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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1903

Page

7

Girl Kidnapper Puzzles Police In Boston Case

Eva Gray a 17 year old with two husbands is accused of abducting 3 year old John Victor. Police traced her from Boston to Providence and back, noting she believed the child was hers. Victors say she is unbalanced. the child is now safe and Eva faces court for kidnapping.

Eva Gray Johnny Victor Boston Victor Providence Village Street John Victor Phillips Street Harris Pindall Court Hoa Gray Eva. M. Ross William Randolph Saunders Street Shea Gray Victor F Rhode Island Massachusetts Eva Johnny New York Westminster Winter Street Mr. Victor Mr. Randolph Victors Mamma John Raymond Victor Mr. Gray

Direct Savannah to Boston Shipping Service Inaugurated

Boston merchants gain a direct weekly Savannah to Boston steamship link. The Ocean Steamship Company will deploy the Tallahassee under Captain Burroughs leaving Lewis Wharf at 3 p.m. tomorrow, calling at New York on the way down. The Chattahoochee will depart New York next Thursday for Savannah direct, with weekly departures to follow.

Boston Savannah New York Ocean Steamship Company Tallahassee Burroughs Lewis Wharf Chattahoochee

Devonian Arrives in East Boston After Westerly Passage

Fully a day late the Leyland liner Devonian reached Pier 6 in East Boston from Liverpool after a 10 day voyage. It carried 114 cabin passengers and 1400 tons of freight with 400 bound for Portland. Two stowaways, Charles Carter and Peter McGavin, were discovered aboard. Carter, an American, lands, while McGavin, a Belgian alien, faces deportation.

Pier 6 Grand Junction Docks Boston Liverpool Europe McConkey Channel Grand Banks Portland Forest City Dominion Charles Carter Peter McGavin Young McGavin Philadelphian International Mercantile Marine Fleet Hoosac Tunnel Charlestown Dickinson London United States Marshal York's Wharf East Boston C. A. Dickle C. W. York Scott Doane Leader Harwichport Cape Aaron Wall Onward George Simpson Chattahoochee Lewis New York Savannah

Public oppose extension to Forest Hills endangering Washington street

Residents of Roxbury and nearby districts urge caution on extending the Elevated railroad to Forest Hills. They warn the plan would damage a narrow Washington street used by homeowners and small trades, while favoring a subway or alternative rapid transit. The Executive Committee of Pro testing Citizens of Roxbury and Jamaica Plain urges restraint and asks for broader city action. Boston, Sept. 21.

Forest Hills Hyde Park Mt. Hope West Roxbury Roslindale Roxbury Washington Street Elevated Company Baker Boston Elevated Railroad Company Bartlett Street Dudley Street Forrest Hills Boston Jamaica Plain Patrick Meehan W. S. Littlefield J. A. Coutts A. J. Leynch E. P. Spaulding W. P. Meehan Edward I. Curley M.mcintyre M.&. Morton Charles H. Johnston William H. Nitz George H. Ware M. Meehan N. J. Marshall

Hebrews Observe New Year Festival in Boston

Boston Hebrews observe the New Year with two days of prayer across synagogues and at wharves and parks. Rabbi S J Friederman cites restrictions including no writing, no theater, and no rides while services run from 5:30 pm to sunset. Merchants close as cards with New Year wishes are exchanged.

Boston S. J. Friederman Shari Jerusalem Salem Street North End Friederman Rabbi Friederman Green Ss. L. Friederman Shari Jerusalem Synagogue

Major Jewish Charity Gifts Reach 2.5 Million in Year

Donations and bequests totaling 2.5 million dollars for charitable and educational causes by Hebrews in the United States were reported for the year ending August 25. Notable gifts included Elias Jacob of Tulare county Colorado with 915,000 for a trust fund and land settlement for graduates, and S R Guggenheim’s 50,000 to Montefiore Home. Additional gifts came from Leonard Lewissohn’s children, Frederick Loeser, Mortimer Schiff, Henry Siegel, and others to several institutions.

United States Elias Jacob Tulare County Colo Leonard Lewissohn Hebrew Sheltering Guardian Society Frederick Loeser Brooklyn Brooklyn Institute of Arts Mortimer L. Schiff Education Alliance Henry Siegel Stony Wold

Shipping News Miniature Almanac Update

Shipping news item lists arrivals and clearances at various ports, with ships and destinations. Devonian from Liverpool and Frederick Leyland listed. Saxonia and Alice cleared for multiple ports. wind northwest to north. multiple schooners and tugs mentioned.

Saxonia Liverpool Alice Puerto Plata Sif Nor Louisburg C. B Nicolai N Copenhagen Tallahassee New York James 8. Whitney Marblehead Philadelphia Baker, Palmer Baltimore

White Star to open line from Boston to Marseilles

White Star will take over the Boston service of the Dominion line next December and make Marseilles a regular port of call for its Mediterranean steamers. Beginning with the first voyage of the Romanie the renamed New England after refitting, a service of large steamers will run to southern France and the Riviera, providing passenger and freight accommodations rather than the earlier tramp freighter options.

White Star Boston Dominion Line Marseilles France Riviera

Stenography and Typewriting Courses Offered in Boston

118 730 Tremont Temple Boston mass advertises Benn Pitman Phonography and Touch Typewriting. Practical offices train beginners for lucrative positions under expert shorthand reporters. Special evening dictation for Civil Service and Court Reporting exams. Lessons by correspondence in U S or Canada. Charles Parsons gen mgr.

Tremont Temple Boston Mass Benn Pitman U. S Canada Charles Parsons

Indignation at Winter Hill Rendering Firm Meeting

A mass meeting in J Glines Schoolhouse, Winter Hill Somerville, drew about 100 residents led by Walter H. Snow to address odor from Hinckley Rendering Company. Mayoral and senatorial candidates spoke on property devaluation, with a committee reporting ongoing efforts for immediate action.

Winter Hill Somerville Hinckley Rendering Company J. Glines Walter H. Snow Grimmons and Chandler Charles Underhill John M. Woods Sydney Keene

Saxonia Sails For Queenstown Today

The Cunard steamship Saxonia, Captain Robert C. Warr, departs East Boston at 10 30 AM for Queenstown and Liverpool with 76 saloon 60 second and 150 steerage passengers. Prominent saloon guests include J. E. Ackerman G. L. O. Davidson Henry H. Field Colonel J. B. Lloyd Alderman Paget and many others.

Cunard Saxonia Robert C. Warr Boston Queenstown Liverpool J. E B. Ackerman R. G. Ash Herbert W. Bridgwater W. D. Bovill John W. Bemis Leonora Bemis George Bemis F. W. Brunner B. A. Brunner T. H. Baxter L. B. Cutts John Campbell G. L. O. Davidson Emilie Decombes P. Drummond Henry H. Field Marion Fell A. E. Fredrickson George D. Gibson J. H. Gray C. H. Gilbert Hay John Hibbard F. Hogg Hicks S. S. Hartford J. Lk Jones T. Jones H. F. Kleinschmidt J. B. Lloyd Gladys Lloyd R. C. Lincoln W. McDonald

Chelsea Aldermen Meet Elects Baker to Buck’s Post

Chelsea aldermen accepted the resignation of Park Commissioner George Buck and appointed Ford C. Baker as his successor. A hearing on Thomas McBride’s discrimination petition against highway water and fire department heads ended without action after officials denied the charge.

Chelsea George H. Buck Ford C. Baker Thomas McBride

Judge Emmons Locked Out Of Police Headquarters

Judge Emmons, chairman of the Police Board, found his room at police headquarters locked last night. After failing to open the door, he toured the inspectors’ office while messengers hurried with keys. the janitress finally retrieved access. He plans to personally supervise caucuses today and will have inspectors dress in plain clothes.

Judge Emmons Police Board Emmons

Charitable Irish Meeting Hears Home Rule Speech at Hotel

The Charitable Irish Society held its first monthly meeting of the season at Young's Hotel with Treasurer T. F. Taff presiding. P. J. Lynch, Post night editor, spoke on Ireland's progress toward home rule, advocating closer ties with England and predicting an eventual Irish parliament in Dublin while stressing constitutional progress and rejection of physical force.

Irish Society Young’s Hotel T. F. Taff P. J. Lynch the Post Ireland England Gladstone Royal Irish Constabulary Dublin Irish Charles Beresford Great Britain Great Ireland Britain Friends of Ireland Beacon Hill Massachusetts

Hebrew Voters Boycott Caucus Sparks Jewish Tension

Hebrew voters may skip today’s caucus during New Year observances, potentially shifting outcomes in districts including Wards 6 and 8 where Sen. Henry S. Fitzgerald seeks a third term. Orthodox leaders accuse coercion and threaten action. rabbis urge abstention.

Henry S. Fitzgerald Boston John L. Kelly Kelly Samuel H. Borofsky Post Isaac Rosnosky Abraham Alpert Max Mitchell Hebrew Charities Minton

First Fall Meeting Of St Valentine Abstinence Society

The first post summer meeting of the St Valentine Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society convened last evening at Boston College in the music room. A large gathering included representatives from Suffolk county societies. President William Farrell presided and W B H Halligan was secretary. Eleven candidates were proposed for membership. Plans for temperance sermons like last season were discussed and referred to the next meeting, as was the Suffolk county ball under county society auspices.

St. Valentine's Total Abstinence and Benevolent Society Boston College Suffolk County William Farrell W. B H. Halligan

Teamster Runs Over Man On Brighton Street

William Barrett, a teamster from 166 Market Street Brighton, employed by contractor William Gilligan of Roxbury, fell from his seat on North Beacon Street near Sanders Street at about 6 pm and was run over by a wheel. He was taken to City Hospital in the police ambulance with internal injuries.

William Barrett Market Street Brighton William Gilligan Roxbury North Beacon Street Sanders Street

Bowel Poison Cure Sold By Pineapple and Butternut Pills

A disease scare claims bowel poison causes skin eruptions fatigue and vision issues with foul blood. It promotes Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as the cure, claiming to cleanse blood and regulate liver and bowels with a gentle laxative effect, 25 cents, signed W. F. Smith.

Smith W. F. Smith

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