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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
3
In Brooklyn a man named Joseph Ribis shot and killed the parents of a two year old child and wounded the son amid a custody dispute. He was captured and charged with double murder after being pursued by the wounded youth and a crowd.
An old advertisement promotes mercolized wax as a private facial remedy. Apply at night like cold cream and wash off in the morning to absorb discolored outer skin and reveal new skin beneath. Claims include removal of freckles and liver spots for a brighter, youthful look.
French poet and dramatist Edmond Rostand was badly hurt in a car crash near Biarritz. He lies at Cambo-les-Bains villa with head and body contusions and possible internal injuries as physicians assess his condition.
French poet Edmund Rostand suffered fatal injuries when his car skidded and overturned into a 15 foot ditch between Cambo les Bains and St. Jean de Luz. Chauffeur and mechanic escaped harm as farmers aided in freeing Rostand who was rushed to his villa for medical care. Rostand, born April 1 1868 in Marseille, rose to fame with La Samaritaine Cyrano de Bergerac L Aiglon and Chantecler.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union Regiment from Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, encamped on Castle Island and saluted the Winnisimmer revenue tug carrying Mayor Fitzgerald from the Franconia to Boston. A drill, parade, band concert, and a military high mass are planned for next Sunday at 10:30 a.m. inside the fort with Rev J J O Malley as celebrant and several assistants.
Four year old Eva Heon died after swallowing strychnine pills found in a box at her Mt Hope street home. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs Philip Heon.
A remarkable deafness treatment generates hope with many witnesses praising its efficiency. One month free trials are offered to attract patients and demonstrate results across a diverse group.
Mrs L Forbes of Roxbury describes two years of deafness in her left ear and nine months on the right, saying Osmo-Chemic physicians treated her and restored hearing. She notes buzzing ceased and she can hear normally again.
Miss Gertrude LeBaron a stenographer and bookkeeper at Auerbach & Co Boston says La Grippe left her deaf for 15 years with ear discharges and noise. She reports Osmo Chemic Physicians cured the discharge and restored perfect hearing at her home in Hingham.
A notice lists numerous individuals with addresses in Boston Cambridge Waltham Beverly Roxbury and other local areas connected to a deaf readers hearing project. The document names Misses Mrs and Mr and provides full street addresses as part of contact information for the Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine led by L Pinikett M D chief medical consultant with offices on Boylston Street Boston and specific daily office hours.
Miss Susie Gertrude K Duffy and James F Owen of Brighton wed at St Marys Church in Lee after a romance from Liverpool to Lenox. Bertha Lusie of Chicago acted as bridesmaid. Thomas Driscoll was best man. Mrs Duffy inherited over 1 million from Liverpool relatives. couple plans to live in Brighton after a European tour.
At Cambridge road and Bedford street in Woburn a head on collision involving a Lubbe car from Cambridge and a Stephens car from Detroit left one woman briefly injured after being thrown from the Lubbe vehicle. The Lubbe car struck a stone wall and four passengers were unharmed others escaped injury.
The 49th annual American Pharmaceutical Association gathering in Boston featured section meetings on education and legislation with papers from H L Taylor, H E Fullerton Cook, H P Hynson, B E Sayre, Philip Asher, and Peter Jensen. Commercial interests saw talks by Clement Lowe, Otto Raubenheimer, F E Stewart, W A Pearson, Henry Utech, Edward Berger, and Charles M Ford. Louis Saalbach presided practical dispensing. Women visited Lexington and Concord.
Fire Commissioner Daly issues a general order requiring Boston firefighters to reside inside city boundaries or resign. On days off, all personnel must post an address with supervisors for contact in emergencies to ensure a strong ongoing emergency force against large blazes.
Thirteen members of the New York Live Poultry Commission Merchants Association were sentenced to three months in jail and fined 500 dollars each for conspiracy in restraint of trade. The men were found guilty after a 61 day trial. Sentences deferred until Monday for appeal.
Governor Baldwin vetoes a bill that would have given each Civil War veteran an annual $30 pension in place of tax abatements. He argues the state already cares for veterans and the proposed $250,000 to $400,000 expense is a heavy burden.
The executive council unanimously confirmed Frederick J. Macleod as chairman of the Railroad Commission. All other appointments from last week were approved except David Stoneman as associate justice of the Dorchester Court, with a hearing set for next Tuesday.
President Taft sent to the Senate diplomatic nominations including Roger S. Greene of Massachusetts named consul-general at Hankow China and Charles M. Freeman of New Hampshire named consul at Sydney N. Australia.
A brief dispatch from Flagstaff reports Cardinal Moran of Australia has died. The Lowell Observatory sent a cablegram from Kiel, Germany noting Mars canals near Spyrtis, discovered last opposition, now visible again.
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