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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1908
Page
4
Estes Park, Col Aug 2 Judge Roderick Emile Rombauer a St. Louis jurist and author wandered in the mountains without food or shelter for about 48 hours before staggering into a Drake Hotel. At 74 he was exhausted but is expected to recover with careful nursing.
Pittsburg August 26 A three year old girl Dorothy Swan Wilkins granddaughter of river man Robert Swan will compete in the lake Elizabeth races at West Park North Side on Saturday. The child has shown a fondness for the river and attracted attention this summer while bathing near Franklin street. She can swim a comparatively long distance.
The State Department reported ambassador David E. Thompson was knocked down by a bicyclist in Mexico City yesterday and is recovering with a badly broken and dislocated arm.
National Chairman Norman Mack approved plans developed by Samuel Gompers and the American Federation of Labor to campaign for William J. Bryan. Labor bureaus will operate in major cities with a central bureau in Chicago under AFL direction. Plans include labor literature distribution and speeches, with GOP positions debated by Mack and Taft supporters.
William B. Rayner, son of U S Senator Isidor Rayner, was liberated from Sheppard and Enoch Pratt Asylum near Baltimore. Proceedings were instituted by Philadelphia attorney Kelly who previously represented Mrs. Fisher, with whom Rayner eloped months ago. Mrs. Fisher is in Philadelphia and expected to rejoin him.
Mrs. W. T. Lyne of Toronto testified from her bed at Dunham Hospital that her husband deserted her, the judge presiding at the foot of the bed, with stenographer nearby and lawyers on either side. An urgent patient request kept the judge from departing from court precedent.
Morris Gordon and Morris Seegal, contractors in charge of the Chelsea square building, were arraigned and held on $8000 bail each after eight workers died when a brick wall collapsed. Abraham Sulkin, charged with eight counts of manslaughter, was discharged but will testify against them. City officials fault the project’s management and inspector Weymouth recalls ordering precautions moments before the collapse.
Seegal pledged prompt action as rescuers cleared ruins. A rumor of unexploded dynamite sparked fear among the search party, but officials assured there was none. Wounded were taken to the Marine and Naval Hospitals and were reported stable or improving last night.
Indignation runs through Chelsea as officials suspend work on several reconstruction buildings. Building inspectors probe for law violations amid fears of another collapse similar to Tuesday’s calamity that killed eight workers. Chairman McClintock calls for strict enforcement of revised building laws and closer oversight by the Board of Control.
An augmented enforcement force will strictly enforce Chelsea building regulations after a recent rehabilitation. Work halted on the Odd Fellows' building on Broadway and timber braces stabilize the Gordon & Seegal block ruins. A three story Park Street structure owned by Mrs. Esther Leff is under inspection with potential stoppage, while Weymouth reports crude workmanship and McClintock notes mixed quality but stable side walls at St. Rose's Church.
A missionary wife recalls using Cuticura Soap Ointment and rinsing with their shampoo to clear severe dandruff on her daughter at high desert elevation. She reports complete success after initial attempts with other remedies and notes continued use to keep scalp moist. Published dated January 20 1908.
Cuticura Ointment tops skin and scalp cures, used with Cuticura Soap and, if needed, Cuticura Resolvent pills for relief from itching, burning and inflammations. Claims include faster sleep, reduced irritation and quicker cure when other remedies fail. Potter Drug Chem Co Boston published.
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