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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1910
Page
9
A Roxbury municipal concert was halted last evening when a group of rowdies stoned the city band as lights flickered and then went out. Stones hit instruments and players. police arrived and the band retreated, ending the performance midway with about 3000 in attendance.
A deer fled through Mattapan square at midnight as Officers Hogan and Cordner chased it through the crowd. The animal dodged pursuers and vanished toward the Blue Hills Reservation leaving about a hundred people startled and excited.
La Diva Venus, a popular Paragon Park diver, will dive from the Charlestown bridge at 10 this morning. She plans a 50 foot plunge and may attempt a record swim if conditions are favorable.
Anthony Delaboc, 60, of 3 Snowhill Street North End, fell 50 feet while trimming trees at the Arnold Arboretum yesterday afternoon. He suffered multiple rib fractures and severe scalp wounds. He is in critical condition at Massachusetts General Hospital.
An advertisement promises a slimming remedy claiming to restore a perfect figure and health. It recommends Marmola Cascara Aromatic and Peppermint Water, with a one teaspoon daily dose after meals and at night, stating the body purges fat without dieting or exercise and improves blood and muscles.
Theodore Roosevelt spent a day traveling 150 miles through Wyoming Valley mining towns near Wilkesbarre and Pittston. He greeted workers, wives, and families, sharing remarks on citizenship, meeting John Mitchell and clergy along the route, ending with a midnight return to Oyster Bay.
An advertisement promises life guidance through astrology for love health wealth and marriage. It claims to reveal past present and future and to identify false friends and marriage prospects. Readers are invited to write with six cents postage and are addressed to Ser Dr A Zerola in Havana Cuba.
About 50 percent of the 5000 Grand Trunk conductors trainmen and yardmen who struck on July 18 were reinstated in their old positions in Montreal. Rail officials said delays stemmed from disorganized schedules and the need to reestablish routes. Some strikers will not gain immediate employment, while many returning workers will be moved from other branches to free posts for the rest.
Rome Aug 3 The note Cardinal Merry del Val prepares for Premier Canalejas will be sent to the Congregation of Extraordinary Affairs and then likely published in Madrid. Cardinal Vannutelli calls Canalejas terrible and notes King Alfonso’s Catholic loyalty but inexperience in the clerical conflict. He says Spanish people oppose the premier’s anti clerical policy and cites Bilbao as an example. He doubts Portugal’s king will visit Italy in 1911 given Portugal’s Vatican liaison.
Cambridge reports reveal a recurring thief targeting homes nightly. John Lisiovas on Harrison Street woke to a break in with $92 stolen from under his pillow and $180 from his brother plus a gold watch. A second-hand shop on Boylston Street, Harrington’s, was also robbed of jewelry valued at $150.
Harvard Aeronautical Society plans a September aviation meet with 460000 tickets sold and a grandstand for 20000 spectators. Prizes total 50000 with 30000 expenses, profits to Harvard to endow aeronautics. list of promoters includes city leaders and Harvard officials. Notable aviators Clifford Warman, W Starling Burgess, and Glenn Curtiss to attend alongside Major General Wood and Major Squier. The event seeks to surpass Los Angeles and Atlantic City crowds and may attract 150000 on Labor Day.
A Boston Post notice says a driver can claim five dollars in gold by identifying a photo of his team within five days. The washed out image requires proof at the City Editor’s office, 275 Washington Street, between noon and 6 pm. Yesterday’s photo showed Ralph H. Bragdon driving for George C. Bragdon. horse named Bessie. Another team photo appears tomorrow with a full page next Sunday. a Cambridge confectionery team driven by Alex McClafferty is also noted with horse Bob.
Lawyers for the Photo Engravers Union No 3 seek to restrain interference with employees will in Superior Court today Judge Hitchcock to decide if the matter will be heard by a master or before him A prior injunction from Judge Richardson is disputed by Me Isaac counsel for the union asserting distinct case facts require no parallel order
David P. Muzzey died at age 72 after a short illness at his home 15 Lee Street Cambridge He served 33 years as secretary of the overseers of the poor A Civil War veteran he was a lawyer divisional student and Unitarian minister He is survived by his widow and one son.
Auto records aside, Starr's at 35 41 Winter Street pushes summer apparel including suits dresses waists coats and skirts with marked down prices to draw shoppers this week.
Arthur H. Brooks receives a $10 donation from Mayor Fitzgerald for six months of care. Archbishop O Connell adds $10. Additional gifts include Mrs. John P. Leahy $25 Mrs. Charles F. Whiting $35 and several other contributors totaling more than $150 for the Milk and Baby Hygiene Association.
National convention session focused on clinics with demonstrators and lecturers led by Dr. Martin W Beck of Boston in San Francisco.
Lord Northcliffe praises Mothersill's Seasick Remedy after a Newfoundland trip finding it cures seasickness and car-sickness in most cases. He permits use of the letter and notes personal success with the product. The ad promotes quick cures for seasickness with 50¢ and 1.00 price points and stock via wholesalers nationwide.
Shrewd women crowd the store this week as a six day run continues to outpace all prior August sales at Starr's. Purchases are made for cash under favorable terms, featuring the season's latest women’s ready to wear fashions.
Judge Hitchcock denied an injunction to stop withdrawal of leased milk cars by Boston contractors. The Saunders bill enforces a flat rate for all milk cans to dealers, aiding small producers and changing transport costs for the Boston Dairy Company and the Boston & Maine railroad.
Haverhill Aug 3 District Attorney W Scott Peters announced his candidacy for Senator in the fourth Essex Republican district opposing Senator Arthur Wagon Wagon has built a district wide reputation for direct nominations Both men have started campaigns and pledge aggressive efforts
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