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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1909
Page
5
District Attorney Arthur D. Hill appointed Catherine Arnold as a stenographer at $100 a month within minutes of taking office marking the first female representation in the county DA office. He also ordered an immediate smoking ban in the office suite to be enforced by newly hired clerk Hugh Doherty.
The Senate judiciary committee will vote on the absorption of Tennessee Coal and Iron by United States Steel. The minority report questions the President’s role and asserts enforcement rests with the Attorney General, not the President.
New Brunswick N J Feb 25 Dr James L Barton foreign secretary of the American Board of Missions closed a series of lectures at the theological seminary on the role of foreign missions in fifty years of eastern development He said missions have been the chief factor in modern Asiatic movements prompting new treaties and reconsideration of Asia prospects.
Western Reserve University alumni gathered at Belle Vue for an evening meal and a principal address by President Thwing. Officers elected included William A. Knight as president and John Logan Finley as secretary and treasurer. Letters from degree holders such as F. G. Peabody and George H Palmer were read.
An old medical ad claims a five hour cure for deep seated coughs using a home formula. The recipe lists wild cherry bark, cardiol essence, and white pine syrup with frequent dosing for hours, scaled for children.
Senator J Howell Crosby, chairman of the metropolitan affairs committee, urged Boston residents to give moral support to the proposed city charter at the Canadian Club banquet held at Parker House last night.
The Legislature is urged to craft a strong city charter with honest civic motives. Bernard J. Rothwell of the Boston Chamber of Commerce advocates Canadian Pacific control of the Boston & Maine as a means to reduce international trade barriers. Ottawa MP J. W. Kyte discusses Canadian economic growth and emigration trends. Lt. Col. Alexander P. Graham presides as toasts are offered to the U S president Edward VII and Sir Wilfrid Laurier.
The president submitted a message to Congress transmitting two preliminary reports from the naval commission. The panel recommends an advisory body for the secretary to ensure clear understanding of military considerations and stresses no change in wartime expansion methods.
Senator Burkett of Nebraska introduced a resolution to distribute committee appointments by seniority while restricting service on key panels. The plan would bar dual membership on finance and appropriations and limit lawmakers to two appropriation-related panels and one from major committees. he cited a table showing under half the states represented and a minority of senators holding all seats.
The full Supreme Court bench ruled yesterday that Isaac Wotten, ex Lowell water board member, must serve six months in jail and pay a $500 fine for soliciting an $800 bribe from Charles B. Lynch who sought an inspector appointment. Lynch had sought the job and Wotten appealed the case.
A 190-member committee drawing prominent Boston businessmen and citizens is being formed to secure support for proposed amendments to the city charter as urged by the Finance Commission. A 100-member citizens committee is also proposed to unite nonpartisan civic effort with a prompt reply requested.
Chicago February 25 Dr F H Blackmar announced Radiothor a new medical discovery that will cure cancer tuberculosis of the skin ulcers birth marks and nervous afflictions. He said its basis is pitchblende with other rare elements kept in a safety vault and claimed the treatment would be affordable and as effective as radium.
In Fall River at 75 Summer street a fire trapped residents. Joseph Horf ord, 19, suffocated while eight others escaped down ladders or were removed to the hospital. Smoke and burns afflicted several, including three children and two women who jumped from windows.
Patrolman Langrain suffered a severe scalp wound while aiding a man who stepped in front of Ladder 22 at 12:45 a.m. near Hancock square Charlestown. The fire unit was responding to Box 463 for a blaze at 462 Main Street in a building occupied by Frank Roman. Loss reported as slight.
New York February 25 the result of conferences by prominent cigarette dealers nationwide indicates a price rise. Standard prices will be restored on brands that recently sold under regular price in most cigar stores.
Park Street Church marks its 100th anniversary with a 10 day observance led by Rev. A Z Conrad and aides Rev. Charles Parkhurst and D Chauncey Brewer. Notable past events include the hymn America first sung here and William Lloyd Garrison's anti slavery address. The 1809 building by Peter Banner features Solomon Willard capitals. Current membership is about 600 with the oldest member at 70 and oldest parishioner baptized there aged 95.
We offer a guarantee to cure constipation or refund all trial medicine costs. Rexall Orderlies use a new odorless ingredient that is gentle with no diarrhoea, nausea, or griping. Available at our stores in 36 tablets for 25c or 12 tablets for 10c.
In Elgin Illinois yesterday a washerwoman Mrs Hulda Dober married millionaire M C Geltzelman after a simple ceremony in Chicago. The Rev A J Boelger officiated creating a new social and financial status for the bride who formerly laundered clothes.
Woodstock mayor and Carleton Sentinel editor W Foter Thorne died February in Woodstock. Thorne led the town press and served as mayor, shaping local news coverage and civic leadership.
After two weeks of typhoid illness the man died at age 30. He leaves a widow and two children.
Pound Wisconsin February 25 A farmer Walter H Wood posts signs threatening extermination of rats on his property The notices promise a ten day opportunity for rats to leave before a farm war against rodents begins Wood reports a rapid drop in rat activity and says the premises cleared of rodents after the period.
Washington reports Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder will become commander in chief of the second squadron of the battleship fleet succeeding Rear Admiral Charles Sperry. Schroeder to assume command shortly after March 4 or on September 3 when Sperry retires.
The condition of Hiram Perry charged with murdering his sweetheart Catherine McDousal at 17 Cherry Street has improved enough for police to plan arraignment in court within days. A policeman remains on duty at his bedside.
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