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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1909
Page
4
George H. Wallace of Rochester was found in contempt of court in Manchester New Hampshire and fined $100 by Judge Charles I. Stone. The charge stems from transferring a case from the Superior Court to the Supreme Court while having a direct interest and without paying required counsel fees.
A report from Morrissey mines says all 20 miners buried in the cavern today were rescued without serious injury.
The Senate rejected Senator Teeling of Charlestown's proposal for more roll call publicity by party line vote. Five senators could call a roll instead of eight, with six Democrats supporting and 28 Republicans opposing. Senator Stevens argued the change would ease filibustering and delay.
A contest erupts between Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and ex Governor Curtis Guild Jr in the Legislature. The dispute follows Weeks of Everett proposing Lodge be invited to address a joint Legislature convention on Lincoln’s birthday anniversary.
Representative William H. O'Brien objects to the Weeks order inviting Governor Guild to speak on Abraham Lincoln while expressing concern over anti-Lodge sentiment. Supporters urge inviting Guild for his speaking ability and knowledge of Lincoln era, arguing it would be graceful and appropriate. A Crane move appears unlikely, leaving the dispute unresolved.
Mr Tholens reports strong benefits from Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey as a tonic and sleep aid. He notes nerves strengthened, digestion aided, and restful sleep, with improved stomach trouble and heart function. He plans for great health as he approaches 75 and recalls a long marriage milestone.
Industrially baked beans are promoted as superior to home baking. The text argues factory baking provides the heat and processing to separate particles and digestibility, avoiding mushy texture and gas, while preserving nutrition and economy.
We pay 2.25 per bushel for beans with choicest Michigan beans hand picked and all but the whitest plump beans discarded. Our tomato sauce uses vine ripened whole tomatoes not green picked or canned scraps. Ready made sauce costs one fifth our cost but lacks richness. Established 1861.
Five Gloucester fishermen were awarded silver medals and $15 each by the Massachusetts Humane Society for bravery shown in rescuing the captain and five crew from the sinking British schooner Eric off Nauset during a gale on October 30.
The Conqueror crew William F Muse Thomas Lennon Charles White Charles Decker and Alonzo Townsend are awarded medals for rescuing the Erie crew during a 70 mile gale off Cape Cod. Captain Giffin also earned praise from Canada and a possible reward for the rescue. Muse is noted as a 12 year old prodigy from Wakefield with five years at sea.
Robert A. Taft of Yale's junior class and son of the president elect is reported improving at Yale Infirmary. He is not ill but resting after attending the Yale Prom and is expected to leave in a day or two.
J Franklin Harris of 97 High street Belfast Maine reports four year eczema improved after four treatments with X Zalia. Ad touts X Zalia soap and liquid as cures for rashes and sores on face hands scalp or body with claims of skin preservation and beautification. Buy from druggist.
Albany reporters say Governor Hughes withdrew Frederick A. Wallis of New York from the Senate as State superintendent of insurance to replace Otto Kelsey who resigned. The action was at Wallis request and the governor is considering several other names for the vacancy.
The battleships Georgia and Nebraska left Marseille for Tetuan Bay on the north Moroccan coast. The supply ship Culgoa arrived from Naples to embark supplies for the fleet replacing those lost on the Republic. Despatch boat Yankton also departed Villefranche for Tetuan Bay.
In a head on collision between two freight trains on the Grand Trunk railway today two firemen S. Root and D. Smith both of Palmerston Ont were killed. A number of other trainmen are badly injured.
Felix I. Barry of St. Anne's Orphanage on Granite street kept a boiler room fire under control while 235 children evacuated under Sister Superior St. Jean Baptiste. Worcester fire department responded swiftly and extinguished the blaze causing $100 damage.
James Merma, 88, wandered into a Tremont Row music store Tuesday and, after listening, took four copies of a selection. A store employee witnessed the theft and Merma received one month in jail as Judge Sullivan stated the sentence, noting the phrase Over on the Jersey Side.
Mayor Hibbard refuses to approve a $1500 sugar bill contracted by pauper institutions after trustees bought the sugar directly without bids. The incident centers on improper procurement and potential financial exposure.
Panic erupts as fire on the second floor drives tenants and theater audience into confusion. Firefighters extinguish flames causing about 3000 dollars in damage and two women faint during the chaotic escape.
An important meeting of the land ladies of the South End is scheduled for this evening at 8 o'clock. The gathering will take place at the home of Mrs. Post located at 218 West Springfield Street.
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