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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1903

Page

2

Boston Harbors Confidence in Nova Scotia Line

Alfred Hayes, president of Plant Line, expresses belief in Nova Scotia’s industrial rise and Boston Halifax relations. Mayes states the deal is a pure business proposition with ample capital, viewing Halifax as a growing commercial hub and Boston as the destined American shipping port, with eastern harbor development advancing along the bay past Quincy and Weymouth.

Halifax N. S Nova Scotia Boston Great Britain United States Alfred 8. Hayes Mayes Atlantic America Mr. Hayes Quincy Weymouth Boston Harbor New York

Old Colony item bad trade cited by Lincoln

A Boston port report lists ships and cargoes from Port Antonio, Port Morant, Lewis wharf, and Charlestown including the steamer Ad miral Schley with 27 passengers and 32.20 bananas, 290 cocoanuts. The piece notes debate over a $620,000 Old Colony roadbed contract, with quotes from William H. Lincoln and Alderman Slattery, and describes current court and council maneuvers plus mayoral stance.

Old Colony Good Government Club William H. Lincoln Good Government Club of Boston Boston Chamber of Commerce

Shipping News Miniature Almanac July 6

Sun rises 4 18 a m and sets 7 24 p m length of day 15 hours 11 minutes Moon sets 2 p m High water 9 a m 9 15 p m Arrived Steamers Corean Br Pickering Glasgow June 24 Moville June 25 with merchandise six second cabin and 47 steerage passengers to H A Allan Anglian Br Toozer London June 28 with merchandise to Furness Withy Grayfield Br Tyson Progreso Mexico June with hemp to Henry W Peabody Co Trold Nov Olsen Sama Cuba June 28 with bananas to W W C R Noyes St Croix Thompson St John N B with merchandise and passengers to E Laechler Prince Arthur Br Kinney Yar

Admiral Schley Port Antonio Port Morant Jam Long Wharf William Sprague Trold Lewis Wharf Sama Cuba Furness Anglian Toozes London Charlestown Moville Kingstonian Antwerp Nicolai II Christiania Metamora Mary E. Cooney T Wharf Galatea Alcina Pythian Charley Mary E. Stone Hermod Gabrielle Louisburg C. B C. C Marvel Grayfield Tyson Progreso Mex New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Boston Korea San Francisco Orient Pacific Verney Steamship Company Providence R. I New York West Indies Archangel Russia Capenor Bird Island Kanawha John P. Duncan Corean Pickering Glasgow H. & A. Allan Toozer Furness, Withy & Co Mexico Henry W. Peabody & Co Olsen St. Croix Thompson

New and Better Breakfast Gains Universal Approval

A promotional note extols New and Better Breakfast as uniquely pleasing, urging readers to get a package today at their grocers, attributed to Jas Gzxzszz Purx Food Co. Lz Ror, N.

Jas Purx Food Co

Tugs and Barges Move Through Port as Ships Sail North

maritime notices list dozens of vessels with cargoes and passengers bound for cities from Philadelphia to Portland. ships include Old Dominion Burton New York and City of Gloucester while tugs Lykens Hatch and others tow barges through Norfolk and Guttenburg. several steamers sail for Yarmouth Louisburg and Portsmouth with coal lumber and fruit. rich detail shows ports and cargoes across the northeast coastal trade.

Mouth N. 8S J. F. Masters Joy S&s. 8S. Co Katahdin Chisholm Georgetown D. C Governor Dingley Dennison Portland City of James S. Whitney Grove New York Hf. M. Whitney Lykens Hatch Philadelphia Ashland Kalmia S. O. Co McGoldrick Bayonne N. J Hokendauqua Ryder Bristol Bizarre Bluster Scranton Pierce Havoken Pohatcong Tobyhanna Catawissa Hansen Portsmouth N. H Joggphine Robinson Bear River Silver le Blanc Paspeblac P. Q Lucinda Sutton O’brien Mary Willey Williams Bangor Omaha Perkins Onward Killoch Rockland A. H. Whitmore Dow Stonington Alcyone Grant Sullivan George R. Bradford Littlefield Lanesville Mass Eben Parsons Smith Ipswich H. S Boynton Nelson Rockport Harvest. Home Wooston E. Arcularifus Bellatty Tiverton R. I Newburyport United States Monitor Amphitrite Newport Metacomet J. H. Rutter Western Belle Guttenburg Towiug Triton Prince George Yarmouth Pola Louisburg C. B Hector Henry Clay St. Nicholas Dutch Island Burnside John G. Chandler Drifton George M. Winslow Edith Eckley Cumberland Baltimore Shawanese Bee Waltham Oxford Plymouth Port Johnson R. KR Salem Wilkesbarre Coleraine Tng

Tug with Black Smoke Stack Tows Barge Southbound

A tug with a black smoke stack passed southward at 6 30 a m towing one barge. The steamer Tioratio Hall from Portland to New York reported wind from the southwest moderate and clear conditions.

Tioratio Hall Portland New York

Half of McKay's Millions to His Divorced Wife

Newport July 5. One of the great fortunes of Gordon McKay is to be divided upon his death. His will will reportedly leave half of his fortune to his divorced wife who married Adolph von Bruening after a lavish life with McKay.

Newport Gordon McKay Harvard University McKay Europe England Germany Austria America Adolph von Bruening

Car Jumps Track Hits Telegraph Pole in Forest Hills

An outward bound electric car on Washington street near Woodside avenue jumped the tracks at 2 15 yesterday afternoon. It struck a telegraph pole, causing panic among passengers. Two men were injured Joseph Hicklin 45 of Dorchester and John Morton 34 of Forest Hills. Motorman James Smith slowed the car but could not stop before the crash. Only the two men required ambulance or carriage transport, track was cleared and passengers moved to other cars. Cause given as spreading rails at the point.

Forest Hills Washington Street Woodside Avenue Joseph Hicklin Morton Street Dorchester John Morton Forest Hills Street James Smith

Consumers' League Exhibit Promotes Ethical Garment Label

The Massachusetts Consumers' League hosts an exhibit at 484 Boylston Street showing ladies' cotton garments bearing a label proving factory compliance with child labor and sweatshop bans under the National Consumers' League. The display urges buyers to seek labeled goods to support humane, sanitary manufacturing practices even if such items are harder to find or pricier.

Massachusetts Consumers’ League Boylston Street National Consumers’ League

Crane Questions Ice Water at Eddy Gatherings

The Rev. Charles A. Crane mocked Christian Scientists at the People’s Temple, contrasting Boston convention fervor with the faith’s anti medicine stance. He referenced Mrs. Eddy’s teachings and the Concord shrine, noting tubs of ice water used to quench thirst and urging clear explanations for public understanding.

Charles A. Crane People’s Temple Boston Concord N. H

Miss Bixby’s Body Found at Uphams Beach

Nahant July 6. The body of a woman about 40, dressed plainly, was found floating in the surf at Uphams Beach by Albert Day. Identified as Mary H. Bixby of Norwood nurse who left four weeks ago for Cambridge. Identification by cousin P. F. Cowden of Norwood. Cause of death undetermined.

Balmy Oil Promised Against Cancer by Dr Bye

Thousands seek Dr. B F Bye for his Balmy Oil claiming cure of cancer and other malignant diseases. Many elderly 70 to 100 year olds request home treatment due to distance and infirmities. A free book is mailed detailing purchaser testimonies. Dr B F Bye Indianapolis Ind.

B. F. Bye Indianapolis Ind

Billionaire Brokaw sued over endearing notes in breach of promise case

New York July 5 Mrs Poillon says she received more than 200 tender missives from W Gould Brokaw written aboard his yacht and abroad, including My Dearest Wife to Be. Brokaw denies writing such words and calls the claims forged. Poillon also seeks criminal libel. she will offer letters as evidence.

New York Mr. Brokaw New York Yacht Club Newport Billy Gee Atkinson Colorado College Slocum Daniel Webster Websters

Will favors Mt Holyoke trust for needy women

Exeter New Hampshire reports that William C Todd of Atkinson left a remarkable will reflecting his belief that colleges exceed modest means. The estate’s residue goes to Mt Holyoke College trustees as a permanent fund, with income to educate needy young women and urging low expenses for the college.

Exeter N. H William C. Todd Atkinson Boston Public Library Mt. Holyoke College

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Plant Line Lincoln Slattery Laurence Minot Charles H. Slattery South Boston Collins Supreme Court Andrew J. Bailey Citizens’ Association Alderman Lomasney Chamber of Commerce Shipping News M’kay Havana Consumers’ League Crane Norwood Nahant Aia Millionaire Poillon Brokaw’s Ture Washington St R. H. White Co The New York Herald Katherine Poillon Brokaw Todd H. B. McConnell Boylston St Chemic Electro Institute J.S. Waterman &Sons Funeral Undertakers and Dudley Street Tel. Roxbury Oxford Lewis Jones & Son Undertakers Lacrance ST M. D Boylston W. H. Carpen Boston, Mass
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