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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1909
Page
2
Ex Commissioner Elisha F. Hayward longtime Woburn resident died suddenly at his Fairmount street home after a period of ill health. He had lived in the city for nearly six decades.
Investigation into a morning railroad collision in South Braintree found a misplacement of a switch as trains passed. The Taunton line train bound for Boston struck a switching engine after the last car swerved, injuring four people including Charles H. Cheeseman and Frank B. Pratt among others.
In Lebanon New Hampshire on September 22 the eighth annual session of the New Hampshire State Federation of Labor passed resolutions condemning Boston and Maine railroad policies. They denounced the use of old cars and the long hours forced on dispatchers telegraph operators and trainmen, urging state authorities to vigorously investigate yesterday's Pattee accident that left several dead.
Professor Percival Lowell states a telegram from Lowell Observatory reports the Antarctic canals of Mars disappearing. He previously noted a similar vanishing two years ago and argues the canals are seasonal, serving to drain melting ice floes to prevent floods on the Martian surface.
Roxbury born Helen Delaney known as Patsy joins the Columbia show as a Boston chorus girl. Manager Harry P. Dixon praises the Boston type for speech, presence, and appeal, noting Patsy’s popularity and a planned larger role next season. Delaney began as a Ned Weyburn dancer.
Massachusetts Lodge of the Companions of the Forest of America faces a secession crisis as executive officers meet at the American House to plan punitive action against usurpers. Miss Josephine J. Mahoney leads dissenters who formed a rump convention after a June state split. About 500 of 9000 members have joined the insurgents, with Marlboro, Hudson, and Marlboro’s Lafayette among active circles.
Obituaries from Maiden Auburn Roxbury Charlestown Jamaica Plain and Brighton list services for Lillian Donovan Mary Glynn Mary O Callaghan Thomas Roche Daniel Shuckrow and George Wilson. Funeral times range Sept. 24 with masses at Sacred Heart Immaculate Conception St Thomas Our Lady of Lourdes and local churches. Local relatives invited. flowers omitted in Roche notice.
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