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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1907
Page
2
James Buchanan of Boston was elected vice-president of the National Curling Club at the annual meeting in New York. The gathering also arranged matches between the Boston and Terrace City clubs.
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse, a known cot tager, represented himself in a wage suit filed by Frank Larimer as footman in Newport District Court and won the case.
In Buffalo on Sept. 19 the Public Utilities Commission heard complaints from grain brokers. Secretary Pond of the corn exchange presented tabulations showing days cars were ordered and received and the details of deliveries.
A report notes delays ranged from six days to 66 days, as stated by a spokesperson. The figures illustrate the uneven timeline affecting the operation and scheduling.
Christopher Doran aged 96, who died, was noted as having married twice and was father of 21 children. The obituary records his long life and large family.
Edward H Wright son of W E Wright a Madison merchant and Amherst College junior from Adams New York reportedly suffered melancholia insomnia and fear of insanity He entered junior year on a Colgate certificate A friend left him healthy an hour earlier After a gurgling sound he fell two stairs then died in Nash’s block tower room Police and medical examiners reported he cut his throat above the larynx severing the carotid artery and dragged himself to the hall.
Street Commissioner William E Hannon announced last evening his candidacy for the Republican mayoralty nomination. He urged solid Republican support to avoid a split like the Dewey Frothingham affair and expressed confidence in defeating Mayor Fitzgerald. Known as Bill Hannon in Dorchester he is popular in the district and cited his street fight victory over James Doyle as proof of vote-getting strength.
Three Chinese girls sent by the Chinese government to study at Wellesley faced different paths. Miss Faung Tsai was admitted to begin the term, while Miss Chi Che Wang and Miss Ping Hela Hu were placed in a Walnut Hill preparatory school in Natick. Officials deny race prejudice, and say the others will likely join next year.
Washington dispatch reports Carrie Nation refused to promise not to address crowds on the streets and was sent to the workhouse for 75 days in default of a $25 fine payment.
In Cohasset the dispute between Republicans and Abbie Souther's supporters over the post office leadership heads toward a Roosevelt decision. Souther is praised for steady service and competency, seen as grounds to retain the position amid political contention.
In New Rochelle a headless body was discovered in the Sound. Authorities believe the victim is Albert Garson, 34, last seen December 1, 1906 at Magnusson's Hotel near the Sound.
In Lancaster Pennsylvania on September 19 a passenger engine struck two year old Joseph Cerullo causing instant death. The accident occurred near the Lehigh Valley railroad line as the child wandered into the path of the train. Police investigated the scene and reported no further injuries.
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