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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1905
Page
5
Genevive May Hartman of Indianapolis testimonials Peruna as the finest regulator for stomach ailments. The letter claims catarrh relief, nausea and headaches, with a two week to three week recovery after using Peruna, noting confidentiality of medical advice.
A brief street drama unfolds on Washington Street as two women and a man exchange tense words. The women clash verbally and then physically as the confrontation escalates before the trio parts, one woman tearful and the man guiding the initiator away.
In Waltham Judge Luce presided over a July celebration crackdown. Newton men Homer Ely and others faced $1 fines. Joseph Fradette was fined $5. Watertown residents Hapenny and Hart received cruelty to animals fines of $10 and $25 plus additional penalties for drunkenness. Edward Gleason's assault with intent to rob case continued.
An architect for the Lynn Club Women's new home is Miss Josephine R Wright. The proposed brick and limestone building on Broad Street will feature a ground floor with offices and a drawing room and a main hall of about 500 seats. The design includes a hall tea room and a banquet space with flexible rooms.
George T. Angell president of the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals rails against cat traps proposed by Professor Hodge of Clark University. He cautions that reducing cats risks rat and mouse plagues and warns against targeting nocturnal nuisances like automobile horns, urging restraint and noting other animals threaten birds.
Pretty Annie Angwin recounts the fatal shot that killed her lover William Brown as they talked of marriage on an Anderson Street doorstep. Police call the shooting accidental but seek the unknown revolver wielder. Special Officer Harry Burns leads the investigation while Angwin recovers.
The Boston Elevated Railway Company says a special permit was not needed since the general permit sufficed. An earlier order to stop work was followed, and the company asserts the Mayor’s demand for a special permit and any resistance to city ordinances are unfounded claims.
In Provincetown on July 5 a hawser parted during boat work for the Alabama battleship. Mail Messenger Brown was struck on the forehead, his skull crushed, and he was thrown into the water. Rescued and taken aboard unconscious, the injury is deemed likely fatal. Grounding of launches at the railroad dock caused significant delay for the squadron.
Police discover a dummy hanging from a gas jet on the Puritan House second floor causing a crowd to gather. Patrolmen Linnehan and Quirk climb to remove the figure, only to find it a prank that elicits laughter as the ambulance departs.
Rev. A. D. Buckley of Buffalo praises Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder as a blessed remedy for years of catarrh. He used it for two months and says he is now entirely cured.
A Boston petition filed with Governor Douglas asks for clemency for Joseph A Iasigi jailed in 1897 for embezzlement and sentenced to 14 to 118 years. Forty four prominent citizens sign the request, arguing the sentence is excessive. the Prison Commission will report to the governor.
Henry H. Rogers, Rockefeller associate and New York magnate, testified in Boston as the principal witness in the Pepper receiver suit seeking $38 million plus interest for alleged diversion of Boston gas properties in 1897. He arrived aboard the Kanawha and was questioned in a private room near State Street.
Vacation schools in Boston will open Monday July 17 and run to Friday August 11, shorter by a fortnight but maintaining the same number and locations as last year. Principals include Charles C. Haines at Lyman School East Boston and Edward F. O Dowd at Warren School Charlestown among others.
A fire of incendiary origin was discovered yesterday afternoon in a rubbish pile in the cellar of a three story wooden building at 2214 Dorchester Avenue Dorchester owned and occupied by Ellen McMahon. The blaze was noticed by a passerby who raised the alarm and could have endangered several families if it had spread.
The ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a stomach and blood remedy that contains no alcohol. It warns alcohol is deadly and advocates natural bush remedies like Golden Seal Queen's Root and Bloodroot. The pitch cites digestion, liver and blood disorders, urging readers to use this alcohol free formula.
Four hundred eighty seven children from the Cathedral parish enjoyed the Randidge Fund trip to Long Island aboard the Monitor. Fathers Dole and McCoy supervised a day of games races and lunch with the group returning safely to Boston in good spirits.
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