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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
4
An article touts a cough and cold remedy made from Virgin Oil of Pine two ounces of myterine one half pint whiskey or five ounces Cinchona compound. It advises a teaspoon every four hours and notes the Pine oil is guaranteed under the Food and Drugs Act Serial No. 451. The Leach Chemical Co. in Cincinnati markets the ingredients in half ounce vials.
F Augustus Heinze failed to meet a 1.2 million dollar loan due to Edwin Gould and William Cromwell. He lost control of Mercantile National Bank after arraignment in U S Circuit Court on over certification charges. Heinze had bought a controlling stake from the Goulds a year earlier and pledged his holdings as security.
The statement from Mr. Cromwell reports Heinze stock in Mercantile National Bank being acquired by Mr. Gould after Heinze failed to pay. Heinze, bailed, faced federal charges for over certifying $460,000 in checks tied to his brothers' brokerage. arraigned with not guilty plea and motions possible. Adjournment to Jan 20 for final plea. $50,000 bail continued. Other prominent Wall Street figures may be summoned to plead to similar indictments.
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges for gas relief in stomach and bowels and for improving complexion and breath. The ad touts charcoal as a safe purifier, claiming daily use benefits blood and liver, and offers a 25 cent box with a free trial package from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
A private funeral was held Friday morning for Herbert and Mary Crane Johnson, ages 8 and 5 years 1 month, with services conducted privately in Jan. 8 records at Billesbeth.
In a Boston Superior Court session before Judge Bond, District Attorney Moran and Attorney Daniel H. Coakley sparred as nine defendants linked to the Codman street land deal, flagstone contract, and Fourth of July prizes faced arraignment. Coakley sought a motion of abatement claiming indictments were improperly directed, but Judge Bond ordered pleas. all defendants entered not guilty and posted bonds.
Speaker describes a seven member city board plus mayor to run cities with long tenure and business principles. He cites non partisan boards in practice and urges elimination of aldermen and common council. Elected officers and a remarks by Charles Gettemy accompany the talk at a mayoral gathering with new club officers named.
Rep Herbert Frost introduces a measure defining the second political party as the group winning the next highest number of General Court seats. The Independence League currently claims that status, arguing its 3 percent governor vote suffices, while Frost targets the Democrats as the second party based on legislative representation.
Discussion centers on legality of an at large delegation. The 40 district committeemen face removal, risking Feeney and McNary losing their seats as Feeney aligns with the Bartlett convention and McNary with the Whitney convention.
Feeney and McNary fight for control of the Massachusetts Democratic State committee ahead of the 1908 convention. Four national delegates plus 28 district picks are at stake as parties eye the presidential ticket, with Bryan and Douglas favored by factions. Feeney asserts proper notices were given and urges members to attend the regular meeting, while McNary claims a rival call. The piece also lists numerous committee names and notes ongoing theater and entertainment events in Boston.
In a Boston City Club room on Beacon Street last evening, about 20 to 30 prominent business and professional leaders debated delaying charter changes. Former Mayor Josiah Quincy Professor Frank Parsons and Louis D. Brandeis spoke as reformer plans were reviewed and critiqued.
Hor Lew Sang alias Hor Yin faces a conspiracy charge for bringing his Chinese wife and daughter to the United States in violation of immigration law. The government contends he was not a Chinese merchant since he performed manual labor such as washing dishes, while he says he belongs to the Mung Far Low firm over the Oriental restaurant at 3 Pell Street New York and previously ran Hop Wah Lung & Co in Boston.
A fragmented note warns against improper laxatives and urges customers to request genuine products. It mentions B. W. Grove’s signature as a mark of authenticity and emphasizes avoiding counterfeit cures.
Superintendent James F. English of the Boston almshouse on Long Island is urged to resign by Mayor Hibbard and the board of pauper institutions. The request is expected at the board's next meeting Friday. English vows to fight any forced departure, claiming civil service protection.
In Pittsburg on January 8 authorities report the worst illness since 1889 with thousands fallen to pneumonia coughs and grip. City Physician B A Booth warns neglecting a cold can lead to tuberculosis while promoting Lung activo and Southern Pine Tar as remedies.
John Philip Sousa and his band staged two performances with a varied program including a new march Powhatan's Daughter and classics like Liszt Les Preludes Chadwick Symphonic Sketches and Till Eulenspiegel. Soprano Lucy Allen violinist Jeanette Powers and cornetist Herbert Clarke impressed audiences with solos and encores including RCA pieces and Sousa favorites Manhatta n Beach El Capitan and The Stars and Stripes Forever.
Edward Dickie an 82 year old Cambridgeport resident living alone at 182 Pine Street was found dead on the floor of his small frame cottage late last evening. He had been a widower for years and kept to his doorway when weather permitted.
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