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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
9
Los Angeles, Feb 19 Snow fell today in Los Angeles for the first time in many years. The weather bureau recorded only a truce noting the snow arose from purely local conditions.
Frank H Huntze of Providence Rhode Island was elected president of the New England Association of Gas Engineers at their annual meeting held at Young's Hotel yesterday.
Dr W S Burkhart promotes his Vegetable Compound as a 20 and 30 day remedy for sour stomach liver kidneys and constipation. A trial treatment is offered free with purchase and money back if not cured. Address Cherry Hill Square Cincinnati Ohio for prepaid delivery.
Thousands of wives mothers and sisters praise Orrine saying it cures the drink habit and restores happiness at home. The remedy can be given secretly. Orrine costs one dollar per box. Free booklet available. Orrine Co Washington DC. Sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
James H. Rogers 625 Plymouth St Fall River tells Patrolman Carty he will spare police the trouble of searching for him He is wanted on a non support charge for his wife Mary E Rogers and daughter Ethel He left Dec 27 1912 to attend his mother s funeral in Boston and says he worked in the Maine woods until Tuesday before going to his sister s Cambridge home He hurried to police to avoid inconveniencing anyone
Miss Helen Shevlin of 1 Aldersey Street Somerville was bitten on both legs by a bulldog on Springfield Street yesterday afternoon. She was taken to Cambridge Relief Hospital for treatment and the dog is to be examined today for rabies at the police station.
ST. MORITZ Switzerland Feb 19 Charles Low Borrum Jr of New York was killed today when a sledge overturned on the Cresta run. He was 19 and had recently left St Pauls School at Concord NH.
A series of reader questions about rheumatism coughs catarrh and weight follow general ad responses. Remedies include iodide of potassium and sodium salicylate mixtures laxatives for colds triopeptine tonics and weight gain pills. The column invites further free medical advice from Dr Lewis Baker at Dayton Ohio.
A Senate judiciary committee majority report urges passage of the Rockefeller Foundation bill as the safest disposition of a portion of John D Rockefeller's vast fortune valued at about 100 million dollars. The proposal seeks to organize a foundation for benevolent purposes.
A Senate report presents two views on a proposed philanthropic foundation to manage vast funds. Proponents urge government safeguards and public good while opponents warn against concentrating wealth, questioning funding ties to monopolies and the legality of perpetual control by private trustees.
The red brick three story house at 789 East Broad Way City Point with 21 rooms and mahogany interiors will become a parochial residence for Rev Mortimer E Twomey after April 1. The transfer, through Cardinal O Connell, follows typical archdiocese practice. Judge Fallon leaves due to size after over 30 years of occupancy with his daughter.
A historical quotation objects to Congress backing large financial concentrations and the long term fruits of combinations against the public good. It argues against lending authority to sustain monopolies and conspiracies undermining the public welfare.
Henry Russell, Boston Opera Company managing director, petitions the Superior Court for an injunction against Philip L. Kahn of the Music Magazine Company. He accuses Kahn of publishing false and defamatory statements in The Music Magazine and Musical Stage Review to injure him and the opera staff. Kahn’s pamphlet allegedly offered for sale near the Boston Opera House on February 15, 1913, and contains statements about others at the company. Russell alleges a coercion scheme to deter employment at the opera house, citing access to confidential information from 1911–1912. Joseph A. Conry, Russian consul, represents Russell.
Mary Garden starred as Carmen with Giovanni Zenatello as Don Jose and Jose Mardones as Escamillo in Boston. Caplet conducted. Garden’s portrayal was distinctive and highly praised, with the second act praised for its drama and gypsy inflections, though the final act was less moving.
A water gas building explosion at Lynn Gas & Electric near West Lynn caused widespread damage and shattered windows. Garrett Wall, injured, shut off gas cocks to halt further leakage and leapt to safety from a second story window.
A two story wooden building at 341 343 Water Street Quincy was driven from the premises by flames yesterday causing about 1000 dollars in damage. Two families were forced onto the street as the fire spread through the structure. No injuries were reported. The origin of the blaze remains under investigation by local firefighters.
An unsolicited coupon offer promises a prepaid large trial of a Combined Treatment for catarrh. It urges signing and mailing the coupon with no money or promises required to receive information and relief methods aimed at nose obstruction throat clearing and bad breath.
A postal solicitation invites readers to send the treatment and book for free. It lists the name C. E. Gauss and the address 4532 Main Street, Marshall Michigan as the contact point for mail.
Jonathan J. Bowen known as Jeck, a famed old-time horseman of New Hongland, died at his Lexington home after a long illness. Retired for years, Bowen was reputed as one of the squarest men in the turf and believed to have never entered a race to cheat or engage in crooked work.
Professor H. S. Person, director of the Amos Tuck School of Finance, will accompany Boston Chamber of Commerce members on an official tour of South America to strengthen ties and promote Dartmouth representation on the mission.
A chamber seeks to establish pleasant relations with South American universities through a tour. The effort focuses on fostering academic exchanges and cooperative projects.
Cardinal Connell was invited to attend the annual memorial Mass of Northford Council No 816 in the Knights of Columbus at St. Stephen's Church. Former parishioners now elsewhere are urged to attend, with hopes to start a yearly parish reunion tradition.
London buyers pay 1250 dollars for a George Washington letter written at Mount Vernon on Feb 45 1789 about electing representatives to the first US Congress. An English private collector acquired the item.
An advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as a quick cure for nasal stuffiness and head cold. A small bottle is urged, claiming immediate relief as the balm dissolves by nostril heat and soothes inflamed membranes, ending sleepless nights and discharge. The copy urges trust in the product to eliminate catarrh or a cold.
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