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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1910
Page
4
Nathan Weirner, inventor of Somerville Split, faced court after police seized whiskey-like liquids from his home at 20 Poplar Street and stable at 62 Linwood Street last Monday. The State Board of Health declared the liquids whiskey. Weirner pleaded not guilty. the case was continued.
Lynn Feb 9. While tending a kitchen range Mrs. Mary S Coombs caught fire and died an hour later from burns. Her niece heard her cries and attempted to extinguish the flames. Mrs Coombs was 81 years old.
Philip L. Ahearn a Lynn shoemaker and member of the Radgemakers Union was found dead yesterday morning near 351 Atlantic Avenue, death attributed to natural causes.
New York on February 9 reports Fifth Avenue has become a parade for so called panel workers and pick pockets. The Fifth Avenue Association, formed to beautify the area, passed resolutions demanding better police protection and more lighting after a robbery case ruling by Magistrate Mornell that the avenue is unsafe for men with money after nine o clock.
Frank C. Erwin unearthed ancient village artifacts while digging an irrigation ditch 14 miles from Cochise Arizona. The site yielded utensils skeletons and a 20 foot well with hieroglyphic tables. Work halted and Smithsonian Institution notified.
Yesterday we sold more coats than any other Wednesday since the Tunnel Bargain Basement opened. Today additional lots of coats are offered at 3.95 including broadcloth cheviot kersey worsted and lined versions with features like satin lining and yokes. Plenty of black coats for misses and small women with storm or notch collars.
Commander Robert E. Peary U S N praised the honor as he learned a Senate bill passed naming him rear admiral. He thanked supporters at Union Station and was whisked to the Hope Club for a lecture in Infantry Hall with Lt Governor Zenus Bliss introducing him.
E F E Gray, Boston retailer, wins support from the Chamber of Commerce and Boston Fruit & Produce Exchange to reform electricity billing. President Rothwell backs scrutiny by the public utilities committee while an electric light committee chaired by Gray drafts resolutions. Proposals urge inspection of meters by weights and measures, regular testing, flat rate computations, and supervised rate adjustments by a dedicated board.
Baron D Kikuchi of Kyoto Japan former minister of education and Tokyo Imperial University president spoke at Harvard on Japanese National Development in the Fogge lecture room to students and Cambridge residents. Afterward the Japan Club hosted a reception in the Union trophy room with ex President Eliot present and President Lowell attending the lecture.
A Waltham girl, Miss Roach, saw a boy slip from the riverbank ice into frigid water. She ripped a clothes line, tied a loop, and by pulling the line cast into the current saved the boy as he struggled under the ice, keeping his head above water.
Louis Picard of Dorchester climbed the Faneuil Hall flagstaff to replace halyards after a rope broke during the Mayors inauguration attempt. He worked from midair with a rope around his body, easing safety fears as hundreds watched the daring repair.
Fire log notes several incidents with times and locations including Market street Brighton rendering company with a loss of 256000, West Cedar street West Cedar street Harry Smith loss 20, Holton street South Boston Thomas Butler loss 85, Washing ton street Brighton Calvin FE Newton no loss.
A Boston Opera House night offered Donizettis Don Pasquale and Paers Maestro di Cappella with a strong cast. Pini-Corsi as Barnaba impressed with fluency and humor, while Lewicka delighted as Gertrude and Balestrini showed a fine white tenor. Nielsen's Norina performed with charm despite not being at peak voice, Bourrillon displayed refined style, and Conti shone in both operas.
Sufferers of backache bladder trouble and kidney misery are urged to take Pape's Diuretic. The ad claims rapid relief from a range of symptoms including back pains, nervousness, headaches, night urination and discolored urine. It touts a fifty cent cure distributed by Pape Thompson & Pape of Cincinnati and urges acceptance only of this remedy.
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