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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1908
Page
9
The tonic strengthens the stomach and nourishes blood and nerves giving lasting relief from indigestion. Cynthia Hart of Lebanon Ohio reports years of stomach trouble, headaches, and nervousness improved after using Dr Williams Pink Pills with complete recovery and no relapse.
Charles G Bruffee, 31, of Westfield, was given four additional months by Judge Dodge in the U S District Court for sending a scurrilous letter through the mails to his divorced wife. The sentence follows a nine month average in jail over six years totaling 55 months. The letter, written while he was in Concord Reformatory and aimed at his wife after her divorce filing, threatened bodily harm and referenced a man who killed his wife and self. Postoffice Inspector Perkins testified.
Chicago chorus leader Merri Corye quits Wallack’s production over bald heads policy. She vows to return to Chicago where front-row bald men are not seated to distract actresses.
Lord Avebury was installed lord rector of St Andrews University succeeding Andrew Carnegie. He praised Carnegie calling him a great captain of industry who used his vast fortune to raise the status and aid worthy objects rather than seeking luxury.
At the annual meeting of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts board the discussion centered on a Boston Post idea to place special free exhibits of the museum’s treasures in fireproof schoolhouses or other suitable sites across the city. The aim is to make them accessible to citizens and especially school children.
The committee on museum will review the proposed plan and current schoolhouse facilities before reporting to the full board at the next meeting. President Gardner M. Lane apparently raised the issue. no objections were voiced, though some trustees urge careful feasibility study. Elected officers include President Gardner M. Lane, Treasurer Francis L. Higginson, and Secretary Benjamin Ives Gilman.
Stephen A. March of Somerville testified in court that he may have given his wife a purple eye but denied causing a black eye. Mrs. March described abuse including washing his neck and ears and claimed neglect after she left four years ago. The judge ordered $2 weekly child support and kept the divorce under advisement.
Governor Guild would must register by a time clock each morning if Representative Samuel Porter’s bill passes. The measure requires a working time clock in the executive department and all State House offices with officials logging in on arrival. Porter cites Mayor Hibbard’s punctual example and predicts stricter attendance across state government.
The National Aid Society Branch 14 of New York cooperates with missions in the Orient and Malaysia to supply the New Combretum Plant remedy for opium addiction. Free supply and consular reports are offered to sufferers upon request to Rev. J. C. Ives, secretary, 184 East Twenty-fifth Street, New York City.
Fritzi Scheff, who starred as Fifi in the comic opera Mlle Modiste at Hollis Street Theatre, became briefly indisposed just before Wednesday show time. The condition proved trifling, and she delivered her usual brilliant performance the following evening with no prior signs of illness.
The piece argues Commissioner Smith rebuts President Moffett of Standard Oil Indiana who defended six cent and eighteen cent oil rates in Chicago territory. It critiques Smith’s claims about tariff filings from Dalton and Whiting, asserts concealment and misinterpretation, and contends the Standard Oil Company was unjustly fined while the defense remains strong.
Madame Helene Noldi dazzled as Violetta in La Traviata at Castle Square with a strong cast including Tallman Albert Boyle Pringle and Ladd. The production featured an enlarged chorus and orchestra delivering memorable melodies like Ah fors e Lui and Sempre libera to a delighted audience.
Henry D Atwood urges the Spanish War veterans to demand the nation’s battle hymn be added to the Congressional Library collection. He writes to The Post asking why the piece isn’t included and suggests public attention could spark action given the paper’s large daily circulation.
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