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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1909

Page

1

Lat ter Reign Apostolic Church End Time Vigil

About 300 members of the Latter Reign of the Apostolic Church gather at a small High Street chapel in West Duxbury to pray sing and exhort as they believe the world will end at 10 o clock Friday morning. The chapel lies on the Boston Plymouth route about five miles from Kingston Duxbury and Hanover.

West Duxbury The Apostolic Church High Street Boston Plymouth Kingston Duxbury Hanover

Faithful Gather in New England for Millennium Prep

Believers from across New England assemble to prepare spiritually for the millennium. Delegations from Springfield Providence and Pawtucket Rhode Island converge as adherents pause worldly tasks for sacred reflection. A Providence woman called her husband urging immediate arrival. Continued on Page 5 Second Column.

New England Springfield Providence Pawtucket R. I

Boston Area Forecast Calls for Fair Thursday and Friday

Ken forecast for Boston and vicinity says Thursday and Friday will be fair with cooler nights. South to westerly winds. Washington forecast notes showers in New England on Thursday and Friday with cooler Friday and moderate to brisk south winds. Steamers to European ports Thursday expect moderate to brisk southerly winds and showery weather to the Grand Banks.

Boston Washington New England

Temperature readout from Thompson's Spa yesterday

Readings from a thermometer at Thompson's Spa 219 Ashington Street show yesterday’s temperatures with several illegible entries. The average yesterday was 66 degrees and the previous year’s average was 66 degrees.

Van Thompson's Spa Ashineton Street Meese Minas Meveceve Wadena PSG Ee Ooe

Baseball scores and football notes from the day

Red Sox beat Cleveland 13 to 3 while Detroit topped Washington 8 to 3. Philadelphia downed St Louis 6 to 2. Boston Doves lost to Pittsburgh 12 to 7. New York defeated St Louis 4 to 3. Cincinnati and Philadelphia 14 innings tied 4 to 4. Harvard football had light practice. Waltham High crushed Ayer 49 to 0. Copa de Oro set pacing record at Columbus but lost to Aileen Wilson.

Red Sox Cleveland Detroit Washington Philadelphia St. Louis Boston Doves Pittsburg New York Cincinnati Harvard Waltham High Ayer Columbus Aileen Wilson

Copyright notices across nations from 1909 Herald

The New York Herald Company records indicate international copyright registrations in Canada under the 1909 act and in Mexico under Mexican law. The notice asserts all rights reserved across these jurisdictions, reflecting the era’s global enforcement of print copyright.

New York Herald Company Canada Mexico Republic of Mexico

Conquest of the Pole part one chronicles Cook voyage to polar seas

The article summarizes Dr Frederick A Cook's first instalment from Gloucester aboard the Bradley. It details the journey to Greenland for guides and supplies, the overhauling of equipment, Eskimo life, home and trading scenes, and the voyage toward Etah and Annatook as a base for the pole dash.

Pole Frederick A. Cook Gloucester Bradley Polar Arctic John Bradley Greenland Cook Inglefield Gulf Cape Auckland Cape Robertson Etah Annatook Annotook Plenty Dr. Cook

Fifth Instalment The Conquest of the Pole

Dr Frederick A Cook recounts the 1908 Arctic expedition begun in January with 11 men and 103 dogs crossing from Greenland to Cape Sabine. Storms limited progress while in February the party pushed westward through Smith Sound facing extremely cold conditions. Temperatures plunged to 83 degrees below zero as the team navigated between Ellesmere and Grinnell lands toward the Pacific slopes.

Pole Greenland Smith Sound Cape Sabine Ellesmere Land Grinnell’s Land Flagler Bay Pacific

Cook Declines Interviews Then Faces Harsh Cross Exam

Dr. Freder ick A. Cook, after a welcome and rest with his family, spent the day in a Waldorf Astoria suite enduring a cross examination by 40 reporters about his North Pole discovery. New York’s Board of Aldermen honored his achievement with a resolution and a public City Hall reception to be announced.

New York Frederick A. Cook Waldorf-Astoria North Pole Board of Aldermen Cook Dr. Cook

Diary confession during interview intrigues observers

The interview reached a high point when Dr. Cook was asked about showing his diary. He agreed at once, retired to his room, and returned with a small octavo volume, which he displayed openly to everyone.

Bomb Near Taft Diaz Rostrum Sparks Arrests

A bomb was found at the Juarez Custom House rear near the Taft Diaz meeting platform in Juarez moments before the planned October 16 rendezvous. Police arrest over 30 suspects as authorities tighten security in the border city.

EL Paso Tex Juarez Mex Taft Diaz

Trial records allege Twist in Russell estate dispute

In East Cambridge Court yesterday attorneys for William C. Russell presented records alleging jail sentences for Robert N. Twist, the stated missing link in Daniel B. Russell’s contest over half of the $500,000 Daniel Blake Russell estate. Twist admitted a past liquor sale conviction in Malone New York and could not confirm a prior house of ill repute charge. The judge will decide on admissibility, citing the 20 year age of the documents.

Robert N. Twist Daniel B. Russell Daniel Blake Russell Melrose William C. Russell East Cambridge Twist Malone N. Y

Melrose Recluse William Russell Sought by Capias in Estate Case

Attorney Nelson J L Sheldon asked the court for a capias to compel William C Russell to attend a hearing over a half‑million dollar estate. Deputy Eastman said multiple service attempts were made and papers left at the Melrose home. Miss Sarah Almy and James Curtis testified they do not know Russell’s whereabouts. Russell had not stayed away at night before.

Nelson JL. Sheldon William C. Russell Melrose Eastman Sarah Almy Russell Almy James Curtis William Russell

Mrs Eddy gifts $5000 to New York Museum of Safety

Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy donated five thousand dollars to the New York Museum of Safety and Sanitation in appreciation of its railway and machinery safety efforts. Alfred Farlow, chair of the Christian Science Church committee, confirmed the gift and noted her long habit of charitable giving.

New York Mary Baker G. Eddy New York Museum of Safety and Sanitation

Divorce Suit Stirs Society in Newburyport

Newburyport, Sept 22. Announcement of a divorce libel hearing at Salem in which Caroline Lloyd Withington sues her husband Lothrop Withington caused a local stir. The Withington family is noted for prominence, with Lothrop linked to Nathan N. Withington and Arthur Withington, a local attorney.

Newburyport Salem Caroline Lloyd Withington Lothrop Withington Withingtons Nathan N. Withington David Withington Hawaiian Islands Withington Boys Harvard Arthur Withington Anne Withington

Taxi crashes on Huntington Avenue injures driver

A taxicab driven by Charles A. Bell of 15 Blagden Street crashed into a post on Huntington Avenue late last night, knocking out street lights. Bell was thrown from the cab, severely injured but expected to recover, and taken to City Hospital.

Huntington Avenue Charles A. Bell Blagden Street Bell City Hospital

Mayor Hibbard Returns to City Hall After Malaria Attack

Mayor Hibbard resumes duties at his city office after recovering sufficiently from a malaria attack. He assumes leadership again, returning to govern the city with his usual oversight.

Hibbard

Dennett Says He Could Love Both in Court Statement

In court Mr Dennett argued he could love both his wife and another woman equally. He proposed a plan to split custody by letting him raise one child while his wife took the other. He claimed such an arrangement would not diminish their affection.

Dennett Mrs. Chase Mr. Dennett

Boston architect's wife sues for custody and support

Mrs. Mary W. Dennett of Framingham filed in Middlesex Probate Court at East Cambridge seeking custody of her two children and $250 a month for support. She claimed her husband Hartley Dennett, a prominent Boston architect, was in love with Mrs. Chase of Brookline. the husband admitted the affair, stating he loved both wives.

Mary W. Dennett Framingham Hartley Dennett Boston Joy Street Middlesex Probate Court East Cambridge Chamberlain Commonwealth

Love Triangle Stirs Brookline Courtroom Scene

Dr. Chase, a Brookline line figure and hospital expert, admits his wife and architect Mr. Dennett loved each other. Mrs Chase and Mrs Dennett testify of infidelity and money needs, detailing estrangement and demands for support as the case unfolds in East Cambridge court. Continued on Page 3-Fourth Column.

Dr. Chase Brookline Mr. Dennett Mrs. Chase

How the Husband Views the Affair

Dr. Chase defends his wife’s admirer, praising Mr. Dennett as a clear idealist. He says love is boundless and not measurable by objects, insists the pair were unconventional but not immoral, and confirms Dennett is under his roof tonight to correct a terrible wrong.

Mr. Dennett Mrs. Chase Dr. Chase

Taft to Speak on Conservation in Spokane Speech

President Taft progresses toward the west and will not deliver his conservation speech until Spokane on Sept. 28. In Colorado Springs he warned of prosperity without neglecting measures to prevent the abuses Roosevelt highlighted.

Pueblo Col Taft Continental Divide Rocky Mountains Spokane Colorado Springs Theodore Roosevelt

City Hall Adds Inspector of Uniforms Post

City payroll lists a new job in the sanitary division of the street department. Michael T. Foley becomes inspector of uniforms for the two white winged workers who patrol city streets with shovels brooms and pushcarts clad in khaki garb.

Michael T. Foley

Family of six slain in Virginia home robbery

In Hurley Buchanan county Virginia a family of six was murdered and five bodies burned in their home. The owner Aunt Betty Justis an elderly woman rumored to keep a large sum of money was believed to be the target. The motive appears to be robbery as investigators probe the scene and identify the victims.

Bluefield W. Va Hurley Buchanan County Betty” Justis

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