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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1909

Page

8

Crash Kills Engineer in Bangor Line Derailment

Engineer Charles Keefe of Bangor died at the local hospital after his freight train was ditches by a washout near West Sebois on the Bangor and Aroostook railroad. He was pinned under wreckage for five hours. Fireman Charles Bartlett was injured but not seriously as the engine and 10 freight cars blocked the line until late.

Yioulton Charles Keefe Bangor Northern Maine Junction Bangor & Aroostook West Sebois Charles Bartlett

Archibald Called to Pittsfield Pastorate at Pilgrim Memorial

The Rev Warren S Archibald assistant pastor of Old South Church received a unanimous call to be pastor at Pilgrim Memorial Church Pittsfield. The offer includes a salary of 1250 dollars and use of the parsonage. Archibald has not given a firm reply yet.

Warren S. Archibald Old South Church Pilgrim Memorial Church Pittsfield Archibald James E. Gregg

Kite saves a boy's life in city street crash

Philadelphia report says David Isabelowsky a seven year old fell from a Hoffman street roof while flying a large kite. The improvised parachute kept him from serious injury as he landed on his feet. feet were bruised but no other harm occurred.

Philadelphia Penn Hoffman Street Sixth Seventh Streets David Isabelowsky

Boston Theaters Show Week of Big Charms and Notable Actors

A dense schedule outlines openings and closings across Boston venues from Hollis to Keiths. Highlights include On the Eve closing at Hollis, William Collier’s The Patriot at Majestic, James T Powers leading Havana, Faversham in The World and His Wife, and matinees of The Gay Hussars at the Boston Theatre. Rose Stahl at the Colonial, Anna Held to follow, and strong runs for The Candy Shop and A Gentleman from Mississippi. Keith’s keeps crowds with Peter the chimp and Tom Edwards. Red River and Miss New York Jr. at Bowdoin and Columbia, with Gaiety bills, vaudeville, and Cameraphone features filling theatres.

James T. Powers Majestic Havana William Faversham Hussars Boston Anna Tremont Frank Lalor Annie Yeamans Rock and Fulton Lucy Weston Louis Harrison Mississippi John Craig Castle Square Theatre Queen of the Secret Seven Grand Opera House Peter Keith's Keith’s Tom Edwards Red River Bowdoin Square Theatre Edytha Ketchum Beatrice Turner Pat White The Howard Columbia

Plays Dirge as Gas Ends Life in Chicago

In a Chicago rooming house at 2228 Indiana Avenue Salvatore Cerrano 50 a former concert musician lay dead from gas poisoning in his room yesterday morning. A violin essay of Chopin funeral march drew neighbors attention as a friend found him in a chair around noon.

Chicago Indiana Avenue Salvatore Cerrano Salvatore Vicello

Car Kills Two Horses on Gloucester Curve

A Boston and Northern street railway car on the Essex division struck a two horse wagon driven by Henry Robbins near Slough Hill West Gloucester. The horses were killed and the wagon damaged after the car dragged them 40 feet. no passengers were injured.

Gloucester Essex Boston and Northern Street Railway John P. Malonson Slough Hill West Gloucester Henry Robbins

Boston Chamber Adds 139 New Members At Meeting

The Boston Chamber of Commerce elected 139 new members during yesterday’s board meeting. The list includes M. H. Barker, George M. Bates, W. A. Blodgett, Alexander S. Browne, George H. Browne, William A. Buck, and many others closing with Shigejiro Yamanaka.

Boston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors M. H. Barker George M. Bates W. A. Blodgett Alexander S. Browne George H. Browne William A. Buck Hiram Ss. Buttles Jere Campbell William J. Carr Frank N. Churchill John E. Connors S. C. Cummings Louis Curtis H. R. Dalton, Jr George W. Day George L. Dennis William H. Dewhirst Walter J. Donovan John C. Edwards Guy C. Emerson William H. Emerson Clarence W. Fox W. J. Gallivan James M. Gleason Warren F. Gregory Henry L. Hall John H. Harwood Frederick B. Hill Conrad Hobbs Franklin E. Huntress A. Paul Keith David A. Laurie John H. MacCollum William O. Mann Henry O. Marcy Edwin A. Merrill Frank A. Merrill John R. Neal George Lincoln Parker John R. Perry Albert FE. Pond Clifford Potter Charles J. Prescott Orville N. Purdy, Jr Edward I. Rice William S. Richardson Richard Sears F. Foster Sherburne Charles Stewart J. E. Stover Frank S. Streeter Harry G. Taylor Bertrand Thompson John A. Woodry Edward T. Willson Albert E. Winship Horace G. Allen Walter B. Allen E. H. Angier Allen Arnold Horace D. Arnold Edward W. Atkinson Walter M. Bacon Johnl. Batchelder George C. Beals Henry EH. Bothfeld Alexander G. Bowditch E. H. Bradford George A. Brown Asa P. French Justin E. Gale Charles T. Gallagher Charles EB. Gibson D. H. Glickman E.L. Grimes Everett J. Hall William H. Harris Will T. Hedges F. C. Henderson Henry H. Kendall Walter H. Kilham Charles H. J. Kimball C. E. Lee John A. Lowell Fred B. Lund Wm M. L. McAdams Charles H. McIntire Edward A. McLaughlin H. Newton Marshall John J. Martin Michael S. Morton Jacob Mosser Chauncey David Parker Alexander M. Paul W. Rodman Peabody Edward R. Peirce R. A. Perkins James Duncan Phillips George W. Poole Timothy Remick James FE. Robinson Walter B. Russell Charles W. Sabin Henry Schaefer James T. Shaw Oscar A Shepard Howard T. Swain Thomas F. Taff J. G. Thorp Herman F. Vickery Robert C. Vose Arthur Wainwright Joseph F. Warren George F. Washburn Leonard C. Wason Bertram G. Waters Frank W. Whitcher Spencer Thomas Williams William M. Wood Shigejiro Yamanaka

Hello Girls Save A Town

Two telephone operators Hazel Christian and Alice Warren slept in the Perry exchange rooms near Painesville Ohio when a store beneath caught fire. They stayed at their posts to warn residents and call the Painesville and Madison fire departments. In smoke they escaped in night attire after the wires burned while they spoke with the fire chief.

Painesville Hazel Christian Alice Warren Perry Madison

Government Ready to Try Coal Cases in Philadelphia

Hearings for taking proof in the government suit against the anthracite coal bearing rail roads finished this afternoon. A few minor exhibits and some documentary evidence will be added by mutual consent by Oct. 20, after which the government will move the trial in the U S Circuit Court at Philadelphia.

New York United States Circuit Court Philadelphia

Sues for Dead Girl's Heart in Cleveland Case

In Cleveland on September 2, the mother of Lena Petris sues John A. Cline to recover possession of the heart of Petris. The heart, kept in alcohol in a glass jar in Cline's office, was used as evidence in the McGrew murder trial and aided experts in challenging the suicide claim. The case follows McGrew's murder plea and confession.

Cleveland John A. Cline Lena Petris Howeard T. McGrew Cline McGrew

Betrothal Ring Found in Old Nest on Brinkers Farm

New York dateline reports a chestnut tree felled on James T Brinker’s Jacksonville New Jersey farm uncovered a nest containing Mrs Brinkers engagement ring long missing. The nest held 16 other rings stickpins and a gold brooch as well.

New York James T. Brinker Jacksonville N. J

Van Camp's Evaporated Milk Versus Condensed Milk Claim

An advocacy piece arguing evaporated Van Camp's milk is purer and cheaper than condensed milk. It asserts Van Camp's retains full butterfat and solids, offers more volume per 10 cent can, and charges no added sugar, urging readers to demand Van Camp's from dealers as dairies operate in six states.

van Camp’s van Camp

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