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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1900
Page
4
An advertising copy describes systemic catarrh from winter weather affecting mucous membranes from head to stomach. It urges a thorough course of Peruna to strike at the cause and remove the condition, claiming immediate relief.
A Peruna advertising message touts the product as the best spring medicine and blood purifier. It cites testimonials from J. R. Stuart of Eastland Texas and Lena L. Stoll of Adrian Michigan and invites readers to request a free testimonial book from The Peruna Medicine Co. in Columbus Ohio.
Contractors testified that Roxbury pudding stone from Pond street wall had little value and would not be taken as a gift. City figures showed park land costs averaged 42 percent over assessed value as 350 laborers worked last year, with no discrimination in hiring. hearing adjourned to Tuesday.
Bankers abroad filled New York today with inquiries for gold and a small engagement was nearly arranged. The planned transaction could involve a large sum, with shipment set for Tuesday if negotiations close satisfactorily.
The Fryeburg Alumni Association held its annual reunion and dinner at the American House with over seventy five attendees. Officers elected for the year include President Francis Wyman and vice presidents W W Tole and Mrs W E De erow. Secretary treasurer Miss A Barrow and executive committee members W A inson, Mrs R F Chase, Susan Webster. The group outlined plans for Maine's old home week as Fryeburg School dates to 1790 and its first reunion in 1892.
In Chicago on April 27 the Count de Toulouse Lantrec was ordered discharged by Judge Dunne but arrested moments later by federal officers on new warrants tied to an Montreal bond scheme. The count denied all crimes and claimed exile from Bulgaria, while his 19 year old wife, daughter of a Parisian noble, faced distress pending further proceedings.
John Addison Porter III, former private secretary to President McKinley, arrived in New York to undergo an operation and is reported seriously ill. He is staying on Madison Avenue, with officials not releasing details on his ailment or whether the operation has taken place.
In Cambridge seven miles from the city Carl Kernig his wife and their son were found dead in a lonely farmhouse all three with nooses at their necks Strangulation was listed as the cause John A Tachantre owner of the farm found the scene Mrs Kernig’s body was tied to a door knob the son hung from a beam in the same room the elder Kernig’s peg was found on a hook Officials noted unclear motive and a committee authority was mentioned per the report
In New York on April 27 Dominic Vigeroto, former bootblack in the St Paul Building, defeats EH Havemeyer in a dispute over profits and rent. Havemeyer allegedly received ten dollars per diem as profit while Vigeroto claims ownership of the bootblacking operation and related chattels. The contract and tenancy issues led to Havemeyer being summarily ousted from the premises.
The Senate voted on Nathan B. Scott’s Senate seat from West Virginia with only three votes against. Other actions included Alaska and cotton claims bills, a six month extension treaty with Spain for Philippines residents, and the House passing ninety one private pension bills.
South Bay wharf and terminal bill, backed by Cobb and associates, faced a tight House vote and was defeated after a heated debate. Key figures Willard of Chelsea and McNary of Boston led opposition while Lydon opened the debate detailing alleged land scheme and harbor worries. Senator Innes presided as debates on vacancies and eight hour state worker bill followed.
Today mass nominations list Postmasters for Massachusetts names D H Kelly North Plymouth C D Kinner Merrick F B Nichols Warren JF Robbins Watertown Edwin Smith Mitte neague M B Stockbridge Dalton William Wellington Oxford confirmed by authorities.
A reader in the piece argues General Wallace misjudged Abdul Hamid's role in the Armenian massacres. The writer asserts the Sultan's unlimited power and his officers carried out the mass killings under his signal, despite claims of prior Christian reforms.
Women save money and labor with a baking powder that is cheaper than other cream of tartar powders. It is absolutely pure and has greater leavening strength, doing more work per use.
An advertisement urges using only the directed amount of Solar baking powder, stating that excess is wasteful for consumers and claiming Solar is the purest and best while priced lower than competitors. It emphasizes that Solar performs only what the directions promise.
Addresses listed include Boston 34 Central Street and New York 78 Hudson Street. Philadelphia 125 South Front Street and Washington 600 F Street N W appear alongside Pittsburgh McCance Block in a compiled note.
In Toledo on April 37, Adam Cordiff of Trison county narrowly faced a forbidden match after a photo in his fiancée Lucy Cole’s album showed his dead wife. Cardiff, in Charleston, stood ready for the wedding when the discovery halted the union.
A railway committee presented three separate bills with petitions. The measures require vestibuled street rail cars after November 1 1902 and set timelines for evaluation, while larger companies may seek total approval by the railroad commission.
The Old Dorchester Associates announce their annual ball next Monday in Wheelock Hall Upham's Corner Dorchester. A concert precedes the dancing with soprano solos by Miss OConnell of Bowdoin Street Dorchester.
Exclamation draws bystanders as a man claims a girl is his daughter after recognizing a picture of her late mother. Cardiff says his love for Miss Cole resembles that of an older man for a young maiden and expresses pleasure at having her as a daughter. The girl weighs leaving her adopted parents to join him.
Riverside Assembly of Mattapan held an old fashioned clam bake on Wednesday evening April 25 with delegates from Grand Ruler of Pas Grand and other dignitaries attending. A luncheon and speeches followed the committee on Entertaine ment. The event featured callers, a talk on proceedings of the last supreme assembly, and plans to initiate new members in the near future.
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