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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1906
Page
4
Dorchester Society honors Miss Ethel J. Rowbotham for steadfastness in mending rumors about her engagement to Louis R. Fuller Harvard 1905 from New York. The case of Homer Hawkins in New York on blackmail spurred a claim that Fuller was son of Dr. Frank Fuller and friend of Mark Twain, a detail disputed.
Dorchester society circle defends Louis R Fuller as his fiancee Ethel Fuller faces gossip over his ancestry. George B Rowbotham, her father, calls Fuller the soul of honor and says the marriage will occur privately despite New York stories. A family friend is named as a potential mother, and a $500 demand is alleged from Hawkins to disclose secrets. The wedding, planned for next Wednesday, proceeds amid questions about dates and photos.
The trial of Homer C. Hawkins for blackmail was adjourned to May 8. He was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons connected to the case. The proceedings involve Louis R. Fuller, fiance of Miss Ethel J. Rowbotham of Dorchester and son of a former Utah territorial governor, with remarks about Fuller’s parentage and social life in the city. Allie Hawkins, Hawkins's sister and Fuller’s mother, is identified as part of the family history.
Mrs. John E. Mills of Lynn Massachusetts credits Peruna with curing long standing catarrh and weight gain after three months. Athletes like Mr J Q Craig of Bridgeton New Jersey praise it as a spring tonic. Others from Seneca Falls New York and Washington D C report improved nerves and vitality. The ad touts nature aided healing in spring and urges a short course for chronic catarrh, with letters from Dr Hartman.
A fragment highlights a cheerful verse about plentiful fresh home laid eggs and a rooster crowing. The lines praise morning breakfasts with natural produce and rustic charm.
Boston dealers report eggs scarcer than last year due to muddy roads hindering Western supply. Prices rise 1 to 2 cents a dozen with fresh hennery eggs selling 32 to 54 cents per dozen and Cape and other varieties at 28 to 32 cents. Duck eggs are limited but high quality. Fruit and vegetables are plentiful, though Easter fears of shortage linger.
At the Roxbury Casino rink Sparks from Park Square wowed spectators by racing three men over three miles or 88 laps. He was beaten by 15 yards but excelled on the compact ice. He will return for a four mile race against two men skating two miles each.
The Portuguese consul signs the petition seeking life imprisonment for Charles L. Tucker. The paper gains many signatures from Portuguese natives including the vice consul. Portugal's historic abolition of capital punishment is noted as context. About 6000 names arrived yesterday.
The Kneisel Quartet gave the second and final supplement to H. G. Tucker's chamber concert series at Chickering Hall last evening before a good-sized audience. The program featured Brahms C minor quartet Op. 41 No. 1, Wolf Italian Serenade, and Beethoven E minor quartet Op. 59 No. 2.
The Mt. Vesuvius relief benefit at Keith's Theatre tomorrow night features Houdini the wizard and a lineup including Harry Gilfoi Avery and Flatt Me Mann and Chapelle DeMar and Fortune Melani trio and Marion Garson in a notable season event.
Judge Fessenden issued a nisi divorce decree in the Langley case. Annie Folger Langley and Joshua Blake Langley, married June 15 1897 in Nantucket, reside in Medford with two children Joshua B Jr and Gardner Folger Langley. Co respondent named Eva Thomas of Roxbury. Custody awarded to the mother.
Godfrey de C. Chevalier of 1 Bradshaw Street has earned an Annapolis appointment after passing the top competitive exam. The high school senior is captain of the track team and former interscholastic drill champion, with McCall directing the examination.
The War Department nears completion of a new rifle issue for U S troops marking the end of the carbine. Infantry and cavalry are now equipped with the same model, about six inches shorter than the Krag.
Easter Monday at the Hollis features McIntyre and teath in The Ham Tree with W. C. Fields and Fred V. Bowers among others. Globe shows Behind the Mask final days, and Texas opens next week at Boston venues with Annie Russell, Hackett and Mannering at Tremont.
A mother credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with saving her year and a half old son from a severe skin disease after doctors failed. She details sores spreading across his body, weight loss, and nearly fatal condition before using the products, then reports full recovery. The ad cites products and a mail offer from a drug company.
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