Germ theory and scientific cure praised in old discourse
A skeptical view is challenged, arguing germ theory is established. It asserts disease is caused by germs and emphasizes science for discovering the germ and the medicinal germicide.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1901
Page
2
A skeptical view is challenged, arguing germ theory is established. It asserts disease is caused by germs and emphasizes science for discovering the germ and the medicinal germicide.
An advertisement extols Germene as a safe blood purifier and health booster. It claims rapid, complete cures without failures, urging readers to uproot error and pursue benevolence. The pitch credits the discoverer and markets Germene as nature based, non narcotic medicine sold by all druggists.
Reports from Yokohama and Tianjin say Russia’s reply to Japan over the Manchurian convention is unsatisfactory and prompt vigorous representations. Chinese officials claim a ratification within five days while Manchurian towns see Russian occupation as temporary and near clashes with troops around 3 Tian.
Mrs. Dora Lewis contends a Brockton businesswoman deprived her of her husband as a court case and gossip swirl around a disputed marriage.
Mrs Nation of Kansas spent time in St Louis visiting two Market street saloons. She argued with bartenders and was forced from a saloon named after her. She was compelled to leave at the point of a revolver and threatened to close all similar bars after returning from Kansas.
A coach drawn by horses spooked during a performance toppled into footlights, causing alarms offstage. Eyewitnesses report minor injuries to the driver and scattered debris on the floor as stagehands rushed to secure the apparatus. The cast paused briefly before resuming the program.
The Milk Producers Union claims 20,000 cans were kept from the Boston market by striking farmers. Contractors dispute the figure saying less than half was held back and that shortages were offset by shipments from New York Maine and Connecticut.
The producers oppose three April contract clauses demanded by contractors. They object to forced sale limits to family use, to treating milk as bought at stated price with surplus butter paid at market, and to allowing price changes tied to Boston levels. They argue these terms enforce compliance and permit arbitrary price shifts.
The Boston Dairy Company D Whiting Company H P Hood Son Elm Farm Milk Company face a strike by farmers. Contractors argue surplus milk must be shared but oppose paying full 33 cents a can. They defend changes in price clause as necessary to prevent sudden price drops.
President Ward of the Milk Producers Union and leaders confer at the American House, claiming victory as 2000 more cans were held back, totaling 20000. They urge unity, report growing support, and seek daily town-by-town reports while awaiting arbitration or mediator efforts.
A letter from A. B. Ward reports Boston milk contractors paying farmers high bonuses to milk, while farmers and unions across New England prepare to strike. Towns in New Hampshire and nearby areas like Rockingham Junction and Newmarket pledge to halt deliveries unless official union notices are issued. The strike signals a firm stand by farmers against contractor pressure.
Mr. C H Hood of H P Hood & Sons says Boston milk inflow will cover demand with no difficulty. He notes a slight decrease in supply but says producers are returning and others are renegotiating to sell at regular prices. About ten to twelve suppliers are back, while twenty five to thirty are in talks to resume shipments as before.
Testimony in a divorce hearing before Judge Kim described alleged intimate conduct by Mrs. Kelly with other men. Witnesses testified about sightings at Goulds Hotel and a long period of separation due to alleged undue intimacy.
An advertorial piece promotes Grape-Nuts as a special brain rebuilding food for workers, asserting it boosts vigor and brain power. It cites natural phosphate of potash and albumen from cereals and claims a London Lancet analysis supports the nutrient claim.
Boston April 2 1901 A B Ward president of the Milk Producers Union calls farmers in Maine Vermont and New York to resist the Boston milk trust. He warns producers will be scrimped and exploited and urges unity and refusal of bribes to secure fair living and prices next year.
The Sygseon Club hosts a major Boston Democratic gathering at Orienta Hall Roxbury to unite party leaders from across the city. The arrangements committee features Timothy McCarthy Representative John J Mansfield Councilman James M Curley and other city figures.
City committee rejected pension measures for city employees, police, and firemen. Bills aimed at funding pensions for police and municipal workers, and a smoke nuisance proposal, were not advanced with several clashes over costs and governance.
Mayor Harrison's home ward chose Honore Palmer over 8 HH Helm by about 1200, as Democrats swept city offices including William Loeffler for city clerk and A J Ryan for city attorney. At midnight Harrison's plurality looked within a few thousand of victory. A shooting occurred when Democrat Frank Hurley was wounded by Republican Oman Moriarity, who says self defense.
Rolla Wells, Democrat, is elected mayor by about 10,000 plurality in St. Louis. The Democratic ticket won decisively, while Republican candidates for city collector and other offices conceded defeat amid fraud contest claims by some Republican leaders.
In St Louis on April 3 a U S District Attorney Risler was wounded in the left arm during a confrontation at precinct No 4 as a mob of about twenty men clashed after he challenged a vote. Another man, Fred W Priesmeyer, a Republican candidate, shot and seriously wounded William Dwyer amid alleged vote intimidation. Priesmeyer was arrested.
Early returns from Denver wards show a strong victory for the ticket backed by Republicans. Democrats concede the election of a mostly Democratic slate by about four thousand five hundred votes, while denouncing the results as doubtful. Pueblo indicates Mayor George West, Democrat, re elected over a Republican challenger. Leadville reports mixed results with a near complete turnover in the council.
Washington reports General MacArthur received Aguinaldo's oath of allegiance under the amnesty. He will be held for now with lenient treatment and may influence the end of the Philippines insurrection. The War Department foresees reduced U S naval force in Asia if fealty signals an end to the revolt.
Senor Sixto Lopez states if Aguinaldo took an oath of allegiance through official channels it is authentic but urges confirmation. He warns that oath under pressure could damage Aguinaldo’s standing and calls for his own statement free from interference before judging the action.
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