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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1907
Page
2
An advertisement touts Chase & Sanborn seal brand coffee as consistently best with fixed price offers. It states 1 and 2 pound cans are 35 cents per pound and that bulk buying is never offered.
Miss Louise Vanderbilt daughter of William K. Vanderbilt of New York will testify for Arthur Johnson Fitzburg chauffeur for Albert Lowe in a case accusing him of speeding. Fitchburg society figures prepare for a crowded court as the young women traveled to Boston and dispute the charge that the car exceeded the 12 mile speed limit.
New York police and transatlantic steamship companies unite to crack down on gamblers aboard ocean liners. Plans include posting photos of known sharpers in smoking rooms and ticket offices, denying tickets to gamblers, and preventing travel under false names.
The Rev. Charles A. O’Connor head of a Rockland parish in the Boston archdiocese died of heart failure at the Hotel Walton in Philadelphia. A niece Miss Mc Carty and friends were with him as he prepared for mass. He had continued his duties despite ill health and recent heart failure.
The Massachusetts Sunday School Association of the Baptist church announces Saturday afternoon gatherings for the coming season. Miss Margaret Slattery of Fitchburg Normal School will address sessions on September 21-28 October 6-12-19 November 29-16 and December 7-14. Mr. Henry F. Cope of Chicago secretary of the R E A will open the season with an address. Additional meetings are noted.
In South Boston aunt Mary Caulfield guards 1-year-old Lillian Caulfield amid a dispute with the child’s father over custody after the mother’s death. The aunt says she will keep Lilly and may seek a determination of custody. The incident occurred near Kilby and Exchange streets with bystanders intervening.
A large touring car numbered 1712 tore through Wellesley square at high speed injuring none but causing two women to hysterically react. It skidded on two wheels, hit the post office wall, and halted in Dana Hall School yard as driver and passengers fled the scene in shock.
Senator Ben Tillman faced strong opposition in Sacramento when hecklers disrupted his lecture on race. The event, held under the YMCA, forced him to abandon the hall and deliver the rest of his remarks on the street.
At the foot of Yonge street the steamer Pictou of the Richelieu and Ontario line burned. Minnie Hatch, 19, of Montreal, died in her cabin and fireman George Kleskie suffocated.
The body of John Ciolkosy, 37, a wealthy Polish baker, was found behind his Jackson street stable with a fractured skull and missing money bag. Fourteen Polish revelers from 82 Jackson street are held as police investigate a drunken late night party and possible quarrel that led to the killing.
In Hyde Park on September 23 Patrick O Connor died after being burned while attempting to extinguish a blaze in a barn. He succumbed shortly after midnight.
O Connor employed by John Donahue at 15 Buckingham Street. While alone in a rear barn the building caught fire. He rescued several horses then re entered to smother flames. His clothing ignited and he burned severely. He died at Hyde Park Emergency Hospital. He was 48 with two sons, one in the army and one in the navy.
St. Petersburg September 22 Russians are starting to see Prime Minister Stolypin as a marvel of energy. At 47 he writes all resolutions personally and never uses a secretary. He gets no more than five hours sleep.
Worcester marks the silver jubilee of Rev. Bernard S. Conaty pastor of the Church of the Sacred Heart. High mass opened the celebration with bishops from several Dioceses and notable clergy in attendance. The ceremonies honor 26 years of priestly service and continue tomorrow and Tuesday.
Newport Rhode Island September 22 Toe dancing is the latest diversion of the society girl. A large class has formed here and will continue in New York after the Newport season closes. Miss Edith Deacon and the Misses Irene and Mildred Sherman are members and already accomplished. Dancing on the toes is difficult and the waltz and two step are forgotten for now.
Rochester man James Kelly, 104, likely the city's oldest resident, died at his home on Plymouth Avenue. Born in Aughnasomething county Duron, Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1841.
Police arrested Charles P. Callahan and Matthew L. Chille after they were caught attempting to break into the Michael Cassady fruit store at 190 Dartmouth Street. The pair, ages 22 and 21, are suspected members of a gang targeting shops and homes in the Back Bay over recent weeks.
Police halted two men after a passerby spotted them at work on a door. Authorities say they unlocked a Yale lock with false keys and tried to pry another lock before capture. Both offered only home addresses. Police fear a local youth ring being exploited by older criminals. By month’s end at least 20 arrests and 18 burglary cases reported.
A wireless AP despatch from Cape Sable reports the Lusitania sailing from New York yesterday at noon reached latitude 40.57 N longitude 65.54 W about 369 miles from Sandy Hook. The big turbiner was not being pushed with an average speed of 22 knots on the first day.
A Boston Post report says bean prices will climb from 10 to 15 cents per plate by Oct. 1 with higher rates to 20 and 25 cents in fancier hotels as cooks blame a Vermont shortfall. Merchants weigh shortages on South Hero and North Hero Islands in Lake Champlain and discuss price impacts across the city.
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