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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
2
An advertisement claims summer illnesses from heat and impure water can be avoided by taking Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as prescribed. It says the drink destroys poisonous germs, aids digestion, purifies blood, regulates bowels, strengthens nerves and muscles, and supports overall health.
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey is promoted as easily digested food and a medicine with no fusel oil. The ad notes it is recognized as a medicine and available from all druggists and grocers or direct for $1 per bottle from the Duffy Malt Whiskey Co. in Rochester, New York.
Freedom Hutchinson of Swift & Co denies in toto rumors of a $10,000,000 nationwide meat and provision packing combine. He states no discussions exist and no other information supports the claim. The alleged links to New Haven Springfield Worcester and Boston are unfounded.
Heavy rains cause creeks to back up flooding coal mines No. 9 and No. 10 at Coalgate owned by the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railroad. Property valued at $2,000,000 damaged and 600 workers idled.
District Foreman Garrity’s horse bolted on Dorchester Avenue near Greenwich Street while pulling a concord wagon. The horse dashed away dragging the wagon until a wheel broke. Patrolman Halligan and John Finnegan of Field’s Corner captured it. The wagon was damaged and the horse slightly cut.
Peter Buslowicz a pony express driver was arrested in Somerville by Patrolmen Neylon and Cummings as he attempted to deliver a case of beer to a Poplar Street house He faces a court appearance this morning on a charge of illegal transportation.
Plans filed with city clerk Edward J. Donovan seek an elevated track from North Station to the Charles River cutting diagonally through six brick blocks of tenements. The route would connect with the existing L line and include a new Causeway Street station, with a public hearing set for August 20.
Boston trustees oust James F English as superintendent of the Long Island almshouse and hospital after a three year dispute with Mayor Fitzgerald. The board cites unfitness and insists on the discharge despite the mayor’s demand for a hearing and potential reappointment.
The superintendency of the almshouse and hospital at Long Island declares Mr. English insubordinate untruthful and lacking in essential management grasp. The board cites gravity of charges and refuses to rescind its action delaying resignation. English may request a public hearing with counsel before the board.
Superintendent English praises Mayor Fitzgerald for backing him amid Long Island Almshouse and Hospital troubles. He dismisses trustees’ charges as baseless and cites scandalous rumors, noting the institution’s records show ongoing friction and the mayor’s support as essential for the hospital’s good.
Aldermen Finnegan to question why the new contagious hospital has not been turned over to the city. The building commission ceased July 1 and the front yard remains ungraded and neglected. The commission includes Stout Finnegan Robinson Stackpole and Nute.
Police raided the veterinary office of Thomas F Murray at 8 Chardon Street and arrested eleven men. Three face dice gambling charges, the others charged with being present. four were bailed on $200 bonds, including Murray. Names include John Brown James Parks Thomas McNamara Thomas F Murray James Nealy William Walker John Clark Arthur Bowker James Cosgrove Laurence Agnew and Robert McMann. The crackdown followed a citywide push against gambling.
The court continued cases of Amos H. Whipple and Emil Camus, managers of the Tudor Farm Motor Car Club at Sharon. Whipple was discharged while Camus was fined 50 dollars and held on 200 dollar bonds for September trial in Dedham Superior Court. The charge involved illegal keeping and exposure of liquors with intent to sell.
Louis Berne and Chiessa Vera were buried in sand and rock when a trench cave in near 2259 Dorchester avenue yesterday. Fellow workers freed them minutes later. doctors revived them at Field's Corner station as onlookers watched. Both suffered internal injuries and bruises but are expected to recover. J. J. Barry led the excavation.
Official inquiry into the Sirio wreck accuses the captain and crew of prioritizing self preservation and abandoning the vessel amid a panic. A diver reports 70 bodies inside the ship and efforts to salvage the ship and its safe failed. The vessel lies between rocks listing 45 degrees to starboard as relief funds reach 28 000 dollars with theatre benefits aiding survivors.
Dr. T F Murphy leads 15 Washington assistants in Suffolk Superior Court to compile confidential divorce data over a two month period. They will gather statistics from 20 years of court records, with blanks filled from each divorce case identified by clerks.
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