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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1909

Page

5

Woman battered in West End home by four held

Four men are detained by Station 3 police as Captain Dugan investigates injuries to Mrs Pearl E Parcatelle 23 of 7 Auburn court West End found in bed with a gouged eye and contusions the room bloodstained Alphonso Parcatelle the husband is among the prisoners the others are unnamed

Dugan Bureau of Criminal Investigation Pearl E. Parcatelle Auburn Court West End Alphonso Parcatelle

English suffragists draw crowds in Boston meeting

Women and men packed a committee room and the Charles Street Common for a suffrage hearing led by Mrs Teresa Crowley. Julia Ward Howe drafted the petition while speakers including Miss Rendell Miss Costello and Miss Shaw argued for votes for women amid police presence and outdoor overflow groups.

Remington O’meara Julia Ward Howe Hattie Williams Arms Reminston Miss Rendell England Massachusetts Jessica C. Henderson Wayland Massachusetts Senate Kendall Miss Shaw Alice Stone Blackwell Josephine Casey Walter Krusi Hartley SK. Dennett Hibbard Charles Street Harriet Egar Miss Costello Barker Brookline Colorado Anna H. Shaw Roosevelt A. J. George

Wife beaten in alleged home attack ends at hospital

Mrs Parcatelle was found with cuts, bloodstains, a stained knife, and a hatchet on the floor after her husband cried out of alleged murder. She told police to spare her attackers. She underwent an operation at Massachusetts General Hospital and may lose sight in one eye if she recovers.

Auburn Court Parcatelle Gilmore Frank Dudley Michael Crowley Massachusetts General Hospital

Four Fires Strike Hub Centre Night of Fire

Last night four fires broke out in quick succession in the hub. A blaze on the third floor of 47 Joy Street caused 2500 damage and aided lodgers were helped out by police and firemen. A second fire on 19 High Street led out F. A. Turner and others with 1500 in losses. A basement fire at 6389 Atlantic Avenue caused 500 damage to S. T. Balsana bootblock shop. A fourth fire on 72 Harrison Avenue caused minor damage from a defective gas pipe.

Joy Street High Street IF. A. Turner Chief Gredy American Cotton Goods Company A. W. Childs F.A. Noble J. R. Tucker F. A. Tappan Fr. A. Turner Atlantic Avenue S. T. Balsana Harrison Avenue

J. W. Hyte to Speak at Canadian Club Banquet

J W Hyte M P of Canada will address the Canadian Club at the Parker House banquet discussing reciprocal trade relations and Northwest development. Other speakers include Bernard J Rothwell Boston Chamber of Commerce head Mayor Wardwell Cambridge Dr Roland D Grant Vancouver and Rev John J Campbell Cambridge. Signor Savasta will sing.

J. W. Kyte M. P Canada Parker House Canadian Northwest Bernard J. Rothwell Boston Chamber of Commerce Wardwell Cambridge Roland D. Grant Vancouver Signor Savasta

Doctor promotes Rengo fat reduction remedy

Special Notice To Fat People advertises Rengo as a rapid fat reducer and muscular booster. Dr Jones endorses the product urging readers to buy at drugstores or obtain a free trial by mail from the Detroit company. Listings include Boston and Cambridge area retailers.

Dr. Jones Rengo Co Rengo Detroit Mich Boston Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores Houghton & Dutton Co Henry Siegel Co Washington and Essex Sts Woodward Drug Co Tremont St W. B. Hunt Co Washington St Mass. Ave Cambridge Pleasant St. Malden

Suffragettes by mail reject delivery to Premier Asquith

Two suffragists Miss Cristobel Pankhurst and Mrs Drummond sent two "human letters" to Premier Asquith from the Strand post office prepaid. The letters were refused at Downing Street and the scene drew police as the women were escorted away by a telegraph messenger.

London Asquith Drummond Downing Street

Fleet at Fort Monroe Braces for Shore Leave Amid Storm

The battleship fleet at Fort Monroe Virginia endures a violent storm with wind and rain as boats and ships ride the seas. Coaling continues amid choked roads and tightening sails as Norfolk invites crews for a first shore leave in the voyage around the world. Admiral Sperry plans a later inspection and a possible return to Washington.

Fortress Monroe Virginia Capes Old Point Pier Sperry Arnold Gibraltar Norfolk Connecticut Admiral Sperry Richmond

Dry Goods Men Debate Drummer Policy at Boston Meeting

The New England Dry Goods association held its monthly banquet at the New American House with 250 attendees. Debates covered whether traveling salesmen’s rules are fair and discussed tariff opposition efforts and potential club facilities in the shopping district.

New England Dry Goods Association New American House Boston Washington Bil J. C. B. Smith Paul E. Fitzpatrick John Lamb J. R. Simpson Mr. Glidden Glidden Hyde F. H. Tucker Carl Dreyfus P. A. O'Connell Mr. Tait M. H. Meyer Henry Siegel Company H. l. Weinz Augustus Bacon W. & A. Bacon Company William Filene’s Sons Company W. G. Walker Austin-Walker Company Robert Luce Mark Sullivan United States District Attorney Israel Caro Joseph Lennon C. F. Gibbs Horace Brown N. G. Walker J. (. B. Smith C. C. Ferris P. A. O’connell George W. Lane H. O. Bancroft T. Phillips R. D. Paris Louis Weisner

Life of a Pimple Skin Remedy Promises Fast Cure

An advertisement-style notice promotes possum a new skin treatment claiming to cure eczema acne tetter blotches and itching. It offers a free experimental package from Emergency Laboratories New York and notes the 500-cent box is sold at Riker Jaynes Houghton Dutton drug stores and others.

Riker-Jaynes Drug Department Houghton & Dutton’s West Twenty-fifth Street New York

Sperry Arrives at Richmond for Navy Fleet Tribute

In Richmond Virginia a luncheon at the Jefferson Hotel honors Rear Admiral Sperry Rear Admiral Wainwright and 54 officers from his command. Major Richardson commends the navy and flag while Sperry notes his aides include several named from Georgia Florida and South Carolina and praises the crew for timely arrival.

Richmond Southland Confederacy Jefferson Hotel Richardson Sperry Wainwright Admiral Sperry Georgia Florida South Carolina Connecticut

Boston Hatters Return to Work at Dorchester Shop

Twenty more laborers from the makers' branch union resume duties this morning at the William St. O'Brien body-making shop on Freeport Street Dorchester. Notices were sent to all former workers to report for duty today.

Boston Makers’ Branch William St. O'Brien Freeport Street Dorchester

Graft Schemes Alleged by City Officials at Pittsburg

Testimony portrays a formed network among council men led by Captain John F. Klein dubbed the angel of charity with six banks funding 88 council members. Klein allegedly called influencing legislation a science as details of money use in ordinances were given by Robert Wilson and corroborated by Herbert Jones and T C Huffling. Jury tour planned to view hotel rooms with alleged entry holes used in payments tomorrow.

Pittsburg John F. Klein Klein Robert Wilson Wilson Herbert Jones T. C. Huffling

Clear Offcers in Perjury Case

Charges of perjury against former Sergeant Stillman B. H. Hall and Patrolman William J. Brown were dismissed by Commissioner O Meara. Hall was reduced to patrolman for conduct unbecoming an officer after a naval inquiry and testimony alleged Col Thomas N Wood's intoxication and a sober young man involved in the altercation.

Stillman B. H. Hall William J. Brown O'Meara Hall Thomas N. Wood United States Marine Corps Brown Wood

Man Falls 40 Feet From Church Staging

John Stanton aged 25 of 42 Dick Street Dorchester slipped on staging in front of the Church of the Sacred Heart on Ashland Street Roslindale yesterday afternoon and fell 40 feet to the street. He suffered severe injuries and was removed unconscious to City Hospital where his condition was described as serious last night.

Church of the Sacred Heart Ashland Street Roslindale John Stanton Dick Street Dorchester City Hospital

Houghton Dutton's Sale Draws Immense Throng

Houghton Dutton's sale at Lockhart's mill end drew massive crowds all day as shoppers sought bargains. Clerks stayed busy with eager buyers while anticipation grows for another big day with new announcements and hopes of replicating last year's Boston success.

Houghton @ Dutton Houghton & Dutton’s Lockhart Boston

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Cited As Curing Remedy

Read letters claim Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured many female ailments including Change of Life and chronic inflammation. Testimonials from Paterson New Jersey and Melbourne Iowa praise relief and health restoration after other methods failed. The ad asserts 30 years as standard remedy, made from roots and herbs with thousands of cures.

Lydia E. Pinkham Wm. Somerville Hamburgh Ave Paterson Melbourne Lydia FE. Pinkham Clara Watermeann Iowa Lydia EF. Pinkham

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