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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1902
Page
2
Purveyors claim Witch-Hazel Soap can vanish pimples blackheads and eruptions restore a youthful complexion and serve as an equal shampoo for glossy hair. Also advertised are Blood Cure Liver Cure and Stomach Cure by Munyon promising health and beauty improvements with bold, saleslike language.
A man claiming to be Fred Eisenheimer staggered into Emergency Hospital with a likely fatal abdomen wound after a street fight at the corner of Columbus avenue and Ferdinand street. Police doubt his story and seek the assailant and an unidentified companion who fled. The wound is lodged in the back and the man’s condition remained precarious at midnight.
A Boston woman known as Annie McLoud confessed to a series of burglaries after Special Officer Burr read a diary listing “S” marks at various houses. Recovered items include a watch, diamonds, a bicycle, and silks valued at hundreds. Names tied to the thefts include Alice Ferguson, Mrs. John Dyke, Eliza Goodwin, and Mrs. One. The thief used servant ads to gain access to homes. Police say it may be one of the era’s best captures. Annie McLoud to be photographed at headquarters.
Miss Estella Carl of Roxbury recalls two young men entering her home on Shawmut avenue at 3 am after breaking into a cigar store. Police captured two suspects, John Lane and James Shoales, while Lyman H. Barker fled but was caught by the girls’ uncle. The trio targeted the Carl sisters with a window entry and a hidden chase ended by confinement and a warning against future intrusions.
The South Boston Carnival opened at Locust street grounds with a tie between St. Margaret and St. Augustine 1 to 1 after eight innings. A large evening crowd expected lights that had been arranged but were not turned on due to a misunderstanding.
Station 9 Roxbury defeated Station 4 Lagrange Street 9 to 3 as Tom Smith protected the plate. Mike Devon pitched for Station 4 and Jack Sullivan caught well. George Mahony added a twoBASE hit, drawing cheers, while patrol umpire Webster kept calls in check. Station 9 touted readiness to face New England rivals like Lowell.
The Knights of Columbus in Atlantic City finish with a banquet for 500. U S attorney William Michael Byrne spoke on Some Issues of the Hour, defending the administration on Philippine policy. Also present were Rep John J Gardiner and Rep Henry Burk among others. A cable to Pope Leo XIII praised his pontificate and the republic. Byrne addressed Cuban and Philippine questions defending the administration toward Catholicism in the Philippines.
In Rockland Maine a six day foot race began with four hour sessions each evening. Competitors pace two hours heel and toe and two hours go as you please. First evening standings show Patrick Dineen of Boston leading at 35 miles with Tom Beachmont of Bath close behind at 31.1 miles and Tom Myers of Boston at 31 miles.
John J. Little won two of three falls in a catch-as-catch-can bout against Professor Frank Coleman at the Opera House Brockton. The $250 side stake and strong gate attracted about 1000 spectators before Little secured the victory when Coleman was thrown and knocked out in the final fall.
Mrs Ellen Crowley aged 29 of 153 Westville Dorchester collapsed at the Harrison avenue and Harvard street corner last evening and died shortly after at Dr Sullivan's office 17 Harrison avenue where she was taken. She was married.
Six hundred fifty blacksmiths and helpers at the Pullman Palace Car Company shops in Pullman went on strike for a fifty cent daily raise. About four hundred more weigh the advisability of joining. A wider walkout could come, affecting over four thousand workers.
The Rev. Father Thomas Scully pastor of St Mary's Church of the Annunciation in Cambridge remains on the canvas list at his Norfolk street home. Doctors have not given up hope of recovery though his illness has caused weakness and a serious attack of rheumatic fever. He rested easily yesterday.
A drowning victim received over an hour of medical attention before being discharged home. The incident involved responders and bystanders and occurred near the water.
Lizzie Schellmiller, 16, of 73 Magazine Street, plunged into South Bay to save Thomas Woods, 5, of 182 Norfolk Avenue, and Bernard Gattey, 18, of 173 Norfolk Avenue. Both boys could not swim and were pulled to safety after a tense, exhausting rescue. The courageous teen, known for swimming skill and composure in emergencies, guided all three to shallow water.
The coroner was summoned after an Italian man's body was found in Ware's Bay near Westmoreland New Hampshire. The head and face were badly bruised and officials believe the body had not been in the water more than 24 hours. A nearby gang of Italians on the Valley railroad is suspected of involvement in a fatal quarrel.
Arthur McDonald a 20 year old single deckhand from 141 London Street East Boston drowned yesterday at the Boston Towboat Company dock. He was aboard the tug Ariel and is believed to have fallen overboard. The police boat Watchman recovered the body. McDonald was a well known seafaring man in East Boston.
Leslie Knight of Ames street was swept away while swimming in the old Beaver Brook mill pond off Court street in Brockton. The drowning occurred this morning and the boy is believed to have been a resident of Ames street.
Mabel Gibbs appeared before Judge Waitt charged with night walking in a third court appearance since January. She received a two year sentence to the Women’s Prison at Sherborn. Gibbs, still in her teens, described as pretty and accomplished, remains lame from a recent attempt.
Mabel Gibbs, daughter of a wealthy Taunton family, received two years in prison at the Sherborn Institution after an escape from the women’s mission. Reports say she fled court in Boston’s Chinatown and has drawn police scrutiny for months. Her exact family details remain undisclosed.
Gifford Pinchot visited the President at Oyster Bay and spoke on national forest reserves. Archbishop Ryan discussed Indian work and Philippine friars while Roosevelt favored withdrawing friars and replacing them with trusted Americans. A delegation of Washington colored citizens sought a district commission vacancy but did not meet the President.
Lawrence Aug 4 The Hon William S Knox will travel to Boston tomorrow to meet Senator Lodge and Governor Crane at 1 pm to arrange President Roosevelts trip through Massachusetts. Mayor James F Leonard has not replied to Secretary Cortelyous invitation and Knox says he will seek a stop over in Lawrence as residents hope to host the President briefly.
President Roosevelt plans to arrive in Boston on the afternoon of August 23 and proceed to Nahant to be the guest of Senator Henry Cabot Lodge for Sunday. He will depart Monday morning as Lynn and Nahant prepare welcome commemorations.
Speaker James J. Myers plans to leave for his New York State summer home as Cambridge rival Thorndike Spalding heads to Boston for the nomination battle. Myers is expected to secure endorsements from Harvard figures, which Spalding aims to counter by linking them to the Democratic vote. Representative H Houstis Newton of Everett is building a strong organization to win the speakership.
Andy Daly of Boston and Tommy Feltz of this city boxed two rounds in Savannah. Feltz won the decision as the bout unfolded at the Savannah Athletic Club. The fight was described as extremely fast.
Readers warned that many fake catarrh remedies flood drugstores while Peruna remains the standard with a fixed price. The ad argues substitutes fail, noting Peruna's endorsement by hospitals physicians and thousands of Americans, including lawmakers.
Two nine year old Roxbury boys John Rafferty and John Mullen will plead today to arson charges after confessing to four fires. Police attribute lack of proper home care to their actions as they targeted multiple Albany street locations and a Massachusetts avenue site. Rafferty described his motive as enjoying engines and bells while the pair avoided witnesses.
Cambridge and Brookline police describe a silent assailant who struck Miss McConnell Gustavson Murphy and Marshall with an iron bar and axe in June and July. Witness Mary Boyle saw a tall man near Shailer street and boarded a Harvard street car. Victims Miss Marshall remains hospitalized with uncertain recovery as investigators lack solid leads.
A harbor bottle yielded a damp note in Swedish, translated at the Swedish consulate. The message, dated 1902 and signed with a likely non Swedish surname, appears to be a faction of a longer letter, with uncertain ownership and no official significance.
Edward Koch formerly of Berlin doctors claims a Koch Inhalation Apparatus can cure consumption and asthma. He says vapors of healing oils with Koch Tuberculine reach diseased lung areas. Free consultation offered at 861 Boylston Street Boston, to meet Dr Edward Koch.
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