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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
4
Joseph Clary emerged from a zinc mine near Joplin Missouri after being trapped eighty feet underground for exactly three days. He was weakened by darkness and water and required stimulants to revive. His mother had been ill since Sunday morning and Clary rushed to his home once freed.
At 1 o'clock this morning Clary heard rescuers digging through debris in the shaft. By 8:25 a.m. the rescuers reached the drift and Clary was brought into the arms of well wishers. The crowd cheered as thousands of mine whistles blew in celebration.
Five weeks ago every item in the tunnel bargain basement was in a different spot and five weeks hence it will be elsewhere. No merchandise stays longer than five weeks. It must be sold in this period or given away. New stock arrives continually.
In a zinc and lead mine a miner named Clary survived a cave-in by retreating to a dry drift. Rescue teams drilled holes delivering air, food, and news as pumps drained water and a telephone line connected him to his mother half a mile away.
Close friends confirm Mrs Ava Willing Astor plans to return to America and file legal action to gain exclusive custody of her two children. The case centers on events aboard Colonel Astor's Nourmahal during a 1909 hurricane and a 1998 inquiry into distress signals and a subsequent divorce.
C W Barron of the Boston News Bureau argues war between Germany and France is inevitable unless Berlin shifts its Moroccant policy. He cites German prep, Agadir gunboat moves, and England ready to act, with France dependent on British support. He contrasts German militarism with French resolve and British caution.
An advertisement touts TIZ as a universal cure for sore feet promising relief for tender and swollen feet. It asserts consistent results regardless of the ailment and markets the product as a guaranteed fix.
Advert says TIZ cures sore and swollen feet, reduces size, and relieves pain after first use. Claims thousands of women can wear shoes a full size smaller, and that the remedy extracts poisonous exudations from pores. Sold by druggists or Walte, Luther Dodge & Co. Chicago for 25 cents.
The speaker trains for a contested role that mixes defense with offensive bombing against Berlin. He notes modern armies and equipment surpassing 40 years ago and predicts France, England, and Germany are gearing up for a broader conflict. He cites a quiet English faction favoring a swift strike to end Germany’s threat.
In a Boston meeting at Faneuil Hall German and Irish groups voiced opposition to the arbitration peace treaty with England. German-American Alliance president Christian Eberhard protested that no German organization officially endorsed the resolutions and urged Americans to act as citizens first.
Fall River mills owned by M C D Borden will shut down after Aug 4, affecting 5000 operatives and costing $55,000 weekly in wages. Production will lose about 80 thousand pieces per week as the four to six week schedule ends.
Mrs John H Lawson wife of prominent Boston society figure John H Lawson dies at her Franklin Street Melrose home after a long illness. Her daughter Gertrude was married two years ago to Walter L Shepard a wealthy silver manufacturer.
Obituaries list multiple deaths Aug 1 2 with funeral details in Reading Cambridge Chelsea East Boston and Somerville names Emma Binder William H Butcher Jane Pushee Julia Casey James H Conlin Marion Dacey John A Dunphy Jacob Dyer Bridget Goggins Lawrie Greer and associated funeral times addresses churches and interment notes for local readers.
Series of notices across Boston area for Aug 1 2 and 3 including Hallisey Hickey Holmes Hurtubis Kippenberger McManus Page Stanley Sullivan Thompson Walsh. Each lists relatives funeral times and church or cemetery, with locations in Roxbury Brookline Dorchester South Boston and Somerville. Interments at Mount Benedict Holy Cross Cemetery and Calvary.
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