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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
4
Braintree, Sept 25 Charles W Clapp a 75 year old man fought four pickpockets at the railroad station. He saved a diamond and an overcoat from theft with the overcoat remaining in his grasp increasing chances of capture by police.
On a Boston train at 2 43 PM Mr Clapp defends against four men attempting to seize a diamond pin worn in his tie. He blocks the effort with a bottle and rips an overcoat from one assailant as two fugitives board a moving train toward Brockton and two vanish into woods. Police recover the overcoat to trace the suspects.
Lyman Howe presented a two hour moving picture lecture at Tremont Temple featuring India Sicily and Rome with scenes of Niagara Falls and humorous films. The audience enjoyed lifelike travel images and applauded the screenings which repeat this afternoon and evening with new films announced for next week.
Rene Villeneuve 11 died of heart failure while fleeing the blaze at the Ideal Comic Company on Cameron Avenue in Cambridge. Eight workers were severely burned and a fire sparked by spontaneous combustion destroyed the building, causing about 15 000 dollars in losses as a gas tank punctured the roof. A passing conductor alerted the fire department as the flames engulfed the factory and vast quantities of celluloid.
A sudden blast struck a workshop where a 150 pound batch of scrap cel luloid was being melted and reshaped, causing injuries and halting work. The incident prompted an emergency response and an investigation into safety procedures at the facility.
A blast at a North Cambridge plant producing cellulose products sent a gas tank through the roof and ignited a one story building. Frederick S. Flagg suffered severe burns, Allen W. Carter was burned, Archibald and Paul Flagg were heavily burned, and several others were injured. One man died after a field accident nearby. The plant building belonged to Dr. George B. Perry of Salem with ex Mayor James H. Casey as treasurer.
The Boston police defeated the Boston firemen 13 to 5 at the American League grounds yesterday morning. O Neil led the police with four hits and four runs while Smith, the pitcher, kept the Firemen’s offense in check. Mahoney, a former Boston player, and McDermott anchored the Firemen’s defense in a losing effort.
The Irish envoys wrapped up a busy Boston visit with a 1 pm train to New York. They attended a Boston College reception, breakfast with Bernard J. Rothwell, and a call on Bishop Brady, sharing remarks on educational equality in Ireland.
Ex Mayor Fitzgerald analyzes the Conry-Keliher race in the ninth district in the Republic. He argues Keliher will not abandon party support and claims Conry’s defeat stemmed from Hibbard’s influence campaign funds shortage in the South End and ward 6 political deals.
National officers of the United Irish League of America sent a cable to Bishop O'Donnell of Raphoe Ireland. The message pledged American support for Redmond and the united party both morally and financially to a triumphant finish. O'Donnell replied expressing honor and cordial congratulations on the convention's magnificent success.
Winthrop citizens sparked protest against Sunday ball at Fort Banks leading the Fort post team to cancel all remaining Sunday games this season. Players acted independently, not under orders from superiors, to quiet complaints as the season nears its end.
Mrs. Henry Davis says her husband who was found unconscious in a lodging house basement and later died at City Hospital left her two months earlier. She denied desertion caused his shock and said she sent him money while away in Maine and had letters from him.
Skyrockets and pyrotechnics were planned as James and Thomas Curley factions prepared for a clash in Ward 17 last night. The Tammany Club and Tomahawk Club held no meeting and no confrontation occurred, with everything peaceful.
Inspector BE Dennis and Stephen Gauss depart Salem for Syracuse to identify James A Ten Eyck in a pool game case with Gauss as the victim. Dennis will return with the identified oarsman for a Second District Court hearing in Essex. Extradition papers secured through the governor and pressed for Governor Hughes' signature.
The report outlines the arrest of Ten Eyck on charges tied to defrauding Stephen Gauss of 1500 dollars after an anonymous Worcester letter. It notes Gauss’s bank job, the Boston escape, and Ten Eyck’s Syracuse links as son of James A Ten Eyck, Syracuse rowing coach, with Ten Eyck a Syracuse University senior and noted oarsman.
Tech requires every freshman to undergo physical training this year under a Bowdoin alumni led program modeled after multiple colleges. Towne will oversee classes with an initial five week exam and anthropometric charts, followed by regular gym work and a year end recheck. Regular athletic participation may substitute for some training, increasing team depth.
J Fahy defeated David H Lane 120 to 105 to win the Silver Bowling Cup at St James alleys. John E Coyle issued a challenge to Fahy after the match as Lane’s holder.
Superintendent of Streets Emerson suspended sixteen tallymen on Civil Service Commission charges of illegal ratings. The payroll will be scrutinized and more suspensions may follow. Some suspended workers may return as laborers at 2.25 dollars per day. others earned 2.25 to 4 dollars daily. Names include Daniel Diamond and John Toomey among others.
In Salem last evening Mrs Louis Backer and her child Sophia were badly burned when a kerosene lamp exploded. Backer fled downstairs with the child as flames engulfed her clothing. They were taken to the Relief Station and hospital with the mother on the dangerous list.
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