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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1913
Page
6
The Boston Chamber of Commerce urged President Wilson and the U S Senate to reject the proposed tariff on bananas. After a recent trade trip to South America, chamber members warned the levy would seriously affect trade with that region.
Washington Aug 7 Major William W Harts U S A engineer corps and B Princeton University named as the new military aide to President Wilson and the superintendent of public buildings and grounds of the capitol announced today.
Poslam stops itching and heals quickly as soon as applied with relief for skin troubles. It claims improvement after each use and lists conditions like acne and psoriasis as quickly eradicated. Poslam Soap promises daily skin health. Free samples offered from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
A shopper at Thompson's Spa discovers a price dispute as cream pie is cut into eight pieces instead of six. An eighth now costs 10 cents while a whole costs 60 cents, with the counter girl explaining the pricing shift and the curious geometry of the pie slice.
Rockland citizens protested to the Board of Trade against drawing water from Studley’s Pond. They said the muddy pond breeds mosquitoes and other insects when left uncovered, calling for no more water drawn from the site.
Effie A. Carter of Wayland sues Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts and Rev. Arthur B. Papineau for 10000 each. She accuses defamation of character false arrest ejectment from the church and refusal to administer the communion. Attachments filed several weeks ago.
Plaintiff, a devout churchwoman, says constables barred her entry to Maynard and Cochituate churches in 1911 and denied communion in Wayland. She seeks a hearing, denies money motives, and cites public ridicule and ill health while urging church or court redress.
At Long Pond near the railroad the engineer of the Boston Provincetown noon train blew the fire signal and summoned residents to save boats owned by E. A. Cahoon from burning beach grass. Women residents joined quickly as the train passed by on the Cape bound run.
An advertisement claims ethine double strength removes freckles. It promises rapid fading of dark spots with nightly and morning application from Riker Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton & Dutton Drug Dept, backed by a money back guarantee if it fails.
The White Star liner Cymric brought 999 passengers to Boston from Liverpool after a voyage that saw three steerage deaths. Among arrivals were 38 German students heading to Cornell for an international congress, plus various notable travelers and 293 rare birds from Canada. Boarding dignitaries included Bishop John H. Vincent and Rev. Josef Windsperger. Several Boston families also returned from trips abroad as developments on the ship’s arrival were noted.
James L. Ewell testified before the House lobby committee describing internal dissensions within the National Association of Manufacturers. He criticized several officials, especially J. P. Bird, claiming unfair dismissal from the organization and detailing disputes that troubled the group.
Aug 7 New Bedford report links fashion trend to factory layoffs as skirt circumference shrinks by about two yards over three years. Mills cut cloth output while hosiery demand rises, but local silk stockings production is absent, leaving hundreds idle awaiting a turnaround.
Mrs. Madelena Romani died at a hospital after being shot by Em Manuel Margetti, a Beverly resident. Police hunt Margetti after he tracked to her Pond and Rantoul streets home on a bicycle and fired two shots in the kitchen, inflicting a flesh wound and a fatal abdomen wound.
Ewell recounts two meetings with Bird and Mulhall as he recalls money demands and campaign payments. He describes Cushing’s resignation over campaign funds and Porter’s hiring for membership drives. McCarter sues NAM for 50 000 lost due to allegedly false testimony. Senators plan further questions to Emery tomorrow.
Relatives of Edward W. Duffy of 57 Greenwood Street Dorchester seek witnesses to the July 11 outward-bound Ashmont and Milton car crash that killed him two days later at City Hospital. Duffy left a wife and four children destitute.
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