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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
13
If it is correct, it is Morse's. Topcoats offered at Morse Made quality now on clearance with prices cut from 28 to 11 dollars. Sack suits for fall 1906 priced at 10 to 30 dollars, with a range of styles and sizes.
Report from San Francisco dated Sept 28 notes Mrs Howard Gould's sister married a Chinese man in an elaborate Celestial ceremony. The bride Ella Clemons becomes Sun Yue and the couple live in a tent following the earthquake that destroyed Chinatown.
Essex county grand jury indicts Assessor Dennis H. Finn for bribing five ex-Councilmen and an unnamed ex-Council member. Investigation traces to remarks at a Boston Harbor outing funded by the Lawrence city government, connected to Peddock's Island.
The indictment lists six counts against former Councilmen Anton L Weidner Edward J Ward James A Connors John T Kilcoyne and Andrew E Cantwell with a blanket sixth charge implying others may have taken bribes. The grand jury probe has extended over several days. The counts allege that Dennis H Finn on January 2 1905 knowingly aided the bribery scheme at hand.
Dr. Samuel B. Capen, president, warns that without a $1,000,000 annual gift the American Board must cut back its activities. He issued an appeal ahead of the October 11 North Adams meeting and questions where the board should begin its second century. Capen cites many churches that have never contributed and urges a broader canvass of the home field.
Mildred Edwards a 17 year old girl was arrested for abandoning her six month old infant. Mrs H Johnson of 86 Sawyer Street Roxbury had cared for the child since June 15 and had not received pay for four weeks. Edwards allegedly worked at a Somerville restaurant and claimed marriage but lack of support persisted.
Emmanuel Costa of Revere was sentenced by Judge Bond to ten months in the house of correction and fined $50 for violations of the no license regime. The record showed he took $160 from his wife, left her destitute, and fled with another woman for whom he bought diamonds. the court added one month for drunkenness six months for assault on his wife and three months for squor selling, all totaling ten months and a $50 fine.
The new fingerprint system introduced by Chief Watts was first used on William D. Coolidge, a rogu es gallery figure charged with breaking into George F. Clark’s Roxbury home at 1 Plymouth Street. Coolidge was held in 500 dollars bail.
Colonel Charles M. Whelden aged 85 of Newton slipped on stairs at Boylston Street station around 3 PM, fell to the landing, and was carried to City Hospital with a sprained left wrist and facial bruises.
City of San Diego reports raids by Japanese sealing schooners on Copper and Behring islands. The huts of guards were bombarded by two Gatling armed ships before landings. The islands are leased to an American company by the Russian government with guards on site.
Patrick J. Grinham was sentenced by Judge Bond to six to eight years at hard labor in the state prison after being found guilty of manslaughter in Roxbury. The crime occurred May 8 in the home at 5 Weston Place, where Grinham struck his wife Catherine during a dispute over a lodger, Oscar Rose, with the assault unseen but cries heard.
In Rockland Maine, Frank Weed shot Hollis L Patterson at Weed's home during a Wild West style duel. Weed, 21, said the pair were playing when his revolver fired as he drew, striking Patterson 19 in the eye and killing him instantly.
Floyd Bingham who eloped with Mrs. Cora Paige of Greene New York killed himself in a Paterson New Jersey boarding house after attempting to stab his companion with shears He was 3 years of age and the pair arrived in Paterson ten days ago Mrs Paige said she was already married and she remains held as a witness by police
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