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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1909
Page
16
John MacDonald, 50, plunged into Frog Pond on Boston Common on a hot day, drawing a crowd of about 500. He said he jumped in to cool off, stayed submerged for about 20 minutes, and was later arrested as a drunk before being held in the guard room in dry clothes.
Last night Senator James H Doyle Councilman Thomas Joyce James Conboy and William F Grady of Ward 17 were blocked from speaking at a rally on Hampden Street by a crowd backing Alderman James M Curley. A gasoline lamp on their wagon was broken, and Patrolman Maurice Yeeman fell and broke his leg while pursuing disruptors. The Doyle delegation abandoned the rally and left the area.
In Charlestown City square two Boston & Northern Street Railway cars collided on Chelsea street near the square as a Revere Beach car paused at a stop. A newer Melrose Malden line car struck the beach car, passengers were thrown from seats but injuries were minor. The motorman cited poor air brakes as the cause.
The State Board of Health report for July shows only 15 percent of the dairies inspected passed. One hundred thirty two dairies were in bad condition and needed attention. Olive oil and tincture of iodine were among adulterated foods, with some olive oil samples dominated by cottonseed oil.
After months of work the rebuilt Dudley Street terminal nears completion with an elevated Forest Hills extension due to open Oct 1. Trains bound for Forest Hills stop at the Washington Street station over Ziegler Street, while loop routes to Dorchester and Jamaica Plain use a long gangway over the tracks. A central shelter station serves Jamaica Plain and Brookline riders. Charlestown and Atlantic Avenue trains will still discharge in the old terminal. The upgrade promises improved accommodations and better service for West Roxbury and adjacent areas.
Miss Katherine Fairlee daughter of Mrs Sidney Fairlee of Kenilworth wed William S Spaulding of Boston in a 4 PM ceremony. Owing to mourning the wedding had few guests. Spaulding Harvard 1888 graduate and director of Boston Consolidated Gas Boston Elevated Railway Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad and a trustee of Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen.
Senator Simpson of North Dakota Daniel Blake Russell returns East with wife and attorney to press his claims in the probate court at Cambridge as the case set for next Monday over the $500000 Russell fortune, co heir to late William Russell of Melrose.
The registration deadline passed at 10 PM and figures show 1605 fewer names on the state primaries voting list than at the same time last year.
A photograph shows a woman missing her head, taken yesterday on Winter street near Conrad's store at 1 o'clock. A $5 reward is offered for the unidentified lady to call at the City Editor's room of the Post between 3 and 5 p.m. wearing the same costume as in the photo.
Sunday’s Headless Lady Mary A Lyons of 231 Codman Street Dorchester visited the City Editor’s office Monday saying she believed she was the Headless Lady in Sunday’s newspaper. She wore the original gown photographed and asserted she won the prize.
On September 15 the straw hat is traditionally retired by men following fashion. The weather may be hot, but the straw hat passes from view as the season shifts and the hat is said to be called in.
At a special Boston Transit Commission meeting today the proposed tunnel to connect with the Cambridge line will be discussed. The session follows the lifting of an injunction by the Massachusetts Supreme Court on the project while the title legality was examined.
Boston area Jews prepare for Rosh Hashana marking the Hebraic new year. The 5670th anniversary, shofar blasts, two Torah scrolls, long cantillation, and a call for employers to grant holidays are highlighted by Rabbi Margolis and Rabbi Fleischer at Temple Adath Israel.
The Boston stage sensation called at Burgess Point and then at Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, who found him charming. He wished to dance on the lawn but delayed by a call on Mrs. Susan Longworth at Mingo Beach where the 4 year old Countess Susie de Chambrun led the welcome.
On a Beverly visit, the Headless Lady Peter bowled with a top hat and cigarette. He offered a light to Joseph McArdle, smoked, climbed a tree on all fours, and caused Mrs. Longworth to laugh and fret. The party included Miss Dora Silverman and Barbara McArdle among others.
Two men arrested in Providence are wanted in a dozen Massachusetts towns for breaking and entering and theft. George R. Searebay, alias Dr. John R. Renfrew and other names, has 13 years in prison and is about 45. His brother Harold H. Searebay, 26, has no known prior record.
Six months of complaints lead police to two brothers accused of stealing millinery, laces, jewelry and more worth over 3000 dollars. Older brother released Feb 11 after long prison terms. trunks and suitcases found at Union avenue. They face court in Abington, with several stores named as targets in Mattapoisett Millis Stamford East Taunton and Abington.
DETROIT Sept 14 The Improved Order of Red Men in convention voted to establish a uniform per capita tax in all states.
Carl S. Longfellow of Talbot avenue Dorchester, patient at Charlesgate Hospital, owes his life to James C. Fairweather of 47 Townsend Street Roxbury who submitted to an operation involving opening the veins to transfuse blood. Both men work for John F. Callahan & Co. on Federal Street.
Dr Gilpatrick ordered an urgent blood transfusion for Longfellow who was rapidly failing. Fellow clerk Fairweather volunteered and donated about a quart of blood Monday night. The operation was successful and Longfellow began to recover, though Fairweather showed slight paleness afterward.
James P. Munroe of the Boston-1915 committee writes Dr. Scannell to deny misinterpretation of his remarks during a speech. He states scattered phrases were construed to misrepresent his intended meaning in the school board dispute.
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