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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
4
John Kilonis edged Bull Montagna at the Grand Opera House in a weekly wrestling match. Kilonis claimed the first fall in 12 minutes and the second in 2 minutes, both by head scissors and hammer lock.
Advertisement claims nervous conditions without disease can be relieved by increasing blood quality. It asserts nervous debility risks like paralysis if untreated and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills from Schenectady New York, offering a free booklet on Diseases of the Nervous System.
Advert says weak lungs lead to illness and pneumonia may follow. Eckman’s Alterative is claimed to aid throat and lung conditions even after other treatments fail. It cites a 1905–1906 recovery testimony from W M Tatem and urges readers to contact the Eckman Laboratory for more evidence.
Advertisement urges readers to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla at once from any drug store. It claims impure blood lowers vitality, and that this tonic builds strength, aids digestion, and purifies the blood with a unique formula. Begin taking it today.
After word that all women and children entombed in the Empire mine wreck had been saved, news arrived that the Southwestern mine buildings were razed and 20 more miners with families and guards fled into the mine entrance to escape heavy gunfire.
The death count from the ongoing strike turmoil reaches 29 with 21 killed in Ludlow on Monday. Four Victor American Fuel Co employees died at Delagua and four strikers were killed in Aguilar. Wreckage was cleared at the Empire mine mouth after dynamite caused a closure. Officials and strikers debated prisoner release while refugees fill Trinidad ahead of a funeral for Ludlow victims.
A. Algara R. DeTerreros, the Mexican embassy charge, was given his passports by Secretary Bryan and departed Washington at 12:10 AM for Toronto, Canada, accompanied by U.S. Secret Service Chief Flynn.
Former president Samuel J. Elder of the Boston City Club urged toll exemption for coastwise American ships passing the Panama Canal in a lively speech to over 200 club members and guests. A patriotic banquet featured enthusiastic songs and cheers for American troops in Mexico and national pride.
Mr. Elder argues the United States may exempt coastwise American ships from canal tolls, dismissing England’s objections and noting the Suez Canal toll history. He cites Panama’s projected cost of 400 million dollars and a likely toll near 31.9 per ton with limited return. Former Lt. Gov Frothingham and ex-President Elder stress global flag respect and dignity amid insults, as banquet events close.
The City Club banquet featured James W. Rollins as presiding officer and Samuel W. McCall as toastmaster. McCall was hailed as the next Governor by Frothingham and a telegram from William H. Taft in Virginia echoed the compliment. Speakers included Head, Lehy, Parker, Kenny, Swift, and Tilley. Elder, third president, had resigned to attend to business and had recently been a Hague tribunal delegate. He also broke ground for the new clubhouse as the first shovelful of dirt.
A Boston letter details a Marine Daniel A. Haggerty killed at Vera Cruz and a Nicaragua tentmate A. G. Nicbler praising wives and sisters as true heroes, noting servicemen face contempt in cities while they endure loss and sacrifice.
Mir iam Frances Gleason a 17 year old Technical High School student shot and killed herself tonight at her parents home on the East Side. The alleged motive cited is her father disapproved of a young man she was seeing.
A meeting in East Boston at the Sacred Heart Schoolhouse raised one hundred dollars for widows and orphans of fallen Newfoundland sealers. Rev. James H. O’Neil presided with speakers John P. McCormick Patrick Finn Walter Welch Dennis Walsh Bernard Supple and ex Senator William Taylor in attendance.
A meeting of the fund’s executive committee is set for next Sunday at 3 PM in T Intercolonial Hall. The panel requests reports from all book collectors as contributions total the fund’s current balance of 2440.40 dollars with numerous donors listed.
A damaged OCR snippet lists numerous individuals including Hannah Costello Michael Byrne Patrick Hennessey Mary A. Powell Clark and Mahoney, James Proctor, Enos Nickerson, Enos Smith, Daniel Thompson, Felix McPhee, Frank Ritchie, Leslie Crawford, Jerry Hatch, Stephen Atwood, and Charles Fleming. A grand total appears as 2 440.40 with scattered monetary figures and references to vessels, fishing schooners, and a Carey-like arrangement.
The evening program shifted from anatomy topics to discussions on keeping the troops in good shape. It highlighted the needs of servicemen from northern climates who struggle with sudden atmospheric changes and health in the field.
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