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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1904
Page
2
A Toronto visitor to Everett writes to The Post recounting humiliation by a Roxbury car conductor and a Pleasant Street station incident where a Canadian five dollar note and transfer were refused. She cites discourtesy and calls for reciprocity toward strangers in the United States.
A State Board of Agriculture meeting drafted a bill to empower cities to appoint gypsy and brown tail moth commissioners with extermination powers and tree warden authority. Towns could annually appropriate funds as they deem fit.
John D. Green pleaded guilty in the Superior Criminal Court to second degree murder in the slaying of Mrs. Mary Lockhart at West Milan last July. He received a 30 year State prison sentence after testifying that she exercised uncontrollable influence over him and his attempted suicide failed when the gun jammed.
An old advertisement touts a laxative brom Quinine remedy claiming to remove the cause of headaches from colds. It urges buyers to request the full name and look for E. W. Grove signature and notes a price of 25 cents.
The Post corrected coupon No 36 to 387 after an error in printing. Proverb versions caused questions about fairness and the editor states that where two versions are clearly the same proverb either may apply. Contest rules allow adjustments with a spirit of the conditions.
At a tense hearing officers testified they saw no one struck and claimed they used clubs only to defend themselves as students and bystanders reported widespread injuries. Several mounted and patrol officers described being hit or witnessing attacks while denying direct involvement. The session resumes at 10:30 today.
The Rev Charles L Hutchinson of St Luke's Chelsea spoke at Trinity parish rooms urging women to aid fallen peers. He warned against hypocrisy and noted women often harsher on fellow women. He urged empathy across social streets and praised the year's gains.
John Francis Murphy aged 11 is missing from his home at 156 West Street South Boston. Police urge residents to report any information about his whereabouts and describe his appearance.
A twenty-year-old South Boston resident has been missing since November 20 after leaving home at 1 30 to attend Sunday school on Third Street. Police have searched for a week and John J Murphy asks readers to help locate Johnny who wore a mixed brown suit short pants black shoes stockings and a black golf cap when he left home.
Lowell December 1 The Hurd divorce case heard before Judge Stevens in Gorham Street Courthouse. Libellant George B. Hurd sought a divorce from his wife on grounds of disloyalty naming Albert W. Lewis as corespondent. After testimony the court granted a degree nisi.
The Rev Wilson S Fritch of Attla Ohio signed with Bowdoin Square Theatre to perform professionally. He will debut Monday December 12 as Reverend George Brand in The Wages of Sin. His Hamlet performances in his hometown drew praise despite crude surroundings.
About 200 visitors toured the new Girls Domestic Union clubhouse at 542 Newbury Street as officials outlined services. A resident physician, work placement, free living arrangements during unemployment, a piano, and a 20 cent weekly dues were highlighted with emphasis on decency and respectability.
A profit sharing plan gives every Jordan Marsh employee from errand to department heads a half of one percent of sales from Dec 1 to Christmas Eve. Shippers and others without counter sales also receive a share based on position and service. The program, in place for years, aims to boost morale and public support during the holiday rush.
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