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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 26, 1903

Page

4

Blood Wine Promises Rheumatism Cure In Letters

A self styled advertisement touts Blood Wine as a permanent remedy for rheumatism, citing patient letters from Springfield, Everett, Bath, Lewiston, and Terre Haute. Claiming blood treatment cures chronic pain and urges immediate purchase at fifty cents a bottle from local outlets.

F. S. Talmadge Woodside St Springfield Mass Elton Elaine Ferry Street Everett E. W. Appleton Bath New England James Robinson Lisbon Street Lewiston Terre Haute Ind South Eighth Street Dan Metzel Baur Buklehart

New York Woman Withdraws From D A R Presidential Race

Mrs. Donald McLean of New York withdraws from consideration for president general of the D A R, clearing the way for Mrs. Fairbanks to win re election and making McLean a candidate for two years hence. She says the move aims to avoid floor contention and restore harmony at the congress. A proposed amendment would create State arbitration boards to settle chapter matters, with appeals to a five member congress appointed court.

Washington Donald McLean New York D. A R Fairbanks McLean Continental Congress D A. R 8. C. Morgan Georgia Congress

Miners Killed by Deputies in West Virginia Clash

At Stamford Raleigh county three miners were killed and two mortally wounded in dawn fighting between Deputy U S Marshal Cunningham Sheriff Cook and rioting miners. The clash followed an attempt to arrest 34 miners for violating a blanket injunction issued by Federal Judge Keller last August.

Charleston Kanawha Co W. Va Stamford Raleigh County United States Cunningham Cook Keller

House Rebuffs Bates Veto On Wilmington Debt Vote

The House sustained Governor Bates's veto 181 to 10 on a bill allowing Wilmington to incur debt beyond the 20 year limit. Debates covered town hall funding, pension for a doorkeeper, and a request for a $5000 extra for a statue design.

Bates Wilmington Fenno Westminster Committee On Towns Carey Haverhill Collins Boston Crichton Northbridge Johnson Lenox MacCartney Rockland McMahon Billerica O’brien Lowell Ramsden Brockton Sleeper Natick Emery Vicksburg Memorial Commission Theodore Ruggles Kitson Davis Salem Hannah McCarthy McCarthy Metropolitan Sewerage Department Roxbury Committee On Ways and Means Moody Kimball Dillon Holyoke Mitchell Chicopee Stanton Huntington Middlefield Committee On Rules Committee On Federal Relations Osborne Howes Nautical Training School United States Navy Committee On Metropolitan Affairs Frank J. Linehan Boston Board of Police Linehan House Committee On Cities Bradley

War on cigarettes at Stoneham School

Stoneham on February 25 reports a campaign led by School Superintendent C. Stevens against cigarette use among students. He cites private checks showing over seven smokers among 530 boys and warns saloon-style exposure could result if habit spreads. He urges banning cigarettes in or from the school.

Stoneham C. &. Stevens Stevens

Fire alarms in Melrose spark and chimney blaze

Two Melrose fires today prompted alarms from Box 48 at the depot and Box 37 at Bogle's crossing. A spark from a passing locomotive set the Tremont street wooden apartment house roof afire, confined by damage and water coverage insurance. A chimney fire raged in the railroad gate tender's shanty.

Melrose Melrose Depot Tremont Street Seth E. Benson John Connelly J. P. O’donnell Bogle’s Crossing

Drunkards Cured Secretly by Simple Home Remedy

Miss Mary Roberts touts Golden Specific as an odorless tasteless drink suppressor that can be added to coffee or food to end alcohol craving. She claims it cured her brother and urges women to rescue relatives, with Dr J W Haines offering free trials from Cincinnati Ohio.

Miss Mary Roberts J. W. Haines Glenn Building Clincinnati Ohio

Stowaways or Immigrants in Charlestown Wharf Probe

Ten men at the Dominion line wharf in Charlestown are being examined to decide if they are stowaways from the Mediterranean aboard the steamship New England or local residents mingled with steerage passengers. Investigators suspect possible smuggling connected to the ship and an interpreter seen with the group.

Dominion Line Charlestown Mediterranean New England Commonwealth

Aldermen Consider Temporary Police Quarters and School Appointments

The Board of Aldermen met in a special session as Mayor Bruce asked for temporary police quarters during the new station build. He submitted names for Horace Mann district school accommodations and Lafayette School Commission replacement, naming William Q Huey P J McCarren William McDowell and William H Thomas. Sickness widespread except where orange is promptly used for colds headaches chills and fevers.

Everett Board of Aldermen Bruce William Q Huey P. J. McCarren William McDowell Horace Mann William H. Thomas Lafayette W. G. Bookings

Knapp Arrested in Indianapolis on Murder Charge

Albert A. Knapp tied to four wives from Hamilton and Indianapolis. Police say his fourth wife Anna May Gamble is alive and missing others vanished under suspicious circumstances. Previous wives Emma Stubbs Jennie Connors and Hannah Goddard linked by marriages. Connors found dead in a Hamilton canal years ago. Coroner earlier offered no definite conclusion.

Indianapolis Ind Albert A. Knapp Hamilton Knapp Anna May ‘Tamble Emma Stubbs Jennie Connors Hannah Goddard Anna May Gamblenapp Miss Connors Miss Goddard Miss Gamble

Boston Theatre Scene Expands As Theatres Proliferate

The article notes Messrs Stair and Wilbur plan another Boston playhouse next season amid crowded shows at the Majestic Grand Opera House and Tremont Theatre. It catalogs current engagements in Boston venues including the Castle Square Theatre, Music Hall, Bowdoin Square, Park Theatre, and the Boston Theatre, with stars like Chauncey Olcott and Mabelle Gilman headlining.

Messrs Stair Grand Opera House Boston Chauncey Olcott Merry Dodo Tremont Theatre Raymond Hitchcock Blue Jeans Bowdoin Square Charlotte Hunt June Mabelle Gilman Robert Rogers Louise Macintosh Dan Daly William Faversham the Follis Hilda Spong Lady Duncan Alice Fischer Museum Mrs. Jack W. H. Crane David Harum the Colonial Keith’s Mme Eugenie Mantelli Keith Carrie Scott the Howard Monk Zip Austin & Stones Museum Ww. H. Crane Sherrie Matthews Columbia Theatre Nickelodeon Tiger Lilies Palace Theatre Mme. Szumowska Saint-Saens Maggie Cline Artie Hall Carroll and Larkin J. H. Herne Phil Morton John P. Flynn Thomas J. Seeres Walter Beatty George J. Bass First Regiment Annine Shaw Chickering Hall Gwilyra Miles Leo Schultz Amon the Mocking Bird Park Theatre Bessie Dunne Miss Dunne

Burton Holmes Lecture titled Sweden draws large Tremont crowds

Burton Holmes presented Sweden as the subject of a Tremont Temple lecture yesterday afternoon and evening. Stockholm formed the core of the talk as audiences listened with marked interest to the verbal and visual description of the picturesque city.

Sweden Gothenburg Trollhattan Norway Tremont Temple Burton ‘Holmes Burton Holmes Stockholm

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