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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1906
Page
5
A committee backed by Andrew Carnegie circulates cards pledging adoption of a simplified spelling system. The draft guide lists about 300 words with two spellings and rules favoring a streamlined form across multiple categories.
Dedham April 1 The Norfolk county grand jury will convene tomorrow morning marking the opening term of Prosecuting Attorney Thomas F. Grover and assistant Albert F. Barker. The foremost case is the killing of John F. Domenico of Quincy along with several arson breaking and entering bigamy perjury and statutory offenses to be considered.
Little Rock April 1 Returns from the senatorial contest show Governor Jeff Davis widening his Arkansas majority to about six to eight thousand votes and the race to succeed Senator Berry appears generally conceded amid growing certainty of Davis victory.
Albert D. Bullard, injured Saturday at the Dover street Elevated station, is found to have suffered more serious injuries than first believed. Opinions differ on the cause, with some claiming a jostle and others a missed dash for the train. He fell between tracks, barely touching the live third rail, bruising his thigh and sustaining other injuries.
A Japanese squadron has arrived in Manila and will stay for five days. Banquets and a series of official festivities are planned to honor the visitors.
District Attorney J B Moran intends to act quickly after hearing Attorney W A Morse this afternoon on evidence Lawson gathered about rebating by New York Life and Mutual Life. Morse attends by consent, allowing a hearing before any action against company officials. Lawson sought high level access within the firms rather than canvassers.
At Boston Lodge 10 Elks installation in Hayward Place Hall, Daniel F. Lehan received a gold-mounted inscribed gavel from Charles A. Kelley. Lehan, born in Medford, has long served as a steamship agent and held various community roles. John W. Linnehan was re elected board chairman. Edward McLaughlin supervised installation of officers and Lehan appointed new posts including Esquire Murphy and Drury as inner guard.
Howard Fletcher, charged with swindling women by fake subscriptions and acquitted by Magistrate Dooley, was freed after his Roxbury mother Mrs Fletcher traveled to Brooklyn to intercede. No one appeared against him and he was discharged as she embraced and kissed him at the bar.
Little George Steinwich seven of 47 Story Street was hit by a locomotive while walking between A and B streets Saturday. He suffered six stitches on the back of his head, was carried to Station 6, then to Carney Hospital, and is expected to recover. His father Henri Steinwich, an American Can Co. worker, calls it a miracle.
On April Fools Day in Boston pranks spread through Back Bay and Cambridge sunlit benches and hat tricks drew smiles. A Gotham Meadow legend recalled, with bells of mischief, a mock riot scare sparked by a faulty telephone call, ending with a chorus of harmless April fools.
A dispatch from southwest Africa reports Chief Morengo’s men attacked a German military transport train and killed the entire escort, including an officer and 14 soldiers.
Wordy endorsement cites Golden Seal and Hydrastis as core ingredients in Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery with praise from Ellingwood and other authorities. The article argues the formula treats stomach ulcers, catarrhal conditions, bronchial and lung ailments, liver weakness, and nervous debility, noting a forty year record and availability in stores.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a trusted tonic for motherhood related weakness. It cites testimonials from Mrs. J W G Stephens and Miss Emma Petty, praises unicorn root Helonias, and urges readers to seek the medicine through druggists.
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