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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1913
Page
3
Margaret C. Campbell pleaded guilty to stealing lace collars valued at $24.50 from a department store. She was sentenced to one month at the House of Correction and thanked Judge Bennett saying she would be better on the island than on the streets without food or shelter.
A party of customs inspectors searched the British steamer Tenhow yesterday hoping to uncover smuggled items. They combed the vessel but found all cargo properly listed on the ship's manifests. The Tenhow arrived in Boston Monday night from Havana and other Cuban ports with a sugar cargo for a local refinery.
Mrs. Katie Smith of Revere lost an eight year struggle to restore her husband John Smith’s Civil War pension. confusion with a deserter from a Maine regiment in 1862 complicated her case and delayed resolution by the government.
Commissioner Davenport ruling that John Smith was a deserter blocks widow Smith’s pension for a man who served in both Union army and navy. The case strands on conflicting records for two men named Smith and Lander, each with different birthplaces and marriages, while six children press their mother’s claim. Congressman Roberts, a longtime advocate, laments the department’s stance despite evidence and efforts spanning years.
Nelius Cronin of Everett, long a State Farm resident at Bridgewater, was arrested after returning home drunk. In Malden District Court he pleaded to be sent back to the Bridgewater facility, noting his heart lies there and his work unfinished.
Ladder 29 the first of three motor companies added to the department by Fire Commissioner Cole goes into commission at 10 this morning. Based at Callender and Lyons in Dorchester it will be led by Captain Lorenzo D Merrill recently promoted to the rank.
Vermont enacts a law effective today requiring all foreign creamery associations operating in the state to file a $5000 bond with the secretary of state to guarantee milk bills. If a company fails to settle by the 15th of the following month, it can be cited. continue delinquency after the 25th allows farmers to collect from the bond. The act covers all dairy products.
A fragment notes cough drops marketed to relieve colds with unclear details. No dates, places, or names are readable.
A local advertisement touts a famous pint sized cough syrup recipe claimed to be the remedy no better price. The copy promises full guarantee and value for money, urging readers to try immediately.
Harvard students from affluent families receive daily begging letters as wealth and romance temptations mix. E Paul Holcomb of Los Angeles, famed for losing a $50 bill in a Cambridge subway, is targeted by suitors offering loans or business investments. Holcomb plans to spend his funds on education. Paris hat designs and color illustrations feature in next Sunday's Post. Adamson's Balsam advertised as cough remedy.
Master Pevey sharply rebuked spectators for laughter during the Russell identity case at East Cambridge courthouse and warned of barring attendance. Mrs Rousseau admitted Jim Rousseau beat her husband in a 1896 fight and then went West after their estrangement. The Suny Post Magazine serial Seven Keys to Baldpate continues.
A January 16 1913 letter to New York buyers from the Raymond Syndicate Boston announces an available shipment of 336 dozen shirts from William Vogel & Son. The stock includes double French cuffs Russian cords Austrian imports and Madras silk linen shirts. They offer to sell at under fifty cents on the dollar and request wiring by noon next day. Boston January 17 1913 notes to buy all shirts if sizes are good.
A Boston notice promotes William Vogel & Son as a premier New York men’s furnishings store offering shirts with fixed retail prices from 2.00 to 3.50 dollars. It touts exclusive goods, with a choice option at 1.60 dollars, and signs off by Raymond.
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