had recent demonstrations in Holland before returning to Rheims.
The Rev Clarence Ball pastor of the Second Unitarian Church announces his resignation and plans to open an office in Athol to sell mining stocks. He cites a recent trip to the West where he investigated the mine he represents and deems it honest. A special meeting of the executive board is requested for tomorrow evening to read his resignation.
Boston police and East Boston officers searched the Saxonia at Saxonia port after a tip from painter J W Keddy. They believed Clyde G Bruhm and Harry V Wingate might be aboard the deep hold. One man was questioned before the ship sailed at 3 o clock. he resembled Bruhm but could not be linked to the escape.
A survey of the latest fashion trends notes silk stockings with lisle heels, fine batiste hats, and silver jewelry across the water. White belts with jet dots, fringed leather bags, and silver buckles on white shoes mark the season. lace yokes, Shantung gowns, and new coats shape Paris silhouettes with note of plumes, Soutache trims, and Psyche headwear.
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