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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1906
Page
4
Mayor Fitzgerald signals willingness to withstand a delay in choosing the Board of Aldermen chairman. The Republic notes a seven Democrat majority is split with each member seeking the post. The administration endured a similar stalemate this year and may continue without a permanent chair for a time.
Patrolman Terman N Schiel shot Aug 16 while pursuing gery men faces critical condition at City Hospital His temperature rose and he was placed on the dangerous list His mother Mrs Fredericka Schiel was notified Dorchester home 54 Erie Street The wounded officer remains conscious but fears grow for his recovery amid complications and public sympathy.
Aldermen clash as Linehan and Bell push for the franchise over the Mayor's veto while Kneeland defends it. Bangs seeks a postponed hearing amid disputed rate figures and charges of labor promises, with Hennessey and Kneeland citing citywide benefits of dual systems.
Sherwin appeared surprised by the Board of Aldermen action and would not express opinion, saying he had formed none. Vice President Keller considered the vote precursory and expected. Counsel Powers urged the public to decide the franchise legality and cautioned the company may lack a valid basis for action.
The corporation counsel states the Mayor's veto of the Metropolitan Home Telephone order was timely. He concludes disapproval should be filed with the city clerk by 5 p m Thursday the 27th, noting the law counts full days and usual City Hall hours.
Bernard M. Wolf a leader of the Metropolitan Home Telephone Company praised the aldermen for a full fair investigation into the permit filed May 28. He noted the Dec. 18 vote 10 to 1 to grant the franchise and said publicity helped independent telephony win public support for better service and lower rates.
A rumor that Senator Crane urged Aldermen Bell and Bangs to sustain the mayor's veto on the telephone bill was dismissed as "too silly to talk about" by the aldermen. The only link is Crane being a Bell Telephone stockholder, a claim laughed off as baseless.
A Salem woman dies after a medical procedure. Dr. Cilley was arrested following the death and statements describe cauterizing a cut and reconstructing tissue during anesthesia. Family members were present. the doctor claims no pregnancy.
Arthur L. Shapleigh of Salem, a 40 year old Boston & Maine conductor, vanished after taking $350 and boarding a 8:50 train to Boston the day before his wife Ora M. Dow Shapleigh died from complications of an operation performed by Dr. Oran G. Cilley of Boston. The funeral is set for tomorrow at 1 p.m. from the Federal street home.
Mrs Arthur L Shapleigh died Thursday morning from complications following an operation performed the previous Tuesday. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
The article notes an autopsy on Mrs. Shapleigh's body conducted today. Dr. F. B. Atwood the medical examiner declined to comment and will report to District Attorney Peters when he returns from New York. Details about the case remain undisclosed.
The jury acquitted Colonel William D. Mann of Town Topics on perjury charges tied to the Hapgood libel suit. He testified letters O K W D M on a letter from Count Reginald Ward of London had not been written by him, a claim disputed during the defense and trial.
A Boston area woman recalls severe hand eczema that persisted after three doctors. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills she reports complete skin healing and restored hair growth, urging others to try the remedies. The letter is dated July 18 1905 from Mrs Leon J Hoyt Bristol NH.
An advertisement claims Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Pills cure itching eczema, psoriasis like scaling, and scalp crusting. It asserts proven efficacy and world-wide sale and invites readers to request The Great Humor Cure from Potter Drug & Chem, Corp Boston.
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