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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1905
Page
13
Boston police order search of lodging houses to locate Minot St. Clair Francis an escapee from State Farm. Described as a thickly set man about 5 feet 10 inches tall with a curved lower lip glassy eyes broad shoulders and coatless after fleeing.
Miss Emily Fogg aged 75 watched flames surround her bedroom walls as friends and her family physician stood by. Firefighters worked frantically to keep the blaze from reaching her and, after tense hours, succeeded in subduing the fire without harming her.
ASHINGTON Sept 25 Weather conditions New England Fair Tuesday and Wednesday with low temperatures. Tuesday night in cranberry marshes diminishing northwest winds. North easterly winds becoming variable.
A fire broke out shortly after 9 AM at a two family house on Brackett Street in Oak Square. Motorman Alfred Johnson and conductor Fred Dryson escaped from their room as flames spread from the roof. Miss Fogg was in the house and remained in place as the fire department and family physician arrived. the blaze was brought under control. John Reagan questioned the firemen’s cause blaming matches, noting the fire started near a blind attic.
Boston claims the highest per capita electricity consumption among American cities. An Edison Electric Illuminating Company exhibit at 3 Head Place offers full information via contract agents, telephone, or mail for inquiries about electrical appliances and lighting.
The Republican caucuses select delegates for lieutenant governor and attorney general races while Democrats hold contests in Boston wards under the joint primary act with several hot nominations to settle.
The three candidate race Eben Draper Fred Hall and Colonel A H Goetting for the Republican nomination for Lieutenant Governor narrows as delegates to the state convention are contested across Boston wards notably 9,10,11,12,14,18,20,21,24 and 25 with Hall leading in 8 of 10 wards according to Isaac Hutchinson. Outside Boston Hall seeks southeastern support Goetting western support and Draper claims remaining regions while six candidates vie for attorney general posts with regional claims across Plymouth Greenfield Cambridge Middlesex and Essex counties.
A group of Somerville Republicans deny blame on Charles V Blanchard for Boyce nomination irregularities. They assert Blanchard as Ward and City Committee Chairman acted properly under Commonwealth law, noting change penalties if actions occurred after filing deadline. Signatories include Geo O Proctor Edw W Woodley R M Lavender and others.
Boston, September 25 1905 The Good Government Association states it has not taken part in the state campaign nor endorsed any House or Senate candidates. Laurence Minot chairs and Edmund Billings serves as secretary to the association.
Democrats gathered for caucuses in Boston and towns under Luce law where contests are local. Reported light voting is anticipated in most areas with extensive candidate presence and multiple contests to be decided.
Incendiary blaze last night gutted Mt Bellingham Methodist Church in Chelsea. Loss put at 30000 with a valuable communion service library and new organ buried in ruins. Chief Spencer and several firefighters injured as roof and ceiling collapsed, drawing a large crowd.
Boston loses two games to Chicago and drops to fourth place as Nationals fall in a double header to Cincinnati. Tenney hints at stepping away from managing the Boston club while Don Nichols joins Harvard football but may not play. World mile record falls with time 1 44 3 5.
State police recovered a package found on Cottage Park shoreline Winthrop near the site where the Winthrop victim's body was located. The bundle contents include a woman's undergarments towels gauze bandages and surgeon's absorbent cotton with bloodstains. Autopsy confirms a skilled surgical operation and dismemberment by a trained person. A West End physician and his wife once missing are located in a suburb.
A woman’s bloodstained clothes found ashore at Winthrop intensify the murder case of a missing girl. The wrapping paper bore Mrs. R. D. Burnham’s name, linking a shipment from Salter Silk Co to her Dalton Street store. Police say the bundle and a dress suit case were likely cast earlier and seek the shipment and delivery dates to fix timing.
An old advertisement claims Sanford's Ginger cures muscle aches bone aches nerve aches and chills caused by colds and cramps. The copy presents a health claim for the remedy highlighting its soothing effects and quick relief.
Take a trip on the Boston and Worcester trolley line to view changing leaves. Cars depart Park Square at regular intervals with excellent service and low fares.
Finest English worsted double breasted suits priced at $9.90 urge shoppers to visit the F. Gray Company on Washington and Hanover streets and see the window display.
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