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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1903
Page
2
An advertisement claims Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey cures throat weakness and bronchitis and assists digestion. It also allegedly enriches the blood invigorates the brain builds nerve tissue tones the heart and fortifies the body against malaria ague fevers and disease germs prolonging life.
John Norsey, 16, was rescued from drowning yesterday afternoon by the crew of the police cutter Watchman after slipping from a pier while with other youths. At full speed the Watchman reached the scene, pulled him aboard, and he was taken to Station 8 before returning home to 20 Unity Place.
Worcester April 15 Frank Boldoff 43 a watchman at Dorr satinet mills Holden was arrested on assault and battery charges for striking Mrs Johanna Robinson over the head and shoulders with a birch sapling He says she slapped his daughter as she walked to school and notes he warned her he would horsewhip her if she continued the abuse.
Albert C. Smith of Suffolk Hospital Boston extols Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy for kidney liver bladder and blood diseases and rheumatism. He cites cures where others failed and notes its benefits for women's weaknesses and nocturnal urination. Available in 50 cent and 1.00 sizes. Sample bottles offered by mail from Rondout NY. Also advertised is Dr Kennedy's Golden Plasters at 15 cents each.
Otto Youngreen an 18 year old boy suing the Boston and Albany Railroad for 10000 dollars claiming severe injuries from a June 26, 1899 accident at Brighton. He crossed the railroad yard, boarded a car, was chased by a brakeman, and was struck when a second train backed in. Three fingers of his left hand were amputated and his right arm badly damaged, requiring hospital treatment and ether operations. Trial in Superior Court before Judge Bell with BD. H. Coakley for plaintiff and Samuel Hoar for defense.
The Dorchester pulling match was heard in court with two joined cases each staking 25 dollars. Plaintiffs sought their money back claiming no contest, but Judge Sullivan ruled for the defendants in both suits. A third case on the list was settled without court aid.
In Malden the district court arraigned William E Bremner and J Burbpee Neeley on larceny charges involving 1660 in money and notes from Dr A C Fales tied to a stock deal. A continuance was set to Thursday. Captain Brown later arrested Bremner on another larceny charge of 1000 from Dr J A Bruce. he pleaded not guilty and was held for trial.
Judge Stevens presiding sentenced Alden W. Lowell to five to seven years in state prison for repeated thefts of suit cases and hand bags from the South terminal. Joseph Norton received three years in the House of Correction for stealing a horse and wagon loaded with provisions. Charles Polle, idle and disorderly, was sent to the House of Correction for one year after withdrawing his appeal. Thomas Shea drew 18 months for liquor store burglary and cigar theft. Several cases were sent to Probation Officer Keefe, including Abraham J. Williams 19, who pleaded guilty to breaking into railway cars, William Foley for Tremont street cigar store theft, James Denning for lead pipe theft, and James Harrington for theft from a lodger.
John Doherty and James Golding faced Judge Stevens charged with larceny of a horse and buggy belonging to James E. Dowling of Pearl Street Boston. The outfit was stolen in Charlestown on March 19 and recovered in Natick for 30 dollars. Doherty pleaded guilty and received a State Prison sentence of five to seven years. Golding implicated but claimed noninvolvement in the theft.
Joseph Leech, 23, with a five year State Prison record, pleaded guilty to breaking and entering after stealing 300 to 400 theatre tickets from the Herrick ticket office on March 16. He claimed hardship, lack of work, and pride. Judge Stevens postponed ruling to today, asking a probation officer to review the case.
John P. Taylor, a man described as a reporter for the New York Tribune, appeared before Judge Stevens in the Superior Criminal Court charged with larceny. He allegedly forged orders for books to obtain commissions, receiving amounts of 20 and 10 dollars. The case was held over for probation officer inquiry into his antecedents.
Judge Stevens told James Stone that his record was among the worst he had seen. Stone, aged 4, with a criminal history back to 1880, faced sentences from three months to three years for more than a dozen offenses, and was sent to the House of Correction for two years for stealing 20 pounds of candy from an express team.
In Waltham district court, Fred E. Doty baggage master at Kendal Green Weston station of the Boston and Maine railroad pleaded guilty to stealing 18 coupon ticket books and was sentenced to the Reformatory.
A brief note appears stating that all estimates should be completed on a blank form labeled vame, with no accompanying details or context. The line hints at a procedural instruction from an office or clerk, but lacks dates, names, or confirming entities.
Last Sunday's prize winners will be announced on Sunday April 19 as The Sunday Post reports its remarkable growth in 1902.
The British steamer Daltonhall, Captain Gordon, arrived from Rotterdam with 4400 tons of pig iron and cargo, after a perilous voyage marked by cyclonic gales, a towering tidal wave, wrecked deck fittings, and injuries to three crew. Repairs at Greenock followed a 21 day detention, then resumed voyage March 2 amid westerly gales. The steamer Albuera, Captain Grady, reached Quarantine after 27 days from Hull with 4750 tons of coal, faced ice near Scatarie, was forced to burn cargo to reach Halifax, where she took on 300 tons of coal.
In a historic New York moment, the Tombs prison hosted an ante-nuptial dinner for bride-to-be Miss Gertrude May Sargeant of Brooklyn, before her marriage to Oscar Pouch of the millowner family. Warden Van De Carr’s dining room was decked in green and white as inmate servers, the trusties, served the meal for the bridal party and attendants including Miss Marian Taber and Miss Helen Gleason.
The Rev James N Supple state chaplain of the Knights of Columbus will receive a banquet at Faneuil Hall this evening in recognition of his services to the order This is expected to be the largest Knights of Columbus banquet ever held in the state.
A historical advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as unique among medicines. It claims it purifies blood, cures humors and eruptions, relieves fatigue, and builds overall strength at low cost. The pitch asserts no rival matches its effects or value.
William Lynch appeared in Superior Criminal Court following a bold March 18 Albany street heist at Walworth Manufacturing. After a swift trial, the jury found him guilty and he received a prison term of five to six years.
Six Russian Jews were arrested by Patrolman John F Burke with assistance from James Donovan of the First Section district, amid large East Boston District Court crowds. They faced drunkenness charges. one man John Bergamovitch was also charged with assault and battery. Victim Stanley Yanovitch lies in City Hospital Relief station with a fractured skull and on the dangerous list. Bergamovitch held on $1000 bail for next Tuesday. other five defendants were found guilty and fined $10 each, paid by a fellow countryman.
In a heated Board of Aldermen session Lomasney and Slattery contended over the Mayor's loan bill. An order to allocate 1.5 million dollars for schools passed 7 to 6 to be referred or acted upon, while debate over a 620,000 roadbed item for Old Colony dominated. The mayor's loan bill and city bonds were scrutinized, with further motions on street improvements and a request for legal opinions. The board adjourned until Monday, April 27.
Three physicians report a Newtonville man cured after three years of worsening catarrh and consumption. He began Koch Lung Cure Treatment on February 13, 1903 at 361 Boylston St Boston and was pronounced cured on March 13, 1903 with a certificate of cure from Koch Lung Care Institutions of America.
Congressman Augustus P. Gardner visited the State House urging Governor to appoint ex Mayor David M. Little of Salem as successor to the late Rear Admiral Belknap on the Nautical Training Commission. Little has long shown interest in nautical matters and is described as wealthy with limited active business roles.
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