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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1913
Page
9
Joseph King a 10 year old of Pembroke died at his home this afternoon after swallowing a penny that lodged in his throat causing strangulation. The boy had been given the cent to buy candy.
Citizens of the 13th district were urged by John J. Mitchell the Democratic candidate and prominent Democrats to vote for him. He argued that voting for a Progressive or Republican would bring no gain and stressed party unity.
The former congressman Mitchell urges 13th district voters to choose a representative from the governing party. He argues such a member can leverage influence to bring benefits to the district and its citizens.
Rallies across Franklin Plainville Wrentham and Norfolk drew audiences for Democrat candidates. Speakers included General Charles W Bartlett Daniel J Daley Senator Charles McCarthy Harold Willing James Hurley ex Representative Martin T Hall Thomas J Boynton and Marton Bur dine. Mitchell urged voters to compare records, stressed pro gressive legislation and the need for a majority party congressman. He lamented funds shortages for equal campaigning and urged responsible turnout on election day.
In Calais Maine on April 7 the Republicans won the mayor’s race and five of seven wards. Ralph T. Horton defeated W Wallace Brown 593 to 488 votes for mayor.
Alfred L. Cutting, Republican nominee for Congress in the 13th district, campaigned in Natick and South Framingham urging voters to resist Democratic tariff plans, arguing free shoes would hurt Massachusetts shoe towns. Senator Weeks warned that dropping protection endangers mills. he urged backing Cutting to shift tariff policy.
Mocking claims tout Hay's Hair Health as a quick fix for grey faded hair and dandruff. It promises almost immediate color restoration with nightly application and offers money back refunds through druggists after a fair trial.
Dr H B Pomeroy of Auburndale argued against sixth class liquor licenses for Newton druggists at a City Hall hearing before the Board of Aldermen. More than 200 citizens attended including physicians and lawyers to protest the licenses and support eighth class substitutes.
Congressional nominee Norman H. White rallies in Wellesley and Needham asserting labor friendship and blasting rivals claims. He argues the Republican candidate is to fill a gap and defends his record on the H Ifching anti discrimination bill and New Haven monopoly. He highlights his roles on the Finance Commission and Ways and Means Committee as proof of financial influence and protection for mills and shoe industries.
Mr White accuses Mr Mitchell of posing as labor’s ally while asserting his own record benefits workers. He cites minimum wage, workmen’s compensation, eight hour days, tuberculosis hospitals with state subsidies, and an engineers protection bill. He notes his employees’ 48 to 54 hour weeks and cites Local 18 Bookbinders’ Union endorsement after his departure.
An unexpected split in the Cambridge School Board last night led to John F. Gadsby being elected president by a Democratic caucus against the votes of all other party members, reflecting a political rift within the board.
Among the Democrats, a discovery that the past administration's school board spent $8000 beyond its appropriation led Gadsby, a recent Harvard graduate, to break with fellow members and align with Mrs Florence Whitman and Charles A. Reynolds.
Advert shows Cascarets claim to cleanse and regulate the stomach remove sour undigested food and gas and ease bilious liver waste. It says a 10 cent box cures by morning and that children also like the taste without causing griping.
Physicians warn kidneys need extra care during winter indoor life as less water and more rich foods burden them. Signs like backache, urinary issues, or sediment indicate kidney trouble and require prompt help. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root, an herbal remedy with no minerals, claims success and offers a free sample by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Boston.
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