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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1902
Page
2
An offer from Dr. Shoop promises a risk free trial of Restorative with six bottles and a book sent by postal card. He claims 39 out of 40 cured for mild cases while demanding payment only if successful. Readers are asked to specify a book and mail to Racine Wisconsin Box 683.
Judge A Blair in Trudgen county Orphans Court ruled Dr Joseph Muir may continue the will contest started by his wife over her mother widow of John McPherson. The estate is valued between $730 and $1,000,000 with gifts to Baldwin Hoboken Goduital Jersey City Hospital and Yale University.
James Upham of 90 Mt Bowdoin Terrace charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on Frank White at Christopher Gibson Grammar School Dorchester. He pleaded not guilty in Dorchester court and the case was continued to April 8 in bail set at 1500 dollars.
Railroads prepare for Northwestern grain shipments to Boston as lakes reopen. Officials deny grain shortages despite reports. East Boston elevators expect large receipts via Albany and Maine routes, with shipments likely through Liverpool and London bound lines.
Officials moved to remove 200 street and park lamps citing savings of large sums. Franklin Park, Castle Island, Olmstead Park, and Riverway lights are slated for removal. The cost estimate ranged from 811,424.8 down to 769,169 with salaries and maintenance modestly allocated. City councils debated appropriations, with Mayor Collins expected to favor the reduced figure.
Edwin R. Shuck a 28 year old unmarried Wollaston express driver died by self inflicted action yesterday when he threw himself in front of a fast moving train near the Warren avenue bridge on the New York New Haven Hartford railroad at Wollaston. The body was mangled. He had been known as weak minded for a long time. He has no known relatives except an unmarried sister who runs a news stand at Wollaston.
Massachusetts House sessions featured lively repartee between Rep Carey and Rep Gilpatric as they debated a Senate amended bill widening street railway powers to issue bonds and stock. Carey questioned the bill while Gilpatric defended it, sparking laughter and a sharp parliamentary exchange before a final House vote 2 to 8 in favor of Senate amendments.
A Fredonia New York woman recalls coffee harming her nerves and bowels leading to appendicitis. She switched to Postum and grape nuts aiding digestion and recovery. She cites doctors and friends endorsing Postum for coffee drinkers seeking relief.
Representative McNary faced refusals from the public lighting committee to summon State Board of Health and other officials over poisonous gas questions. After hours-long discussion, the committee moved to executive session and chose not to summon witnesses, prompting McNary to vow continued push and potential appeal to the full House.
The battle over reduced rail fares to Roslindale continued before the railroads committee. J. E. Benton Jr of the New York New Haven Hartford argued the company cannot afford cuts. After a brief disruption, the hearing adjourned to Tuesday at 10 45.
The ways and means committee yesterday rejected the bill for a General Benjamin F. Butler statue with only one dissenter, Mr. Keenan of Boston. Representative Hayes of Lowell said he would seek to persuade the House to grant leave to withdraw and intends to push the issue, aiming to overrule the committee’s report if possible.
Memphis April 4 A company including Stuyvesant Fish of New York J C Welling and J T Karrahan of Chicago and other Chicago and New York applicants has bought 10 000 acres in Coahoma county Mississippi to develop a model cotton plantation with an outlay of 200000 The group aims to convert the land into a modern plantation project for farming and growth.
John D Rockefeller is said to be seriously ill at his daughter Mrs Strong's Lakewood home. Neighbors and staff would not discuss the condition, though it is noted he has not left the house since Friday and a physician may have been telegraphed from New York. Official word at his town house said he was not ill.
Four seamen from Boston for Savannah were taken off the schooner Isaac T Campbell off Clifton I by a police tug after refusing to weigh anchor and sail. Captain Gustav W Weldman hoisted colors upside down. magistrate discharged them, with potential U S Court action.
The full bench of the Supreme Court yesterday overruled the defendant's ex ceptions in Savacids vs Metropolitan Stock Exchange. The plaintiff holds a verdict of 412 for money deposited for margin stock. The court found no real purchase and sale but a wager in disguise.
Medical notice lists nausea between meals belching vomiting flatulence and nervous headache as signs of dyspepsia. It warns that neglecting the condition makes cure harder and urges early attention to stomach pain and indigestion symptoms.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills promote radical and permanent cures for digestive issues strengthening and toning the stomach and other digestive organs for natural function. Testimonials of remarkable cures mailed on request. C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
President Roosevelt offered Frank Sargent the office of commissioner general of immigration. Sargent accepted and will assume duties once he wraps up his current affairs. Resignations of Powderly and McSweeny are expected, with Joseph Murray to replace McSweeny and William Williams to be nominated for the New York immigration post.
Gloucester residents push for medals for active service in the Spanish-American War. Fred W. Tibbetts secured an official vessel list from Congressman Moody. The Navy bureau outlines eligible engagements and ships, with medals to be issued after discharges are filed and June applications submitted.
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