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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1901
Page
2
An ad offers Swiss green liniment from Omega Chemical Co at 257 Broadway New York with mail order prepaid bottles payable by cash money order or stamps.
The Art Commission met with Warren presiding to consider buying a historic world class painting offered by New York parties. Ex officio member Solomon Lincoln said the work dates back about 800 years and is among the greatest masters work. Abbott Lawrence Rotch noted MIT ties and that museum officials may buy at a fixed sum not to be disclosed.
Mr. Abbott Lawrence Rotch said yesterday the art commission had not considered a Wolcott memorial form. He opposed endowing a Harvard professorship with popular subscription proceeds and questioned the Tuskegee plan. He personally preferred a statue.
Boston elevated line officials outline plans for L trains with 47 foot cars seating 50, running in trains of three or more. Surface cars will feed eleven terminal stations with no net decrease, and schedules aim for three minute headways in peak times. A training school at Sullivan Square will teach signals, brakes and unit control before real practice.
Henry L. Rodden 28 of Everett and John Phelan 34 of Charlestown faced arraignment in Charlestown District Court on robbing $1388 from Thomas B. Morill Saturday night. Phelan found not guilty and discharged. Rodden held on $10,000 bond for grand jury presentation.
A verdict of 9158 was found for Ellsworth B. Sheater, formerly of this city, now of New York, against J ranik 8 Robbins of Worcester in the third session of the Superior Court before Judge Gaskill yesterday. The action sought 8150 claimed as a balance due under a June 16 1897 written agreement to pay 11000 as consideration for two building contracts from W A Torey.
The schooner Clayola from St John faced a fifty hour northwest gale in Long Island Sound. With ice in the vessel and masts lost, the crew fought with broken hatches and spoiled provisions while freezing seas filled the hold. The James Whitney from Boston rescued them near New Haven. Captain Willis led the desperate effort to survive.
Providence reports reveal Soward Wilson of New York profited from a January cotton corner that boosted prices by 255 points in three hours, with an estimated $450,000 for Wilson and about $0,000 for John J. Cantwell of Boston. Fall River and Rhode Island mills with advance tips avoided losses.
Worcester attorney Charles Forbes, indicted on two counts for uttering forged instruments and having pleaded guilty earlier, was sentenced in the Superior Criminal Court to not less than three nor more than six years in State prison with three days in solitary confinement.
Ada Hieod of Geneva Michigan reports her husband Flood’s recovery after switching from coffee to Postum Food Coffee. A neighbor says some dislike Postum due to improper preparation boiling 5 to 10 minutes instead of 15 to 20.
A Boston court jailed Mrs. Alice Brown for 15 days after she refused to reveal the name of the second woman involved in a diamond ring dispute. The ring belonged to Robert P. Stahl and was linked to John A. Smith, a former East Boston resident, in a larceny case. Smith and Brown’s friend were alleged to be living at 68 Cambridge Street under assumed names. The judge declined to release or fine Brown, citing contempt of court, while Smith remained held on bonds. Police hint a fuller story will emerge at the next hearing.
New York society heralds James Henry Smith as he plans an elaborate St Valentine’s Night debut at Sherry’s. The bachelor inherits $50 million, hosts a heart themed dinner at $100 a plate, and will reportedly donate double the dining cost to charity.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is praised as a painless, effective treatment for piles avoiding surgical operations. Doctors and patients report cures with a 59 or 50 cent package bought from local druggists, claiming long term relief and no recurrence.
In Manila Feb 8 evidence rises that not only Carman but many local businessmen aided insurgents. Secret service officers detain natives Cosme Almonte and Llamos, who link Carman to insurgent trading. General Young to US. Bell to replace him. Otis in New York recalls Carman as a needed yet uncommissioned asset and a clever schemer who banked on market supplies.
J Warren Crossley 28 of Winchester and Boston manager of the Cuban Land and Steam Ship Co faced Municipal Court with Judge Wentworth after Inspector Wolf charged him with larceny of 202 dollars from James A Florence. Florence had bought shares based on Crossleys claim of La Gloria town prosperity. He sought return of 203 dollars but received none.
A competition editor reports 62 entrants with coupons up to 109 per entry and 58 cash prizes ranging from small to large. It notes the futility of bulk purchases and urges readers to organize to collect hundreds of coupons weekly in February to win prizes.
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