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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1910
Page
4
Herbert L. Pettingill of Lewiston kept a morning train from wrecking on a bridge over the Sabattus River near Lisbon village after spotting ice blocking the crossing. His timely signal halted the train within feet of the water.
Pettingill, a trolley car passenger, noted the railroad bridge near Lisbon village was covered with something as the two river bridges crossed the river. The trolley bridge remained clear while the other bridge carried the obstruction.
A man leapt from a car full of ice to reach the railroad track and halted a fast moving Maine Central train just feet from a bridge. His timely jump at a curve near the blind bridge likely averted a serious wreck.
Mrs. Mary Punch widow of Patrick J. Punch died at her Cambridge residence on Monday morning after a brief pneumonia illness. Born in Ireland she came to the United States young, lived in Concord and Boston areas, and spent 15 years in Cambridge. She leaves a large family including James A. Punch of the Boston Globe Thomas F. Punch editor of the Catholic Citizen in Chelsea Frank J. Punch of the Boston Herald and Albert Punch of Dorchester. Funeral is set for Wednesday at 9 in the Church of St. Mary of the Annunciation on Norfolk Street.
John Bright of Hillside Park Charlestown was arraigned on a non support charge before Judge Bragg. Based on testimony he was rearrested and arraigned on polygamy and held in 200 for each case until January 29.
Police allege Bright has three wives, two in Charlestown and one in East Boston, all Chelsea-born. They trace marriages to Agnes Peoples in Chelsea twenty years ago, May O Neill in 1894 with a son, and Helen Sweet about a decade later with two children. Bright, 42, works at New England Gas & Coke in Everett and faced a non support warrant served at Hillside Park.
Radcliffe College students plan immediate support for shirtwaist workers in New York after Rosa Schneiderman and a 14 year old speaker at the Emmanuel Club meeting. Harvard students and others heard the vivid account of harsh factory life and urged greater educator and student involvement.
Chairman Joseph Maynard of the Democratic city committee failed to obtain the committee records from Miss Mary Myers at the Old South building. After a tense morning exchange, a later attempt involved furniture movers but the papers remained with Myers who claimed the material is hers.
Crudol, a new hair growth product made from crude oil, is promoted by scalp specialists for quick permanent results. Sold in 50c and 25c tin tubes through drug stores, with samples offered by the Crudol Company of New York City for 10c in stamps. Also available is Crudol Antiseptic Shampoo via the same address.
Hotel and restaurant managers in the city weigh higher meal prices as food costs stay elevated. No immediate price hikes have occurred, but leaders warn a cut in edible costs is needed soon. No decline in meat orders has been observed despite rapid formation of no meat clubs.
Asa P. French told a Post reporter he does not expect to investigate the beef trust. He said no orders from Washington to start such an inquiry were received and that he would likely leave the matter alone.
William H. Depper of Boston and Lincoln with Mrs. Depper will return soon from an extended European tour. Depper is buyer for millinery at Houghton & Dutton Company and has spent two months in leading millinery centers purchasing for the spring trade. Mrs. Depper has traveled through southern Spain and Italy and will join him in Paris.
In Hampton New Hampshire on January 24 Miss Rena Carbonneau of Boston and Merle Flanders aged 19 of Hampton are believed to have died while boating on Taylor's River with the ice conditions blamed for the tragedy.
Miss Carbonneau and young Mr. Flanders disappeared after a Taylors River outing with their boats seen adrift at night. Ice floes likely capsized the craft, with searches ongoing as dawn found a hat brought in by the flood tide. In Taunton, Eugene and James Ward aged nine and seven died after breaking through ice in Hopewell mill pond. responders recovered the bodies later in the day.
The heads of departments to be selected by Mayor-elect Fitzgerald may face competitive civil service exams. Boston Civil Service Commission, in new rules and the amended charter, can investigate proposed department heads and bar those without a certificate from taking office.
A California business man details a morning routine using four teaspoonfuls of Grape Nuts with a teaspoon of sugar and a splash of cold milk to energize the day without overloading the stomach. He credits clearer thinking, steadier nerves, and sustained work capacity, noting a preference for the cereal over heavy fried meals.
Speaker Joseph Walker and Rep. Grafton Cushing trade charges of bad faith in a clash over direct nomination legislation. Walker seeks a statewide open vote next election. Cushing favors a petition threshold and district by district timing. The dispute is tied to Lodge-Draper influence and Walker’s ambitions for higher office.
L. T. Cooper promotes Cooper's New Discovery claiming stomach health fixes cure thousands. He cites a court win and asserts the medicine, sold nationwide and backed by testimonials, puts the stomach in shape and improves nerves and vitality. Cooper Medicine Co. Dayton Ohio markets the product through druggists.
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