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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
9
A Syrian Boston family saved $2900 for breakfast on the Fourth of July by hiding it in a kitchen stove. A hot stove cooked the $400 bill roll beyond recognition while $2500 remained redeemable. The woman, recalling American caution, retrieved the charred money with help from an interpreter.
An early 20th century advertisement touts TIZ as instant relief for sore tender swollen feet. A policeman in Austin Texas testifies it cures foot pain, improves condition, and beats powders. The ad claims TIZ unclogs pores draws out poisons and promises renewed comfort, priced at 25 cents per box from Walter Luther Dodge & Co Chicago Illinois.
In Bridgeport the last victim from the ill fated Federal express wreck, Sylvester Bennett of Washington DC, was recovered as identification was completed for all 14 victims. Victims include Arthur Dunnigan of Westchester PA, Stella Morley, A Sciarra of Philadelphia, and Mrs Virginia Palmer of Richmond. Officials blame engineer disregard for both home and distant signals and a high speed crossover impact.
Edmund J. Goff, a New Haven freight conductor, is one victim among many after a wreck. In city hospitals 40 are injured with 11 serious in St Vincent's and seven to recover, while Bridgeport Hospital reports five serious and 17 recover. Estelle Dorsey of Washington may go home tomorrow. Officials cleared wreckage and found valuables, with two consignments of money and a purse holding $1590. Fish car passengers report all 8000 fish in tanks died.
The Loyal Order of Orangemen observed the 12th of July with a Lake Pearl outing in Wrentham Massachusetts. About 3000 members attended as heat limited events and speaking. Twenty nine lodges were represented. They arrived by a special 11 car train after parading from Copley Square to South Station to bagpipe music from the Martin Luther Lodge.
An old advertisement promotes ethine double strength from Houghton & Dutton or Riker Jaynes Drug Co claiming freckles can be removed at no cost if ineffective. It urges precise product selection and notes genuine Waltham watches as a contrast, naming Wilson Brothers as agents and a safe trading location.
A bronze monument 16 feet high was dedicated in Highgate Vermont to the men who served in the nation’s wars. Colonel H B Meigs of Baltimore presented the memorial, with Dr E A Bates accepting on behalf of the town. The monument lists 212 local soldiers and sailors.
A portrait of Louis A. Frothingham, Massachusetts Lieutenant-Governor, praised for his quiet dignity and engaging manners. The piece notes his bipartisan appeal, steady presence, and strong likelihood of becoming the next Republican governor, despite the current Democratic incumbency.
Two hundred fifty members of the Boston Fruit and Produce Exchange met at the Lynnway Point of Pines for an outing. Events included running races bowling and pool with a five inning baseball win by the regulars 7 to 3. Francis Mead won the 10 yard dash and other events followed before some members returned to Boston.
Atlantic City N J July 12 The 2%th international Christian Endeavor convention ended with pledges to raise the remaining funds for the International headquarters in Boston in honor of President Francis E Clark The final meetings were led by Clark and William Shaw of Boston and held at the Million Dollar Pier auditoriums.
Montreal insurance agent and chess figure Nehemiah Jasnogronsky was arrested in New York on a Boston indictment for embezzling $310 from Dr. James Krauss of Malden. He had previously jumped bail after a $5000 stake case. police seek extradition papers from Boston.
The body of 65 year old William J. Mullen was found at the bottom of a well on his daughter’s farm by 16 year old Bessie Conners in Exeter New Hampshire. The medical examiner ruled death due to heat while getting a drink from the well and drowning. Mullen, employed at a local shoe factory, leaves two sons and two daughters.
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