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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1903
Page
5
Delivers a promotional claim extolling Sanford's Ginger as delicious, refreshing, strengthening, and healthful for all ages. Notes use for loss of appetite, indigestion, fatigue, travel discomfort, and common ailments with a warning to seek the OWL TRADE MARK wrapper to avoid substitutes. Markets thirty years of standard purity and strength through druggists and grocers.
British international amateur golfers arrive in the United States aboard the Mayflower, lodging at Hotel Somerset, then travel to Hamilton to practice at Myopia Hunt Club. Team includes J L Low, T M Hunter, J A T Bramston, N F Hunter, H G B Ellis, P W Leathart, D F Ransom, G D Barne, C H Allison, and others. They tour the course, with Ripley, Beveridge, Day, Leathart, and Freeman among escorts. Barne and Lockwood start practice first. The squad plans matches against the Intercollegiate Golf Association and later at Essex County Club.
Deacon O. M. Wentworth denies a Post report that he favors Rev. Dr. Henson for Tremont Temple pastor. He cites Lorimer, Henson and MacArthur as great Baptists and says he would commend them, but not that Henson is his choice.
In Gouthrie Oklahoma officers Bennett Haines and Majors killed two outlaws and mortally wounded a third after a pitched battle. Haines is badly wounded. The gang had robbed nearly 100 travellers on a remote road two months earlier and is tied to railway station and post office robberies in Hennessey Hopeton and Geary. Storms hampered wire reports as the chase continued.
The Philadelphia National League Park promenade collapse claims a ninth fatality, Robert Cling dying at a hospital from injuries. William Graham is also named among the dead. Lawsuits against the park grounds lessees seek damages for injuries. Two remaining games with Boston postponed. schedule to resume Wednesday. Mayor Weaver and safety director visit the site and coroner Dugan conducts an inquiry with Director Smyth. President Potter and owner John S. Rogers discuss precautions and the accident’s unforeseen nature.
London Aug 10 Application to a Marlborough Street magistrate for a warrant to arrest Promoter E T Hooley on a fraud charge arising from obtaining signatures to checks and bills of exchange totaling over 650000 dollars. The decision was reserved. Attorney Finlay has asked the director of public prosecutions to probe Hooley’s dealings with the Sapphire Corundum mine in Canada. Hooley’s meteoric rise and failure had rocked London years ago.
Boise Idaho August 10 Word reached here that P. Bennett a New York capitalist was killed going into Thunder mountain by the upsetting of a stage Bennett was en route to visit mining property in the district
The Sons of Temperance Independent Division 157 held its second annual moonlight excursion on steamer Welcome to Highland Light. About 1400 people attended as the Mission Church Band provided music.
The Southern Cross constellation, enhanced by a star lamp, becomes a highlight in the Johnstown flood spectacle at Revere Beach, adding a brilliant late night sky effect to the presentation.
New York financial observers report a seventh rescue of a threatened market break as powerful Wall Street interests and bank lending pressures influence the trend. Voices point to a later rally, with figures like Rockefeller asserting confidence while warning that renewed declines could resume soon.
The largest week night crowd at Revere Beach welcomed Carrie Nation who spoke from the Crescent Gardens stage. She warned she would smash gambling and rum selling if she saw any, and planned to stay a week while monitoring for illicit activity. A two week carnival for Revere Beach was proposed with committee appointments to coordinate with the Board of Trade. The Fire amusement venue Sunday opening and election officer representation issues were also discussed.
Carrie Nation's summary conviction for selling hatchets in Scranton was ruled illegal by Judge Newcomb when her writ of habeas corpus petition was considered. The case centers on a city ordinance violation and lawful detention.
The Socialist party of Boston, led by city committee chairman Ira K. Worcester and secretary John, issues demands through its leadership. Not enough readable text to confirm further details or outcomes.
A Massachusetts commission appointed June 5 1903 will hear public testimony on seven topics including injunctions strikes picketing boycotting blacklisting violence wage attachment hours of labor sanitation child labor and other labor issues. Public hearings are scheduled for August 18 and 19 at Room 444 State House Boston with options for written or oral statements to the secretary Henry Stradling.
An advertising circular touts a tract of loans with a so called straight mortgage and monthly payments claiming to erase debt. It offers $25,000 monthly in first mortgages in Boston and vicinity with no commissions, appraisal $2.50 and title examination $12, via Workingmen's Co operative Bank at 101 Tremont St. and Bromfield St. secretary Frank E. Burbank.
Boston announces a tax rate of $14.80 per thousand, with city and county portions reduced by 11 and 3 cents respectively, while the state rate rises 14 cents to 1.21. Real estate gains total $28,056,400 and overall value increases propel the city toward a net gain of about $28 million. Mayor Collins notes the rate reflects higher valuations and warns Republicans to attack payroll and spending questions.
Lathan Noble of Cambridge, a colored youth and Fermoyle murder case witness, was fined five dollars in district court after entering a Burley street bakery at 2:30 am without money, causing trouble when he was refused bread and ejected, drawing neighborhood attention.
Centuries old cure claims through Peruna. Letters from James M. Powell of Kansas City and Cyrus Hershman of Sheridan praise Peruna for curing bladder catarrh and pelvic organ troubles after failed medicines and long illness. The ad urges readers to contact Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio for free advice.
Mayor Patrick A. Collins and City Superintendent of Streets discuss moving to abate a nuisance from the New England Sanitary Product Company at Calf Pasture. City solicitor Babson travels. officials suggest court action over who pays for water mains.
Boston bricklayers won a partial victory as union members returned to work on a warehouse project in Charlestown and a Jamaica Plain schoolhouse under union conditions. After a July 1 walkout over wage demands of 40 cents per day or 30 cents per hour, about 800 of 1500 Boston bricklayers resumed work in the city under union terms with many others employed nearby at 65 cents an hour or higher.
All Boston building trade unions invited to send representatives to a Friday night conference at 45 Eliot Street to formulate a general arbitration agreement with employers. The representative body is endorsed by the workmen and last night hoisting and portable engineers approved their actions at the peace conference.
London Aug 10 The report on amendments to the Irish land bill was read in the House of Lords and it will probably go to a third reading tomorrow. John E Redmond said to AP that the bill may be past all danger and could revolutionize Ireland. He added that a satisfactory home rule bill seems more probable today than the land bill did a year ago and that the National movement is on the high road to success.
Lawrence OCallaghan father of John OCallaghan national secretary of the United Irish League of America and Patrick OCallaghan was interred after a 9 o clock service yesterday at St Columbkille s Church Market street Brighton gathered many mourners from the community and Irish organizations.
The funeral for Timothy Mac Carthy will be from his brother in law’s residence at 204 Ninth Street South Boston this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Service will be at St Augustine’s Church. He leaves a widow and two brothers including a police officer at a local theatre.
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