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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
8
Mrs. Patrick J. Duffy of 384 Washington Street Brookline died Tuesday in Revere where she had been visiting Mrs. H C Walls. An inquest was ordered for tomorrow as Chief Sackett of Revere ruled out murder. Her son Edward, a switchman, suspects a heart attack followed by suffocation after a swoon.
Edgar T. Noble, 40, of Okmulgee Oklahoma, was struck by an automobile on Commonwealth avenue at Berkeley street, suffering severe head and facial injuries and a broken right ankle. The car owner is Edgar P. Hatch of 69 Highland Avenue, Newtonville.
The body of seven year old James Cully of 4 Decatur Street Charlestown was recovered yesterday afternoon at the north draw of Chelsea Bridge after drowning when he fell while at play. Police said the tragedy occurred Tuesday.
A note promotes a Wistarian Garden within the Electric Show grounds. Chase & Sanborn’s sponsor a cozy rest area where visitors can sit and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee, offered daily to guests.
In Venice on the oceanfront walk, Tiger an Angora cat owned by Mrs. Harry Lindley attacked and killed J. C. Fromeyer s English bulldog. The dog was bleeding and fell on the sand as the cat leaped for the head and severed the jugular vein.
Philadelphia Rapid Transit plans an employee store where merchandise is sold at cost with handling expenses covered by the company. The 6000 workers may place orders through traction company car barns acting as distribution stations, with items to be purchased wholesale.
Boston police say Major Frank McNeely assistant adjutant general of the third brigade National Guard New York was not murdered. He was found dead with gas on in a room at Thorndike House 76 Green Street where he registered as R Nuis on Sept 19.
Cardinal O Connell speaks to about 1250 students at Boston College opening ceremonies. He honors Rector and faculty, urges study work and prayer, and blesses scholars from Brockton Dorchester Brighton Jamaica Plain and East Boston. Cardinal's benediction greets a large crowd outside Harrison Avenue.
Arrangements are set for President Taft to visit Brockton to attend the fair. An expected crowd of about 100000 will gather and enhanced precautions will be in place. A luncheon will follow at the Brockton Commercial Club.
The Medical Examiner Magrath says autopsy shows minor head wounds not indicating assault and gas poisoning listed as cause of death. An inquest will determine final cause with the district attorney not yet requested to investigate. witnesses note handwriting irregularities on a hotel blotter.
Five commission merchants were found guilty in the police court by Chief Justice Bolster of selling to deputy sealers of weights and measures each a barrel of sweet potatoes that was short in weight on August 26. They include Boston Produce Co and Clinton Fruit Co. The case of Hyman Gussman was continued for disposition.
In South Norwalk Connecticut on September 26 Ernest Kern a longtime smoker at Silvermine has given up all tobacco after a molar removal created a deep root cavity opening into a canal to his ear. Breath escapes through the ear and only drinks with straws remain on his diet.
In the ie. gone Section of.next, Sun- features Hank the Hermit and Percy the Mechanical Man as notable items. The brief entries suggest quirky attractions or characters worth a look for readers seeking unusual stories.
The ceremonies included Mass of the Holy Ghost with Rev Thomas I Gasson acting as celebrant. The Boston College president led the service while a choir of fifty students sang, each wearing red and gold sashes.
Salt Lake City Utah Sept 25 United States Senator Reed Smoot was selected as national committeeman for Utah by the Republican State committee. Smoot succeeds one who joined the Progressive party.
Mrs Jennie Carleton of the Hotel Seville New York was struck by a moving auto truck from the New England Cement and Stone Company Norwood while crossing Tremont Street near Park Street last night. She suffered numerous bruises and abrasions on both legs and was taken to the Relief Hospital.
Margaret Ryan, the young woman who aided her sweetheart Reynolds Fosbrey in escaping Tombs prison inmates, is detained as authorities pursue trial. The pair had fled after being held on murder charges.
Gloucester will host President Taft for an Essex County G A R parade review on Saturday marking the first presidential visit in years. The exact reviewing point is undecided but City Hall or a Town Hall square staging is expected for the grand event.
A Russian newspaper report transmitted to London today says Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is hanging in a private St Petersburg gallery. The Louvre theft, known as La Gioconda, sparked a worldwide search last August with no success to date.
An old time tonic, Sage and Sulphur, is promoted as a scalp remedy for dandruff itching and hair loss. Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy combines sage and sulphur with other ingredients and is sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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