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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1901
Page
2
Captain William Andrews and his bride set out from Atlantic City to sail 38000 nautical miles in a 13 12 foot sloop. The daring voyage risks death or fortune as the couple hopes to prove the boat and their endurance through a dangerous ocean crossing.
Captain Andrews designs a tiny sea going craft named Dark Secret built of half inch cedar and canvas with lead ballast to resist capsizing. He plans a Azores to Paros voyage for six weeks, with bottles at sea to report progress. His wife, newly married, treks as crew, learning steering.
A historical piece underscores President Roosevelt's Southern roots through his mother Martha Bulloch born near Roswell Georgia. It notes Georgia Governor Bulloch's guard incident and Eleanor Roosevelt's Savannah ties, portraying the Roosevelts as deeply connected to the South despite postwar tensions.
The article outlines President Franklin D. Roosevelt's daily schedule at the White House. It notes he rises at 7 30, works from 9 to 1 with visitors, handles meetings after lunch, and reserves 4 to 7 for recreation or nap. He dines at 7 and often hosts guests, unlike McKinley who smoked after dinner.
Sheriff to fetch George H Brainard from Augusta for murder trial set in Portland Superior Court. The April 26 shooting at Exchange Street telephone office killed Isaiah H Farnham and wounded four others. Brainard’s insanity defense will be argued.
A homeless man named Frank Foster died on a Boston street outside 106 Washington on a Saturday night. He collapsed after a epileptic fit, died before medical aid could arrive, and the body was sent to the city morgue. If unclaimed, burial will follow in Potter’s Field.
Diet guidance favors a mixed intake of grains fruits and meats with meat offering concentrated nutriment. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are urged to aid digestion after meals and adapt to weak stomachs, claiming to supply pepsin and diastase for better digestion. Available nationwide at 60 cents for full treatment.
General Warren Colony No. 74 of the United Order of Pilgrim Fathers held an impressive memorial service for deceased members yesterday afternoon at the German M E Church in Wyleston Square despite bad weather.
A large crowd attended a program at Warren Colony featuring a sermon by Rev Jerome Wood an address by Mr Paul Zimmerman and a reading by Miss Kate Belle Walton. Mrs Louise Margots organ solos and the Haydn Quartet added dignity along with soprano solo by Mrs J G Lutz and benediction by Rev J G Lutz. The colony began Aug 7 1896 and has since grown in popularity.
Paris Sept 29 An important French work by Henry Vignaud first secretary of the U S embassy argues Columbus origin was misrepresented for centuries He contends that Toscanelli never wrote the 1474 letter nor the accompanying chart and that Columbus relied on information about western lands rather than science The book will publish in Paris Oct 1 and Vignaud notes its aim to expose long running frauds in early American discovery.
New York reports Theo dora K. Elwell, daughter of railroad contractor John Elwell, completed a solo voyage around the world. She left San Francisco in May aboard the Mariposa to see sister Mrs. Arthur Winslow Jones in Melbourne. The journey included a stop near Samoa with bunkers set aflame and quarantine at Auckland before heading to Melbourne for medical checks.
Washington reports the United States will use its constitutional powers to aid the release of Miss Helen H. Stone, kidnapped by Bulgarian brigands. No treasury ransom funds are authorized. diplomacy with Ottoman and Bulgarian authorities is expected to secure her freedom.
The drowned man was found in the Saugus River near the Boston and Maine railroad line by Luke Powers and A H Draper while fishing. The body, unidentifiable due to long immersion, was towed to the city morgue. An Union Popcorn Company order dated Sept 17 was found in the pockets, signed by Schlercher & Co.
Geo. T. Wilson, famed optician, opens an Optical Department at 24 Tremont Row and offers 1000 pairs of Wilson's Perfect Light Eye Glasses in 10 year gold filled frames at 3.00, 1.50, or 0.50, with fitting and free eye examinations during a week from Sept 30 to Oct 7. Open 8 AM to 8 PM, Saturdays same hours.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart on Morse Street was dedicated with a pontifical mass led by Bishop O'Connell of Portland. Bishop Allen of Mobile and Rev. Louis Walsh assisted. Mayor Dimon and the City Council attended. sermon by Rev. Dr. Michael F. Fallon.
The Rev. John P. Reynolds delivered the address to Bishop OConnell during the pontifical mass. In the afternoon 200 children were confirmed. The brick church features granite trimmings, a 180 foot nave with seven Gothic arches on each side, fluted Corinthian columns, and a main arch height of five feet. Numerous gifts include a Sacred Heart statue, Blessed Virgin and St. Joseph altars, sanctuary lamp, and statues from several donors.
The army transport Thomas reaches Manila with 550 teachers aboard. They were vaccinated yesterday and will be assigned to towns across the Philippine Islands, aiming to depart for the provinces within four weeks. The voyage avoided heavy weather during typhoon season. A grand ball was held at the Hawaiian Hotel in Honolulu for passengers visiting the Paradise of the Pacific.
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