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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
4
The weather off Cape Cod worsened yesterday with noon winds at 45 miles per hour from the northeast and a fearfully rough sea. Only steamers moved. several ocean tugs with tows of empty coal barges waited for improvement, while no schooner left for two days due to head winds.
Portland, Me February 7. A prominent business man and insider says the wholesale liquor raids are a bluff to deflect blame for non enforcement in Rumford Falls. He notes merchants and mill leaders see improved help since laws were regulated rather than enforced.
In Chicago on February 7 the reading of Garfield's beef industry report filled the entire day of the packers' trial, with a large portion still unread when the court adjourned.
Mrs Mabel Coleman and Frank Stanley were released after police court examination on charges of stealing $50,000 in gold mining stocks. The husband George C Coleman alleged his wife deserted him the same day Stanley, his chauffeur, left him and that the stock loss was discovered soon after.
In Chicago on February 7, before Judge Bethea in U S District Court attorney Chester M. Dawes entered not guilty pleas for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy and for officials Claude G. Burnham and Darius Millar on charges of granting illegal rebates.
The Sumner will depart New York tomorrow with senior Army and Navy officers to attend the dedication exercises for the battle monument at El Caney, Cuba. The Cuban government will participate in the ceremonies.
President Roosevelt issued formal directions for an investigation into the Valencia disaster, occurred recently on the north Pacific coast, as officials seek full clarity on causes and responsibilities.
An ad touts Cascarets as a cure for bad breath coated tongue and indigestion. It argues for bowel exercise over harsh Physic, urges carrying a ten cent box, claims genuine tablets are stamped CCC, and offers a collectible gold bonbon box in exchange for stamps.
The Governor's council voted 3 to 6 against Malcolm McNeil's pardon, with Lt Governor Draper leading opposition and Governor Guild leaning in favor. Sullivan, Bartlett and Cox opposed the motion, vowing to press again. McNeil, serving 10 years for assault, maintains his innocence.
The Board of Bar Examiners lists a long roster of men who passed the bar examination and will be admitted in the Supreme Court on Feb 23 at 9 a.m. Notable names include Edward F. Adams, Adelbert Ames Jr., John J. Attridge, Frank Barnbrook, and many others from Boston and surrounding towns. Arthur P. Russell, chief clerk of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad law department, is noted among the successful candidates, and Norman F. McPhail is described as a Boston Post attache and union official.
A tasteless odorless discovery can be added to drinks or food to reform a drunkard without his knowledge. Endorsed by W. C. T. U. and temperance workers. The change occurs silently as family members observe recovery despite opposition.
A free trial package of the Golden Specific is offered by mail. Readers are instructed to fill in name and address on blank lines, cut out the coupon, and mail it to Dr. J. W. Haines in Cincinnati Ohio to receive the product.
St Petersburg feb 7 premier Witte told a delegation from Ekaterinodar that land questions should be settled by the national assembly, not the current government. He contrasted Russia with France and Britain, defended the emperor’s independence, and warned against revolutionary aims. Peasants favored land gifts vs easy instalment purchases under the ukase.
In New York on February 7, testimony focused on alleged irregularities in the United States Post Office Department during the examination of the Force of Life Company. Postal authorities accuse the firm of conspiring to defraud via the mails.
An Ithaca company promotes Hyomei as a cure for catarrh, describing its inhaler delivery and safety. The complete outfit costs $1 with lifetime inhaler. refills $0.50. Mail order available with free sample and medical consultation.
Massachusetts Odd Fellows yesterday inducted officers at the grand encampment ceremony led by Grand Patriarch Joseph Johnson. Past Grand Sire A S Pinkerton oversaw installation. assets total 10301 dollars as of February 1 1906.
A three alarm fire at the Standard Wire Mattress Company plant on Portland street began in a closet between the fish market and Rutland dairy lunch. The rear of both stores burned, but damage was limited to about $1000. Firefighters and onlookers watched the blaze from 8 o clock last night.
Ambrose Boodro, 12, vanished from 291 Dorchester Street after Monday afternoon. Police assistance requested by Division 6. Father Frank T. Boodro, a South Boston businessman, fears the boy was enticed away. the family notes he has never left home before.
Henry J. Byron's comedy Our Boys was presented to a large gathering last night at the Boston Young Men's Christian Union meeting.
In Savannah on February 7, prosecutors presented in the Greene and Gaynor trial the accounts of former Captain O. M. Carter and his father-in-law R. F. Westcott with New York brokers. The state argued the records in Westcott’s name actually document Carter’s transactions and that Carter funded Westcott to cover bank deficiencies.
Nebraska woman recalls severe stomach problems, headaches, and nervousness after poor nutrition. She shifted from coffee to buttermilk then to Postum Food Coffee and reports complete relief, abandoning medicines. Read The Road to Wellville in Postum packaging.
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