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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1911
Page
8
A small gathering of old schoolboys met at Young's Hotel to honor Elisha D. Eldridge on his 83rd birthday. Eldridge, a 60 year graduate of Endicott School, downplayed the milestone calling it a mere trifle.
Captain Spencer W Richardson 78 who founded a Boston firm hosted a banquet joined by Darius Cobb 78 artist Mitchell Galvin president Old School Boys of Boston Captain George P Richardson 1 Charles C Kurtz 83 Herbert Wood Kimball and Lewis J Bird also present. Darius Cobb and Lewis J Bird served in the Civil War. Ex President Henry M Rogers could not attend.
Six people were found murdered in two adjacent houses in Colorado Springs. Each victim had head injuries from an axe, and death occurred while they slept, with police uncertain about a culprit and fearing lynching rumors.
In Abington on September 20 John L Sullivan denies plans to seek Congress. He credits his fireside with wife Mrs John L Sullivan for the stance and jokes about pay for Congress, preferring to fight or invest in a future political move. He critiques reciprocity and taft, foss, lodge, and senators, adding his own views on politics and a boy nicknamed Bill joining the family.
Richard Buckland a butler to Miss Florence Donovan manager Atlas Tack Works Fairhaven acted with promptness and courage rescuing Miss Donovan her sister Helen and two Mack daughters Agnes and Gertrude from drowning at the Mattapoisett beach after Agnes Mack sank far from the others.
Scott K. Wainwright, Harvard senior and Trinity Church choir member, married Florence Nellie Page of Malden at the Church of the Ascension rectory in Yonkers New York yesterday. The couple met at a Cambridge college dance two years ago and fled after obtaining a license.
Miss Page aged 18 and Elmer F Page of 79 Granite Street Malden plan a honey moon at Wainright’s summer camp Chocorua New Hampshire and will reside at 13871 Commonwealth Avenue. Wainright, a 23 year old Cambridge resident and teacher, is questioned after a City Hall encounter with Yonkers Mayor Lennon observing.
Frank P. Ryan of Somerville and Margaret Helen Cavanaugh of Medford were married yesterday at Immaculate Conception Church Malden. William J. Ryan served as best man and Miss Garther Healey of Lowell was bridesmaid.
Mobert Gillette, a Shaker elder, was held for murder after a coroners jury found cause. He and Elizabeth Sears allegedly administered chloroform to Sadie Marchant, a Shaker member with tuberculosis, in Kissimmee Florida. Sears was not named in the verdict.
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