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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
2
State Treasurer Elmer A. Stevens will pay $5,000,000 Fitchburg railroad securities loan. Authorized in 1893 for 20 years, proceeds funded sinking funds to redeem bonds due Aug 1, 1987, avoiding a potential loss of over $7,000 on a sale.
Massachusetts considers a historic move to refund a policy named Joan, marking the first such action in state history. Details on scope and impact remain pending as officials review legal avenues and public feedback.
Albert W. Bryan son of William J. Bryan and attache at the American legation in Lima Peru arrived in New York aboard the Santa Marta en route to Washington. He said President Wilson recalled him for a conference and he would depart for Washington the next morning.
Edward Cannon a 12 year old of Woburn sank from sight at Upper Mystic Lake Medford while swimming with companions. Officer Grogan spotted rising bubbles and pulled the boy from the water after a quick response.
A boy was pulled from the water after the car incident and was unconscious as he was carried to shore. An officer spent an hour reviving him after rescuing him from the surface.
Juneau Alaska July, Joseph MacDonald former superintendent of the Treadwell mine and general manager of the Consolidated Mining and Milling Company of Guanajuato Mexico was acquitted by the jury on the murder charge of N. C. Jones a mission worker slain May 14, 1906.
Michael Horne of 101 Conant Street Roxbury was overcome by heat inside a large mashing tank used in beer production yesterday while at work and was admitted to City Hospital.
Charles Bloomerth of 765 Highland avenue Medford entered a Malden barber shop on Pleasant street and asked to trim four years of beard and six years of hair. After two hours the beard vanished and hair shortened to a modern length. He had rarely cut hair before, seven years earlier he first cut his hair in 138 years. His beard extended to his knees and he could not sail to Sweden with it.
The Eastern Steamship Company's steamer City of Bangor, damaged by fire at Foster's wharf, will be rebuilt at the William Cramp shipyards in Philadelphia at an estimated cost of about 75000. The vessel, towed by Commercial Tow Boat Co., is en route for repair and expected back in service on the Kennebec line in about six weeks.
Dorchester police say arrest of William J Welch and Ernest Meechim indicates they have taken two ringleaders of a youthful gang accused of breaking into houses and stores at night in Roxbury Neponset and Dorchester districts.
Captain Edward S. Dewey, a Civil War veteran and 30 year customs officer, died yesterday afternoon at his home on 25 Peterboro Street Back Bay. He was a member of the Gettysburg Post G A R.
A bold promotion touts Elec tro-la as a safe permanent hair remover for arms neck face and bust claiming three minutes to remove all hairs. It offers a free liberal trial package upon mailing name and address with a penny stamp and promises a full size $1.00 package with refund if unsatisfied.
Courts may rule on the $200000 bequest left by the late Augustus Thorndike of East Boston. The dispute centers on whether the funds should enlarge the South Department of City Hospital or fund a new hospital building.
Mayor Fitzgerald seeks to divert a $200000 Thorndike fund to expand City Hospital. Court counsel notes the will clause may allow a hospital project. Trustees say funds will be available after real estate disposal, with possible court action if the joint opinion remains doubtful.
New electric street lights on Huntington Avenue will be turned on at 7 45 PM marking a first time celebration by the Huntington Avenue Business Men's Association A parade from Copley Square to Massachusetts Avenue will be led by a band with other attractions to follow the erroneous notice of last night.
A. Barry Bacon of Chandler & Co. recalls his wartime trip to rug markets in Constantinople under martial law. He traveled through Balkan war zones with limited means, notes the city’s well stocked markets, many sellers, few buyers, and strong price inducements. His last train passed through Roumania as he returned.
Seven year old Arthur Levesque of 3 Perkins Street fell from a raft and drowned in Horseshoe Pond Concord New Hampshire. Elder brother was playing with him when the accident occurred this afternoon. Palmotor assistance was used after the body was recovered but proved futile.
General Rafael De Nogales-Mendez, a nationalist leader from Venezuela's border states, says Castro's return would trigger a political crisis. He notes Castro's followers are preparing for a comeback, though no landfall has been confirmed. Sources: New York, July 31.
Robert Webb, convicted killer of Detective Peter Hart, was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Kersten after a motion for a new trial was overruled.
The article claims thin individuals fail to gain despite eating. recommends Sargol tablets with every meal to absorb fat elements, boost red blood cells, and supposedly add three to five pounds weekly. It emphasizes Sargol as a science-based, harmless supplement sold by druggists with a money-back guarantee.
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