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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1909
Page
5
The report recalls a sailor saying he felt sick at Gibraltar on Feb 3. He described asking Lieutenant-Commander Kerne about his condition and being told he appeared unwell but later testified he was perfectly fit to man the bridge.
Captain Edward I. Qualtrough of the Georgia faces a court martial on intoxication accusations from Rear Admiral Wainwright after a Tan ying reception hosted by Samuel R. Gummere. Qualtrough testified illness and fatigue limited his conduct, while Louisiana evidence noted witnesses claiming intoxication and unfitness for duty.
Willimantic Connecticut woman Mrs Ezra Donovan recounts five years of severe female troubles and debility. After three doctors offered no relief she took Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and regained health. The advertisement touts the remedy as standard for female ills for thirty years and urges others to try it.
New Haven Massachusetts charter may be forfeited if friction with authorities can be avoided. Company leaders say Massachusetts claims jurisdiction over property amid recent controversies.
The Connecticut charter's 36 year-old merger history is cited as a potential basis for shifting legal questions from Massachusetts to federal courts. Officers say returning to the Connecticut charter might strengthen the New Haven Company and narrow Massachusetts disputes, with a Connecticut judiciary report bill noted.
Hundreds of friends, business associates and members of the bar attended the funeral of Charles F. Donnelly at All Saints Church Roxbury. The service was a high mass of requiem with eulogy by Rev. Richard Neagle and pallbearers named among prominent local figures.
In Brockton on February 3, Emery T. Chase and Arlene Lorna Kingman saw their wedding delayed an hour by car trouble. The couple missed the Taunton boat train, shifting their honeymoon plan from a New York trip to Fall River, with the ceremony held at the bride’s great great uncle’s home in Raynham.
The Open Door signals Burdett Business College advancing toward a strong future with new opportunities for study and career preparation.
In Springfield on February 8 the government armory began a thorough overhaul of President Roosevelt's gun kit. Chief of Ordnance Crozier arranged the shipment from Washington, and officials say the kit contains American and foreign patterns including an English heavy express and Austrian Mannlicher. Several renowned American rifles are being tested for the expedition.
Taft completed inspection of the canal line after traversing the Pacific channel and expressed great gratification with the engineers labors. He will view the Culebra cut tomorrow. Taft hosted Isthmian Red Cross members and met with Chief Engineer Goethals to discuss canal plans.
In East Hartford Connecticut a 6-year-old boy found a revolver in a bureau drawer and, while playing, accidentally shot 5-year-old Ruth Northam. The bullet entered her side and pierced the liver, causing death within minutes. The Waiver boy will not be prosecuted.
In Plymouth on February 3 the divorce case of George C. Abbott,Boston attorney, and Susan T. Abbott, was heard with a cross libel. The couple separated in 1905. Mrs Abbott accused cruel treatment. Judge White reserved his decision after hearing in Superior Civil Court.
An old time advertisement touts Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as willow charcoal and honey tablets that cleanse the stomach and intestines, reduce gas, and aid digestion. It promises a free trial package by mail and lists the Marshall Michigan address for F. A. Stuart Co.
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