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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
3
In Brooklyn a 14 month old baby, Johnny Boyle, weak from starvation, is found beside the corpse of his foster mother, Mrs Catherine Bynum, in a rear kitchen. Mrs Bynum likely died of heart disease five days earlier. The infant, having eaten scraps and even toy sawdust, is hospitalized and expected to recover.
Elizabeth O Leary, 25, dying from cancer in Long Island Hospital after arm amputation, leaves 4 year old son George. Her husband George O Leary also disappeared. police suspect they fled to Boston with a teen girl Isghelle Yghitcomb near 19. Detection chief Watts alerted.
The U S cruiser Charleston with Secretary of State Root on board anchored in the bay at 4 PM. Governor Magoon and other officials boarded to greet Root. Tomorrow Foreign Secretary Arias andPanaman reception committees will board for a welcome on the Charleston at 9 AM. The city is decorated and Friday is a holiday.
In Providence area a mob began a manhunt for two armed men who tried to abduct 7 year old Raymond Charboneau, wounding Constable Taylor in the wrist as he pursued the pair. The boy was found bound and gagged but unharmed nearby. Police seek leads while the suspects escape into woods.
The Boston Young Men's Christian Association held a large reception to kick off winter courses across departments. Many city members and visiting college men attended, with a brass band providing music as officers encouraged mingling. Offers include a school of commerce and finance, an evening prep school, practical electricity over three years, an evening polytechnic school, an automobile school, and a law school.
After a 26 year courtship Fred L. Marion a Boston salesman married Annie B. Atwood a local schoolteacher at her mother's home 9 Mt Pleasant street in Woburn tonight. The Rev Willard Vandermark of the Methodist Episcopal Church officiated in a romance rooted in childhood.
The Massachusetts Baptist Association colored held its second annual meeting at Morning Star Baptist Church. Resolutions condemned federal inaction enforcing race laws in the South and criticized removing colored soldiers from a Texas reservation. The body extended sympathy to the Cuban struggle and invoked Placido Maceo and Bandora.
J G Schmidlapp president of United Savings Trust Cincinnati was injured and his daughter Charlotte killed in a crash of Charles M Schwab’s car near St Martin de Croix France. Schmidlapp and family were touring France with Mr and Mrs Lee Ault. seven years earlier his wife and daughter perished in a U S railroad wreck.
Patrick J. Grinham about 35 faced a manslaughter charge in Superior Criminal Court regarding his wife Catherine Grinham's death at their Weston place home. Evidence cited a prior quarrel with a lodger Rose and alleged blows, with autopsy notes of jaw bruise eye discoloration and head injuries.
Fire at The Castle, a girls school run by Miss Mason in Tarrytown New York, caused great excitement during the night. Miss Mason was nearly overcome by smoke as authorities fought the blaze.
Funeral services for Herbert F Norris late City Hall reporter of the Boston American were held at his Beachmont Massachusetts home yesterday at 2 pm. The simple ceremony included a prayer by Rev M Q Marx with cremation at Forest Hills. Floral tributes came from Boston and Manchester lodges of Elks and city officials. Attendees included F J Howard John G Hutchinson Fred A Montgomery and others from Manchester and city offices.
John McPhearson a teamster was arrested in connection with the death of Jasper Swansburg after a quarrel last Saturday McPhearson struck Swansburg knocking him down Swansburg died in the hospital yesterday police say the cause of death is under doubt and McPhearson is charged only with serious assault
Henry W. Hanson of Lexington and South Framingham, former skating-rink manager, faced trial in East Cambridge on a polygamy charge after a late-night jury disagreement. The case involves Hanson’s alleged marriage to Grace Lynch, 16, and a subsequent widowing ceremony in Cambridge, with a later Aug 5 marriage to Catherine Shortell of Lexington. Hanson was arrested in Walpole on a Lynch girl’s complaint.
Miss Caustique challenges Miss Lapleigh to seek knowledge, while Lapleigh warns that a little learning can be dangerous. The exchange highlights curiosity versus caution in a witty, era-appropriate dialogue.
Hyomei claimed to cure catarrh by inhalation with a simple four times daily regimen. The advertisement touts a $1.00 outfit with 50 cent refills, a money back guarantee, and a free symptom blank from a Booth Co. office in Buffalo New York.
The R H White Company, led by treasurer Elwyn G Preston, defended its tax record before a recess committee on taxation. Preston argued the 1903 business corporation law did not exempt merchandise taxes and presented the company’s past tax payments, real estate investments, and current assessments to counter claims it sought to evade taxes by incorporation. He urged the committee to consider the broader impact on industry if the proposed law passed.
The will of John Francis a Portuguese leaves half to Frank Manuel Francis and half to his niece Mary Francis of Centreville California. Authorities face a tangle of names and relatives claiming a share from the estate prompting a legal contest to determine rightful heirs.
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