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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1907
Page
5
In Plebanchsville Penn Sept 23 a humorous note compares elderly residents to preserved fruit. It claims many locals over 60 retain youth, skin and temperament, passing pure food standards with assurances they are free from arsenic and peroxide. The piece ends noting they, unlike ordinary preserves, actually work.
In Pennsylvanias Beat Husband to Jelly incident Annie Moore a tall red faced woman with strength attacked Benny Moore as he entered late. She used a sad iron to pound him into a pulp and flee the scene before a warrant was issued. She warned the next time he misbehaves she will salt him for keeps.
The Boston & Northern railway guards report a safe robbery at the lower Swampscott car barns early today. Over $80 was taken with no clue to the thief. George Reed, the day foreman, discovered the theft around 6 am. the night foreman was near the offices except for about 45 minutes after 2 am.
Sept 23. A boat capsized en route to Peddock's Island leaving Joseph Belliveau age 28 missing and later presumed drowned. In the party were William J Herbert Andrew Perry William J Sweeney Peter J Farrell all of Quincy. The body had not been recovered by nightfall.
New York artist Arthur Fagerston was seated at a window in an East 149th Street apartment when a lightning bolt struck in front of the window during a storm. He died instantly.
William Chestnut, a Pennsylvanian lumber dealer, explains wood preservation steps. He advises selecting green wood, discarding dead trees, soaking eight months to a year in a creek or river, steaming to tender pores, then immersing in creosote for long preservation, with paint as costly exterior protection and whitewash for fences.
A massive log jam on the Susquehanna at Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania, during a recent freshet drew praise for its unusually thick mixture. Forty men worked two days to spread the jam, sourced mainly from Centre County forests, with sugar maples thickening the substance.
Rain halted practice across Roxbury and English High schools delaying workouts at Franklin Field and Franklin Playstead. Captain McCarthy leads a strong candidate pool with schedules listed from October to November including games against Allen School Salem Dunbar M A H S Waltham Beverly Medford Dorchester Revere Locust Street and South Boston High.
In Hopedale a split Draper clan debates the pending marriage of Miss Alice Draper Coburn to Belgian Councillor Emile de Cartier de Marchienne. The young heiress, daughter of Mrs. C. H. Coburn, weds in Liberty, New Hampshire, amid mixed family support and travel at base.
Detroit Tigers travel to Huntington Avenue grounds for three games against the Boston Americans as the pennant race tightens. Jennings predicts a title despite a tough slate alongside White Sox and Philadelphia battles. Cleveland also seeks a resurgence as Griffith’s team shows late season form.
New York officials say no immediate reorganization, but Standard Oil of New Jersey expects changes after exiting legal challenges. The company plans to raise capital to 400 to 500 million dollars and to issue regular earnings reports while defending against federal antitrust actions.
Meyer Jonasson and Co. announces a green and white store overhaul with new mirrored cases and improved lighting at Tremont and Boylston streets. The fall display features exclusive waists gowns coats and accessories aimed at wealthy and middle class shoppers with many items made for the store and various price points including a $25 broadcloth coat and luxe velvet carriage coats.
Master bakers statewide report profits from pastries have fallen to almost nothing. Some bakers have stopped making particular pies and reduced cake sizes. Custard and apricot pies are now luxuries, and apple pies may soon disappear from Rhode Island bakeries.
Representative Michael Egan and Councilman Bob Sexton corroborated Colonel Bill Foley's denial of pawning his badge. Egan said his badge was loaned to a stranger who used it to gain entry at a city institution, while Sexton stated a man asked to borrow his badge to reach Deer Island. Both denied the pawned badge claim as political attack and Egan reclaimed his badge.
Henry Stockhausen at Portsmouth navy yard under cocaine influence forced fellow sentry Daniel McKenna to dance for nearly an hour while bullets flew around McKenna. Stockhausen fired on McKenna, fought him for control of a revolver, and was subdued by four guards. McKenna later wed his sweetheart Lizzie Follett in Portsmouth.
East Hampton Conn Sept 23 Miss Cora Osborn of Seattle traveled 4000 miles by prairie schooner drawn by oxen to attend the ordination of Rev Hugh F E Brown and to wed him.
The trial features Superintendent Doyle defending a loan bill of 450000 for the street department. Charles Harding testifies he opposed the bill and details Doyle's alleged pressure to secure votes by promising street repairs, with further remarks about bankruptcy chatter and political interference.
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