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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1912
Page
9
A fisherman on Monhegan Island recalls a hard day at sea in January 1898. After hauling 105 lobsters and selling them for thirty cents apiece he returns to shore and enjoys a hot supper of lobster stew bread cake apple sauce and tea with a lingering sense of satisfaction. Cass Brackett Monhegan Island Maine speaks of hunger that eased into contentment after a day of labor.
A narrator recalls a hearty Maine meal in a wind swept lake fishhouse. Pickerel fried golden, coffee and chips, doughnuts and pie satisfy appetites after ice fishing. Sixteen large pickerel were caught and some carried home for the next day. Eva L Shorey Portland Maine.
Daniel Callaghan recalls a January night in the Bayuda desert near Abu Klea in Sudan while serving with the Provisional Camel Corps. Amid cold and danger from 30 000 fanatics, an Irish cook yielded a rare breakfast of Chicago corned beef and hardtack, coffee with condensed milk, and a moment of relief before action.
New York Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson unveiled an eye catching auto fire engine bearing large signs warning that throwing away lighted matches cigars and cigarettes endangers life and property and will be prosecuted. The truck toured Broadway and surrounding streets to stress fire safety near the Equitable ruins.
The omission of Dr Charles W Eliot Harvard president emeritus from the 40 immortals list announced by the National Institute of Arts and Letters draws Harvard reaction. Prominent locals contend Eliot, a member of the institute, merits inclusion. reasons range from possible self‑deselection to the notion his writings target essays and speeches rather than literary works. Several interviewees voice surprise and ask for fuller detail.
District Attorney Miller said no subpena has been issued for Samuel Gompers and he is unlikely to be called. The appearance of Frank Morrison before the grand jury will determine if other federation leaders are summoned and whether further inquiries into AFL funds and McNamara era finances are needed. Morrison and Flather will testify on the $225,000 raised for McNamara defense and possible ties with the International Association of Bridge and Structural Workers. The grand jury also reviews iron workers accounts and past $1000 monthly payments to McNamara.
John J. Moore, San Francisco financier fatally shot in a pistol duel, left his entire $200,000 estate to son Jefferson Moore. Mrs Moore is left one dollar and the rest of the estate is disbursed under court actions at Redwood City after the Redwood City shooting incident.
At a Boston meeting of the Longshoremen's Trade Council delegates will consider a tentative proposal from a local steamship agent. They will decide whether to accept a compromise wage increase of 5 cents per hour raising day wages to 35 cents and night wages to 45 cents.
Delegates hear a proposal from a local steamship agent representative as longshoremen debate handling of strike breakers. The Longshoremen's Trade Council may permit agent talks in contingencies but favors the conference method. Authorities will be alerted to alleged large passenger crews on tugs from the Cunard wharf, with no licensed capacity or safety safeguards. District official Michael J. O'Meara reports concerns about nonperforming strike breakers. The council plans to send representatives to Washington to contest alleged violations of immigration and alien contract labor laws at the port.
Ella J. Bucanna of 9 St. Botolph Street Back Bay returned home yesterday to find her suite ransacked by sneak thieves. Jewelry and clothing valued at 30 dollars were stolen from the rooms.
In St Petersburg Justice of the Peace Konoff was deposed for using his poodle as a judge. The dog wore a gold chain insignia and sat on the bench while the justice manipulated its tail to punish peasants based on the dog’s yelps.
Anna N. G. Wilkins of Seiklersville New Jersey sues her father John V. Wilkins in the New Jersey Supreme Court for compensation for 1144 weeks of housekeeping. She claims 3432 dollars at three dollars weekly from January 14 1890 to January 17 of this year alleging she has cared for him since her mother’s death.
Representatives from the American Poultry Association urged the Senate postal committee to establish parcels post and allow poultry products in the mails. They pressed a weight increase from four to 11 pounds and advocated mailing hatched chicks fancy eggs and game cocks noting cash values and perishability.
In a McMinnville Tennessee letter Warren County’s former Sheriff B W D Barnes recalls throat illness treated by three doctors who gave up. He says four bottles of Peruna cured him completely and credits the tonic with restoring his health.
Mr C Happy of Hardin Ray Co Missouri reports Peruna cured his catarrh of the throat after a bad cold and grippe settled in his throat and lungs. He took three bottles and credits it with his recovery and urges others to use the remedy.
Detroit man Charles H. Stevens reports five months of Peruna treatment with seven bottles cured his chronic nasal catarrh. He states there is no trace of catarrh left and calls Peruna the greatest remedy known for catarrh.
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