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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1913
Page
8
Harry M. Jones, the first government commissioned aviator for parcel post, landed his biplane at Providence baseball park after a 59 minute flight from Franklin Park Dorchester. He touched down at 3 05 PM as crowds gathered outside the empty field to greet him.
Jones piloted a nine-pack of Gridley Boston baked beans addressed to local and regional officials including Postmaster Kilton and hotel executive McDonald. He flew from Franklin Park at 2 06 to 4 000 feet then landed four feet from the scoreboard at the baseball field. He crossed Roxbury and Forest Hills, noting 15 degrees above zero with a 12 mph wind. He toured Readville Hyde Park Canton and Attleboro, deciding to press on despite the cold and saying he would depart only when weather allows.
Druggists offer Booths Hyomei at 50 cents with inhaler. Balsamic vapor aims to destroy catarrh germs and ease coughs colds and sore throats. Australian eucalyptus formula contains no harmful drug and money back if not satisfactory. Complete outfit with inhaler available for one dollar.
Mrs Mary Byrne of New Brunswick New Jersey swears the Swamp Root remedy cured her daughter Angela of scarlet fever and dropsy after doctors failed. She credits the product for relief and states the doctor did not know she used Swamp Root. Sworn statement dated July 16 1909.
A promotional note urges sending to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton NY for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. The Boston Daily Post is mentioned and bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar are said to be for sale at all drug stores.
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson of New York will return to her former home to sing at a charity concert Thursday evening in the Jefferson Auditorium. The event benefits Sheltering Arms Free Hospital, aided by Mrs Gibson and her sister Mrs Waldorf Astor. She will stay with Mr and Mrs Saunders Hobson during the visit.
Norman Prior, 17, son of a Malden physician, ventured onto thin ice at Bellevue Pond Medford and drowned after breaking through. Companion Grantley Hall leaped in to help but barely escaped. Dr Charles E Prior rushed to the scene and attempted rescue with hospital and gas company equipment.
William J. Plummer Jr of Everett was held on a $1000 bond in Malden District Court by Judge Bruce on a bigamy charge. His first wife Miss Anna Mooney of Woburn, with whom he has a child, would consent to divorce to legitimize his marriage to Miss Wigmore of Everett. Plummer, with his second wife and a son, says he believed the first wife was dead when he wed the second time.
The Consumers Club met at City Club to form a three member committee Dr Charles K Fieisachar chair Francis F Whittier Meyer Bloomfield to recruit other groups for an educational campaign of practical co operation A chain of cooperative stores to sell food clothing and furniture at modest prices direct from factory and farm to consumer starting in Everett soon with expansion to Boston area and seeking labor union support to cut living costs
Judge Hugo A. Dubuque presided over 18 libellants in as many petitions with nearly 80 witnesses. Decrees granted in all but one case where Danish consul communication delayed final decision for the wife and child in Copenhagen.
Gertrude Caffee of East Boston sues husband Walter R. Chaffee for desertion and cruel treatment after their 1905 marriage. She recalls his alleged affair with a Dorchester woman and lack of support. Decree granted. Andrea Gritti obtains a decree from Maria C. Gritti after a Sicilian marriage in 1902. Francis A. Bentley testifies his wife Mary H. left home in 1908 after 31 years, with two grown sons, and refuses to sign a deed or return home.
The Caledonian Club committee held a meeting in Deacon Hall to plan the 59th Burns birthday celebration with a concert on Friday evening January 24. Notables listed include James Urquhart and John Green as chiefs, with ex chiefs Robert E. May and others. Evelyn Scotney and Barbara Foster are billed as soloists, followed by a dance with clansmen in costume after the show.
At the Majestic Theatre a bet pits Max Rogers against Harry Cooper over catching a ball tossed from the Bunker Hill Monument. Florence Moore will drop 12 balls at 3 pm, with Rogers attempting to catch at least one for a coin prize in front of the show’s chorus members.
Edward Lankow will be principal vocal soloist at the Boston Opera House concert next Sunday. He debuted at the Metropolitan in New York singing Sarastro in The Magic Flute. Hans Letz will play Bruch’s Scotch Fantasy, with Brahms Lovesong for four voices and two pianos featuring Bernice Fisher Ernestine Gauthier Diaz Sampileri and noted accompanists. The program includes Chabrier Gwendoline Overture Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun Ravel Pavane for a Dead Infante and Berlioz Hungarian March.
Raphael Spena, 35, of 20 Prince Street North End, was buried by hundreds of cement bags in a shanty at the Common opposite Park Street. Patrolman Joseph P. Murray arrived quickly after hearing cries for help and saved him, finding only his head visible in the darkness.
Spena, piling 100 pound cement bags for Coughlin & Shields on a subway extension, was buried to his eyes. Patrolman Murray moved bags aside after 20 minutes to free him. Spena was taken to Relief Hospital and sent home badly used up.
At a St. Alphonsus Association banquet in Roxbury, Mayor John J. Fitzgerald and figures including Hon. F. J. Donahoe Justice Victor J. Dowling James M. Curley and J. C. Pelletier lauded Catholic manhood as key to national success. They praised Catholic schools as bulwarks against socialism and urged training of youth to sustain American ideals.
In Washington, Ronnie Stevens shot his wife in the abdomen and Robert L. Thomas, a boarder, in the face after Stevens ordered him to leave. Stevens was then shot and killed by Thomas as he returned from a Baltimore trip. Thomas was arrested.
An advertisement claims Renova cures habitual drinkers by secretly mixing into tea or coffee. It asserts hundreds of men were saved, urges readers to request a free sample and proofs from the Renova Co at 204 Broadway, New York.
A lone bandit held up Lehigh Valley railroad passenger agent Albert D flunsicker and clerk E A Fellweikler at 131 South Broad street near City Hall. He threatened them with a pistol and robbed the office of $150 in cash. The crime occurred in a street level room with a glass front.
A masked bandit entered the Lehigh Valley office on Broad Street at 4 pm and robbed two occupants of $130 after forcing them to open the safe. He returned $1.76 and told them they might need it for supper. Police observed the crime from nearby corners. Detectives link the suspect to similar crimes in Cleveland and Pittsburg last Friday and Saturday.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as the best laxative for liver stomach and bowel misery. It promises quick relief from headache biliousness dizziness and nervousness and claims a 10 cent box brings months of health and a clear head. It urges adults and children to use Cascarets and notes all druggists carry it.
A Philadelphia testimonial endorses Eckmans Alterative for tuberculosis and lung illnesses. Howard L. Klotz recounts severe hemorrhages and pneumonia before a swift cough reduction and recovery after starting the remedy in March 1902. The ad cites bronchitis asthma hay fever throat and lung support and directs readers to local druggists.
An advertisement extols a home hair tonic using Bay Rum Lavona and Menthol Crystals. It claims rapid results including reduced shedding, dandruff relief, and new hair growth with nightly applications and a one hour infusion. The ad urges purchase of Lavona Bay Rum and Menthol Crystals from a druggist.
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