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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1912
Page
9
E. W. Randall, president of Minnesota Mutual Life, roasted by sun through a plate glass window as a furnace failed. He compared the heat with frost bite while rubbing cold cream on his neck and cheeks. The incident occurred in January, highlighting a bizarre sunbeam burn in chilly weather.
A bold sea captain defeats medical advice by discarding his truss and treating himself. He returns ashore healthier, defying doctors and public expectations with his self administered remedy.
In Chicago on January 8 1906 government evidence introduced a letter alleging collusion between Swift & Co and Armour & Co over the Soldiers Home Togus meat contract. Jerome H Pratt testified about shipments and terms amid a packed court schedule with objections over interpretation of terms.
A large Democratic gathering at the capital featured speeches by national and state leaders led by Charles F. Bryan and Norman Mack. Ongoing discussions focused on party unity, tariff policy, and the drive for direct primaries while figures like Hearst Parker and Bryan pressed for robust opposition to trusts and reform of the electors system.
Matilda Stack, 18 months, suffered severe burns on the kitchen floor at 125 Boston street when her three-year-old sister Mary toppled a kettle of boiling water from the stove. She was taken to Carney Hospital and is expected to recover.
At a banquet Senator O Gorman chairs as toastmaster. speakers include Champ Clark, Alton B Parker, John W Kern, Norman E Mack, William J Bryan, Woodrow Wilson, Newlands, Folk, Pomerene, and Harmon allies. Clark and Wilson enter to cheers. Bryan greets guests and seeks talks with Wilson. Folk chats with Bryan after arrival.
A Boston area plan invites 100 women to try a Parisian Beauty Sleep overnight from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am claiming wrinkle and age-reduction benefits. Testimonials from several women are cited. entry is free via a coupon to a Syracuse address for full details and contest participation.
In a bitter Democratic national committee session William Jennings Bryan pressed the issue over Colonel James M. Guffey from Pennsylvania. The committee voted 30 to 18 to decline unseating Guffey as Bryan appealed a prior ruling 33 to 13. The day centered on contested seats with little progress on convention city or delegate selection plans. Baltimore led bids with a $100,000 certified check, while St. Louis and Denver were contenders and Chicago and New York far behind. The committee will reconvene to continue discussions and prepare seating decisions.
In Brownsville Pennsylvania a quarrel over who would get up first led Lewis Campbell a 55 year old miner to shoot his wife Mary and then shoot himself in the head. A four month old child slept in the room during the tragedy.
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