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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1909
Page
6
Friday sale notice advertises Woodbury tar shampoo soap at 25 cents. Limited time offer on a Friday with a special price. The item names Woodbury and tar soap in a promotional listing.
Stephen son Mich December 31 Walter P Kezar a farmer bought and buried a dozen traps to catch wolves one trap caught a nearly 200 pound wolf the animal will net Kezar a $25 bounty plus the pelt value enough for two fine rugs
James Mc Daniel a stone mason in Akron Pennsylvania discovers he owns a Cremona violin his father bought for a small sum and a county gadgeter refused $600 for it. The case centers on ownership and the value of the instrument.
The Chamber of Commerce wrapped up 1908 with a wild mass melee as 100 members hurled flour oats and corn for an hour and a half. Dealers climbed galleries and tables as floor directors tried to restore order amid a flood of grain and flour.
City implements one way streets and time based restrictions to reduce congestion in the downtown area. Police Commissioner O Meara will enforce the rules as drivers adjust, with penalties from a $15 fine for obstruction to heavier penalties on repeat offenses.
For the first time, the department is charged with enforcing the new traffic code starting today, with Commissioner O'Meara promising full enforcement from the outset. The note cites ignorance as a factor in prior compliance.
The Mt Bellingham Methodist Church on Bellingham Hill Chelsea is set for dedication next Sunday. Opened for services two Sundays ago in the vestry due to unfinished auditorium, the building is nearly complete. Pastor A J Nazarian led the project with widespread Methodist support enabling early completion.
Bertha Galland heads her own company in The Return of Eve, beginning in Philadelphia early this month. The actress, famed on stage socially and professionally, will be supported by Frank Losee who comes from the Boston Theatre stock company.
Quincy records Miss Julia E. Underwood set to celebrate her 55th year as a public school teacher in the city. At 75, she has seldom missed class for illness and has taught three generations in the Coddington School primary grades, earning lifelong esteem from former pupils.
A 700 foot long aerial war ship with 100 passenger capacity, fuel and food for ocean crossing, and a full armament will be built at Nixon yards. The project, costing over 1 million dollars, is commissioned by backers forming the Aerial Navigation Company of America with Thurlow Reed Barnes slated as president. The craft will use a silk gas envelope inside aluminum and Nixon predicts total success.
Eva Marchand, 11, sank after breaking through thin ice on the Merrimac River while playing with a companion. 12-year-old Henry Bassett leaped in to help but barely escaped drowning. Marchand's body remains missing. she is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Marchand of Ipssex Street.
In Scollay Square a swarthy man named Giuseppe Basile, 37, knelt before Inspector Pelton and cried for release after being placed under arrest on a larceny charge. Basile pleaded in broken English but the inspector refused. Basile is due in court this morning.
London auction reports the sale of one of two 1674 warrants for John Bunyan. The initial bid was five dollars and the winning bid reached twenty two dollars. A duplicate warrant is owned by J P Morgan who reportedly offered two thousand dollars for it.
Wilbur Wright set a new aeroplane distance record at Le Mans France with a two hour nine minute flight covering 73 miles officially and over 90 miles with curves. He also flew again with M Larthou as passenger and won the Michelin cup worth 5000 dollars despite intense cold.
Ten veteran employees face a $200 yearly reduction in pay as part of early austerity under Mayor Hibbard. Patrick Henry Fahey and Walter I. Foley receive raises of $100 each, while the affected workers include John T. McNary George H. Dana Edward J. Sullivan Horton C. Ide Edward Scates Arthur L. Stevens Charles HB Bartlett Dennis H. Mahoney Thomas H. Brophey and Maurice J. Power.
In Superior Court yesterday Leo F. McCullough president of the Common Council had indictments for conspiracy and larceny quashed via a plea in abatement. His attorneys allege grand jury irregularities including Inspector Armstrong present during votes and witnesses testifying while others were present. A decision is expected in a few days.
A government diver searching for an Iron Railroad Company incline that vanished at Byrd's Point Missouri has uncovered an underground river. It runs beneath Byrd's Point and Cairo and crosses under the Mississippi and Ohio rivers near their confluence at right angles.
In Muskegon Michigan on December 31 David Stevenson is believed to have died in a burning barn to avoid marrying a woman he suspected of seeking his money. The barns of William Grumm and Henry Peichenteen were burned and a charred body found in the latter ruins is thought to be Stevenson.
Miss Lucella Hamilton of Winsted Connecticut married Robert J. Sutton of Beaver Dam Wisconsin after a long romance. The couple wed in Beaver Dam on December 15, with both parties described as having previously shared youthful ties.
The bail of Cardenio F King, recently convicted on 27 counts of larceny, was increased to 35000 by Judge Schofield. Attorneys have until Saturday noon to raise the funds. failure will lead to committal. A J Wheeler and J W Nutter, who stood original 25000 bond, seek to qualify again.
John Cox and his Kentucky family, exposed to brutal winter in a lumber camp near Alba, Michigan, endure chattering teeth as they decide to leave due to the extreme cold encountered while working in the camps.
Thousands of cattle roam government ranges with no fodder and hundreds reported dying of starvation as of December 31 in Los Angeles.
An advertisement promotes Stuart s Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach issues from overeating to poor digestion. It claims tablets digest a full meal without stomach effort, restore gastric fluids, build blood, and remove sour taste. It offers 50 cent boxes and a free trial by mail from F A Stuart Co Marshall Mich.
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