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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1902
Page
5
Forty years ago mothers relied on paregoric or laudanum to soothe infants a practice that caused lifelong harm. Narcotics from opium can sedate sleep but deadly overdoses bring coma convulsions or death. Druggists must restrict sales to adults and labelling must warn of poison. Castoria contains no narcotics if signed by Chas H Fletcher.
Brooklyn detectives hinge case on Florence Burns identification by Arthur C. Weibles as the woman who rode with Walter Brooks to the Glen Island Hotel where he was shot. Witness inconsistencies and an alibi doubt cloud prosecution while Burns’s supporters seize the moment as the grand jury path looms.
Royal Blue Line conducts Boston departures on Feb 28 Mar 14 28 Apr 11 25 May 9 for five days in the capital with stops in Philadelphia and New York and tours to Old Point Comfort and Richmond. All expenses except suppers on Fall River line. For itineraries contact Jos P Taggart N E B P A 211 Washington street Boston.
Madrid reports a council of ministers meeting to discuss public order as riots persist near Barcelona. In Sarria, men were arrested for explosive experiments. a clash with police left one policeman and one worker dead and two men wounded. At Podralbes, two strikers died in a police conflict.
At the New England Watch and Ward Society annual meeting in Park Street Church Rev Frederick B Allen lauded police for enforcing laws against vice over the past year. He urged better officer rest periods and noted society work protecting young women, regulating posters, and curbing liquor in second class hotels. Rt Rev MecVickar spoke on prevention, Mrs Julia Ward Howe gave a moral address, and regrets were received from Rev Hale and Rev Withrow.
Signor Augusto Rotoli led a Symphony Hall program featuring Gounod's St Cecilia Mass and a Palestrina motet with a 260-voice chorus. Soloists Grace B Williams Pauline Woltmann Ellison Van Hoose and Signor Campanari performed under Ottol Roth and organist Kugler. The concert was largely excellent with spirited chorus and precise expression.
Daily during March and April, 30, Chicago to Anaconda Butte Helena Montana Grand Junction Glenwood Leadville Colorado Salt Lake and Ogden Utah. Correspondingly low rates from Boston to these and other Western points. Information and tickets at Chicago Northwestern Railway office, 368 Washington street, Boston.
A pair of American bred horses gifted by Thomas W Lawson sail from New York on the Kaiserin Maria Theresa to India. Arnold Lawson will present the horses to Lady Curzon, with a party including Lawson relatives. They tour Cairo and London then Oxford where Arnold rows in college regatta.
Billy Emerson known as Billy Emerson, famed old time minstrel of US troupes for over 30 years, died in a cheap Eliot street lodging after awaiting money from a San Francisco estate. He collapsed on stairs after singing and died minutes later, humming an old tune. He leaves a wife and a son, with funeral planned at St. Joseph's Church on Chambers Street.
Henrietta Crosman shifts parts with Adele Block and Lottie Alter amid New York shows and Philadelphia trials. Several stars including George Schiller and Ida Conquest are slated for next seasons with Frohman and Drew’s circle, while Montrose and Seton appear across Boston venues and Symphony Hall. The week features Moran productions, Kindred acts, and the Grand Opera House slate with Morocco Prelude and other attractions March ahead.
Kathryn Kidder presents Molly Pitcher for the first time in Boston tonight drawing a notable audience and emphasizing the event. Boston girl Marie Falla will take part in the occasion, adding local interest to the performance.
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