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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1906
Page
2
The Massachusetts House surprised itself and a gallery of spectators by voting in favor of ending the race death by own action. The move signals a decisive step in redefining the outcome and public reaction remains mixed as lawmakers navigate the implications.
In a heated House debate Representative William IL Newton of Ward 18 South Boston pushed a bill to create a commission to study race death by own action and landlord discrimination against babies. He cited birth figures by ward and drew applause including from supporters and Theodore Roosevelt references as the measure cleared a rising vote of 1023 to 41 and heads toward a third reading.
The Lowell and Boston Street Railway bill of Congressman Butler Ames was rejected after the House rules committee reported it. The measure arrived past the time allowed for new legislation and was sent to the rules committee for admission.
The Hon. George Fred Williams urged passage of a referendum bill before the legislative committee on constitutional amendments. Also supporting the bill were Representative Mellen of Worcester Professor Frank Parsons Representative Dean of Wakefield and Representative Parks of Fall River.
In Portland on February 8 a two year old girl Goldie Greenberg ate nine strychnine pills from her parents home at 471 Fore Street. The child survived after a doctor and mother acted quickly with candy as the supposed antidote.
Elkhart Indiana February 8 The trained nurse caring for Lou Criger reports his condition remains unchanged Osteopathic treatment failed and is abandoned Criger likely contracted malaria during a Tennessee swamp visit He ate heartily today and his fever abated The crisis passed but six months of strength recovery lie ahead
N B Legislature to aid Miss M P French and grant admission to the bar as discussed by the Province and General Pugsley. Reports note the movement toward women in the bar, with reactions from Lt Lusardie and others. An address at a Boston High School event highlighted interest in military tactics and education, drawing a crowded attendance and favorable responses from Miss Yr.
New York detective bureau reports Charles Howard, fugitive from Charles Street jail since December, was arrested at Catherine Street ferry. He and Edward Carr escaped December 13 with help from a woman known as Boston Nell, now alleged to be Mary Coyle. Howard bears tattoos and weapons. authorities seek Boston Nell for complicity.
The Senate approved a third reading of the Hotel Touraine bill allowing a hotel bar more than 400 feet from a public school but not a public or open bar. Attorney General Malone defined a public bar and outlined five license classes, clarifying that guests may receive liquor in a private bar within the distance limit. The measure, framed to permit private bar service while banning on premises bars close to schools, now heads to enactment and gubernatorial signature.
Alderman Armstrong proposed paying the city solicitor a reasonable fee for representing Somerville in the grade crossings abolition suit before the Superior Court. The plan would charge expenses to the grade crossings account with mayoral approval. The measure was referred to the finance committee. Edward Backus was confirmed commissioner of electric wires.
Leading Episcopal clergymen arrived in Concord New Hampshire for the consecration of the Rev Edward M Parker of Concord as bishop coadjutor of the diocese of New Hampshire. The consecrators will be Bishops Niles Lawrence and Brewster.
The Very Rev Francis P Harvey S S D D who led St Johns Seminary philosophy house Brighton for two years is chosen to succeed Very Rev Daniel Maher S S D who was given leave due to illness. Father Harvey long served with the Sulpician Fathers.
A slight cloudiness and near snowfall hampered viewing of the total lunar eclipse, though observers at Harvard noted the event with photos and records. Dr King led the work with assistants Leard and Stark, seeking a lunar satellite signature on plates, which required days of microscopic examination. The eclipse phases occurred from 11:54 PM to 5:39 AM across North and South America, western Europe, and Africa.
Dorchester Dorchester parishioners of St Matthews Plan sixth annual reunion at Norfolk Hall Dorchester Feb 12 with Mayor John F Fitzgerald as guest of honor. Entertainment, whist and dancing slated. large attendance expected. Committee lists include prominent locals and officials.
A man described as dressed in dark clothes with a derby hat and long coat stalked three Cambridge homes Wednesday evening, peering into windows and prompting police alerts. Victims included Mrs. Richard Henry Dana on Brattle Street, a 121 Brattle Street resident, and Mrs. Morrison of Forest Street.
New antiseptic tablets claim greater effectiveness and economy than lis terated solutions for nasal catarrh sore throat and mouth cleansing. They provide immediate agreeable relief and are used as a douche gargle daily mouth wash or general toilet and bath antiseptic.
A reader reports that three Catarrlets applications by douche cleared a head cold quickly and that less than a week’s use cured him. The items claim aid in treating and preventing tonsillitis, diphtheria, spotted fever and other contagious diseases. Prices 50 cents per box, hospital size $1. Hood’s Nasal Douche advertised, by Hood Co. Lowell Massachusetts.
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