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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1911
Page
5
Harry N. Atwood Boston aviator returns to Brockton fair starting Oct 3 and weighs coast-to-coast flight. He will fly Oct 3 4 5 6 with stops at Nassau Boulevard Canton Ohio and Nassau Boulevard meet. He aims for a bold nonstop coast-to-coast attempt and may not use a chartered train.
G. B. Ruhland of 2026 North Broad street plans a trans Atlantic crossing in the motor boat Regal Victor aided by six volunteers from Philadelphia area. The craft is under construction at St Michael's Maryland with Camden men George Olsen and M. D. Bangs aboard to handle engines. Start expected in June with a ten day voyage and two weeks of provisions in reserve.
Joseph Brooks of Klaw and Erlanger arrived in Boston to negotiate stage alterations for the forthcoming Ben Hur production. The massive show will require substantial changes to fit one of only three suitable theaters, aiming to outclass prior versions.
An advertisement declares Danderine dissolves dandruff and stops itching within minutes. It promises new hair growth after weeks of use and claims hair becomes light, fluffy, lustrous, and healthier. The pitch urges buying a 25 cent bottle to prove the claim tonight.
The sudden death of John T Hayes a well known lawyer in the Kimball building surprised Brookline and Boston friends. Died Thursday after a week illness brought on by overwork and the shock of his father's death. He was 32 and educated at Brookline Elementary and Boston English High. He worked at the post office while studying law at Boston University Law School graduating with high honors in 19 7. Funeral Sunday at 2 from 2 Howes Street Dorchester burial Holyhood Cemetery.
Mayor Fitzgerald announced plans to install drinking fountains in city parks and squares for people and horses before next summer. He urged licensing horse drivers and taxi chauffeurs after exams to test knowledge of streets and regulations. An order allocating $2000 to build a fountain in Postoffice Square honors George T. Angell.
By direction of Archbishop O Connell the annual charity collection will be taken up in all diocese churches on Sunday Oct 1 an announcement will say at masses tomorrow. Last year the total was 23198 09 with distributions to numerous orphanages homes and bureaus including St Peter s Orphanage Lowell St Vincent de Paul Society and Catholic Immigration Bureau.
Thomas A. Edison, the American inventor, arrived in Berlin today and attracted much attention. The American Association of Commerce and Trade plans a banquet in his honor.
A wary notice warns that a sly optician in Scollay Square charges far more for glasses than Wilson Bros. The alert urges caution for families seeking eye care and notes Wilson Bros. employs three skilled opticians who grind their own lenses and repair glasses while you wait, with watch safety emphasized.
In Kiev a court martial sentenced Dimitry Bogroff to death by hanging for assassinating Premier Stolypin during a gala opera night. Stolypin died days later after being shot in the imperial box as Emperor Nicholas and royal family watched. Bogroff, about 24, a Kiev University graduate, had ties to the secret police and revolutionaries.
The United States Circuit Court judges ask Michael J. Sughrue to serve as senior counsel for William De Graff the hunchback cook on the coal barge Glendower who is indicted for murder on the high seas. Sughrue will accept if he may choose his own counsel.
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