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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1913
Page
4
Mrs Ellen Danehy aged 100 who lived at 166 Brown avenue Mt Hope Roslindale fell ill yesterday preventing a planned surprise party by daughter Mrs Patrick O Leary and relatives. The celebration would have marked her century birthday but was postponed.
Pittsburg February 16 A coal miner from Bellaire Ohio Al fred Pacifico sues Ball and River Coal Company for 10000 claiming loss of hair has ruined his looks and invites jokes, asserting damages for the bald pate and its social impact.
A public meeting of Cambridge citizens interested in the municipal party is set for this evening at the Board of Trade Hall in Cambridge, inviting participation in the elections next month.
Itching stops when Poslam is applied and relief comes from the first use. The ad claims rapid progress, soothing of aggravated skin, and complete eradication of eczema and related conditions. Poslam Soap is promoted to beautify and purify, with samples available from Emergency Laboratories in New York.
In a fiery Cathedral of the Holy Cross address on The Church and the Poor, Rev. John H. O Rourke denounces poverty and wage hardship as drivers of crime and potential revolution. He argues religion, not legislation, offers relief and warns social evils threaten national stability.
Miss Fletcher and Mr Dorey guided a small boat through rough seas to save brothers Peter and Arthur Fletcher from a canoe overturned near Shirley Point. Arthur was unconscious, rescued first, then Peter, aided by Deer Island officer John H Folger and two island trusties. The brothers, both Boston workers, survived. Arthur required later medical care.
Chicago police report Robert Webb, leader of the automobile bandits, admitted tonight he shot Policeman Peter Hart several weeks earlier. Webb, captured Friday, made the confession to State's Attorney Hoyne after two days of stubborn denial.
President Taft hosted William Barnes Jr. at the White House for lunch in Washington on February 16. Barnes, chairman of the New York Republican State committee and a national committeeman, spoke with the President for the first time since the election.
Rail way clerks from 21 divisions of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad ratified the recent agreement at their annual convention in New Haven Connecticut today. Officers elected include General Chairman K K G Stearns of Boston Vice General Chairman M H Murray of Boston General Secretary W E P Bright of Hartford and General Treasurer E L Zander of Ansonia.
Judge Payne Harris will speak this evening before Ward 19 Democratic Club members at Goldsmith Hall Roxbury 8 Terrace Street All Roxbury residents invited Congressman McVeigh will follow on Shipping and Import Duties topic
John Beazley Webb helps introduce tonic Tona Vita to treat nervous debility described as a state where brain and organs misalign, leading to disease. The remedy claims to relieve fatigue dizziness back pain and a host of nerve related symptoms and is sold in leading Boston drug stores.
GMC offers 42 models in gasoline and electric styles to haul on domestic routes. Goods from coal to groceries, lumber to laundry are moved by GMC trucks, aiming to fit every business need in the Boston branch at 753 Boylston Street.
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